The source of the pics, if you want more, is this site.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
nothing really
Not much work in the lab today, just received this funny email from So, with some of his creations, the result of perhaps too much time in LOLcat sites/forums, I suppose:
The source of the pics, if you want more, is this site.
The source of the pics, if you want more, is this site.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Finally...mr butthead
Also, this other guy, but I forget his name...I just asked and it is Gi-Sing (or something similar). About him, I can only say that I am certain this must be the Korean that looks the most like butthead; I have placed here some pictures so you can decide for yourselves; I've also added a video just to make sure you get as many agles from this dude before you decide that I am wrong.
Finally, there's MK (Korean name, also unknown). He didn't come today to the lab, so I was unable to take a picture of him, but there is really not much to say about him only that he plays some mean starcraft, and defeated my neophyte ass at the second minute of playing against him; you are still my brother MK!
I'll post his pic later, when I also introduce the undergraduate gang. As for now, I leave you with yet another moment of unending labor:
Finally, there's MK (Korean name, also unknown). He didn't come today to the lab, so I was unable to take a picture of him, but there is really not much to say about him only that he plays some mean starcraft, and defeated my neophyte ass at the second minute of playing against him; you are still my brother MK!
I'll post his pic later, when I also introduce the undergraduate gang. As for now, I leave you with yet another moment of unending labor:
cont. with the crew
Meet Shams, Dane's nemesis here in Korea; this is the guy that makes him read his 40 pg. + papers for grammatical corrections; he made me do that once, but I gave him a little bit of Guatemalan attitude, and I guess he got the point, because I have never been asked again. Like Vu, he is also discriminated from time to time...never mind, make that all the time! He speaks funny, but perhaps is the only guy in the lab that gets some actual work done. See him for yourself, he looks like a laborer:
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
lab people: Vu and the other guy
Sang-heon (similar but not the same) will soon be heading to USC in California. There is not much to say about this individual, only that he's nice and has high expectations of the US; I guess, at some given point in our lives, we all do:
VU, as in voodoo! He's Wen's brother (you know, the guy we got drunk and crazy with Dane on our trip to Geoungju). I don't interact much with him, mainly because he's not invited to most lunches and dinners. He's treated as a second-class researcher her in the lab (because he's not Korean but Vietnamese). Despite that, however, I think he's a good person, and he deserves to be known to those of you who read these words:
VU, as in voodoo! He's Wen's brother (you know, the guy we got drunk and crazy with Dane on our trip to Geoungju). I don't interact much with him, mainly because he's not invited to most lunches and dinners. He's treated as a second-class researcher her in the lab (because he's not Korean but Vietnamese). Despite that, however, I think he's a good person, and he deserves to be known to those of you who read these words:
lab people: Sung-heon
What's promised becomes debt, or so goes a Guatemalan saying; hence, it is time to pay mine. These are the rest of the lab members:
Sung-heon is the lab's heung (or older brother); he's the one that gets stuck with the most work in the lab, which at times can mean that he gets to play two more hours of quake than everyone else, or at times it means he must stay an entire week sleeping in the lab in order to meet the deadlines. He's also the one that lends me the headphones in order to use Skype and call Katie in the US, my sisters in Guatemala, and my friend Jorge in Sweden. Sung-heon, meet the blogger world, blogger world, meet Sung-heon:
Sung-heon is the lab's heung (or older brother); he's the one that gets stuck with the most work in the lab, which at times can mean that he gets to play two more hours of quake than everyone else, or at times it means he must stay an entire week sleeping in the lab in order to meet the deadlines. He's also the one that lends me the headphones in order to use Skype and call Katie in the US, my sisters in Guatemala, and my friend Jorge in Sweden. Sung-heon, meet the blogger world, blogger world, meet Sung-heon:
day in Korea part 5
Once, I've indulged my culinary cravings, I proceed to head to the chemical engineering building, which to my demise, is on the opposite side of campus. So I keep walking on the main road, where some American love is displayed:
I pass the big screen, the economics building, another main road, and I am yet to reach the damn thing:
I continue on, leaving behind me the main engineering building, the textile technology building, and the architecture building, and only till then, am I finally within sight of my academic abode:
In it, we are blessed with even more Korean traditional stuff, such as my dear companion, the toilet:
I pass the big screen, the economics building, another main road, and I am yet to reach the damn thing:
I continue on, leaving behind me the main engineering building, the textile technology building, and the architecture building, and only till then, am I finally within sight of my academic abode:
In it, we are blessed with even more Korean traditional stuff, such as my dear companion, the toilet:
Day in Korea part 4
I don't work out much; mostly, I try to run for 30-45 minutes, then stay 15 or 20 minutes in the spa, followed by a nice, warm shower. Following the said algorithm, I usually go to either Isaac or Jakob's, where--for under a dollar--you can get a descent vegetarian toast.
Following this, I have to cross a main road to get to YU's main gate. On the main gate, there are several stands that serve extremely cheap and delicious Korean food (some for as cheap as sixty cents). This is where I usually get a banana or strawberry smoothie.
Following this, I have to cross a main road to get to YU's main gate. On the main gate, there are several stands that serve extremely cheap and delicious Korean food (some for as cheap as sixty cents). This is where I usually get a banana or strawberry smoothie.
Day in Korea part 3
About thirty of the aforementioned, micro-units can be rented for under four hundred dollars a month in this building:
And these are the streets I walk on in order to reach Yeungnam:
Something to note about Korean streets (at least the ones I've been on), is that PC rooms (a place where you can get internet service for under 50 cents an hour) and mini-markets are quintessential in daily, Korean, college life:
The first street that I walk on is Gungdang street; from there I take a right on Daedong street, and after walking for about two minutes on it, I take a left on Chaongon street. After a few more, minor streets, I reach the gym:
For forty bucks a month, this place offers daily exercice clothing (so you don't have to worry about the dirty stuff afterwards), a spa, a sleeping room (truly a reflection of Korean genius), a reading room, and--of course--the actual exercising place:
And these are the streets I walk on in order to reach Yeungnam:
Something to note about Korean streets (at least the ones I've been on), is that PC rooms (a place where you can get internet service for under 50 cents an hour) and mini-markets are quintessential in daily, Korean, college life:
The first street that I walk on is Gungdang street; from there I take a right on Daedong street, and after walking for about two minutes on it, I take a left on Chaongon street. After a few more, minor streets, I reach the gym:
For forty bucks a month, this place offers daily exercice clothing (so you don't have to worry about the dirty stuff afterwards), a spa, a sleeping room (truly a reflection of Korean genius), a reading room, and--of course--the actual exercising place:
day in Korea part 2
This is my little room in Won Chul's micro-apartment. If you think you live in a small place, chances are you've never lived in the apartments surrounding Yeungnam University before. Small is this:
But despite the lack of square footage, the apartment serves its roll well; it gives me a place to crash every night, and hey, the damn thing is free, so I can't be complaining, can I? Also, despite the concept of a tub being anathema to students in Gyongasang, the hose does provide an adequate amount of warm water with an adequate amount of pressure.
But despite the lack of square footage, the apartment serves its roll well; it gives me a place to crash every night, and hey, the damn thing is free, so I can't be complaining, can I? Also, despite the concept of a tub being anathema to students in Gyongasang, the hose does provide an adequate amount of warm water with an adequate amount of pressure.
day in Korea part 1
As my days in Korea are reaching an end, I've become more and more aware of the daily things that surround me here in Gyongsang. Hence, I've decided to narrate with pictures (and some words) my daily route towards the university, a long twenty-minute one (by the way).
I usually wake up at eleven or eleven thirty am (my alarm starts at seven, but I always manage to neglect it). When I do wake up, I am usually on the following bed:
I usually wake up at eleven or eleven thirty am (my alarm starts at seven, but I always manage to neglect it). When I do wake up, I am usually on the following bed:
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Korea
So even though I wanted to make this blog about random stuff, it has been destiny that has called me to inhabit one of the countries I thought I would never see: Korea. I am now here, and this is some crazy world that I am living in, let me tell you. To prove it, here are some pictures of the toilet! Ain't it crazy?!
Ya estamos en Corea! Todo aqui es batante tecnologico, incluyendo el toilet! Aqui hay una pequena demostracion de lo que estoy hablando.
in the lab
I thought it was about time I introduced the guys that I am with most of the time; you know, those that I sit around and vegetate in front of a screen with, and in the process of doing so, get paid a descent amount of money. Also, you must know that until now (and because of this post) am I able to actually name (some) of these people. Yes, I agree, it's sad that I've been here with them for over five weeks and, until this day, I actually bother to learn their names, but later is better than never. So without further ado, here they go...
Meet Jeff (Korean name unknown); he's small, thin, but very nice. He's English is the best in the lab, and from time to time, I like to tease him with my camera (he despises to have pictures taken of him). But that didn't help his situation, as while he was escaping from my lenses, I managed to get the work of art displayed below; contemplate....
It is time for Junho, the darkest Korean known by me; he's got those dark rim, retro-looking glasses that give him a weak aura of punk-wannabe, but he's still my homie. He can be an ass sometimes, but most of the time he just sits there, a mere decoration of this lab; if it wasn't for the fact that he joins us to eat, I would probably be unaware of his existence; he also likes rock (an intuitively obvious characteristic, derived from the following pose):
Gui-gin (or so I think) is my personal favorite of the gang; he knows no english, so I speak to him via my own, impromptu sign language. He doesn't talk much (just signals a lot), but he is nice as he always gets me coffee, chocolate, or anything that may be good after lunch such as ice cream and the like. He wares this classy lenses of color pink, which fit well with his extremely white (to the point of anglosaxon-niss) skin. See for yourself.
Thus far, these are all the names I've been able to learn. As most of them have left already, I will go ahead and ask them tomorrow, and post their information as soon as it is known by me. For now, enjoy some of the scenes of our never-ending, arduous laboring at the lab:
Meet Jeff (Korean name unknown); he's small, thin, but very nice. He's English is the best in the lab, and from time to time, I like to tease him with my camera (he despises to have pictures taken of him). But that didn't help his situation, as while he was escaping from my lenses, I managed to get the work of art displayed below; contemplate....
It is time for Junho, the darkest Korean known by me; he's got those dark rim, retro-looking glasses that give him a weak aura of punk-wannabe, but he's still my homie. He can be an ass sometimes, but most of the time he just sits there, a mere decoration of this lab; if it wasn't for the fact that he joins us to eat, I would probably be unaware of his existence; he also likes rock (an intuitively obvious characteristic, derived from the following pose):
Gui-gin (or so I think) is my personal favorite of the gang; he knows no english, so I speak to him via my own, impromptu sign language. He doesn't talk much (just signals a lot), but he is nice as he always gets me coffee, chocolate, or anything that may be good after lunch such as ice cream and the like. He wares this classy lenses of color pink, which fit well with his extremely white (to the point of anglosaxon-niss) skin. See for yourself.
Thus far, these are all the names I've been able to learn. As most of them have left already, I will go ahead and ask them tomorrow, and post their information as soon as it is known by me. For now, enjoy some of the scenes of our never-ending, arduous laboring at the lab:
Monday, January 7, 2008
relaxing college times
Look at this image carefully; confess it, no matter how stressful school can be at times, there is nothing as relaxing as the lifestyle of a liberal arts student. Be honest here, when will a cubicle look this good?
That's what I thought.
Monday, December 24, 2007
phones and such
Cellphone nowadays are essential; I still recall when one of my friends got a cellphone while in sixth grade (over...ten.years. ago?!) and everybody watched her with envy and disbelief. It was one of those nokias that if you were to see them today, you would probably confuse it with a brick or a lens container, and, unlike the RAZR that keeps me connected with brethren and family, it did just as much as those things.
food
The great thing about college towns in the access to cheap food, and not just your typical value meal crap; I am talking about eating Vietnamese, Chinese, Thai, and all that good stuff for under ten bucks. Don't believe me? Well, just head on to Ann Arbour (or is it Arbor) to see an example of what I just said. Those dudes over there can eat likes kings while spending like peasants, and that aint no joke, sis.
Monday, November 26, 2007
Comment thread
This is perhaps the best comment thread ever, and its in relation to Dennis Kucinich's wife.
**caution, please stop indulging on any beverage, hot or cold, NOW**
Check the entire thing here.
**caution, please stop indulging on any beverage, hot or cold, NOW**
Check the entire thing here.
slander is oral, libel is written.
someone had to nitpick...
KFC making you pay extra if you want more then 1 of those nice smelling refresher towels.
better then us not laughing at all...
i love redditors, i don't think i have ever read a "i just blew water out of my nose" its always "i just blew insert unhealthy beverage here out of my nose" hehe
Sunday, November 25, 2007
americarx
You know, lately I saw this commercial where American Express is running a contest. Any American Express cardholder can "pitch-in" an idea, and if the committee likes it, they'll fund it (up to five MILLION dollars!). I recall there being a similar competition like this a few years ago. I'll try to give it a shot, and though I won't discuss what it is here, I'll just say that the above picture has to do with it (in a very small way).
Godspeed.
Monday, November 19, 2007
question
OH, this is hilarious! I've been amazed with this commercial's song for a long time. Today, I did a little googling on it, and I was amazed by how many people out there are trying to figure this conundrum out!
Some (the people that commented on the following video on youtube) went as far as calling Hyunda's headquarters, while others are trying to develop a scheme to get the band to play in some late night show--it's amazing. Yeah, the song is pretty great. Listen, and tell me it isn't:
Anyway, if you know where I can get this song, I would much appreciate it. I've heard it is by Manu Chao (amongst many MANY others such as: Frau Doktor,The Slackers, Hellogoodbye, etc, etc.. ), but I heard some of his work, and I have to disagree.
Some (the people that commented on the following video on youtube) went as far as calling Hyunda's headquarters, while others are trying to develop a scheme to get the band to play in some late night show--it's amazing. Yeah, the song is pretty great. Listen, and tell me it isn't:
Anyway, if you know where I can get this song, I would much appreciate it. I've heard it is by Manu Chao (amongst many MANY others such as: Frau Doktor,The Slackers, Hellogoodbye, etc, etc.. ), but I heard some of his work, and I have to disagree.
Monday, October 29, 2007
some words
Tired and hungry; after being in school for over twelve hours a day (for the eight consecutive semester!!!) you begin to wonder if the diploma you are aiming for is really going to be worth you over-loading your prime years. As it turns out, I was unable to simplify this semester by dropping out of Organic. I've just read one hundred pages, meaning I need to read one hundred and fifty plus during the next two days (quite the hassle if you consider that going through each page requires more than the minute you spend reading a romance novel one). Also, what began as a 15 hours a week job has just been promoted to a twenty (and then some) hours a week job. My easiest class (Molecular Spectroscopy) isn't quite THAT easy (there are labs that we ACTUALLY have to be in, so I won't be able to do my infamous week-long absences from class).
Well, the good thing about this is that this time around I am actually being paid for my hours of servitude in the lab. NASA was kind enough to promote my Professor's research with catalyst characterization, so it appears that this time around there shall be some money to spend (God willing).
Well, the good thing about this is that this time around I am actually being paid for my hours of servitude in the lab. NASA was kind enough to promote my Professor's research with catalyst characterization, so it appears that this time around there shall be some money to spend (God willing).
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
1st Wordless Wednesday
I am kinda glad the lady that was selling this hat didn't accept credit cards, or else I would've spent over a hundred dollars on it. Yes, it's a great hat. Just picture yourself in the middle of the party with it--you are bound to get some attention. However, the charm would only work once. So, again, I am glad this picture is as far as I went with being evolved with the FOX-tail hat.
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I was at one of Dennis's speeches where Elizabeth was in attendance, and during the speech a mentally challenged teenager got very upset near the front and off to the side. Rather than using the usual political route to escort the individual out of there via security guard, she walked down off of the stage, went over to the young man, and started talking to him gently, calming him down. That is NOT a response I would expect - or even consider politically appropriate - from the spouse of a presidential candidate.
After the speech, I shook both of their hands and said to her that I was more impressed by her behavior than her husband's speech (though I liked the speech) and she basically blushed and waved it off, as though it were the expected behavior for her.