To Be or Not Tou Bee...: 1/2/11

Saturday, January 8, 2011

"Other Asian" T-shirt

I want this...like now. I love Harry Shum Jr.

R.I.P. General Vang Pao

"He was a larger-than-life figure for this community," Fresno City Council member Blong Xiong said. "It will take time to mourn this tragic news."

...a friend and veterans advocate in Fresno, said Gen. Vang was suffering from pneumonia and an ongoing heart problem. He also had battled diabetes and had developed cataracts in the past few years.

Vang Pao is revered by many as a father figure and leader who helped bring and settle the Hmong community into American life.

Click here to read the full story from the Fresno Bee

Friday, January 7, 2011

Billboard.com compiled a list of the hottest 100 songs of 2010. Here are the top 10 songs of 2010:

1. Tik Tok - Ke$ha
-- what? how? why? --
2. Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
-- SO IN LOVE WITH THIS SONG!!! --
3. Hey, Soul Sister - Train
-- Very catchy and has a nice melody. Got tired of it after awhile. --
4. California Gurls - Katy Perry
-- Catchy, but VERY annoying --
5. O.M.G. - Usher ft. will.i.am
-- This be one of my clubbin' songs! --
6. Airplanes - B.o.B. ft. Haley Williams
-- Overplayed like whoa --
7. Love The Way You Lie - Eminem ft. Rihanna
-- Probably ONE of the ONLY songs I will ever like from Eminem. It's only Rihanna's part that I really like anyway. --
8. Bad Romance - Lady Gaga
-- This song should be #1. Just sayin'...enough said. --
9. Dyanmite - Taio Cruz
10. Break Your Heart - Taio Cruz ft. Ludacris
-- #9 and #10 should not be in the top 10.

Click here to see the full list.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Snow!

Okay...I see you've made a come back, but you should leave again very soon.

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Warrior Dash

O.
M.
G.

Looks like so much fun!

Warrior Dash
Mt. Morris, MI
July 30, 2011
3.3 Miles
Including:
*Junkyard Jump*
*Warrior Wall*
*Deadweight Drifter*
*Chaotic Crossover*
*Arachnophobia*
*Slithering Swamp*
*Walk The Plank*
*Cargo Climb*
*Warrior Roast*
*Muddy Mayhem*

"Future" Plans

You know...

Life really hates it when you make plans. Just when I thought I had everything right, Life just ripped mine up in my face, handed me another blank sheet of paper titled, "Future," and said to me, "I'm sorry. Please try again."

The teaching assistantship in France was my Plan A. Grad school was going to be my Plan A for the following year. I should have made it my Plan B. I had extreme, high hopes of going to France. However, I did not foresee the family obstacles that I would be faced with this year. That's why I will no longer be going to France. *Sigh*...

As far as grad school goes, I'll have to wait until this fall to apply for entry into fall semester of 2012's cohort. If I really wanted to, I could have sent in a not-so-great application to two schools. But, I'd much rather send in a well-done, well-prepared, STRONG application.

Now that grad school isn't happening, I'm stuck at a fork in the road of life.
A. Find a job. Work a big boy job for a year. Pay off loans. Apply for grad school.
B. Stay in school. Work a student job. Accumulate more loans. Finish a minor. Apply for grad school.
I'd much, much rather do Option A. It's just that big boy job part that will be a bit difficult.

You know, I think it is in these times of adversity that we really discover who we are. We draw on our strengths to know how to decide what is best for us at this time. In doing so, we remind ourselves of who we really are and move forward in life. I'm at that point right now.

In some ways, I feel as though I've screwed up. But, no one's perfect. We all make mistakes. I need to keep reminding myself that...