From /.
"Preparing for English-speaking visitors, a restaurant in China recently ran its name through an online translator, took the result, then purchased and mounted a large sign displaying the English version of their name: Translate Server Error."
:P
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Friday, August 1, 2008
circumstance
You never realize how much your parents take care of you until you start living on your own, huh? Well, this summer I feel like I must have missed at least a couple meals every week (either out of laziness or forgetfulness). And I realized, that after you eat, you can be a completely different person than who you were when you were hungry.
Being hungry (or tired) puts you in such a different mood. It's so much easier to be nice, happy, and generally good-natured after you eat. Isn't it interesting that so much of who we are depends on our physical circumstances (and others besides)? Then how can we boast in our own virtue when it is so often circumstantial? And how can we judge others without knowing their circumstance?
Anyway (no s this time :P), tomorrow I move. Moving is so much easier when you hardly own anything. My roommmate had to buy another suitcase for all the stuff he bought in NY :(
p.s. I sat next to Larry Summers at lunch about a week ago! You can find his signature on some of the dollar bills in circulation :)
Being hungry (or tired) puts you in such a different mood. It's so much easier to be nice, happy, and generally good-natured after you eat. Isn't it interesting that so much of who we are depends on our physical circumstances (and others besides)? Then how can we boast in our own virtue when it is so often circumstantial? And how can we judge others without knowing their circumstance?
Anyway (no s this time :P), tomorrow I move. Moving is so much easier when you hardly own anything. My roommmate had to buy another suitcase for all the stuff he bought in NY :(
p.s. I sat next to Larry Summers at lunch about a week ago! You can find his signature on some of the dollar bills in circulation :)
Monday, July 14, 2008
borrowed thought
So, the pastor at the church I go to in NJ has the same name as me. We started a sort of chain email with a few other people, and one email was set to "reply-all" but directed specifically at Pastor Matt.
A person happened to be reading the email over my shoulder (that's not allowed!), and exclaimed, "Whoa, you're a pastor now??" Hahaha, little kids are so funny.
Well nope, I'm not nearly as wise as Pastor Matt, but here's something he said that I thought was really interesting, not something we think about every day:
"How radical is this:
A person happened to be reading the email over my shoulder (that's not allowed!), and exclaimed, "Whoa, you're a pastor now??" Hahaha, little kids are so funny.
Well nope, I'm not nearly as wise as Pastor Matt, but here's something he said that I thought was really interesting, not something we think about every day:
"How radical is this:
"If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied."
A lot of Christian leaders have said the opposite over the years--that if it turns out there is no God and no resurrection, that living the Christian life still brings great fulfillment, etc. But the Bible says, no, it brings pain and suffering, and we are most to be pitied if we're deluded."
Saturday, July 5, 2008
beef imports
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-korea-protest.html
Hrmmm... I eat American beef, and I haven't gotten mad cow disease (I hope I didn't just jinx myself haha). But seriously, Americans find it safe to eat U.S. beef. I feel like the protests are almost a slap in the face.
I think it's more a matter of Korean farmers wanting to keep competition out. Or maybe it's just a front for Koreans to air other grievances. And I guess these are legitimate concerns that the government should consider.
But 50,000 protesters holding signs with references to mad cow disease? Protest against human trafficking, protest against world hunger... but protest against something worth protesting about?
Hrmmm... I eat American beef, and I haven't gotten mad cow disease (I hope I didn't just jinx myself haha). But seriously, Americans find it safe to eat U.S. beef. I feel like the protests are almost a slap in the face.
I think it's more a matter of Korean farmers wanting to keep competition out. Or maybe it's just a front for Koreans to air other grievances. And I guess these are legitimate concerns that the government should consider.
But 50,000 protesters holding signs with references to mad cow disease? Protest against human trafficking, protest against world hunger... but protest against something worth protesting about?
Monday, June 30, 2008
my sister is a weirdo :)
So, my little sister scored a 5 on her AP Bio, Chem, and English Language tests her soph year in HS.
And she thinks I have no life... puh-lease :P
And she thinks I have no life... puh-lease :P
Sunday, June 15, 2008
rain, books
This morning as I was walking back to my room, it started to rain. So I ran to a covered walkway in order to stay dry. A few hours later, after the sun had come up, I went outside and noticed that almost all the water on the ground had evaporated. You couldn't even tell that it had just rained... until you looked under the covered walkway, under which was a whole bunch of puddles.
Isn't it interesting that what makes a place the most dry can also make it the most wet?
Anyways, I was actually on my way to the bookstore. I bought two books with an unused gift card that I got in high school. It's been a while since I've read for fun. I can't believe books cost $7.99 now.
Hmm... and I've always wondered this, but why is the sci-fi & fantasy section always next to the romance section?
Isn't it interesting that what makes a place the most dry can also make it the most wet?
Anyways, I was actually on my way to the bookstore. I bought two books with an unused gift card that I got in high school. It's been a while since I've read for fun. I can't believe books cost $7.99 now.
Hmm... and I've always wondered this, but why is the sci-fi & fantasy section always next to the romance section?
Thursday, June 5, 2008
new york, new york
So I'm in NY. It's nice here.
There are a lot of people here, and it's unbelievable how many people you can fit in a subway.
Internships are a lot more fun when there are other interns; there are 41 interns here this year, last year I was one of two.
Working at a hedge fund (they prefer to call themselves a finance/tech company, but hedge fund is so much easier to say) has half convinced me that finance is actually cool. In fact, I think I'm going to modify my schedule next semester to include a class on financial investments... don't worry, I'm still very much aspiring to be an engineer :)
My roommate is really nice, and so are my suitemates. Oh and so are all the other interns :)
There are a lot of people here, and it's unbelievable how many people you can fit in a subway.
Internships are a lot more fun when there are other interns; there are 41 interns here this year, last year I was one of two.
Working at a hedge fund (they prefer to call themselves a finance/tech company, but hedge fund is so much easier to say) has half convinced me that finance is actually cool. In fact, I think I'm going to modify my schedule next semester to include a class on financial investments... don't worry, I'm still very much aspiring to be an engineer :)
My roommate is really nice, and so are my suitemates. Oh and so are all the other interns :)