January 2011
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Cute
Funny/adorable moment of the day:
When the bus driver, upon seeing nolan smith crossing the street, stopped the bus and jumped off to ask for his autograph on a ripped off C3 sign.
“My grandson loves him!” He explained as he got back on the bus. Some little boy in Durham is getting a nice surprise tonight.
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Its a beautiful day in Durham, NC :)
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haircuts
I used to want to do something “cool” every time I got a hair cut. I’d give the hair dresser free rein to do whatever he/she liked without giving any specific directions on what I wanted. Amazingly, my lack of preference usually yielded the same disasterous result. Somehow, the combination of my massive amounts of hair coupled to its unique (for a Chinese girl, anyway) texture...
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lasts and firsts
It just occurred to me, as I mentally prepare myself to head back to school tomorrow, that I’m closing in on the last “winter break” I’ll have in a while, at least, until I go to grad school. But even so breaks aren’t likely to be quite the same. Already friends are scattered in various parts of the world and harder to find around the common hangouts. I guess this...
50 things everyone should know how to do. →
chriszee:
I think I’m going to learn one of these each day for the next two months. I didn’t make any resolutions, so this will be my 2011 self improvement project :)
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Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior →
thatluciegirl:
What Chinese parents understand is that nothing is fun until you’re good at it. To get good at anything you have to work, and children on their own never want to work, which is why it is crucial to override their preferences. This often requires fortitude on the part of the parents because the child will resist; things are always hardest at the beginning, which is where Western...
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reading
In lieu of preparing for the MCATs, and other more responsible obligatory activities, I’ve been indulging in novels and feel-good DVDs poached from the library. Something about being at home just isn’t conducive to concentrated studying. I’m beginning to feel the suburbia induced angst/antsyness.
Productivity needs to start now. (as in, tomorrow)
Things I need to accomplish...