Vote for Liushuo Wan. Right now, he’s losing, 305 votes to 559. But you can reverse that. He’s on the right side. Go vote now, it only takes a second. Here’s that link again:
Zinch March Madness - vote Liushuo Wan.
Here’s why:
- He has USC listed under his Shout Outs.
- He’ll do anything to win this scholarship, but even if he doesn’t, he’ll “tip his hat out to the winner.”
- He has done many things to shape his community, such as volunteering his time to tutor elementary school children.
- He currently tutors a person with a mental disability, hoping to have a positive impact on the person’s life.
- He has realized the need to grow up and mature.
- He knows the importance of world-awareness and that he has the ability to leave a positive legacy for his peers.
- Not only does he realize this, but he lives it out, too.
- He cares about world issues and problems with society.
Now, I’m not fully convinced by those points. For instance, what really makes him unique, and what has he accomplished? But the ease of voting for him means that you can do it in literally 2 clicks, so give him your vote. I know him in real life, so I know he’ll appreciate it 
Here’s the story: Continue reading ‘Liushuo Wan (Randy) Needs Your Vote’
I’m hanging out at my grandpa’s place today, and I had an intriguing conversation with him this morning that I want to remember. My grandpa, who goes by Frank, grew up in World War II, and worked for the U.S. Army when he was 22, and the Japanese were invading Hong Kong. It seems to me that his greatest regret was the lack of education. he was able to study Chinese for 9 years, and English for 2, for a total of 11 years of education. Back then, where he was, there were no schools and no chances for earning a degree. He said that in all his years of schooling, he was always top boy– except for one year, when he was second. Yet school was easy for him, and it didn’t take a whole lot of effort him to be best-in-class. He says that if he grew up today, he would take advantage of the educational opportunities and earn his degree.
Continue reading ‘World War II and a Hong Kong Import/Export Business’
Here’s a widget from Revver which I’d like to try out. These videos are hosted by my mother:
I was on the third hole of Albatross18’s White Wiz course. Albatross18, for those unfamiliar, is an online multiplayer golf game. It’s a fun game to play with my sisters. I pressed the spacebar to begin my shot. Suddenly, I got the much-dreaded blue screen of death. This is not a common occurence. I use a Lenovo ThinkPad with Windows XP, and I often run it for days at a time without problems. Not so this time. And it was a double pang weekend, too! Oh well. See Microsoft’s explanation after the break.
Continue reading ‘BSoD during Albatross18′
Yesterday, we ran out towards Vons to pick up some French Bread… but we ran into seven police cars all around one area of that shopping center, with the police officers parked, and out of their cars, with their guns drawn. One was hiding behind a tree, while others were behind their cars. Also, there was a helicopter circling overhead… and it was there for the entire time we were walking. I didn’t have a real camera with me, but I snapped a few pics with my cell phone.
The helicopter circling above our heads. Shot with a Nokia mobile phone.
Continue reading ‘7 Police Cars and a Helicopter in Walnut’
Here’s a very quick overview of my weekend. I left Thursday evening and flew to Houston, TX for my uncle’s wedding, which was held at Rice University. While in Texas, we went to a butterfly exhibit at the Museum of Natural Science. Later, we went to the Museum of Printing History, where we printed a page from the Gutenberg Bible (in Latin) and the Declaration of Independence (in English, of course). Then, we went to the Museum of Art History, where we ran out of time because we spent too much time in one place, thinking that was most of the museum (when in fact there were multiple buildings, linked by an underground tunnel). The wedding was beautiful and we had an expected too-fancy-for-me lunch. I met with cousins I hadn’t seen before as well as those I hadn’t seen for a long time. We played the card game Bang! and talked about Wikipedia a bit. My cousin Eric is addicted to fighting vandalism on Wikipedia. He’s not the only one.
Continue reading ‘Uncle Arthur’s Wedding’
Yahoo News says that marriage is losing its edge. A new survey has shown that traditional marriage has ceased to be the preferred living arrangement in the majority of US households. The findings were released in August. Nearly 55.8 million American family households, or 50.2%, were unmarried. Continue reading ‘For the first time, married households no longer the majority’
This weekend I went hiking with four friends from church and my dad. The friends were Peter, William, John W. and John H. Hiday was originally planning to come, too, but had an emergency meeting for work, so he couldn’t make it. John W. almost wasn’t going to come because he didn’t want to drive by himself in a car without air conditioning, but luckily, my dad decided to come so that they could both join us.
Continue reading ‘Hiking the Zion Narrows, Bryce, and Cedar Breaks’
I spent my Saturday mostly playing Dance Dance Revolution: Mario Mix. Just about the best GameCube game I’ve ever played. It has been discontinued, so we had to pay almost $100 for it. But it was still well worth it, in my opinion. It’s an excellent game. It’s a true DDR experience for the GameCube, and it features classic Mario tunes. That includes Dr. Mario, and even some Donkey Kong. Awesome stuff, and great exercise too. Unfortunately, that means I didn’t get any homework done. I again brought all my stuff home, only to not touch it until Sunday. At least I got my clothes washed, and I got my iPod Socks. They’re awesome, and well worth the almost-$30. It comes to nearly $5 per sock, but considering the quality, style, and color, it’s worth it. I use it for my cell phone now. I wonder if a sock would fit my cell phone. Maybe the guitar tuner too. Speaking of which, I’m going to need to get a 9V battery for it soon.
Continue reading ‘Weekend at Home’
I had lunch with my grandpa today. It was a very fun experience. I’m glad that I had the opportunity to get to know him better. We went to a Chinese dim sum restaurant. I don’t remember its name. I drove all the way out to his house, which is in Pasadena. It takes about an hour to get there, taking the 60 West to the 605 North and then the 210 West. But now I know the way, and I could go there anytime. It’s a nice place to live. We talked about his life, my life, school, work, and family. I recommend that everyone gets a chance to do something like this. Spring Break is great.
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