Syndicated User on February 25th, 2010

This is something I once heard (in Chinese):
In your first year of university, you don’t know that you don’t know.
In your second year, you know that you don’t know.
In your third year, you don’t know that you know.
In your fourth year, you know that you know.
And that, my friends, would describe my university education perfectly.
Just [...]

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Syndicated User on February 16th, 2010

Because the Winter Games are melting…
OMG CANADA JUST WON GOLD AGAIN =D
Anyway, surprisingly though, Whistler had a storm! So that should be eventual good news right?
Most of us probably don’t have tickets anyway so lets just party down here.

^ I went to the Richmond OZone to see FIR.  Pretty sweet.  I hope the crowd in [...]

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Syndicated User on February 14th, 2010

A short little update today. I’m probably the last one to have seen this, but just in case there’s others out there, this is a very cute video that got me in the Olympic spirit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPabt1tCV9A

And if you’ve already seen that, this is another cute one which makes me miss my dog terribly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pby0YI8FdKc

Enjoy the break! :)

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Syndicated User on February 13th, 2010

Currently: Waiting for NBA All-Star Saturday Night to start… can’t wait for the Dunk Contest.
After a month and a half of school, I am so happy it is break time. After staying up til 2am studying for Midterms, and working for what seemed like days on homework, I’m glad that I have two weeks off [...]

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Syndicated User on February 6th, 2010

I occasionally venture to the theatres when anticipating one of the great films of my lifetime.  I’m not providing a review here, just some thoughts, so it
CONTAINS SPOLIERS.  DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVE NOT WATCHED IT YET.

I’m going to discuss something further than the typical “Pocahontas” theme here.  Although I think that particular political (and environmental message) [...]

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Syndicated User on January 25th, 2010

I never fail to find a new way to procrastinate. My new obsession? Looking up things from my childhood on Ebay (and getting distracted by looking for my love, who goes by the name of Shelby). Remember any of these?
Pikachu N64

I can’t say that I actually had or even remember the pikachu N64, but I [...]

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Syndicated User on January 19th, 2010

(Sorry kinda overdue)
Once upon a time, in the land of UBC, within the Faculty of Science exists a program unlike any other. Where approximately 168 talented individuals come together to form a first year science program of awesomeness, otherwise known as CSP or the Coordinated Science Program. Now within this awesome group lies an even [...]

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Syndicated User on January 18th, 2010

At least, they were yesterday!
Yesterday was the first time I went to the Norm to watch one of the Film Soc’s screenings (I’d been there before for events like Mental Health Awareness Day). The Norm is nice and comfortable, and tickets are cheap: $2 for members and $4 for non-members. (Membership is $10.) Some [...]

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Syndicated User on January 16th, 2010

Involving Africa in the Creation of Global Citizens
(www.africaawareness.ca)
JAN 18

Opening Night: “Past, Present & Future of the African Studies Program at UBC

Join us in exploring the history of the UBC African Studies Program at a vibrant African cocktail evening while envisioning the future of the program who created and run it. Entrance by donation.
Venue: Sage Bistro Time: [...]

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Syndicated User on January 13th, 2010

My first week back has been packed. There have been small things, like discovering that one of my two plants dried up, and big things, like attending the SLC.
I won’t go into great detail about the SLC, it’s enough to say that I really enjoyed Shane Koyczan in a live presentation of a poem that [...]

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