Friday, February 20, 2009
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
If only this were to happen a day or two before...
A shooting happened the early morning hours (around 5AM) on February 16thth in front of Cozy's Soup and Burger, a 24 hour diner... food is kind of shitty...
According to Eyewitness News at 6PM last night it was a dispute between two rival gangs, and according to the NY1, a 30 year old male was shot. He was shot in the neck and is in critical condition? Anway, had this all happened the night before, me and my friends would most likely have been in the crossfire. Kind of scary considering to me that area is the most safe of all campus at night with a security officer at post at the Tisch building and hourly late night buses. But in another blog, someone said that the shots could be heard down to Lafayette Street (did they mean on Laf whihc is parallel to Broadway (where the diner is located) or like down to Laf, the dorm? Sound does travel fast in the cold... anyway, that blog said, "Sounds like the 70s are back)... this is coming off of my mom and dad handing me some forwarded email about the tendencies of rapists and how they choose their targets... amd walking around late at night is a no-no... and definitely, although slightly off topic with the shootings, talking on your cell phone while walking is their number one on their list.
Well, I just am glad me Clover, Linda and Justin weren't there when the shoot out began, although the dumb ass in me would have liked to have said I have seen one.
http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/94018/man-critically-injured-in-greenwich-village-shooting/Default.aspx
A shooting happened the early morning hours (around 5AM) on February 16thth in front of Cozy's Soup and Burger, a 24 hour diner... food is kind of shitty...
According to Eyewitness News at 6PM last night it was a dispute between two rival gangs, and according to the NY1, a 30 year old male was shot. He was shot in the neck and is in critical condition? Anway, had this all happened the night before, me and my friends would most likely have been in the crossfire. Kind of scary considering to me that area is the most safe of all campus at night with a security officer at post at the Tisch building and hourly late night buses. But in another blog, someone said that the shots could be heard down to Lafayette Street (did they mean on Laf whihc is parallel to Broadway (where the diner is located) or like down to Laf, the dorm? Sound does travel fast in the cold... anyway, that blog said, "Sounds like the 70s are back)... this is coming off of my mom and dad handing me some forwarded email about the tendencies of rapists and how they choose their targets... amd walking around late at night is a no-no... and definitely, although slightly off topic with the shootings, talking on your cell phone while walking is their number one on their list.
Well, I just am glad me Clover, Linda and Justin weren't there when the shoot out began, although the dumb ass in me would have liked to have said I have seen one.
http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/94018/man-critically-injured-in-greenwich-village-shooting/Default.aspx
Monday, February 9, 2009
Randomness
So many events are popping around campus and in the community regarding renewable energy, sustainability efforts and green building and law. I only hope that these things are just reassuring my interest in pursuing a career following this migration towards a better, cleaner, more educated world. I just hope I get a job when I get out of school. I am pretty sure that I would probably need to go to grad school at some point, but before I get there, I need to make sure I make money, do something I like and do well enough that I can go anywhere I want to go.
O the pressures of being a Junior in college...
Heard on the street:
Girl: Hurry up!
Boy: Why?
Girl: We have to hurry and get to the park!
Boy: What? Hurry to the park? No one hurries to a park!
I started to chuckle.
O the pressures of being a Junior in college...
Heard on the street:
Girl: Hurry up!
Boy: Why?
Girl: We have to hurry and get to the park!
Boy: What? Hurry to the park? No one hurries to a park!
I started to chuckle.
Friday, January 23, 2009
New Year, New Semester, New Exciting things to come...
Why hellooo.
Not since the beginning of November have I made a post. I find this absence a positive thing... although I would have liked to follow up on a regular basis a blog recording my mood, my thoughts, my current state of affairs... it is just not possible if I want to do all those things and more. I try though, even though blogs are for reflecting and aiding in some of those projects I want to take on or the organization of my everyday
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Halloween 2008
Halloween has come and gone, I know, but it turns out the holiday that I thought I would ignore really was a success.
More or less a week before Halloween, I decided to be my new favorite music artist, Lady Gaga. This is much like my last minute idea to be Nicole Ritche as she went to court for her DUI while pregnant with Harlow.
This is the picture of Lady Gaga... the outfit, I thought most practical to imitate....
Photo Courtesy: blog-couture.blogspot.com (their photo courtesy: Unknown)
Photo courtesy: www.myspace.com/ladygaga
These are my interpretation...
More or less a week before Halloween, I decided to be my new favorite music artist, Lady Gaga. This is much like my last minute idea to be Nicole Ritche as she went to court for her DUI while pregnant with Harlow.
This is the picture of Lady Gaga... the outfit, I thought most practical to imitate....
Photo Courtesy: blog-couture.blogspot.com (their photo courtesy: Unknown)
Photo courtesy: www.myspace.com/ladygagaThese are my interpretation...
- Faux-Latex leggings Joyce Leslie $14.99, black blazer, long (cover-my-butt) tank, cowl neck tee Target $29.99, 2 layer chain necklaces (one sewn on as a chain belt) Joyce Leslie $7.99 ea., patent leather black boots
- Estée Lauder Double Wear Zero Smudge Liquid Eyeliner-Black Bloomingdales $19.50, then Estée Lauder Vintage Jewels Smoked Eye Pencil-Smoked Sapphire: Bloomingdales $18.50 on top (makes it pop)
- faux-Ray Bands from stand on Broadway nr. the Adidas store: $5 Wig-Pageboy White Spirit Halloween $16.99.
Halloween 2007 (a look back)
Photo courtesy of abc.net
Me as Nicole Richie goes to court preggers for DUI
Me and Laifer (as a convincing Amy Winehouse-this isn't a good angle)
Photo courtesy of abc.net
Me as Nicole Richie goes to court preggers for DUI
Me and Laifer (as a convincing Amy Winehouse-this isn't a good angle)- Cynthia Steffe black empire waist dress, random shirt=baby, sunglasses from the street, blonde wig, black patent leather open toe heels.
Funny how I was a blonde last year and a blonde this year...
Friday, October 31, 2008
NYTimes, Milk-- It's an outrage...
It has been a goal of mine to make sure I immerse myself in quality literature and news this year as it occurred to me that I don't read nearly enough about what is going on around me. The absence of television and the unreliability that often accompanies mass-spread media vehicles like AMNY and the Metro leave me skeptical. (Although, it is always good to question what you read)
The New York Times has been a long standing, reliable news source for the New York City area and the world. It has a reading ease of 39, which means the intended audience is those who are about to enter college and those who have completed higher levels of learning. The news has been trusted and has reflected what the reader of the metropolis in which we live desire. And as we follow the media wave towards online services for what normally is made into print, I subscribe to the online version of the Times, where I skim at lightning speed what I want to read and what I need to read.
What I have been following has been the scandal on China's food contaminations. It is deplorable how the Chinese have attempted to fake the protein levels of baby formula with a plasticized resin called Melamine. Essentially they water down the formula and add the melamine so that its protein level "appears" to be fuller by use of the nitrogen gas levels. However, by being so sneaky, this pseudo formula causes cyanuranic acids to produce which causes kidney stones and even kidney failure... in babies!!
(It has been said that China had this problem last year with animal food, but this issue concerning humans have forgotten that little bit of information and has become an outrage because that babies and possibly adults have been affected.-- China hasn't learned.)
There has been evidence that this melamine epidemic has spread to powered and condense milk products and thus a scare for all products in which they that form of milk produce. The latest NYTimes article I found, China Widens Food Tests on Signs of New Contamination by David Barboza, made me jump out of my seat in outrage it had startled my co-worker. She was surprised that I would be so upset when I explained to her the problems. I responded by explaining that if China has problems with foods... then that whole country can have problems. (To be honest I don't trust that huge country to be on top of strict quality control and thus the signs of contaminations in other areas of the food industry doesn't surprise me). But we should also be most concerned when Hong Kong, now under China rule (but I vaguely recall that it holds separate policies with regards to most all industry works), is going to spread out their inspections. This may just mean that they are being extra careful not to damage their image and provide consumer comfort, but this could also mean that they have used products from China in which have been contaminate-- or maybe they are under China control and therefore the quality that came with the British went with them in 97'.
I have grown up an American born Chinese in a *suburban town with the familiarity of the different qualities Stamford, Connecticut food compares to that of Chinatown, Manhattan, New York. Where an apple can be simply rubbed on one's sleeve another would not even think of eating if it weren't thoroughly scrubbed. It is not to really say that in reality, an apple from the Stop & Shop is necessarily all that clean, it is just to believe that a big institution like Stop & Shop has more of a reputation as opposed to the street stands on Canal that hawk Bok Choy, Gai Lan and Fu Gua that freshly cut their goods from local farms.
Produce aside, in Stamford, quality is determined by name, in Chinatown, my mom taught, quality is in where the product is from (I'm talking more in respects to packaged foods). It is not a duel between store brand and "designer" brand names in Chinatown, but the battle of countries with their national work and ethic reputations. She said that Hong Kong is good, Taiwan is ok, China... you have to be careful. I thought it was a bias kind of thing, because she is from Hong Kong, but as it may be, evidence shows that Chinese made products is something of a worry to all of us who partake in buying Asian fare.
Back to the melamine problems in China. How does this affect us? Well, if you have a particular taste to Asian dairy products, products made with milk, chocolates maybe and it appears that eggs may also have the problem component, then either eat very little of it (as supposedly, small small doses isn't harmful) or steer clear.
I am going to assume (or it may be wishful thinking) that China will get itself out of this controversy soon, because better than they are at cutting corners, they are concerned with how they look in the eyes of the west. They will be motivated to eradicate this decline in reliability, or at least I hope so. Maybe this is some kind of inherent prejudice I have of those who share my ethnic background. It may be why I was so moved and so angry. But it appears to me to be the tragic flaw of China is its burning desire to prove to the world that they can compete with the Western world. Partial blame has be said of the capitalistic American and western influence to make some developing countries grow faster than they naturally can on their own.
The New York Times has been a long standing, reliable news source for the New York City area and the world. It has a reading ease of 39, which means the intended audience is those who are about to enter college and those who have completed higher levels of learning. The news has been trusted and has reflected what the reader of the metropolis in which we live desire. And as we follow the media wave towards online services for what normally is made into print, I subscribe to the online version of the Times, where I skim at lightning speed what I want to read and what I need to read.
What I have been following has been the scandal on China's food contaminations. It is deplorable how the Chinese have attempted to fake the protein levels of baby formula with a plasticized resin called Melamine. Essentially they water down the formula and add the melamine so that its protein level "appears" to be fuller by use of the nitrogen gas levels. However, by being so sneaky, this pseudo formula causes cyanuranic acids to produce which causes kidney stones and even kidney failure... in babies!!
(It has been said that China had this problem last year with animal food, but this issue concerning humans have forgotten that little bit of information and has become an outrage because that babies and possibly adults have been affected.-- China hasn't learned.)
There has been evidence that this melamine epidemic has spread to powered and condense milk products and thus a scare for all products in which they that form of milk produce. The latest NYTimes article I found, China Widens Food Tests on Signs of New Contamination by David Barboza, made me jump out of my seat in outrage it had startled my co-worker. She was surprised that I would be so upset when I explained to her the problems. I responded by explaining that if China has problems with foods... then that whole country can have problems. (To be honest I don't trust that huge country to be on top of strict quality control and thus the signs of contaminations in other areas of the food industry doesn't surprise me). But we should also be most concerned when Hong Kong, now under China rule (but I vaguely recall that it holds separate policies with regards to most all industry works), is going to spread out their inspections. This may just mean that they are being extra careful not to damage their image and provide consumer comfort, but this could also mean that they have used products from China in which have been contaminate-- or maybe they are under China control and therefore the quality that came with the British went with them in 97'.
I have grown up an American born Chinese in a *suburban town with the familiarity of the different qualities Stamford, Connecticut food compares to that of Chinatown, Manhattan, New York. Where an apple can be simply rubbed on one's sleeve another would not even think of eating if it weren't thoroughly scrubbed. It is not to really say that in reality, an apple from the Stop & Shop is necessarily all that clean, it is just to believe that a big institution like Stop & Shop has more of a reputation as opposed to the street stands on Canal that hawk Bok Choy, Gai Lan and Fu Gua that freshly cut their goods from local farms.
Produce aside, in Stamford, quality is determined by name, in Chinatown, my mom taught, quality is in where the product is from (I'm talking more in respects to packaged foods). It is not a duel between store brand and "designer" brand names in Chinatown, but the battle of countries with their national work and ethic reputations. She said that Hong Kong is good, Taiwan is ok, China... you have to be careful. I thought it was a bias kind of thing, because she is from Hong Kong, but as it may be, evidence shows that Chinese made products is something of a worry to all of us who partake in buying Asian fare.
Back to the melamine problems in China. How does this affect us? Well, if you have a particular taste to Asian dairy products, products made with milk, chocolates maybe and it appears that eggs may also have the problem component, then either eat very little of it (as supposedly, small small doses isn't harmful) or steer clear.
I am going to assume (or it may be wishful thinking) that China will get itself out of this controversy soon, because better than they are at cutting corners, they are concerned with how they look in the eyes of the west. They will be motivated to eradicate this decline in reliability, or at least I hope so. Maybe this is some kind of inherent prejudice I have of those who share my ethnic background. It may be why I was so moved and so angry. But it appears to me to be the tragic flaw of China is its burning desire to prove to the world that they can compete with the Western world. Partial blame has be said of the capitalistic American and western influence to make some developing countries grow faster than they naturally can on their own.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
The Sun's Good Mood is Contagious
My friend Devin is going to be on tv tonight. It's great, STYLISTA on the CW. It's quite exciting actually, I can't wait to see what exactly, or at least what the producers extracted, happened while she was away for those couple months last spring. We're doing a little premier party tonight :)
So I realize that within the magazine production team, there are some amazing girls who are always going to be there to help me out. It's a team effort after all. NYChic Magazine and the "Catwalk to Kimmel" newsletter was birth out of our ideas and collaborative efforts. Thank you, you guys for making sure that we stay afloat. I have had anxiety that everything is just going to fall apart and it's not something I like to think about but it has happened numerous of times during the lifespan of NYU FBA Publications.
Publications, at least the artistic aspect of it, has always intrigued me. It had been my goal upon starting college, to be apart of some kind of publication, to learn layout and design--kind of to do what Jennifer Garner did in 13 Going on 30... actually that was exactly what I wanted to do-- create fabulous spreads and themes that go back to the roots and create just what that magazine needs. Well now I have my own publication to work with. I started at production for our school newspaper, but it wasn't exactly what I wanted to do here. Now as Editor in Chief of "Catwalk to Kimmel" and News Director of NYChic Magazine, there is something new happening all the time and its a place to be creative and consider others.
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I'm in such a good mood today, it's ridiculous. I think I owe it to the fact that I had such a bad night on Monday, was sleep deprived Tuesday, but with a catch up on Brothers and Sisters as well as the final Harry Potter installment night last night, I am a little better now. It has been a LONG time since I read for pleasure and I believe it may be one of the first times since I came to NYU. I knew that getting that small bubble of a lamp at IKEA was a sign of good things to come in my little nook at the head of my bed.
This good mood is such a great feeling as stress had literally took over my life and made it miserable the last couple of weeks. (I guess we will have to see after tomorrow when I find out how my papers for a couple of classes fare... fingers crossed my mood won't be reversed).
And it's funny how the morning sun is one of nature's best medicine. This morning I missed the Water Street bus again. I literally miss this bus every Wednesday and Friday when I have to go to work on more odd hours (rather not NYU class schedule hours), therefore I am forced to take the Subway (rather forced to pay $2) and kick myself for wasting money (it adds up you know). The train is so much quicker, I don't know why we don't all forgo the busing system down where I live... other than the fact I would probably die if ALL NYU kids took the A/C 1/2/3 morning rush to West 4th. All of this and the sun in my eyes didn't bother me all that much. Must have been the sleep I got, Harry Potter and Brothers and Sisters that did the trick...
I'm in such a good mood today, it's ridiculous. I think I owe it to the fact that I had such a bad night on Monday, was sleep deprived Tuesday, but with a catch up on Brothers and Sisters as well as the final Harry Potter installment night last night, I am a little better now. It has been a LONG time since I read for pleasure and I believe it may be one of the first times since I came to NYU. I knew that getting that small bubble of a lamp at IKEA was a sign of good things to come in my little nook at the head of my bed.
This good mood is such a great feeling as stress had literally took over my life and made it miserable the last couple of weeks. (I guess we will have to see after tomorrow when I find out how my papers for a couple of classes fare... fingers crossed my mood won't be reversed).
And it's funny how the morning sun is one of nature's best medicine. This morning I missed the Water Street bus again. I literally miss this bus every Wednesday and Friday when I have to go to work on more odd hours (rather not NYU class schedule hours), therefore I am forced to take the Subway (rather forced to pay $2) and kick myself for wasting money (it adds up you know). The train is so much quicker, I don't know why we don't all forgo the busing system down where I live... other than the fact I would probably die if ALL NYU kids took the A/C 1/2/3 morning rush to West 4th. All of this and the sun in my eyes didn't bother me all that much. Must have been the sleep I got, Harry Potter and Brothers and Sisters that did the trick...
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I don't know how to deal with having a blog really. I was thinking of going for the whole fashion forward, random-new-stuff-that-interest-me-at-the-moment kind of stuff but in an organized fashion, but it's hard to do that because that means I have to be well organized and constantly thinking of that kind of stuff. That I think would be hard in general because it is hard to limit one's thoughts anyway, especially mine... I am in mental overload all the time, it drives my computer crazy when I get intrigued by something and am Google-ing it or something of the research sort.
Then I realized that this is more of an active diary, a forum of thought. I epitomize one thing and I don't think anyone can really just label themselves in a category. The same goes with thinking, so I can't really just write about one thing, but I can write about all of it that comes to mind come blog time.
Until the next time,
E
Then I realized that this is more of an active diary, a forum of thought. I epitomize one thing and I don't think anyone can really just label themselves in a category. The same goes with thinking, so I can't really just write about one thing, but I can write about all of it that comes to mind come blog time.
Until the next time,
E
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