Just got this as a response from one of my apps:
I regret to tell you that the experience of hiring someone who looks Asian, even though they have excellent English, is one that the Director does not wish to repeat.

This must sound unkind to you, and I regret having to say it.

Maybe discrimination is a fundamental human need that settles people's own insecurities. In a country with many cultures and colors, it is easy to discriminate based on skin color. But in Taiwan, they discriminate between "Chinese" and "Taiwanese", even tho we all have yellow skin and slanty eyes. This is a new one. The students hold the misconception that a Chink like them could not possibly have the same, if not better, English ability as someone with blond hair and blue eyes. Instead of welcoming me with open arms for growing up and assimilating into a culture that they all want so badly to be a part of, I am shunned.

[shrug] I have a better offer right now than they had anyways. So ptbtpbhtphbtphbtphbt on them! nyeh nyeh nyeh nyeh nyeh! hehe.

Found on the China job postings today:
Teach in Yunnan
PLEASE CONTACT Mr. Wee Wee at ...
"So ... is 'Wee' your first name? Or last name? Oh wait [slapping self in forehead] it's both! My mistake. So may I call you Wee?"
Heheh. I'm so stupid.

Not again!!! AHHHH!!! [banging head against wall repeatedly] GRRRRRRRRR ... breathe in ... breathe out ... [COUGH] ... sigh ...

well ... thank goodness Howard is still alive ...

I'm madly sending out resumes, since I am pretty much stuck indoors for fear of aggravating my condition, and am (as usual) in no mood to study. Today I chanced upon this job post:
Teach in Liaoning
Teachers wanted with or without qualifications
Right on ... I don't care how desperate I am ... I ain't going there ... see map (upper right hand corner, by North Korea) ... BRRR ...
EnVaDoR suggested this alternate post headline:
Teach in Liaoning
Wanted: Bums off the Street

At any rate, I'm happy cuz so far I have amassed 3 offers that I'm kinda brewing upon while seeing if I can get anything better. =)

OK! Qing Zao Jiu Fei Tang it is for now! (since I actually have it on hand in capsule form and it approximately fits my condition)

Yesterday I started hocking up a lovely juicy thick yellow bloody phlegm. Took some herbal decoction courtesy of Henry's pharmacy (he's gonna have a webpg soon! yay!), but today I've still got headache and an intermittent cough. Ugh. Luckily I've got access to the landlords' loquat trees, and so:
The 1st pic is steamed loquat with apricot seeds (the southern kind) with some rock sugar (tastes good!). The 2nd pic is of the loquat leaves soaked in boiling water (doesn't taste so good). According to the book, the leaf is good for my type of cough, and needs to be "scrubbed clean of any 'hair' to prevent irritation to the throat". According to my landlords, the steamed loquat is good for cough. I'm taking both.

It's good that I'm sick. It's making me crack open the books and read about this stuff I'm experimenting with. And for all you do-it-yourselfers out there: don't try this @ home without some guidance from your friendly neighborhood herbalist. (disclaimer: i am not responsible for anyone making themselves sicker by trying what i am trying here.)

Took Uncle Alan shoe shopping. Sorry asnxsuga for being a copycat, but I found some noodle thong slippers for cheap and I couldn't resist. =) (they look like this but dude, get 'em wayyy cheaper at WalMart, foo'!)

Got sick from the cold, wind and rain up in Syracuse, NY =( Been spoiled by this Cali weather and didn't bring enough coverage. I've been sleeping for over 24 hrs straight and still want more. I hate this. Oog ... almost passed out during shoe shopping ... I'm feeling much better after Henry's treatment but still fatigued ... will return to sleep soon ...

Back from Howard's grad @ Syracuse U. I was inspired to write a mooshy poem because of a pic I took when Anabelle and Howard (friends since freshman yr) were saying goodbye.

More pics soon ... [yawn]

Hmm ... I think the cat missed me ... she is currently passed out on the floor right beside my chair ...



Guess what this is? For those of you who know, don't ruin it for the others. =) It's a little something I discovered over the wknd. Leave me comments with your guesses. If you get it, you will win ... a ... um ... well, you'll just win, OK? =)

Living in the past sucks. No, wait ... it only sucks if you live in the unhappy past. The happy past is kinda cool. But still, it's all in the past. What the hell am I rambling about ...

Got a mail addressed to "Yu Tu". Hahaha. Me Tu!

Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there. Tonight I had dinner with one of the mother figures in my life. I am fortunate to be able to be with my mom on Sunday. Being a mom is a thankless job. I am here courtesy of my mom.

Tell those you love how you feel about them now for fear of losing them to the unforseeable future. In that context, I feel foolish that I can never express myself in real life as well as I can hiding like a gallbladder-less coward behind this computer screen, attempting to convey emotion thru a cold, plastic keyboard. I guess I'm gushing mush cuz I'm finally feeling like everything that I think is set in my life can slip out of my hands at any second.

I need to start sleeping before 4 am. What a depressing blog.

Gotta pack to go to my younger bro's grad in Syracuse, NY! Will be back Sunday night.