there's something in the air

well right now, rain is. but for the last week i've been feeling like it's really the Fall season.. like almost Christmas time. just the smells of the trees or the way the wind's blowing.. i dunno.. but i like it!

and i like this picture! haha... happy october!

things that make me forget about school

go kart racing.. (the car is going so fast you can't see it..)

delicious food! (chocolate with sea salt and olive oil.. yum!)

going to san francisco... (SF food festival)

meeting famous people.. (i met Marcel from Top Chef! ahh!)

more delicious food.... (it may be small, but this creme brulee was BOMB!)

If we are unhappy it is because we are repressed; the solution is to remove our repressions.
-Carl Elliott

sign the petition

>>>>>>>FORWARDED MESSAGE:
Dear Kababayan and Allies:

I heard through the grapevine about a remark made on an episode of
"Desperate Housewives" last night. The scene entailed Teri Hatcher's
character (Susan) at a hospital, being told by her gynecologist that
she might be hitting menopause. Susan replied, "Can I just check those
diplomas because I just want to make sure that they are not from some
med school in the Philippines." If you go to abc.com, you watch the
full episode and witness the scene at about 18:50 minutes into the
episode.

This type of derogatory remark is not only unnecessary and hurtful,
but is also unfounded, considering the presence of Filipinos and
Filipino Americans in the health care industry. Filipinos are the
second largest immigrant population in the United States, with many
entering the U.S. and passing their U.S. licensing boards as doctors,
nurses, and medical technicians. In fact, the Philippines produces
more U.S. nurses than any other country in the world. So, to belittle
the education, experience, or value of Filipino Americans in health
care is disrespectful and plain and simply ignorant.

As Filipino Americans, we need to band together to ensure that this
type of hateful message is not allowed to continue on our television
and radio airwaves. Given the recent amounts of media attention that
has been given to Michael Richards (against African Americans), Isaiah
Washington (against gays), and Rosie O'Donnell (against Asian/ Chinese
Americans), it is ridiculous that this type of hateful speech made it
through various screenwriters, the show's producers, the show's
actors, and ABC itself. Yet, this isn't the first time that negative
remarks have been made about the Philippines or Filipinos in the past.
In recent years, we've heard one too many "dogeater" comments by
"comedian" Joan Rivers on the red carpet or in her standup act, and I
believe that it is about time that we stand up for ourselves, so that
this type of hateful speech never happens again.

Please join me in expressing your concern, disappointment, and/or
disgust to the producers of ABC.com. You can sign the petition at
http://www.petitiononline.com/FilABC/ or you can reach them directly
abc7@abc.com.

And please feel free to forward this widely to other Filipinos/
Filipino Americans/ Asian Americans/ and other allies.

and i was just thinking

about Pixar. i think because they use objects (Cars) or animals (Finding Nemo, Monsters Inc.) in most of their stories they don't really have to be all critical about their characters. like, they're not stereotyping certain people... maybe they are... but at least it's not super obvious.

they could totally annihilate Disney.

this made my day...

i know this might have been online for a while, but because of jean, i had a good laugh at it...
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/74

Oct 1

there's been a lot on my mind... and even though i've been thinking about a lot i still feel like i'm at the same place i was when i began thinking about these things.

but hey, it's the first of the month... maybe that's some sort of good luck.

and here's something i learned in class...
flip-flop socks exist! i guess people like wearing their sandals in snow and stuff... haha... so someone invented these. if i wanna wear socks with my sandals i just wear regular socks, yo...