I wrote to Eliot Chang on his website. Here's what I wrote:
Dear Eliot,
Thank you for coming out yesterday sharing your jokes and sound advice and food for thought in advocating for Asians-Americans. It was an unfortunate turnout of the public. Though I am not affiliated with either Asian Fraternity or Sorority nor APIA on campus and unfortunately feel much like an outsider to that circle, I almost didn't show up, I'm glad I came out, I enjoyed it very much. I came out because 1. the comedy was good 2. I wanted to hear what you had to say. Thank you for coming and giving validation and reaffirmation with the boldness and conviction of your words. It is admiring and hopeful to see someone with good articulation/public speaking.
Sandy
P.S. You're much more handsome in person!
Oh and you forgot to mention Dat Phan and Amy Anderson... though then again when I saw Amy Anderson it was all crap I heard already about making fun of Asians... Hmmmm.
Anyways, thank you again for all you do, and, good luck and have fun, Eliot!
Sunday, March 21, 2010
I should find ways to make people talk more about themselves, they love to talk about themselves.
I almost feel that people only want positive happy stuff. True everyone wants that.
I went to the Pi Delta Psi boys' Convention 8 open workshops. I liked it a lot.
I went to Shrine at MGM last night with Elly. It was fun.
D
Vietnamese, Air Force Reserve, not bad dancer, seems to be fed up with stupid drunk ass people which same here man, good kisser, he put my number down as "Foxwoods."
I almost feel that people only want positive happy stuff. True everyone wants that.
I went to the Pi Delta Psi boys' Convention 8 open workshops. I liked it a lot.
I went to Shrine at MGM last night with Elly. It was fun.
D
Vietnamese, Air Force Reserve, not bad dancer, seems to be fed up with stupid drunk ass people which same here man, good kisser, he put my number down as "Foxwoods."
Friday, March 19, 2010
Good-bye and Black Spirit
I went to meet up my friend L at the Union for dinner. I waited around and then her phone backpack dialed me, I heard nothing but rustles and had tried calling her back to see if she’d hear it and at last pick up, but no… I had waited for her then decided I’d go ahead and grab myself a bowl of Italian Wedding Soup, yum! I waited by the fountain drinks before paying for wait for her. The first thing she did was exclaim about how fat she’s gotten! I was like oh alright, in front of all these people, haha whatever, gosh and then she said she wasn’t hungry and didn’t want to get anything, :shrugs: I hope she’s alright. It was really nice to see her and meet up. She really goes on a tangent or sometimes not on a tangent but goes on and on and on about stuff and totally ignores what I’m saying. I told her I am going to China, she got excited I wasn't like off the wall excited, and then she told me she got her rotations. I was trying to go back to my room for a while, but she kept talking to me. She just kept going on and on. Like, she didn’t even acknowledge the fact I wanted to get going, I found it weird. She is a weird one, we are all weirdo, hahah. I was interested truly in everything she was saying, it’s just I wanted to get going to do my work.
I see that maybe I’m not that pretty or smart or cool. But that is to certain people. I can be to myself if I accept it. But if I say to myself I’m ugly, I’m like, I’m ugly, I can’t help it, so… I’m more apt to not worry about it and just express myself and be myself.
My friend L is totally herself. I like that about her. She doesn’t care for how people react. She’s got that “black spirit” – this is who I am, I might smell, I might be fat and wear things aren’t attractive, but I’m beautiful on the inside.
I see that maybe I’m not that pretty or smart or cool. But that is to certain people. I can be to myself if I accept it. But if I say to myself I’m ugly, I’m like, I’m ugly, I can’t help it, so… I’m more apt to not worry about it and just express myself and be myself.
My friend L is totally herself. I like that about her. She doesn’t care for how people react. She’s got that “black spirit” – this is who I am, I might smell, I might be fat and wear things aren’t attractive, but I’m beautiful on the inside.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Honesty
Someone told me to not be honest to him, but that I need to be honest with myself.
This I am.
And challenging myself.
This I am.
And challenging myself.
Forgot my phone & other thoughts
Today was good.
I ate breakfast, went to class ontime, BUT! I forgot my phone. I was thinking I would call someone and see if they could meet up for dinner, but... I forgot my phone, so oh well I kinda got what I wanted, to go to the U and grab a slice of pizza like I did yesterday and sit by myself in the dark eating.
I forgot my phone today and I have been meaning to call this person to find out about the room availability she had posted. I need a place to live next year!
I really, really have to gear up on this W class paper. I want to go to some events this weekend. There's the DDR Conference, I'd like to attend a couple of the workshops, also I'd like to go to the first workshop open to the public by the Pi Delta Psi guys on Saturday. On Friday, I want to go to some of the DDR events and go to Karate class to make up a class as well as to brush up on some techniques especially those that I haven't learned. I hear my friend is going to a party, idk if she's gonna invite me to go, but I should stay in a get this darn paper done! And then if I want to go the DDR Conference on Saturday, I ought to sleep at a reasonable hour to get up for the conference in the morning, go to the morning conference, grab lunch, sneak off to the Pi Delta Psi Conference that's in the ballroom, then back to the conference???
Here is the description of the Convention 8 workshop I want to go to:
Featured Guest Speaker:
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Asian-American Comedian
Eliot Chang
www.eliotchang.com
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Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVFDDTJnDV4
Warning: This Comedy Skit is meant for (17+) Mature Audiences Only
Bio: Eliot Chang is prominent Asian-American Comedian that uses "sharp biting opinions combined with his trademark polished wardrobe has made his live stage appearances one of the most memorable acts in the industry." He will be performing honest and unapologetic comedy based off ethnic stereotypes that will leave a strong impression.
Workshop: Eliot's Workshop will consist of a Comedy skit followed by a Diversity Keynote Address that will be based off the many current Asian-American issues including but not limited to: Media portrayal of Asian Americans, Analysis of Asian Characters 1920-2010, Importance of language and culture, and How students can make a real change.
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And then Saturday night, my friends want to go out to Up or On the Rocks in Hartford. Boy oh boy. Michelle is up for it, so... that kinda means I should go to, besides it's a hella good time dancin' when Michelle there with me, she's my long time good clubbin' AND dancin' buddy.
Technology continues to fail me. Still, my speakers don't work. @@ I guess that's good anyway. I've been bringing my laptop to the library now. I just want to listen to one song though, dang, as a study break, ya knoooo!
There are all sorts of influences we have on ours lives. It's a matter of sorting them out, bad, good, in between, or maybe they are all land good or bad and it's okay to let the bad influence you, too because we are a balance right - yin and yang, light and dark. We are not all good or all evil.
Alright enough words for today. I'm going to listen to the Endocrine lecture that I was falling asleep during. It turned out to be a nice day out today. Very warm. People say it is tennis weather and my friend next to me was making plans with a couple people in my class to go play tennis. I looked on in that planning kinda surprised this other girl was going with her... idk she looks means sometimes... I'm being stupid, judgmental.
Oh, another thing man I'm like Holden Caulfield, I am judgemental, not all the time, but it's when I don't interact with people. I totally over analyze and judge the situation and people anwering the what if's and questions I might ask of them for them in my head. Silly silly. Quite silly. I still have to go read the rest of The Catcher and the Rye SparkNotes. (I read the book and then I was like I don't get it... but that was because I expected that I would learn something from it, but I had read it purely for entertainment rather than understanding which is what I really sought.)
My friend moved to sit somewhere else like a couple days ago. May be she doesn't like the guy the sits next to her. I don't really like him. He always says things under his breath, like the answer - he should just say it out loud for everyone to hear, it'd help the class move along. He also laughs kinda a lot when I don't think he should or appropriate, but sometimes people laugh when they don't know what to do... but don't think it's his case any how, but that is something I have done a lot before with pole vaulting, so silly, and I probably do nowadays also, but dunno when.
Oh another thing, I want to change everybody. I want to control everybody. But I can't. I can only control myself. And I don't think they are good enough. But people have their own merits. They all have some wisdom to offer, I should discount them. I feel other people discount me and minimize me, and so then I do the same as a convuluted way to get back, and I've done the same like when people give me a condescending attitude (hmm actually this is pretty much the same) - now that is childish. Time to stop the bad karma. Take it, move on.
Ah, alright I said I was gonna get to doing my work. I am now. The room/earth feels like it was shifting back while I was typing, must be because of my rocket ship laptop taking off!
I ate breakfast, went to class ontime, BUT! I forgot my phone. I was thinking I would call someone and see if they could meet up for dinner, but... I forgot my phone, so oh well I kinda got what I wanted, to go to the U and grab a slice of pizza like I did yesterday and sit by myself in the dark eating.
I forgot my phone today and I have been meaning to call this person to find out about the room availability she had posted. I need a place to live next year!
I really, really have to gear up on this W class paper. I want to go to some events this weekend. There's the DDR Conference, I'd like to attend a couple of the workshops, also I'd like to go to the first workshop open to the public by the Pi Delta Psi guys on Saturday. On Friday, I want to go to some of the DDR events and go to Karate class to make up a class as well as to brush up on some techniques especially those that I haven't learned. I hear my friend is going to a party, idk if she's gonna invite me to go, but I should stay in a get this darn paper done! And then if I want to go the DDR Conference on Saturday, I ought to sleep at a reasonable hour to get up for the conference in the morning, go to the morning conference, grab lunch, sneak off to the Pi Delta Psi Conference that's in the ballroom, then back to the conference???
Here is the description of the Convention 8 workshop I want to go to:
Featured Guest Speaker:
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Asian-American Comedian
Eliot Chang
www.eliotchang.com
------------------------------------------------------
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVFDDTJnDV4
Warning: This Comedy Skit is meant for (17+) Mature Audiences Only
Bio: Eliot Chang is prominent Asian-American Comedian that uses "sharp biting opinions combined with his trademark polished wardrobe has made his live stage appearances one of the most memorable acts in the industry." He will be performing honest and unapologetic comedy based off ethnic stereotypes that will leave a strong impression.
Workshop: Eliot's Workshop will consist of a Comedy skit followed by a Diversity Keynote Address that will be based off the many current Asian-American issues including but not limited to: Media portrayal of Asian Americans, Analysis of Asian Characters 1920-2010, Importance of language and culture, and How students can make a real change.
-----------------------------------
And then Saturday night, my friends want to go out to Up or On the Rocks in Hartford. Boy oh boy. Michelle is up for it, so... that kinda means I should go to, besides it's a hella good time dancin' when Michelle there with me, she's my long time good clubbin' AND dancin' buddy.
Technology continues to fail me. Still, my speakers don't work. @@ I guess that's good anyway. I've been bringing my laptop to the library now. I just want to listen to one song though, dang, as a study break, ya knoooo!
There are all sorts of influences we have on ours lives. It's a matter of sorting them out, bad, good, in between, or maybe they are all land good or bad and it's okay to let the bad influence you, too because we are a balance right - yin and yang, light and dark. We are not all good or all evil.
Alright enough words for today. I'm going to listen to the Endocrine lecture that I was falling asleep during. It turned out to be a nice day out today. Very warm. People say it is tennis weather and my friend next to me was making plans with a couple people in my class to go play tennis. I looked on in that planning kinda surprised this other girl was going with her... idk she looks means sometimes... I'm being stupid, judgmental.
Oh, another thing man I'm like Holden Caulfield, I am judgemental, not all the time, but it's when I don't interact with people. I totally over analyze and judge the situation and people anwering the what if's and questions I might ask of them for them in my head. Silly silly. Quite silly. I still have to go read the rest of The Catcher and the Rye SparkNotes. (I read the book and then I was like I don't get it... but that was because I expected that I would learn something from it, but I had read it purely for entertainment rather than understanding which is what I really sought.)
My friend moved to sit somewhere else like a couple days ago. May be she doesn't like the guy the sits next to her. I don't really like him. He always says things under his breath, like the answer - he should just say it out loud for everyone to hear, it'd help the class move along. He also laughs kinda a lot when I don't think he should or appropriate, but sometimes people laugh when they don't know what to do... but don't think it's his case any how, but that is something I have done a lot before with pole vaulting, so silly, and I probably do nowadays also, but dunno when.
Oh another thing, I want to change everybody. I want to control everybody. But I can't. I can only control myself. And I don't think they are good enough. But people have their own merits. They all have some wisdom to offer, I should discount them. I feel other people discount me and minimize me, and so then I do the same as a convuluted way to get back, and I've done the same like when people give me a condescending attitude (hmm actually this is pretty much the same) - now that is childish. Time to stop the bad karma. Take it, move on.
Ah, alright I said I was gonna get to doing my work. I am now. The room/earth feels like it was shifting back while I was typing, must be because of my rocket ship laptop taking off!
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