Steve Jobs

I've recently been reading the Steve Jobs autobiography by Walter Issacson. I'm confused as to how I should feel about him. A part of me really dislikes him for being the cold, distant, jerk that he was. Another part of me can't help but admire him for believing in himself and others around him so much. He was terrible, but he brought out the best in everyone. Love him or hate him, you knew who you were when you met him. I'm sure I'm a small fraction of the number of people who wished they knew and met him, but that doesn't make my desire any less important to me.

I've been told that the greatest form of flattery is when one tries to emulate another. I don't believe that is true. I love Steve Jobs and admire him to great depths but I would never want to be like him. I wish I had his strong will and his drive and his vision, but I would never want to be him. He was a cruel man with the emotional tolerance off a three year old. No, I never want to be like him. I do however wish that I was as smart as as he was. I don't know his IQ but I do know he was no dummy.

It's been months since he's left our world, but I still feel a pang of true pain whenever I think about him. One of my most loved, respected, and sought after company would not exist today if it weren't for Steve. Who knows what the world would have been like without him. I'm sure of one thing, what has taken Steve few years to create, might have taken the previous and our generation years to build. The world of art and technology owes many thanks to Steve, as do I. We miss you more than we thought we would. Whether we agree with you or disagree with you, at the end of the day, we love you Steve.

Back in the game

Ok so after I touted about how I'll be writing a lot on my blog, I realize I just stopped. So for anyone caring out there, I'm sorry. But since my boyfriend will be going back to school, leaving me wit plenty of time to hang out and do things by myself, I realized I could take up blogging again. Sitting at my dining table with a hot cup of beverage and writing isn't a bad way to spend some alone time.

But among all this, there is a problem. I'm not sure what I want to do with my blog. I have so many interests and so much opinion, I'm not sure what it is that I want to talk about. My original plan was to have this blog as a form of my Internet archive. A place where I can post all the coolest things that I come across, good and bad, and post them for my later viewing. But that isn't the case anymore. I got too bored with that and now am not sure what to do with this. So I've decided that I will just put whatever I'm in the mood for here. I realize that I'm a person with fleeting hobbies and strong opinions, so why not just share them here. Especially since no one is really paying attention. I understand that writing whatever comes to my mind is probably not the best thing for me to do here but I can vent sometime. So here's to another try at this. They do say third time's the charm. Until next time...

The Beginning of Something New

So today is the day. This is definitely the mark of a whole new beginning. I was never the blogging type. I never wrote in journals when I was a kid. I guess capturing my dull day to day life was never my idea of fun; not to mention early carpal tunnel. Then I met twitter and something happened. I started micro blogging. I was capturing ideas and sharing my day to day experiences with whoever was out there. This was an unusual experience for me. I guess I had more to say that I knew. Mostly curses at the BART for being late all the time. 

I recently purchased an iPad2. I convinced myself that I needed it for mobile experience that I can not have with my iMac. Oh how I love my iMac. It's the most beautiful beast I had ever laid my eyes on; but that's a love story best left for another day. Oh well, until next time, goodbye!

This kid is going places

So I know it has been a while but this one compelled me to post it on here. Also, I'll be better about updating this blog. Seeing as there aren't really any followers, I guess I don't fee too bad :-)

Hope you enjoy this!

Eloquent Speaker

Like Talking to a Wall...

I subscribe to the Rachel Maddow podcast and watch her everyday. I am generally intrigued by her guests, but every once in a while I get that "wow" factor.  Check out the interview she had with her recent guest, Art Robinson. If you don't know him, you will by the end of this interview. This was painful to watch, and I'm sorry in advance for the feelings you might have throughout this conversation.

Rachel Interviews Art Robinson 

WWJD.....

When I first heard about this, I didn't believe it. I thought people on twitter were messing around. After reading and watching this, the story in still unbelievable. This is infuriating!!

Burning Fire

PC or Non/PC, that is the question

Here's another video that was shared by a good friend. I'm so glad that I'm Asian. I can totally get away with this. :-)


Ninja Please!