presenting another special guest appearance by aileen

Before watching “The Passion of the Christ,” I read and heard many
different reactions to the film. I thought I would feel like Newsweek critic
David Ansen, who wrote "The relentless gore is self-defeating. Instead of
being moved by Christ's suffering or awed by his sacrifice, I felt abused by a
filmmaker intent on punishing an audience, for who knows what sins."

However, after seeing the movie, I felt that although it was deeply
disturbing, it was also very powerful. Although I was repulsed by the violence
onscreen, I was also moved by the unspeakable suffering that Jesus endured for
all humankind. I always knew that Christ suffered, died, rose again, and we
were redeemed. But I never really realized what the suffering consisted of.
During the movie, I kept reminding myself that “He was pierced for our
transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought
us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.”

I was impressed by the powerful performances of all the actors and the
beautiful cinematography. And I couldn’t forget James Caviezel’s strong desire
to see this project through no matter what. He suffered from hypothermia while
on the cross, was hit twice during the whipping scene, and was struck by
lightening while shooting the Sermon on the Mount.

I don’t think Mel Gibson's film is anti-Semitic. Jesus came to Earth
in order to suffer and die in reparation for our sins. No race, no man, no
priest, no governor, no executioner killed Jesus. He died by God's will to
fulfill his purpose, and with our sins we all killed him. The Jews and Romans
were simply fulfilling their roles in God's plan for Jesus. The Jews didn't
kill Christ; humankind did.

On one hand, the movie made me respect Jesus more than ever. But on
the other hand, it made me dislike God. How could He do that to his only son?
How can I worship a God that did that to his son? I think He should just let
us suffer for our own sins. I don’t think He should have made his son suffer
for us. I understand it was a great sacrifice for us. But I think it was way
too much.

Finally, I think the movie was really good because it sparked religious
discussion. It made non-Christians want to know more about Jesus and
Christianity. Many critics disliked the film because we only get a few passing
references to the teachings of Jesus. But I thought it was just enough to
spark curiosity. I definitely recommend the film to both Christians and non-
Christians alike.

me the future CEO riding my stretch limo, pondering on what company to acquire today (sorry, it just had to be done).

dave just proved me wrong.



i am silenced.

stole this from some guy's blog: fun game

23.7 seconds.

per dave's comment, i decided to give ann some love.

ann's blog

i wish the world of finance was like the world of life.

in the world of finance, you have something called derivates. derivatives are a type of security that comes from another asset, and you have two main types of derivatives, one being something called options (i.e. a stock option). a company can use an option to create a hedge, or a mechanism that protects it against certain forseeable risks. with an option, you have a strike price and a put or a call. a put is when you can sell an asset at a certain strike price. for instance, dell can have a put option to protect itself in case chip prices skyrocket. when the price of a computer chip reaches the strike price, which is directly correlated to chip prices, it can sell its call option and use it as a hedge and not suffer terribly by offsetting the price. anyways, that was much longer than i wanted.

i wish that we can form hedges in life. for instance, you can have a certain option on a relationship, and once your relationship goes sour and hits a low point, you can sell your option to offset the crappy situation and make yourself neutral without losing too much value, or in this case, sanity. for instance, you have a date with a girl. just in case the girl doesn't show up, or the girl turns out to be a freak, you set up an option... and if the girl happens to ditch you, you exercise the option and turn your crappy mood back into normal. now figuring out what an option could be is the challenge. it can't be a TV or a new car or anything like that really involves money, since you would be losing value, and you'd still feel crappy afterwards. maybe your mom's best cooking... but that would involve travelling quite a ways... and if you live at home, it wouldn't be anything out of the ordinary really. i need to think about this some more... this could be going somewhere.

dave, very well said about flakiness.

wake forest 90, duke 84
nice. coulda gone, shoulda gone, but didn't ... gone.

okay, since i have a final due tomorrow at 1pm, and i'm only halfway done... that means only one thing: procrastination time is at its peak.

so there's something that i have been meaning to write about for quite a while... and that is what people look at when they are climbing up stairs. somegtimes, i get really paranoid when i'm climbing stairs and someone is behind me. as eddie murphy would say "my ass gets hot when [people] stare at it." better yet, i think girls are the ones who should get paranoid when they are climbing stairs and a guy is behind them. honestly, what do you really look at when you are climbing stairs? i only look down because i'm so scared that someone will see me looking ahead and staring at someone else's butt... that, and i can't walk up or down stairs for my life.

but that should be a good personality test... have someone walk up stairs with someone of the opposite gender a few steps in front. if they are looking up, you know he/she is a perv, and if they are looking down, then you know he/she is an idiot and is scared of stairs, or actually a decent person.

i don't think people even realize what they do... it took me a while to figure out that i was actually looking at someone's butt.

CNN.com - Wash up! The dirty science of bacteria

interesting article... basically confirms what dave and aileen already believe. i believe it too, but i think Dr. Pace, the subject of the article, might have a slight case of OCD.

i am not sure if i posted this already, but you can always find the asians on the highways here. just look for the really bad drivers. i think i have at least a 95% accuracy. when you're in NASCAR land, asians stick out like a sore thumb, even when you can't see their faces.

pj, the exemplary receptionist:

pjchoi: alright
pjchoi: i gotta go find a chair
pjchoi: i'll ttyl

i am a corporate hoe, or beggar, depending on how you look at it. i'm interviewing or have interviewed for so many different industries... non-profit, venture capital, clothing, entertainment, pharmaceutical, tobacco, and probably more... going around from company to company so desperately... who said business school isn't humbling?

winston-salem journal article

case competition article 1

some pics...a LOT more to come

being asian in the south is awesome. i've mentioned this before, but where else can you really go where there is a major city and yet, people just assume you are really smart because you are asian? i went to get my haircut, and i know steve would have been offended, but i was quite happy with my conversation with the barber.

"so what do you do?"
"i'm a grad student at wake."
"ahh... i'm sure you are in medical school knowing you." she doesn't even know my name.
"ummm... " at this point, was debating whether to lie and just pretend i was a doctor, but decided not to. "i'm actually going to business school."

i guess she felt a little embarassed, but hey, it was more of a compliment i think.

there is no doubt in my mind that janet and justin did that on purpose... at least on justin's part.