so i watched the first episode of 'the apprentice' the other day (bitTorrent is just great). i must say that it was better than i expected. the asian girl is definitely annoying (sidenote: one of my classmates actually made it to the last round to be a contestant!).... so sorry steve. in any case, the guy that got kicked out ( SPOILERS ) was someone who didn't contribute to the group - not because he was lazy, but because he felt like it was his place not to say anything while everyone else was going crazy with ideas... and when he DID speak, nobody really paid attention to him.

i felt really sorry for him, because that is exactly how i am during group meetings. although i may be different with you guys, i am a lot quieter at school. and when i do say something, people really just don't listen. it really irks me that people don't really listen to my ideas when i speak... even though they may be good ideas. and no, steve, it's not because i am asian because this happened since my college days when i only hung out with asians. during our church meetings, i'd say something and nobody would listen... but someone else would say the exact same thing and people would say 'what a great idea!!!!' this also happened yesterday, when i made a suggestion about a project, which turned out to be dead-on, and everyone congratulated the guy who supported my idea. i guess some people have this 'aura of loserness' about them, like me, and i don't really know how to get out of it.

on another note, as art/chow yun fat would say, 'my condorances' aileen.