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I’m so glad I don’t have to deal with all this corporate-BS-isms at work. I find this blog that makes fun of those exact mantras that are probably overused by business people on a daily basis.

I thought this was an unlikely combination, but then I realized that Feist can help kids so much in learning how to count from 1 to 4. Maybe even for adults who need a refresher. Or whoever thinks this song is addicting.

This guy has put a lot of work into hiding a secret message into a magazine. Every bold letter in the articles in one issue spelled out something funny… And consequently got him fired. But I must say it was impressive of him.

Go check out the 100 most recognized taglines from commercials ever. I didn’t know that some of the catchphrases were around for that long. For example, “Grrrrreat!” by Kellogg started in the 50s.

I tried to eat a Pho at a restaurant called Miss SaiGon in SOMA yesterday because lately I’ve decided Pho as the staple Asian dish for all Asians. I tried “to try”, only to be somehow bumped out of the line to the rushing-in lunch crowd. I got mad because I was there for 30 minutes after them telling me to wait for 5~10 minutes. And then they took my order as if I was going to be seated next. And then after a few minutes I realized that a table cleared up right behind me, as I was sitting at the bar area and had my back towards the dining area, someone after me got seated. So I just left, and grabbed a Vietnamese sandwich from another place called Latte Express down a block, and it was delicious. And while I was wolfing down the delectable I swore to join Yelp as an active member and start reviewing restaurants. (The fact that Christine Le boasted how cool it is to be an “Elite” Yelp member had a tad bit of influence too, just a tad bit.)

So now I will try to write reviews on how great or how horrible each restaurant was according to the dining experience. Only if it makes a strong enough impression on me. Or if I feel it was plain old “all right”, but had some very interesting features, or aspects the readers might benefit from (i.e. the artwork hanging by the door was done by so-and-so). If you live in one of the major cities but don’t use Yelp regularly just yet, I advise you to do so because it’s very useful. Sometimes users take pictures of the menu and upload them so you can actually pre-decide on what you would were to try a place. It also has reviews for other types of businesses and venues, and if you become active enough you get promoted as an Elite member and get invited to free events. So start Yelping.

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This is awesome. Speechless. There are other works like Space Invaders by the same artist on this website.

Old NYC subway cars are now being used as a natural habitat for corals and fish in Delaware. I’d say it’s a pretty good twist of an idea to turn waste around into a useful something.

The pictures from my recent NYC trip are up, and though most of them are sub-par, I will keep them around on my website for a bit.

The visitation to Mr. Bae Bien-U was just fantastic - it was my first time seeing the well-known works of his with my real eyes, and I even got to meet him in person and get an autograph. Yippie! I really recommend checking out his work because they are very Korean. Very very Korean. For you Koreans, you will appreciate better how the Korean landscape looks, and you non-Koreans, it will be your virgin experience. Check out my previous post for details on the exhibit down in Chelsea.

MoMA’s exhibits were fantastic too - I actually didn’t end up liking the Color Chart exhibit, because for one, they looked like someone just enlarged Pantone’s color palette onto white walls. Where’s the thought and artistic effort? However, the other special exhibit, Design and the Elastic Mind, was mind-bending. Very cool showcases of forward-thinking designs in the forms of interactive, organic, biomedical, product and visual design. The funniest design was donned something like “8 inventions for lonely men” that comprised of a motorized device that pulls and steals blanket away from you in bed, a cold air blower that is supposed to give you cold feet, a hair puller as your alarm clock, and such. The coolest one was origami work that is designed in a special software and made out of a single sheet of paper, and they were in forms of scorpions and grasshoppers and other complex shapes. And they looked REAL. I’m not kidding. Too bad I couldn’t take pictures of anything.

Besides fattening up my creative gland, I had to fatten up another important part of my body: my stomach! I ate so much good food that probably gave me 4 lbs easy. Spring break all over again. Except this time, I didn’t have to pay as much, thanks to Mrs. Hahn’s generosity. I extend my gratitude to her here so if you read this, Brian or June, please relay that to your mom for me again. Oh, and I almost got killed trying to get some truck food after a night out. There’s this fantastic Halal chicken-and-rice truck on 53rd and 6th, and when we got there via cab there were dozens of people mixed up in a gang fight, on the verge of actually exchanging punches, and then at one point one of the guys pulled a crazy move and drove his SUV up onto the sidewalk and started driving around. So yeah, we almost got ran over by some crazy mofo while trying to get some $6 meal on a freezing night of March.

Things I didn’t get to do this time: watch an independent film, catch up with Malvika, try out the dessert trucks, and take enough pictures. Hopefully there will be a “next time” before I move out to California in summer.

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So, here are multiple versions of Seven Sins presented to you in chronological order, by different people over time. See which you like better.

Proverb 6:16-19, KJV version of the bible:

• (17) A proud look,
• a lying tongue,
• and hands that shed innocent blood,
• (18) A heart that deviseth wicked imaginations,
• feet that be swift in running to mischief,
• (19) A false witness that speaketh lies,
• and he that soweth discord among brethren.

Gregory the Great, Pope, 6th century:

• Lust
• Gluttony
• Greed
• Sloth
• Wrath
• Envy
• Pride

Mahatma Ghandi, spiritual leader, early 20th century:

• Wealth without work
• Pleasure without conscience
• Knowledge without character
• Commerce without morality
• Science without humanity
• Worship without sacrifice
• Politics without principles

Gianfranco Girotti, Bishop, head of the Apostolic Penitentiary, in March 2008:

• Environmental pollution
• Genetic manipulation
• Excessive wealth
• Poverty
• Drug trafficking and consumption
• Morally debatable experiments
• Violation of fundamental rights of human nature

My vote is on Ghandi’s. Sure, the Catholic Church’s version is the best-known fundamental version, and Girotti’s intention to reach out to the modern-day public by denouncing the newly-risen issues of this society as a whole did hit the spots to an extent, but Ghandi’s version rings the right tone to me in my heart. Some of the points kind of crystallized and emphasized some of the thoughts and personal feelings imbued to me since childhood, and others just sound perfect. What a brilliant man of our times.

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MoMA has a colorful exhibit going on right now, donned Color Chart. I’mma check it out.

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