LISTENING
Right now I'm not really listening to any music. I really would like to listen to some new music. Somebody PLEASE recommend to me some new music to listen to. C'mon people, help a poor viet kid out, he needs some new music to listen to!
READING
I haven't been reading for pleasure lately. No time. I'm incredibly behind on my school reading. I still have to read about Newar Buddhism for my seminar class, which by the way has more grad students than undergrad students. Yes, I mentioned that because I want you to see how awesome I am just because I'm taking a seminar with more grad students than undergrad. Then I have reading for English, Physics, Chem, and oh man Bioethics. WHOA, is bioethics ever dense reading. I'm currently reading about Merton's four social norms, how to define science, the ideas of normative arguments, the idea of what constitutes as a right etc.
WATCHING
Nothing new. I want to see a lot of movies, just no time to see it. School is so not cool
ABOUT THE SITE
What's the point of the site?
That's a great question. I've always wanted to create a site just for fun. The site will have random stuff that I find interesting. Different versions of the site have come and go. Many times I would get started on one version, but never go through with it. This time I decided, since I have nothing else better to do, besides cleaning the house, I should really make a site. This site is a product of boredom as well as a mean to show that I finally went through with something.
What will be cover on this site
Like I've stated above, the site will cover a variety of topics that I find interesting. The site will be mainly aobut me. Of course it doesn't have to be. Perhaps one day, this site will be about YOU. But until that time comes, the site will cover books, movies and music that I have been lucky enough to get a hold of. It will also keep people up to date as to what is going on in my life. So yes, I suppose this site is somewhat like a blog. Though I really don't like to think of this site as just that. It's more than that.S So I hope.
Creating a site dedicated to just you, doesn't that violate some Buddhist ethics about not being attached to the ego?
I suppose you are right. Creating a site that does nothing but talk about me does prove counterproductive in my quest to abandon the whole ego deal. Hmm...yeah good point. I thought I had a witty answer to that question. Yet, as I sit right now typing this, I really cannot think of any. I will have to get back to you on that.
Who are you exactly?
This question really should have been at the top, but eh. Ok, who am I? What a philosophical question. It is really hard to say who I am exactly. I mean it's not like I don't know who I am. I do, but it is so hard to describe me. It feels, well awkward. Then again I suppose I should have seen this one coming. All right, enough bantering. I like to think of myself as multi-faceted. My upside is that I know a bit about everything. My downside, I don't know enough about anything. I suppose if you were to talk to me for more than 30 minutes about one certain topic, you will realize that I don't know that much about that certain topic. At least not as much as you may have thought when you started talking to me. Then again, there are subject and topics that I do know a lot about. Hmm...so once again I don't know how to put it. I think the only way that anybody can really know me is to talk to me. It is certainly better than you sitting at your computer reading this whole concoction of mine. I am always open to a conversation, so don't hesistate to drop me an IM.
Are you still in school? or Are you out in the working world?
Actually, I'm still in school. I'm in my 2nd year at Berkeley. I'm currently a Microbial Biology major. I'm still trying to find that ever so coveted research position. I still need to do the apps to apply.
What's with the name to the site?
Journey to the West is actually my all time favorite Chinese TV series. It is about a monk and his four disciples from China going on a journey to India to bring back Buddhist teachings. At the same time, the title sums up my trip to America. Yes, I am a fob, and I got the mark to show it. I was born in Saigon in '85 and came here when I was 8. I'm still somewhat fluent, can still read and speak. However, I can't write worth crap. It's really sad, I used to be able to write very well. Journey to the West, going from Vietnam to US. Though I suppose it doens't really apply as great as I would like to think. After all, the plane that took me here flew East, because it would have been stupid to fly west to get to America from Vietnam. But hey, I like the title, I think it's catchy.
Any lady(ies) in your life?
Ok so I don't even know why I put in the plural form of "lady". I'm lucky if ever get even one. Well actually I was lucky to get one, but the relationship didn't work out so well. I think the both of us came into that relationship with a tad too much expectations. Oh well, such is life. But as of right now, I got no one. I don't even have any prospect really. Nobody has seem to be taken any keen interest in me, besides the whole friends deal. Eh, but you know what, the single life isn't all as that bad. I got no one to worry about except myself, have all the freedom in the world.
