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TRAVEL
& FOOD
- (Jan
19, 2009) Just
came back from San
Francisco after a 10 day trip. It was the first city
(and the first foreign city for the matter) that I
visited when I came to U.S. for graduate
study in 1974. It was also the place where I got married.
There are so much memory, friendship, and family bonds in the
area that we come back often to refresh and replenish. This
time, we re-traced some of our footsteps three decades ago. read more ...
- (Jan 4, 2009)
Washington D.C. has been filled with air of excitement and anticipation
since the Nov. presidential election. Family has not visited
DC for about a decade. With the X'mas week off, we decided to
drive down there and spent 4 days to see the old and new museums and
monuments. To see what we have found out,
click here
ARTS
& LITERATURE
-
(Jan
27, 2009)
By
the time I made it to the theater to see Slumdog
Millionare (2008 Danny Boyle/Dev Patel) it
has been getting rave reviews by many film critics,
already been nominated for 10 oscars including best director and film,
and is receiving a whopping 8.7 out of 10 by over 41,000 votes
on IMDB. Unfortunately, it is not nearly as good as those indicators
suggest
and in fact, is a big disappointment for me. The acting of Dev Patel
is good, one of few bright spots of the movie. The story telling
through interrogation and flashbacks is effective but hardly innovative
or done as well compared to
Usual
Suspects. The interweaved Bollywood
style of exhilirating positive attitudes of main character Malik did
not provide the
balance deserved by the darkness in a vastly overcrowded and fast
changing society.
The movies came up short in most aspects and failed to transcend
the boundaries of culture and nations.
This moive is merely a fairy tale and good entertainment.
There is nothing great about it. You won't miss much if you can't make
it to the theather to see it.
SOCIAL
& POLITICAL
- (Jan
26, 2009)
Happy Chinese New Year! What is the
deal with the Year of Ox? Read
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- (Jan
21,
2009)
After 2 years of campaigning on changing America, what is exactly the
CHANGE Barack Obama has been talkign about? Read
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- (Jan
20,
2009) What
else? This is Barack Obama's day that we should all be proud of!