tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113327542024-03-06T20:48:50.706-08:00MSG FXI used to live in China. They eat a lot of MSG there, and I may have too...Nicole (可心)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14569343276332679774noreply@blogger.comBlogger254125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332754.post-70332095239241568842010-10-01T06:31:00.001-07:002010-10-01T06:31:23.269-07:00NYC<p ALIGN=LEFT><font size=2 color="#cc0000" face=Verdana>Sent from my mobile. Enjoy.<br> _____________________________________________________________</font></p> <p><p><br><p> NYC is one of the unique cities that somehow seems dirtier every time it rains. <BR> <BR>I saw a cabby cleaning his hands and face in a street puddle yesterday.<p> </p> Nicole (可心)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14569343276332679774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332754.post-28303536046467641632009-06-15T17:34:00.002-07:002009-06-15T17:41:24.041-07:00MSG: Memoirs From China<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDlFtwcooaDZA4csmf79GjFlfOPJvOLPklbKhBjXJXgH8TaOGbFuOlxZsKurzFQdUbTpk0yk1EzJVnkZSLPDi0RNhDKmVFnz6SkrEpFN_e1C_l-7ZFNo3tXTxLN3g3gc_ihcSyGA/s1600-h/MSGcover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDlFtwcooaDZA4csmf79GjFlfOPJvOLPklbKhBjXJXgH8TaOGbFuOlxZsKurzFQdUbTpk0yk1EzJVnkZSLPDi0RNhDKmVFnz6SkrEpFN_e1C_l-7ZFNo3tXTxLN3g3gc_ihcSyGA/s320/MSGcover.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347717608056217714" /></a><br /><br />Available at <a href="https://www.createspace.com/3373241">Create Space</a> or <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1441480765?ie=UTF8&tag=msgfx-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1441480765">Amazon.com</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=msgfx-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1441480765" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />.Nicole (可心)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14569343276332679774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332754.post-68887980797546385742009-02-27T10:21:00.001-08:002009-02-27T10:23:27.976-08:00How Long Americans Stay in Canada<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=219481&title=Canuck-Obama"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiJ2XkO3nJPJ2bkpHAyjjvJb14gXz83C_SFdVILsCKxR129H4yua0Kfn1Xf1nRXN54UzzrXmU3fJfvJZ1Rd42iXNE2wqqqsp3DwV759S3VVlXtsdQbhBLd8CQsguVtKxFVhKchFg/s400/howlongamericansincanada.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307544364330014226" /></a>Nicole (可心)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14569343276332679774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332754.post-37562295585162455922008-12-02T09:49:00.001-08:002008-12-02T09:49:48.526-08:00China’s Andy Rooney Has Some Funny Opinions About How Great The Chinese Government Is<embed src="http://www.theonion.com/content/themes/common/assets/videoplayer2/flvplayer.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowScriptAccess="always" wmode="transparent" width="400" height="355" flashvars="file=http://www.theonion.com/content/xml/90421/video&autostart=false&image=http://www.theonion.com/content/files/images/CHINESE_ROONEY_article_0.jpg&bufferlength=3&embedded=true&title=China%E2%80%99s%20Andy%20Rooney%20Has%20Some%20Funny%20Opinions%20About%20How%20Great%20The%20Chinese%20Government%20Is"></embed><br/><a href="http://www.theonion.com/content/video/china_s_andy_rooney_has_some?utm_source=embedded_video">Chinaâ��s Andy Rooney Has Some Funny Opinions About How Great The Chinese Government Is</a>Nicole (可心)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14569343276332679774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332754.post-1720826199850810472008-09-09T21:01:00.001-07:002008-09-09T21:01:33.488-07:00snoring...<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_vdYSZ4YGnU&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_vdYSZ4YGnU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Nicole (可心)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14569343276332679774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332754.post-29888016786507312802008-05-15T18:59:00.001-07:002008-05-15T18:59:41.797-07:00too many people<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TBoe5RC9CQ8&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TBoe5RC9CQ8&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Nicole (可心)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14569343276332679774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332754.post-52417486566317796342008-05-02T19:45:00.000-07:002008-05-02T19:46:02.416-07:00published<iframe id="schmapplet" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" allowTransparency="true" style="border-style:none; border-width:0px;"width="160" height="266" src="http://www.schmap.com/templates/t011py.html?uid=australia&sid=historic&ultranarrow=true&si=SCHMAP-020508526901#mapview=Map&tab=map&topleft=-44.29269616,113.8877748&bottomright=-26.65096304,154.9181312&c=f6f6f6a000bdA62122A62122FFF88FFAF5BBffffffFFF88Fd8d8d8A4A7A6A621226990ffECEBBD0000005C5A4E5C5A4E000000929292F0EFDA"></iframe><br /><br />My picture is in the "Astor Theatre" section!Nicole (可心)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14569343276332679774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332754.post-69536830409127973392008-04-13T21:57:00.000-07:002008-04-13T21:58:40.787-07:00A good article about Chinese youth:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/13/opinion/13forney.html?ex=1365739200&en=d7e6c181ca2a1546&ei=5124&partner=facebook&exprod=facebook">China’s Loyal Youth<br /><img src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2008/04/13/opinion/13opart.190v.gif"></a>Nicole (可心)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14569343276332679774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332754.post-2333902883924170802008-03-05T10:34:00.001-08:002008-03-05T10:37:38.980-08:00As a reminder<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpwINog4JKlqCHTJ3xVuleckuTDaJtbI4rtIpzfnM9PaY_0QbOYKvkmctARfn0XZ7L4xVk0JhrKPrTWxdBynP5DH04nAZdqQ6xYVupxF3L4EsONby26mb9wzBjzjnmpVaHvPnxA/s1600-h/05glut190.1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpwINog4JKlqCHTJ3xVuleckuTDaJtbI4rtIpzfnM9PaY_0QbOYKvkmctARfn0XZ7L4xVk0JhrKPrTWxdBynP5DH04nAZdqQ6xYVupxF3L4EsONby26mb9wzBjzjnmpVaHvPnxA/s320/05glut190.1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174328042804816194" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/05/dining/05glute.html?_r=1&oref=slogin">Yes, MSG, the Secret Behind the Savor </a><br /><br />Still being acknowledged. I'd like some more, please.Nicole (可心)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14569343276332679774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332754.post-21643681336797028082008-02-06T16:05:00.000-08:002008-02-06T16:08:34.191-08:00only it's snowing right now...<img src="http://www.simplych.com/one-life.gif" height="120">Nicole (可心)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14569343276332679774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332754.post-27842761208733665522008-01-04T11:10:00.000-08:002008-01-04T11:13:04.321-08:00cultural recycling<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KPAPi1DKW82wxVFQxwLnsQuE1pPrJTnJRyR1HBoYDt93M0g4xWVJNuST3ZhgwP-2uN4wKwGSV8rY6tkwXOw8m6OpFftYxH9YQdA_jZXno8GupLqmAGaVCPdPZgj7b12BTEMl6g/s1600-h/3_Pendle.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KPAPi1DKW82wxVFQxwLnsQuE1pPrJTnJRyR1HBoYDt93M0g4xWVJNuST3ZhgwP-2uN4wKwGSV8rY6tkwXOw8m6OpFftYxH9YQdA_jZXno8GupLqmAGaVCPdPZgj7b12BTEMl6g/s320/3_Pendle.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151701477073328306" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.frieze.com/issue/article/eternal_return_2/"><br />Are there universal rules governing cultural recycling? Is there a fixed amount of time that needs to pass before one can appropriate a style? Or is it possible, like a perverted Dr Frankenstein, to revive something that is still alive? If so, what will happen when the appropriation of the past creeps closer and closer to the present? What happens when last week’s trends become this week’s trends, yesterday’s music becomes today’s music? What happens if our cultural recycling begins to overtake us and starts reviving events that have not even taken place yet? Will this finally be innovation, or will we simply be stealing from the future?</a>Nicole (可心)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14569343276332679774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332754.post-36748736954107832832008-01-03T13:10:00.000-08:002008-01-03T13:15:32.761-08:00paranoiaWelcome to 2008.<br /><br />When I started this blog about 3 years ago, I was in a cold, gray, small town with a boring job, but interesting surroundings.<br /><br />Today I'm sill in a cold, gray small city with a boring job but my surroundings aren't nearly as interesting. <br /><br />Vancouver, BC. I've been here since September and been working this job since November. I only have a day and a half left in this office. Because I'm always actively job seeking, I'm always paranoid that someone will stumble upon this blog and get the wrong impression. So I won't disclose the company details as of yet. I also have a sick feeling that this day and a half might actually extend to the rest of my life.<br /><br />Anyway, bring on 2008.<br /><br />I'm going to go back to drawing in blue and black ink on post-it notes.Nicole (可心)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14569343276332679774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332754.post-45139108602088024782007-12-07T11:40:00.000-08:002007-12-07T11:42:32.690-08:00Santa's best locationEfficiency:<br /><br /><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7129175.stm">Santa Claus should leave the North Pole and relocate to Kyrgyzstan to optimise the delivery of Christmas presents.</a><br /><br /><img src="https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/flags/kg-lgflag.gif">Nicole (可心)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14569343276332679774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332754.post-27841603164046261902007-11-14T08:58:00.000-08:002007-11-14T09:02:32.091-08:00ok<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6faV1U8ZvFSzhhyphenhyphen3DnGyhd2UVKFZQKUeWGTXvQTX90-qWxFRYdHgMPi12IKTdoDas-WEy7eqbBXrMfp_TV6Kjvj96MoUGSlPF3MhRnbDYkjwtseatKwqa26_md4zwB8VYCN85w/s1600-h/rg_toilet3_gallery__581x400.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX6faV1U8ZvFSzhhyphenhyphen3DnGyhd2UVKFZQKUeWGTXvQTX90-qWxFRYdHgMPi12IKTdoDas-WEy7eqbBXrMfp_TV6Kjvj96MoUGSlPF3MhRnbDYkjwtseatKwqa26_md4zwB8VYCN85w/s320/rg_toilet3_gallery__581x400.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5132742335130543458" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.theage.com.au/photogallery/2007/11/14/1194766765904.html">Flushed with success</a>Nicole (可心)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14569343276332679774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332754.post-83976863582703570162007-11-11T12:13:00.000-08:002007-11-11T12:15:11.623-08:00Free RiceProcrastinate and feed someone:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.freerice.com"><br /><img src="http://www.freerice.com/banners/234_60_Banner2.jpg"></a>Nicole (可心)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14569343276332679774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332754.post-92214621668488940362007-10-31T18:42:00.001-07:002007-10-31T18:42:37.844-07:00My Hero<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lX1RepJdq8w"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lX1RepJdq8w" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Nicole (可心)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14569343276332679774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332754.post-55457740790335068022007-10-26T14:31:00.001-07:002007-10-26T14:38:27.899-07:00dirty waterI've now been in Vancouver for a litte over a month. It feels like 5 years. I'm still doing fuck-all. <br /><br />A couple of weeks ago I was a train going to look at home furnishings, mostly thinking fight club type thoughts along the way.<br /><br />Anyway, this big white guy was sitting behind me talking to an older Asian woman. I'm not sure if they knew each other before they got on the train. I would go quote by quote on their conversation, but I'm not sure if I fully remember it.<br /><br />The general gist of the conversation was the white guy was telling the woman about the best heroin he had ever had being in Asia. Not surprising. However, he said that one has to be careful when they shoot up in Asia because the water is dirty, so you have to make sure to use bottled water when you fry your smack.<br /><br />So here is my advice to you. Make sure that when you're in a developing country, you use bottled water (make sure the seal hasn't been broken) to add to your heroin when you fry it so you don't get sick when you shoot up. <br /><br />She said she had missed her stop and got off at the next stop. So did he.<br /><br />I continued on to buy home furnishings.Nicole (可心)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14569343276332679774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332754.post-42699914578766680972007-10-03T17:22:00.000-07:002007-10-03T17:23:17.927-07:00Notcot.orgThis is a great site:<br /><br />http://www.notcot.org/Nicole (可心)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14569343276332679774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332754.post-41836900738245853052007-10-03T11:00:00.001-07:002007-10-03T11:00:43.251-07:00Hawaii<embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=1041053573910778617&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed><br /><br />This is me on my short vacation in HawaiiNicole (可心)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14569343276332679774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332754.post-47101395289968100392007-09-29T23:42:00.001-07:002007-09-29T23:44:27.671-07:00Canada<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/knicole/1462084936/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1413/1462084936_6c162ad7f4_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/knicole/1462084936/">Canada Visa</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/knicole/">knicole7</a>. </span></div>I am now living in Vancouver, BC. It wasn't really cancelled.<br clear="all" />Nicole (可心)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14569343276332679774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332754.post-72460988055010956152007-08-28T05:03:00.000-07:002007-08-28T05:04:26.426-07:00empire<embed style="width:400px; height:326px;" id="VideoPlayback" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=2604759840863262076&hl=en" flashvars=""> </embed><br /><br />Just like the British Empire.Nicole (可心)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14569343276332679774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332754.post-4804559844800186602007-07-30T00:00:00.000-07:002007-07-30T00:06:35.536-07:00truthism<a href="http://www.truthism.com"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.truthism.com/images-2/logo.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br /><i><br />So, in the same breath that you say, "Oh my gosh, I went to this one stupid website and the guy said that aliens rule the world," you should also say, "Oh my gosh, I believe that humans rule the world, even though I have absolutely no proof for my belief." As you can see, one cannot just posit that humans rule the world. Where's the proof??? </a></i><br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.truthism.com/images-2/ignorance.jpg" border="0" alt="" />Nicole (可心)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14569343276332679774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332754.post-44439102307279497742007-07-29T06:34:00.001-07:002007-07-29T06:34:15.803-07:00Church<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/knicole/938878797/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1021/938878797_fa2a6508fc_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/knicole/938878797/">Horny</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/knicole/">knicole7</a>. </span></div>The best advice I've ever received from a church.<br clear="all" />Nicole (可心)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14569343276332679774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332754.post-91117905982380117092007-07-27T21:57:00.001-07:002007-07-27T21:57:19.917-07:00snow<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/knicole/868642979/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1085/868642979_b797cc1d1f_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/knicole/868642979/">Odd picnic spot</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/knicole/">knicole7</a>. </span></div>So I decided to explore this Aussie snow a week ago, but am only writing about it now.<br /><br />Yeah, it was alright. Crunchy. There was a decent amount of it. We went cross country skiing. I remember why I don't like cross country skiing now. It's all about downhill or snowboarding. <br /><br />These people in the picture are picnicing in the parking lot. They're not sitting in the mud, they have a blanket. They also have a small stove and are making noodles. I sat there watching them for about 10 minutes while the other people in my party got ready to go. I have no idea why you would eat there when there are tables pretty close by. And just, why would you eat in a parking lot with all the exhaust and stuff? Strange. <br /><br />Let see, what else. Stopped my boring job last week. Now I'm doing mostly nothing. Probably moving to Canada at the end of August. Not warm. But i'll probably go via some warm stuff. Really, I'm not entirely sure what I'm doing. I've even considered going back to China for a bit - well HK or Taiwan, but we'll see. <br /><br />Anyway, yeah.<br clear="all" />Nicole (可心)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14569343276332679774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11332754.post-38686085383733620512007-07-17T21:18:00.000-07:002007-07-17T21:25:37.721-07:00sunburnt country<a href="http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/07/17/1184559748403.html?from=top5"><img src="http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2007/07/17/kangaroos_at_springhill_wideweb__470x330,0.jpg" height="400"></a><br /><br />As most people should know, it is winter in Australia right now. Although if you were able to come here from January in the northern hemisphere, you probably wouldn't notice. I must say, Australia can't handle the cold for the life of them. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/deep-freeze-leaves-homes-without-gas/2007/07/18/1184559836585.html"><i>The surge in demand is largely caused by consumers using gas appliances to keep themselves warm as the temperature outside dipped close to freezing. </i></a><br /><br />Close to freezing. We're not quite there yet.<br /><br />Don't get me wrong, I'm the first to complain about the cold but that's mostly because central heating doesn't exist here, like in China. They just use their air conditioners as heaters. Not a good option.<br /><br />I used to laugh at how the east coast in the US dealt with a little snow. If an Australian city were ever to get snow, the entire country would have to shut down (the picture above is from up in the mountains near the ski resorts, not in Melbourne.) Although I do hear that Melbourne did get snow once. It lasted for an hour.Nicole (可心)http://www.blogger.com/profile/14569343276332679774noreply@blogger.com0