Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Happy B-day Vincent!

I was happy to talk Vin!
Hope Wednesday bring him some great news!

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Doggy gone wild! I mean in the new doggy park!

港首個狗公園 4月啟用 灣仔海旁青草地 特設水龍頭清理狗糞 in Wan Chai!

Birdi's kitty is a sleeper.

HappyFish

一個人的快樂, 不是因為他擁有得多, 而是因為他計較得少.

Monday, February 26, 2007

Michelle is upset

Your 30s: Now's the time to get ahead, buddy J, I need your advice!

Ruby Yang's The Blood of Yingzhou District won the 79th Oscar short film documentary.

Temple-Inland set to reorganize

Angry Asian Men: 02.26.07
Did you watch the Academy Awards? Booooooring. The highlight of the evening was seeing Ruby Yang win for her short subject documentary, The Blood of Yingzhou District, about a community orphans in China who have lost their parents to AIDS. It's probably one of the most depressing films I've ever seen, but it's an amazing film and absolutely deserves the award. That said, I was suprised that it actually won. Other than that, it was another sorry night for Asians scraping at the Academy for some recognition. There was Rinko Kikuchi pretty much resigned to that fact that Jennifer Hudson owned the Best Supporting Actress trophy. You had Ken Watanabe presenting an award. You had some Asians dressed up in silly costumes for Curse of the Golden Flower. And there was Mako included in the annual tribute montage for those who passed. Oh, and on the red carpet, Al Gore joked to Ryan Seacrest that he'd like himself to be played by William Hung in the movie about his life. Ugh, the name that will not go away.

What probably sucked the most was how little recognition Infernal Affairs received for being the original source material for The Departed, which won several Oscars including Best Picture. Martin Scorsese, ever the director's director, did acknowledge Andrew Lau ("Andrew Law," I think he called him) in his acceptance speech for Best Director. But when it won for Best Adapted Screenplay, the announcer said The Departed was adapted from a Japanese film. Completely wrong. What a slap in the face. The guys who write the copy couldn't do even the basic freaking level of research? I guess all Asians really are alike to them. And when it won for Best Picture, producer Graham King made absolutely no mention of Infernal Affairs at all. You've got the top spot of the evening and you can't throw a bone to the movie that made your win possible? That's disrespect.


Hi My name is Michelle! & I am in distress because there is some BS insurance company that I am dealing with.

HH is going thru the 1st round, I hope he gets picked for 2nd round.

ALB called me again for Kappa... WOW!

W_N ranked 1st in MGT in 2006, Nth year in a row!.... Hurray! Here is an old MGT newscript.
Who is Kruger?

Sunday, February 25, 2007

Weekend recap!

As usual, I have my weekly C-P-V/H towns visit, covered lot of miles and playtime with Miss Emily.

Miss W & Sherry
Marki & Sherry
Doggies are happY!
Food: Steamed sturgeon with garlic-black beans sauce
好正架GrapeFruit西柚
Mr.T & raspberry champagne cakeIt was nice to chat and laugh the whole time, but who would want to see my natural habitat, the lovely industrial land where the sky is blue, the air is crisp and the river is warm to be in?? LOL!

Gelato on Sat, white chocolate & chocolate almond, YUM!

Hot Pot with J on Sun I even got red pockets from J's fam!!!

Saturday, February 24, 2007

Play date: Emily & Marki

Hi, I am Marki & I am a beagle. I am MissE's play date, but she doesn't like to run with me! 貌合神離的couple!

MissE: 你係乜水, 好似見過?
Mr.M: 望我la, 我好cute架!
MissE: 唔望!
Mr.M: 鬥氣,唔望!
MissE: 唔理你
MissE: 無眼睇

JR's note for men

ok look guys, quit keeping all the old crap in your house and car. seriously, throw that shite away! no one likes a messy car, kitchen, bathroom, or what ever. Have some respect for yourself and your MOTHER .... Clean up after yourself. what you do now reflects on what you mother taught you. if you want to be an attractive man there is more to it than looks. ever heard of a sense of humer? (that is for another time)

DUMP THIS SHITE, such as:

old shoes: "I need some river shoes" or "their work shoes" - bull crap! if you have more shoes than your feet then they are dog toys. or if you have more then your girl your in trouble. boys keep it down to 4-6 pairs. have some running shoes, boots, a few "kick-a-rounds", and some "sundy-go-to-meeting" shoes. and thats it.

old bills and reciepts - make sure they don't have SOC or Credit card #'s and TOSS'EM! come on what are you going to keep that crap for? you can't "write them off" now. its too late. . . Shred, Burn, piss on'em, whatever. keep one ONE ONE file cabnit for Car title's, contracts, birth certificates and such. THATS IT.

love letters: this one is tougher i know, 3 years of your life shouldn't fit in a shoe box. sad but true. - but old girlfriends are just that - OLD. if and when you get another girlfried, you better PRAY she don't find all the sappy shite that isn't addressed to her. besides who knows what kind of possitive therapeutic-ness-release it is to "Close" that chapter any way? in other words its GOOD for you. Keep one, ONE, thing (per gal) and make it "neutral", that is something personal to you only, and no one would know better (if you can't hang it on a wall for all to see, or post up on a shelf its too personal). Tip: buy a shredder as your next purchase. instead of another wallet or tie, or i pod.

clothes: look if your not wearing them now, you arn't going to wear them anyhow. and unless you work in construction... DONATE! Look, clothes are to protect your body from the elements (they can look flattering too) and are to be WORN, so wear'em. yes, to work too. look good all the time not just on your days off. besides, how many times have i heard this happen: "I can't go talk to her, i look like crap". LAME! girls don't give a damn about that any how. GIRLS WANT MEN! not wimpy little metro girly boys. (however, there are exceptions to that rule - thank GOD! or i would never get a date... wait i dont' get dates... tears). serious.

moving on...

dishes: oh sweet hevens! men we suck at this i know... but good God you can't let them pile up! its GROSS! it smells like cat piss! that aint right! look no one likes to do the dishes right when they are done eating. or when your tired and just got off work (note to women who might be reading this). but don't leave them in the sink for a month to dry and get nasty. let them soak in water (for a few hours) so when its time to clean they arn't crusty and destroyed. do your dishes while the commercial is on. or when your waiting for your microwaved stew. or while your clothes are in the dryer... but get them done! and put away! sheesh. This will help. instead of the mill-second it takes to leave your dishes in the sink. take 10 seconds and squirt some soap on a srubby and add water, scrub, rinse, and turn upside-down on a towl. and walk away... (here is a tip: keep two of each dish (pack the rest) and a few extra utensils, this will force you to clean when you need to use them. and help you form/break habits you had in the past - but have more when you have company)

bathrooms: Your bathroom must be clean too, others can judge how a kitchen is by the condition of your bathroom and vise-versa. DON'T leave shavings in the sink! and dried toothpast? how? ... put the toile- paper on the roll, not on the back of the toilet. that takes a mill-a-second while your using it! as far as the toilet seat... Personally, i think it should be UP all the time, and when a girl needs it She puts it down and back up when finished (this will stop all the imbarassing "spots" on the seat). or the compromise is close it all the way all the time. OR, men ... choose your battles. the little stuff really makes the women happy, we are not bothered by that simple stuff (a little dig on you girls). a huge tip: GET A TRASH CAN.

advice. if you can remember to be a bit more clean, this will help you feel more stable and give you "roots" to help in your decisions and in life in general. PLUS, when someone comes over you won't need to scramble about in embarrassment.

lastly: DUMP the PORN. No excuses. No compromise's, if you have a "collection"... well then you don't need to worry about getting a girlfriend, in fact just forget all the rest of what i wrote above.

JR is the frontman of Portland's band, The immortal.

Friday, February 23, 2007

Worthy reads

「隱蔽長者」變「精靈耆英」
港男娶港女 10年跌8.6%
王老五聽到怕怕 港女對伴侶要求高
打工仔比例女升男降 女性教育水平提高
Advanced geometry of Islamic art
Pollution chokes Ulan Bator skies
When She Makes More Money Than He

First Nation activists to begin 3,000 mile journey to Weyerhaeuser headquarters to protest logging in Grassy Narrow, Ont.

GRASSY NARROW, Ont. (Rainforest Action Network)

Friday, February 23, 2007

On Friday, Feb. 23, community members from the Grassy Narrows First Nation will begin a journey from their traditional territory in Northwest Ontario to the headquarters of logging giant Weyerhaeuser in Federal Way, Wash. Despite years of community opposition, Weyerhaeuser continues to produce and sell building materials made from wood clear-cut and taken without community consent from Grassy Narrows land.

The "Road to Seattle" tour will feature presentations from community members and organizing workshops hosted by activists working locally and nationally to defend forests and promote Indigenous rights. Stops on the tour include Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina, Edmonton, Vancouver and Victoria before culminating in Washington state.

The tour is being organized by U.S.-based NGO Rainforest Action Network (RAN) and local environmental and human rights organizations and includes events coordinated with recording artists Propagandhi. As the tour concludes, tour members plan to demand that Weyerhaeuser CEO Steve Rogel develop an exit strategy for his company to leave Grassy Narrows and stop marketing homes made with wood clear-cut from Grassy Narrows as "Built Green".

In January, Grassy Narrows leaders declared a moratorium on all industrial activity on their territory without their consent. The community also rebuked plans to increase clear-cut logging. The community has maintained the longest running Indigenous logging blockade in Canadian history, which is now in its fifth year.

"We have been seeking for many years a constructive solution to this untenable situation, but the response has always been to talk and log. We cannot sit back and watch the demise of our way of life, which disappears more every time more cutting areas are extended to Abitibi and Weyerhaeuser," said Grassy Narrows Council Chief Simon Fobister.

"Building American suburbs from Canadian clear-cuts is an unethical business model," said David Sone, Old Growth campaigner at the Rainforest Action Network. "Unlike its competitors, Weyerhaeuser clings to outdated practices that ignore the cultural and environmental value of the Boreal Forest. As CEO, Steve Rogel should promote stronger social responsibility at Weyerhaeuser beginning with an exit strategy from Grassy Narrows."

Local tour stops are being sponsored by Rainforest Action Network, Amnesty International, Boreal Forest Network, Boreal Action Project, Indigenous Peoples' Solidarity Movement, "Shaking the Tree", U. of M Environment Department, and the Indigenous Network on Economies and Trade.

For more information, please visit FreeGrassy.org

Rainforest Action Network runs hard-hitting campaigns to break America's oil addiction, protect endangered forests and indigenous rights, and stop destructive investments around the world through education, grassroots organizing, and non-violent direct action.

Thursday, February 22, 2007

Chinese New Year, Vegas style

Las Vegas Adapts to Reap Chinese New Year Bounty, Vegas has became the holiday spot, well, I, too day-dream about going (X'mas05, X'mas06 & CNY07!) My Cus-Nagi & Liz decided to skip OR and head straight to Vegas!!!!

CNY, FOOD/$$$!

The Enduring Micro-City, an interesting read.

This is not cool: 港男娶大陸新娘增逾7倍, 本港人口老化趨男少女多, 中產向下流貧富愈見懸殊 學者指呈M形社會 統計處做專題研究, M形社會──學者促不買樓不買車.

Individualism: 一人家庭 10年增三成, 免與家人爭執 獨居隨心所欲, I know my mama wouldn't want to live with the boringslob!!!!

China's world domination?
China's lost talent overseas

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Yo, Puffy!

A nick name & the J-pop Duo!

Stock news: Abitibi Consolidated

Ugly Paper Duckling Can Become a Swan, what???? I guess the analyst did not have inside source about the Abitibi-Bowater marriage!

Tuesday, February 20, 2007

It's a baby!

Pancake at Stuffy's II

Air attack, 中頭獎!!!!

My head has been under attack by paper aeroplanes from a "Husky lady" at work. The green one, USAF SWF-102 was the winner this morning as it landed directly on my head!

Monday, February 19, 2007

Movie

My House in Umbria
Notes on a scandal

恭喜發財

Gong Hay Fat Choy!

Sunday, February 18, 2007

The Year of Boar; 祝願大家"豬肥屋潤合家平安財源廣進龍馬精神"!!

Shout out to families & friends!
Check out the link and find out what your Chinese Zodiac are. 2007 is the year of Pig.

Saturday, February 17, 2007

2.17.07

Thursday, February 15, 2007

Be My (Blood-Drenched, Pesticide-Ridden, Child-Enslaving) Valentine

The dark side of Valentine's Day, Joy's good find on V's day reading.

Dinner & Cake with special pals


ThankS for a memorable evening!

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Googe?

Good Catch, Shannon!

Taka is back from his 18 days hiatus! He went to all 4 corners of the country: WA-->CA-->FL-->NY and anywhere in between!

You go to work, then someone said "at least I have a date tonight, do you?" How's about a slap in her face? That same person also declared V-day as single awareness day!

V's day

「愛你,就是讓你幸福快樂!」 Ain't that sweet?

St. Valentine's Day=情人節

Love related holidays:
03.04.07
元宵節=Lantern Festival is on the 15th of the lunar month. This is different from the moon cake/lantern/Mid-autumn festival in the 15th of the eighth lunar month.
08.19.07
七夕 on the 7th of the seventh lunar month.

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

ISEPP lecture

I may go to the ISEPP seminar series: Is the Darwinian Paradigm Outmoded this week if Birdi won't find a date for the seminar!

2.14.07 update. I am NOT going to the seminar because Birdi is going to with her date, a grassfarmer.

Nine Dragons Paper & Lee & Man Paper

Nine Dragon 玖龍紙業控股有限公司 & Lee & Man 理文造紙. Both are the big manufacturers of kraft linerboard 牛皮箱板紙 in Asia.
Note: Nine Dragons, Kraft Process

Stuff to read

Relationship stuff:
Wifeless future for China's men
Arranged marriage online style in India
適婚港男仍要爭女友 減去外傭內地新娘 仍陽盛陰衰

Ethnic Groups:
What are Uyghur people/維吾爾? What are some other Chinese min. groups? One of my sponsor children, Bai is from Ningxia 寧夏 and he is part of the min. group of Hin/回. The historical voyager Zheng He 鄭和 was Hin. He and his fleets were known for the "seven naval expeditions" to the West in Ming dynasty, 明朝. The book, 1421: The Year China Discovered the World claims that several parts of Zheng's fleet explored virtually the entire globe, discovering West Africa, North and South America, Greenland, Antarctica and Australia.

What is the definition of Han Chinese? My mom's family is from Fujian. We visited the 黄; Huang=Wong=Wang clan several years ago. It was very fascinating to learn about the history of the ancestors.

Utah Shooting

Teen Gunman kills 5 in Utah mall & Trolley Sq. description in wiki

Monday, February 12, 2007

CNY fair & the start of week 7

CNY cultural fair was so-so & PandaE's lunch was crappy. I like that J and I were not seperated but we got assigned to be on duty at the not-so-cool booth. We were definitely mahjong overloaded! Sunday was my recovering day with another round of chemistry and eating. Mama prepared a feast for the CNY! I was much satisfied!

SJR will be having 盆菜 on 03.03.07; should be fun! Still need to see when I can make lobakgo with J!

I had a VERY unpleasant dream last night and left me quite shaken. Hope my week 7 at work will go smoothly.What is ? Anyway, Buddy Mosquito, you should read the link.

The final plan came in last night, no NV trip or any Wongs visit in Feb. There is still rumor about visitor in May.

Birdie shared that she went to the speed dating in Ptld on last Thursday and now she got a date for V's-day! Interesting,(S & J, will you consider?)! On the other hand, Perry dropped the bomb and shared that the marital bliss is not so merry after all, I am worry about him and he reminded me to think about flower and card, I mean at the receiving end. That's a long story.

Waxy

Friday, February 09, 2007

Cheerful Friday!

The region was out of steam today, so PM1 went down for a while! Sucked but machine (above plan) and financial data came out for Jan... Did not look too bad, a reason for cheers.

A cheer for being sunshine!

Correspondences from old friends: I heard from Fiona and several APM folks. I talked to Horace and he is doing great. I am grateful that he is still active and caring in my professional life. I think I will call him more often because he is my booster shot at work. His success as a happy papermaker inspires me, another reason for cheers!

I may go to Nevada later this month when Ngai & Liz come to OR. A big MAYBE and I Will keep you posted.

Hmm...Fried Children Oh, wait... I mean fried chicken. I miss grandma's signature honey wings so bad!!! Maybe I will get to eat them in May? Another big MAYBE.

Andy & Daniel


I have been listening to Jacky Cheung: 張學友活出生命Live演唱會. The Play list: 星晴, 愛很簡單, 愛我別走, 愛如潮水, 味道, 等, 追, 情人, 不老的傳說, 講妳知, 我真的受傷了(張學友/王菀之), 她來聽我的演唱會 & 愛是永恆. I want to get his latest release: 在你身邊.

我真的受傷了
作詞:王菀之 作曲:王菀之 編曲:伍仲衡 原唱:張學友
燈光也暗了 音樂低聲了 
口中的棉花糖也融化了
窗外陰天了 人是無聊了 
我的心開始想你了
電話響起了 你要說話了 
還以為你心裡對我又想念了
怎麼你聲音變得冷淡了 
是你變了 
是你變了
燈光熄滅了 音樂靜止了 
滴下的眼淚已停不住了
天下起雨了 人是不快樂 
我的心真的受傷了
我的心真的受傷了

Ethanol Plant

Check it out, folks, ethanol plants in Pacific NW?
Clatskanie ethanol plant construction begins in June 05.12.06
Ethanol firm breaks ground at Mint Farm 12.06.06

AMD vs. ADM

Thursday, February 08, 2007

Shut day!

I am going home...the machine should be productive again in another 5 hours.

Interesting things:
1. Saw Old Bob from Albany. He is coming back to the industry. Welcome and I was glad to see him!
2. heard from Horace about summer intern, the guy is always looking at ahead but I am not ready to mentor a student.
3. Starch boilout went well with my little secretive exitement. I liked my teammates: George/Ronnie/Larry and Mark. Thanks all.
4. Big screen TV in control room. We can watch netflix now!

5. Bud Mon is dealing with knee problem. Hope she is doing well.
6. Sylvia, Bud J and I will chill this weekend as X場 and we gonna party on saturday!It will be mahjong overload!

Warning: Porcupine

Don't really know who was attacking who viciously? The dog or the porcupine. Either way, I think the poor dog lost!

I got splashed and burned!

I got burned this morning by my nasty pal, NaOH! Relax, my face did not melt off, just the neck and upper chest were hit by the caustic splashes. I got some burn gel on shortly after and I feel ok! I still have the tickling feeling (esp on my chin & cheek), probably because there were caustic residual on my green coat's collar and the face shield.

My hair got in contact with some unknown substance... they feel gross & coarse when they are dry and soapy when they are wet at the pony tail end.

Wednesday, February 07, 2007

February-so far.

Missing Child-Quite scary!
Blood type, 血型,知多D, Malaria.
Aerobic steps at YMCA. The workout is kicking me hard.
H2O2 & NaOH are my new pals.
Later this month, I am going to an Arbitration meeting. My first one and I am told "not going to be my last one".
PM1 Shut tomorrow, ciao and see you at 5AM!

Headlines

Towns with Fibre plants shiver at news
Taiwan statue removal fuels spat: I think DPP is doing a very wrong thing!
APA mayors
Pole dancing, maybe this is even better than high heat yoga? Buddy J, wanna try?
Let's give it up for the stereotypically weak Asian dude who's too chicken to tell his parents he's living with his white girlfriend

I use a headphone! Music at work.

Busy hallway is driving me insane! I got moved and now I sit by the cube entrance and round tables. I need a new wall, I am demanding it! I use Canto pop to steer me from the distraction. Thanks, J for all those canto pop CDs.

I have been listening to: 容祖兒; 衛蘭 & Mozart.

Tuesday, February 06, 2007

Industry Update in WA, big news in L-town!

Longview Fibre will sell ! There are the articles:
Longview daily news headline; Community worry; Who make Brookfield tick?.

W_N: We are in "sold out" position", but the sale price is falling....

The next two updates are recent:
1. GP Camas are shutting down some of their tissue machines.

2. Pt. Townsend paper corp filed Chapter 11. An article from PT Leader.

Famous OSU alumni is in the news for the wrong reason

A famous Oregon State alumni was in the media spotlight. There was a love triange between 3 astronauts. One of them is being charged with attempted murder count, here are the bios.

Other famous Oregon Staters in ChE:
Linus Pauling, Octave Levenspiel, Donald Pettit
Electrical: William Oefelein, Douglas Engelbart.

Monday, February 05, 2007

Oink, Oink

From Mon

豬年

Friday, February 02, 2007

ABITIBIBOWATER

ABITIBIBOWATER

Top 10 in 05/06 (world ranking):
1. International paper
2. Weyerhaeuser
3. Georgia-pacific
4. Procter & Gamble
5. Kimberly-Clark
6. StoraEnso
7. SCA
8. UPM
9. Oji paper
10. Nippon paper Group

How will the merge change the list?