Tens of thousands of Chinese couples rushed to tie the knot across the nation Wednesday, or 09/09/09, hoping that the ‘triple 9 day’ will bring them good luck and eternal love. Few years ago when I was in graduate school, the graduate student association held speed dating event twice a years.When the next speed dating [...]
Published by September 10th, 2009 in Advice, Dating and Social.Archive for 2009
I saw a story recently on a TV about a high powered business man who bought a condo in New York City but was to busy to actually move in. He hardly had any furniture in the apartment except a corner tables with lamps; no chairs, just one stool by the kitchen, apparently he doesn’t [...]
Published by September 8th, 2009 in Design and Personal.A herbivore is an animal that has adapted to eat everything else but meat. A vegetarian is the same way. For what ever reason they made up a ‘rule’ that says that they are not suppose to consume meat. I don’t like to exclude something as a ‘rule;’ although I have preferences. And preferences are [...]
Published by September 1st, 2009 in Current Issues and Social.This is a question I have frequently encountered growing up as an Ethiopian kid in the middle of nowhere, Texas. Actually, the question was more of “what are you?” I would rightly claim my Ethiopian identity each time it was asked but as I got older and moved to a part of the country where [...]
Published by August 27th, 2009 in Thoughts.I am constantly looking through old photos. I really like how a photo changes the way I think about something. Its very powerful. I once read about Kevin Carter who killed himself after winning the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography in 1994 for this picture taken in Sudan a year earlier. Including those that changed [...]
Published by August 25th, 2009 in African, Current Issues and Design.
