So Poly finally started it's spring semester - boy an I glad to have something to do instead of sitting in my house doing stuff I deem to be incompetent. So what happened this week? To be honest, there was a lot of "stuff" that happened. What exactly is this "stuff?" Well, first off, there was a snow day (YIPPEE!!!) today and all my classes/hw got pushed back. Not that homework was a problem (because i finished them all already due to my enthusiastic nature from all that restlessness of the vacation) but because I have more time to plan things out and more time to prepare for what's going to happen. You're probably wondering why I would need to prepare for HW submission, right? Well, lets just say unexpected things tend to happen to me often, so it's best to be prepared for as many things as possible. Besides today's snow day, here were some other personal events I valued as follows:
A Re-Inspiration from a Former Role Model
There was a homework from my EG forum class to read articles and blog about them. Sounds boring right? Well, a few of them do, but they're understandable. One in particular, the Stanford gravitational commencement speech by Steve Jobs in 2005, really touched me - again. Now what do I mean by again? I'm pretty darned sure that I read this speech somewhere online and it inspired me in the past, but it never inspired me the way it did when I read it again yesterday. Man, reading the same, touching article 3 years later feels completely different.
So lemme tell you this - I dislike apple. I VERY STRONGLY DISLIKE IT. Why? Because their corporate world is composed of douche-bags that try to monopolize everything and make idiot moves. In reality, I sometimes find it hard to believe that the company still survived based solely off of its name and not the product itself. Take the I-touch, for example - does it HAVE to use it I-Tunes store? Seriously? Even Zune doesn't FORCE you to use their own app. And the I-phone? Why AT&T only? And why the EXCLUSIVE contract? Even Starbucks opens its doors for everyone at the same price.
But after reading this article, I felt somewhat different. I remembered how i dislike apple for their marketing and monopoly moves, not for their technology itself. I realized that I started to hate apple because I was just supporting Google Android and their open-source software. Now I remembered how much I used to respect Steve Jobs - how he went through the worse and made it successful to this very day. I thank his speech for reappearing before me once again to help guide me to my right direction of leadership.
http://onemansblog.com/2010/02/01/steve-jobs-outstanding-stanford-commencement-speech-from-2005/
First Day
The first day of class wasn't that bad - we went to a large auditorium and sat there to listen to lectures. Not to mention, I got to reunite with my poly friend again! And poly cafeteria finally opened near the end of the first week! Omg, I love the soups at Polytech sooo much. Welcome back to my $2.25 lunches!
Registration for Distant Worlds Final Fantasy Concert with Nobuo Uematsu
So tickets for his concert in Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) went on sale this week for a performance on April 1st and 2nd. I can't wait to go! In fact, I'm still debating whether or not I should get the $95 orchestra seating tickets or the $175 VIP seats. I'm sooo tempted! (But i realize that it's not THAT worth it to meet him, since he'll probably have no time for 1-on-1 Q&A and would only allow for a moment's photograph and signature. Still, the temptation is STRONG. O.O
Planning for Birthday Lunch Party
My birthday is February 4th, 2010, but it is located on a the day RIGHT after New Years. Fortuntely, it's on a Friday. UNFORTUNATELY, most of my close friends will leave NYC and go back to college, so that isn't too good. Therefore, I plan to have a party this Saturday for lunch with everyone. Now the only question is where.....
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