Forget London Bridge, the South Gate is Burning!!
Posted: February 11, 2008 Filed under: Gulliver's Travels Leave a comment
Korea’s number one national treasure was burnt down on Feb 10th. How do I know that it is the number one national treasure? Because Korea numbers each of the national treasures by rank, and the South Gate of Seoul was number one! This would be akin to somebody going and blowing up the Statue of Liberty in America. The structure was over 600 years old, and marked one of the historic entrances into Seoul. The government estimates that it will take three years, and over 20 million dollars to rebuild the gate. I’ve never been there, but I have been to the East Gate of Seoul. Now I wish I had listened to my friends and gone to the South Gate…
Happy New Year!
Posted: February 7, 2008 Filed under: All's Well That Ends Well Leave a commentNo, I’m not a month late for the New Year. Today is the lunar new year! (I think more Americans know it as Chinese New Year) It is once again the year of the rat. I was born in the year of the rat, so I have always had a special affinity for this year.
This isn’t just any rat year though, this is the year of the Earth Rat, so I’m sure there are some sort of special connotations that come along with that.
And the Winner is…?
Posted: February 7, 2008 Filed under: Importance of Being Earnest Leave a comment
In honor of “Super Tuesday,” one of my professors held a sort of “what if..” election. He paired candidates form each party, and then asked the class who would we vote for. The results were interesting.
First in the lineup was Obama against McCain. He asked the class who would vote for Obama, and almost the entire class raised their hands. McCain, received absolutely no votes.
Next up was Hillary against Romney. He first asked who would vote for Hillary, and nobody raised their hands. When he asked about Romney, everybody’s hands shot into the air (not really surprising right? Of course the Mormons vote for the Mormon.)
He then pitted the two favorites against each other, Romney and Obama. This time the class was split about 50/50.
The final match up was Hillary and McCain. He first asked who would vote for Hillary, and one person raised their hand. However, McCain again received no votes. When asked why they had chosen to not vote, most people said they did not want to be part of a decision that put either of the two in office.
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