Comments for Appetite for Life http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com those we cherish... Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:52:45 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE? by smrstrauss http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/who-are-responsible/#comment-219 smrstrauss Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:52:45 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/who-are-responsible/#comment-219 And, let me add, what a former lobbiest for Fannie Mae has written: (quotes) Maloni (http://housingdoom.com/2008/10/06/bill-maloni-you-want-to-blame-who) …it is noteworthy to see what the Bush Administration did before they chose “conservatorship” two months ago for the GSEs. In 2004, the Bush Administration pushed the “ownership society” and lauded Fannie’s and Freddie’s work to achieve those homeownership ends. In 2005, via regulation, Bush’s HUD upped the Fannie and Freddie housing goals to further enhance homeownership. (Source: Bloomberg.) In the 2005 rule making process leading to jacking up the goals, HUD wrote: “The GSEs state of the art technology, staff resources, and share of the total conventional conforming market, and financial strength strongly suggest that they have the strength that they have the ability to lead the industry in making home purchase credit available for low-income families and underserved neighborhoods.” (Source: HUD regulation, during rulemaking process.) Indeed, the Bush Administration, as recently as six month ago, pushed the companies to buy more mortgages and specifically more risky mortgages. Here is what the solons at OFHEO wrote, this spring, when they lowered the capital requirements they recently had increased. “Simply put, fully implemented will make available to the Enterprises sufficient capital to permit them to purchase or guarantee about $2 Trillion in mortgages and mortgage backed securities, That support will be there not just for the Enterprises’ traditional conventional market but also for loan modifications, the subprime market, and the temporary jumbo conforming market.” (Source: OFHEO statement, March 19, 2008.) THE CORONER OPINED, “THE DNA IS GOP!” But, it was the subprime toxic poisons–knowingly purchased by the GSEs– that killed them as privately owned companies. Thoughtful or aggressive regulation could have stopped those purchases at Fannie/Freddie and other investors throughout the financial services community had there been anyone with enough guts to blow the regulatory whistle. The Bush Administration affirmatively refused to regulate the mortgage bankers and mortgage brokers who generated the subprime loans. It raised no issue with heavily regulated banks, which bought some of the worst mortgage companies. Yet, it was the Bush SEC, Bush OFHEO, Bush nominee running the Fed, the Bush Counsel of Economic Advisors, and other Bush regulatory appointments who either missed Wall Street’s greedy subprime creations–which those same investment banks sold to financial institutions all over the world—or just saw them as divine GSE retribution since those loans were coming out of a set, had they been conventionally financed, would otherwise had gone to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Whatever the case, no official in the Bush loop said much about the subprime scourge. (Of course, much of that most of the Bushies were busy subverting if not shredding the Constitution.) Officials at Indy Mac, WAMO, Wachovia, First National of Nevada, Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch, Countrywide, Lehman, Fannie and Freddie and hundreds more bought the poison and most paid the price, unfortunately bringing down much of our economy with them. In 2004, the Bush Administration pushed the “ownership society” and lauded Fannie’s and Freddie’s work to achieve those homeownership ends. In 2005, via regulation, Bush’s HUD upped the Fannie and Freddie housing goals to further enhance homeownership. (Source: Bloomberg.) In the 2005 rule making process leading to jacking up the goals, HUD wrote: “The GSEs state of the art technology, staff resources, and share of the total conventional conforming market, and financial strength strongly suggest that they have the strength that they have the ability to lead the industry in making home purchase credit available for low-income families and underserved neighborhoods.” (Source: HUD regulation, during rulemaking process.) Indeed, the Bush Administration, as recently as six month ago, pushed the companies to buy more mortgages and specifically more risky mortgages. Here is what the solons at OFHEO wrote, this spring, when they lowered the capital requirements they recently had increased. “Simply put, fully implemented will make available to the Enterprises sufficient capital to permit them to purchase or guarantee about $2 Trillion in mortgages and mortgage backed securities, That support will be there not just for the Enterprises’ traditional conventional market but also for loan modifications, the subprime market, and the temporary jumbo conforming market.” (Source: OFHEO statement, March 19, 2008.) THE CORONER OPINED, “THE DNA IS GOP!” But, it was the subprime toxic poisons–knowingly purchased by the GSEs– that killed them as privately owned companies. Thoughtful or aggressive regulation could have stopped those purchases at Fannie/Freddie and other investors throughout the financial services community had there been anyone with enough guts to blow the regulatory whistle. The Bush Administration affirmatively refused to regulate the mortgage bankers and mortgage brokers who generated the subprime loans. It raised no issue with heavily regulated banks, which bought some of the worst mortgage companies. Yet, it was the Bush SEC, Bush OFHEO, Bush nominee running the Fed, the Bush Counsel of Economic Advisors, and other Bush regulatory appointments who either missed Wall Street’s greedy subprime creations–which those same investment banks sold to financial institutions all over the world—or just saw them as divine GSE retribution since those loans were coming out of a set, had they been conventionally financed, would otherwise had gone to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Whatever the case, no official in the Bush loop said much about the subprime scourge. (Of course, much of that most of the Bushies were busy subverting if not shredding the Constitution.) Officials at Indy Mac, WAMO, Wachovia, First National of Nevada, Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch, Countrywide, Lehman, Fannie and Freddie and hundreds more bought the poison and most paid the price, unfortunately bringing down much of our economy with them. How many Democrats walked those executive offices? And, unless the GOP wants to rewrite history, the Democrat didn’t control Congress in this decade, until 2006, and then the biggest thing they did was to approve legislation creating a stronger GSE regulator and giving Henry Paulson the tools to takedown both companies on “Smashdown Sunday.” Fannie’s Board of Directors had several nationally prominent Republicans serving on it, during this time, including Ken Duberstein, former Reagan Chief of Staff and currently and adviser to John McCain (Duberstein recently resigned from the Fannie Board); Steve Friedman (Bush National Economic Adviser); Fred Malek; and Ann Korologos (Labor Secretary for Ronald Reagan). Sorry, McCain Campaign, George W. Bush, WSJ, Peter Wallison, Chuck Calomiris, Rush Limbaugh, and hundreds of others with a media forum, you’re spinning, Where can anyone—except the haters, the liars, and the right wing nuts–find the “Democrats” in all of this, whom the conservatives blame so much, in anything more than a cheerleading role? They just aren’t there for the blaming. As I have written before, the GOP’s DNA is all over the subprime mess and the trillions of dollars and untold pain, suffering and dislocation, economically and spiritually that it is costing our nation. I just hope that any voters as well as other thoughtful people–who encounter this hateful effort to politically scapegoat Fannie and Freddie–have the facts to refute it. How many Democrats walked those executive offices? And, unless the GOP wants to rewrite history, the Democrat didn’t control Congress in this decade, until 2006, and then the biggest thing they did was to approve legislation creating a stronger GSE regulator and giving Henry Paulson the tools to takedown both companies on “Smashdown Sunday.” Fannie’s Board of Directors had several nationally prominent Republicans serving on it, during this time, including Ken Duberstein, former Reagan Chief of Staff and currently and adviser to John McCain (Duberstein recently resigned from the Fannie Board); Steve Friedman (Bush National Economic Adviser); Fred Malek; and Ann Korologos (Labor Secretary for Ronald Reagan). Sorry, McCain Campaign, George W. Bush, WSJ, Peter Wallison, Chuck Calomiris, Rush Limbaugh, and hundreds of others with a media forum, you’re spinning, Where can anyone—except the haters, the liars, and the right wing nuts–find the “Democrats” in all of this, whom the conservatives blame so much, in anything more than a cheerleading role? They just aren’t there for the blaming. As I have written before, the GOP’s DNA is all over the subprime mess and the trillions of dollars and untold pain, suffering and dislocation, economically and spiritually that it is costing our nation. I just hope that any voters as well as other thoughtful people–who encounter this hateful effort to politically scapegoat Fannie and Freddie–have the facts to refute it. end quotes: The part about refusing to regulate the mortgage brokers seems particularly pressing. Not to mention the credit default swaps, ETC. And, let me add, what a former lobbiest for Fannie Mae has written: (quotes)

Maloni (http://housingdoom.com/2008/10/06/bill-maloni-you-want-to-blame-who)

…it is noteworthy to see what the Bush Administration did before they chose “conservatorship” two months ago for the GSEs.

In 2004, the Bush Administration pushed the “ownership society” and lauded Fannie’s and Freddie’s work to achieve those homeownership ends.

In 2005, via regulation, Bush’s HUD upped the Fannie and Freddie housing goals to further enhance homeownership. (Source: Bloomberg.)

In the 2005 rule making process leading to jacking up the goals, HUD wrote:

“The GSEs state of the art technology, staff resources, and share of the total conventional conforming market, and financial strength strongly suggest that they have the strength that they have the ability to lead the industry in making home purchase credit available for low-income families and underserved neighborhoods.” (Source: HUD regulation, during rulemaking process.)

Indeed, the Bush Administration, as recently as six month ago, pushed the companies to buy more mortgages and specifically more risky mortgages.

Here is what the solons at OFHEO wrote, this spring, when they lowered the capital requirements they recently had increased.

“Simply put, fully implemented will make available to the Enterprises sufficient capital to permit them to purchase or guarantee about $2 Trillion in mortgages and mortgage backed securities, That support will be there not just for the Enterprises’ traditional conventional market but also for loan modifications, the subprime market, and the temporary jumbo conforming market.” (Source: OFHEO statement, March 19, 2008.)

THE CORONER OPINED, “THE DNA IS GOP!”

But, it was the subprime toxic poisons–knowingly purchased by the GSEs– that killed them as privately owned companies.

Thoughtful or aggressive regulation could have stopped those purchases at Fannie/Freddie and other investors throughout the financial services community had there been anyone with enough guts to blow the regulatory whistle.

The Bush Administration affirmatively refused to regulate the mortgage bankers and mortgage brokers who generated the subprime loans. It raised no issue with heavily regulated banks, which bought some of the worst mortgage companies.

Yet, it was the Bush SEC, Bush OFHEO, Bush nominee running the Fed, the Bush Counsel of Economic Advisors, and other Bush regulatory appointments who either missed Wall Street’s greedy subprime creations–which those same investment banks sold to financial institutions all over the world—or just saw them as divine GSE retribution since those loans were coming out of a set, had they been conventionally financed, would otherwise had gone to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.

Whatever the case, no official in the Bush loop said much about the subprime scourge. (Of course, much of that most of the Bushies were busy subverting if not shredding the Constitution.)

Officials at Indy Mac, WAMO, Wachovia, First National of Nevada, Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch, Countrywide, Lehman, Fannie and Freddie and hundreds more bought the poison and most paid the price, unfortunately bringing down much of our economy with them. In 2004, the Bush Administration pushed the “ownership society” and lauded Fannie’s and Freddie’s work to achieve those homeownership ends.

In 2005, via regulation, Bush’s HUD upped the Fannie and Freddie housing goals to further enhance homeownership. (Source: Bloomberg.)

In the 2005 rule making process leading to jacking up the goals, HUD wrote:

“The GSEs state of the art technology, staff resources, and share of the total conventional conforming market, and financial strength strongly suggest that they have the strength that they have the ability to lead the industry in making home purchase credit available for low-income families and underserved neighborhoods.” (Source: HUD regulation, during rulemaking process.)

Indeed, the Bush Administration, as recently as six month ago, pushed the companies to buy more mortgages and specifically more risky mortgages.

Here is what the solons at OFHEO wrote, this spring, when they lowered the capital requirements they recently had increased.

“Simply put, fully implemented will make available to the Enterprises sufficient capital to permit them to purchase or guarantee about $2 Trillion in mortgages and mortgage backed securities, That support will be there not just for the Enterprises’ traditional conventional market but also for loan modifications, the subprime market, and the temporary jumbo conforming market.” (Source: OFHEO statement, March 19, 2008.)

THE CORONER OPINED, “THE DNA IS GOP!”

But, it was the subprime toxic poisons–knowingly purchased by the GSEs– that killed them as privately owned companies.

Thoughtful or aggressive regulation could have stopped those purchases at Fannie/Freddie and other investors throughout the financial services community had there been anyone with enough guts to blow the regulatory whistle.

The Bush Administration affirmatively refused to regulate the mortgage bankers and mortgage brokers who generated the subprime loans. It raised no issue with heavily regulated banks, which bought some of the worst mortgage companies.

Yet, it was the Bush SEC, Bush OFHEO, Bush nominee running the Fed, the Bush Counsel of Economic Advisors, and other Bush regulatory appointments who either missed Wall Street’s greedy subprime creations–which those same investment banks sold to financial institutions all over the world—or just saw them as divine GSE retribution since those loans were coming out of a set, had they been conventionally financed, would otherwise had gone to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.

Whatever the case, no official in the Bush loop said much about the subprime scourge. (Of course, much of that most of the Bushies were busy subverting if not shredding the Constitution.)

Officials at Indy Mac, WAMO, Wachovia, First National of Nevada, Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch, Countrywide, Lehman, Fannie and Freddie and hundreds more bought the poison and most paid the price, unfortunately bringing down much of our economy with them.

How many Democrats walked those executive offices? And, unless the GOP wants to rewrite history, the Democrat didn’t control Congress in this decade, until 2006, and then the biggest thing they did was to approve legislation creating a stronger GSE regulator and giving Henry Paulson the tools to takedown both companies on “Smashdown Sunday.”

Fannie’s Board of Directors had several nationally prominent Republicans serving on it, during this time, including Ken Duberstein, former Reagan Chief of Staff and currently and adviser to John McCain (Duberstein recently resigned from the Fannie Board); Steve Friedman (Bush National Economic Adviser); Fred Malek; and Ann Korologos (Labor Secretary for Ronald Reagan).

Sorry, McCain Campaign, George W. Bush, WSJ, Peter Wallison, Chuck Calomiris, Rush Limbaugh, and hundreds of others with a media forum, you’re spinning,

Where can anyone—except the haters, the liars, and the right wing nuts–find the “Democrats” in all of this, whom the conservatives blame so much, in anything more than a cheerleading role? They just aren’t there for the blaming.

As I have written before, the GOP’s DNA is all over the subprime mess and the trillions of dollars and untold pain, suffering and dislocation, economically and spiritually that it is costing our nation.

I just hope that any voters as well as other thoughtful people–who encounter this hateful effort to politically scapegoat Fannie and Freddie–have the facts to refute it.

How many Democrats walked those executive offices? And, unless the GOP wants to rewrite history, the Democrat didn’t control Congress in this decade, until 2006, and then the biggest thing they did was to approve legislation creating a stronger GSE regulator and giving Henry Paulson the tools to takedown both companies on “Smashdown Sunday.”

Fannie’s Board of Directors had several nationally prominent Republicans serving on it, during this time, including Ken Duberstein, former Reagan Chief of Staff and currently and adviser to John McCain (Duberstein recently resigned from the Fannie Board); Steve Friedman (Bush National Economic Adviser); Fred Malek; and Ann Korologos (Labor Secretary for Ronald Reagan).

Sorry, McCain Campaign, George W. Bush, WSJ, Peter Wallison, Chuck Calomiris, Rush Limbaugh, and hundreds of others with a media forum, you’re spinning,

Where can anyone—except the haters, the liars, and the right wing nuts–find the “Democrats” in all of this, whom the conservatives blame so much, in anything more than a cheerleading role? They just aren’t there for the blaming.

As I have written before, the GOP’s DNA is all over the subprime mess and the trillions of dollars and untold pain, suffering and dislocation, economically and spiritually that it is costing our nation.

I just hope that any voters as well as other thoughtful people–who encounter this hateful effort to politically scapegoat Fannie and Freddie–have the facts to refute it.

end quotes:

The part about refusing to regulate the mortgage brokers seems particularly pressing. Not to mention the credit default swaps, ETC.

]]> Comment on WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE? by smrstrauss http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/who-are-responsible/#comment-218 smrstrauss Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:48:56 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/who-are-responsible/#comment-218 Re: If the Democrats had allowed the Fannie and Freddie reform legislation to become law in 2005, the entire financial crisis might have been avoided. Ha! Though the Bush Administration pushed (but not very hard) for the form of tighter regulation, the facts show that it was also pressing very hard for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to make more and more loans to the minority areas: After all, it was in charge of the Deparatment of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which set these goals in 2004: Quotes: HUD Sets New Goals For Fannie, Freddie Funds for Lower-Income Buyers to Rise By David S. Hilzenrath Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, November 2, 2004; Page E02 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will have to increase their funding of mortgages for low- and moderate-income home buyers, under a new rule the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced yesterday. Under the rule, for example, the goal for low- and moderate-income home buyers would be raised from the current 50 percent to 56 percent in 2008 -- 1 percentage point less than the 57 percent goal HUD proposed in the spring. The goal for loans in so-called underserved areas would increase from the current 36 percent to 39 percent in 2008, instead of the 40 percent that HUD had proposed. The department lowered the goals slightly because it decided to use a different source of data to measure the market's overall performance, said John C. Weicher, assistant secretary for housing and Federal Housing Commissioner. To meet the new goals, Fannie and Freddie will need to buy over the next four years an estimated 400,000 more qualifying loans than the 10 million loans they otherwise would have bought, Weicher said. The rule was intended to make the giant government-sponsored companies match or lead the mortgage industry in funding for the target markets, HUD officials said. The department has alleged that, despite their federal charters and government-conferred privileges, Fannie and Freddie have lagged the industry in the percentage of their business devoted to groups such as minority first-time home buyers. Freddie Mac spokeswoman Sharon McHale said the new goals may be so high that the company will be forced to reduce its funding for other borrowers, potentially "making it harder for workforce families and working families with children to get a mortgage." Fannie Mae "will be working with HUD and our housing partners to minimize any unintended consequences for housing that may result from the new goals," spokesman Charles Greener said. Fannie and Freddie have said that it would be hard to meet the proposed percentages in years when there is a big demand for them to fund refinancings for people who already own homes. HUD said it will seek more public comment on that issue and consider addressing it with a separate rule.... And why was the pressure to increase lending in minority areas so intense? Because Bush himself was in favor of what he called "the Ownership Society." Here is Bush in 2003: Here Bush is in 2003 in signing the “American Dream Downpayment Act of 2003: “The rate of homeownership in America now stands a record high of 68.4 percent. Yet there is room for improvement. The rate of homeownership amongst minorities is below 50 percent. And that's not right, and this country needs to do something about it. We need to -- (applause.) We need to close the minority homeownership gap in America so more citizens have the satisfaction and mobility that comes from owning your own home, from owning a piece of the future of America. Last year I set a goal to add 5.5 million new minority homeowners in America by the end of the decade. That is an attainable goal; that is an essential goal. And we're making progress toward that goal. In the past 18 months, more than 1 million minority families have become homeowners. (Applause.) And there's more that we can do to achieve the goal. The law I sign today will help us build on this progress in a very practical way. Many people are able to afford a monthly mortgage payment, but are unable to make the down payment. So this legislation will authorize $200 million per year in down payment assistance to at least 40,000 low-income families. These funds will help American families achieve their goals, and at the same time, strengthen our communities.” So you could say that Bush contributed to the bubble and to making risky loans. Re: If the Democrats had allowed the Fannie and Freddie reform legislation to become law in 2005, the entire financial crisis might have been avoided.

Ha! Though the Bush Administration pushed (but not very hard) for the form of tighter regulation, the facts show that it was also pressing very hard for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to make more and more loans to the minority areas:

After all, it was in charge of the Deparatment of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which set these goals in 2004:
Quotes:

HUD Sets New Goals For Fannie, Freddie
Funds for Lower-Income Buyers to Rise

By David S. Hilzenrath
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, November 2, 2004; Page E02

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will have to increase their funding of mortgages for low- and moderate-income home buyers, under a new rule the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced yesterday.

Under the rule, for example, the goal for low- and moderate-income home buyers would be raised from the current 50 percent to 56 percent in 2008 — 1 percentage point less than the 57 percent goal HUD proposed in the spring. The goal for loans in so-called underserved areas would increase from the current 36 percent to 39 percent in 2008, instead of the 40 percent that HUD had proposed.

The department lowered the goals slightly because it decided to use a different source of data to measure the market’s overall performance, said John C. Weicher, assistant secretary for housing and Federal Housing Commissioner. To meet the new goals, Fannie and Freddie will need to buy over the next four years an estimated 400,000 more qualifying loans than the 10 million loans they otherwise would have bought, Weicher said.

The rule was intended to make the giant government-sponsored companies match or lead the mortgage industry in funding for the target markets, HUD officials said. The department has alleged that, despite their federal charters and government-conferred privileges, Fannie and Freddie have lagged the industry in the percentage of their business devoted to groups such as minority first-time home buyers.

Freddie Mac spokeswoman Sharon McHale said the new goals may be so high that the company will be forced to reduce its funding for other borrowers, potentially “making it harder for workforce families and working families with children to get a mortgage.”

Fannie Mae “will be working with HUD and our housing partners to minimize any unintended consequences for housing that may result from the new goals,” spokesman Charles Greener said.

Fannie and Freddie have said that it would be hard to meet the proposed percentages in years when there is a big demand for them to fund refinancings for people who already own homes. HUD said it will seek more public comment on that issue and consider addressing it with a separate rule….

And why was the pressure to increase lending in minority areas so intense? Because Bush himself was in favor of what he called “the Ownership Society.”

Here is Bush in 2003:

Here Bush is in 2003 in signing the “American Dream Downpayment Act of 2003:

“The rate of homeownership in America now stands a record high of 68.4 percent. Yet there is room for improvement. The rate of homeownership amongst minorities is below 50 percent. And that’s not right, and this country needs to do something about it. We need to — (applause.) We need to close the minority homeownership gap in America so more citizens have the satisfaction and mobility that comes from owning your own home, from owning a piece of the future of America.

Last year I set a goal to add 5.5 million new minority homeowners in America by the end of the decade. That is an attainable goal; that is an essential goal. And we’re making progress toward that goal. In the past 18 months, more than 1 million minority families have become homeowners. (Applause.) And there’s more that we can do to achieve the goal. The law I sign today will help us build on this progress in a very practical way.

Many people are able to afford a monthly mortgage payment, but are unable to make the down payment. So this legislation will authorize $200 million per year in down payment assistance to at least 40,000 low-income families. These funds will help American families achieve their goals, and at the same time, strengthen our communities.”

So you could say that Bush contributed to the bubble and to making risky loans.

]]> Comment on Distance by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/08/30/distance/#comment-216 kobe Sun, 31 Aug 2008 02:01:25 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/?p=244#comment-216 I just wished the time stopped in that shining spring when we were on the road trip, taking photos in the countryside... I just wished the time stopped in that shining spring when we were on the road trip, taking photos in the countryside…

]]> Comment on Everything Happens For A Reason by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/07/05/everything-happens-for-a-reason/#comment-215 kobe Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:57:23 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/?p=231#comment-215 btw, were you really referring to the naughty meaning of `In-N-Out'? :) btw, were you really referring to the naughty meaning of `In-N-Out’? :)

]]> Comment on Moving on… by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/06/20/moving-on/#comment-213 kobe Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:44:39 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/?p=223#comment-213 ... …

]]> Comment on Research Log? by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/06/19/research-log/#comment-212 kobe Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:45:41 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/?p=221#comment-212 Besides, you can use laTex here :D Besides, you can use laTex here :D

]]> Comment on Research Log? by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/06/19/research-log/#comment-211 kobe Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:37:39 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/?p=221#comment-211 Sure :) Sure :)

]]> Comment on BLOODY LESSON LEARNED by ripplefox http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/06/18/bloody-lesson-learned/#comment-210 ripplefox Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:11:40 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/06/18/bloody-lesson-learned/#comment-210 I guess I learned from the whole situation too. Thanks for sharing. :-) Learning from making mistakes is very common and effective. As long as you don't learn the same thing from multiple mistakes, that should be fine. I guess I learned from the whole situation too. Thanks for sharing. :-) Learning from making mistakes is very common and effective. As long as you don’t learn the same thing from multiple mistakes, that should be fine.

]]> Comment on Jeux d’enfants by Kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/06/17/jeux-denfants/#comment-209 Kobe Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:55:13 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/?p=219#comment-209 I do not watch that movie. But it seems everything has a boundary, beyond which it is hard to accept. I do not watch that movie. But it seems everything has a boundary, beyond which it is hard to accept.

]]> Comment on OLD POSTS by Kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/06/14/old-posts/#comment-207 Kobe Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:25:05 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/06/14/old-posts/#comment-207 Time does flies, even leaps for some part of year, e.g., May of 2008 :) Time does flies, even leaps for some part of year, e.g., May of 2008 :)

]]> Comment on OLD POSTS by ripplefox http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/06/14/old-posts/#comment-206 ripplefox Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:25:50 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/06/14/old-posts/#comment-206 Time flies... But I do feel unbelievably lucky that we still feel the same way about each other, the only difference though is that I am more confident than before. Time flies… But I do feel unbelievably lucky that we still feel the same way about each other, the only difference though is that I am more confident than before.

]]> Comment on SHALL WE DANCE AGAIN? by ripplefox http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/06/13/shall-we-dance-again/#comment-205 ripplefox Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:21:34 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/06/13/shall-we-dance-again/#comment-205 This is one of my favorite posts!! Indeed an incredible episode - though it put me back to where I had struggled so much to get out, I enjoyed and appreciated it. And the answer, of course, is YES. This is one of my favorite posts!! Indeed an incredible episode – though it put me back to where I had struggled so much to get out, I enjoyed and appreciated it. And the answer, of course, is YES.

]]> Comment on THOUSANDS MILES AWAY by OLD POSTS « Appetite for Life http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/05/23/thousands-miles-away/#comment-204 OLD POSTS « Appetite for Life Sun, 15 Jun 2008 03:04:24 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/05/22/thousand-miles-away/#comment-204 [...] 14, 2008 by appetiteforlife I am reading old posts and come across this one: THOUSANDS MILES AWAY, written at the same time one year ago. The only difference is that we are on the opposite side of [...] [...] 14, 2008 by appetiteforlife I am reading old posts and come across this one: THOUSANDS MILES AWAY, written at the same time one year ago. The only difference is that we are on the opposite side of [...]

]]> Comment on From CNNMoney.com: Who the candidates really listen to by Mike Harmon http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/from-cnnmoneycom-who-the-candidates-really-listen-to/#comment-186 Mike Harmon Sat, 15 Mar 2008 02:13:12 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/from-cnnmoneycom-who-the-candidates-really-listen-to/#comment-186 I came across your blog on Technorati. Nice site layout. I will stop by and read more soon. Mike Harmon I came across your blog on Technorati. Nice site layout. I will stop by and read more soon.

Mike Harmon

]]> Comment on THE WORLD IS GRAY by girl with the pearl earring http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/03/08/the-world-is-gray/#comment-185 girl with the pearl earring Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:58:36 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/03/08/the-world-is-gray/#comment-185 everybody does wear masks, but some people still deny it and make it seem they live in a perfect world everybody does wear masks, but some people still deny it and make it seem they live in a perfect world

]]> Comment on I AM NOT KIDDING! WHICH ONE IS MORE OUTRAGEOUS? by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/i-am-not-kidding-which-one-is-more-outrageous/#comment-184 kobe Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:40:47 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/i-am-not-kidding/#comment-184 Well, the design is not bad :) Well, the design is not bad :)

]]> Comment on THE WORLD IS GRAY by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/03/08/the-world-is-gray/#comment-183 kobe Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:40:06 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/03/08/the-world-is-gray/#comment-183 In my case, I never have "the skeleton", even when I am drunk :) In my case, I never have “the skeleton”, even when I am drunk :)

]]> Comment on I AM REALLY MOVED… by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/03/08/i-am-really-moved/#comment-182 kobe Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:38:53 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/03/08/i-am-really-moved/#comment-182 That's also the question haunting me for years :( That’s also the question haunting me for years :(

]]> Comment on SPRING by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/03/11/spring/#comment-181 kobe Wed, 12 Mar 2008 15:36:35 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/spring/#comment-181 But this one very dymanic, if you notice the melting water dropping dow :) Come one, give me some credit for the dynamic perspective :) But this one very dymanic, if you notice the melting water dropping dow :)

Come one, give me some credit for the dynamic perspective :)

]]> Comment on I AM NOT KIDDING! WHICH ONE IS MORE OUTRAGEOUS? by ripplefox http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/03/19/i-am-not-kidding-which-one-is-more-outrageous/#comment-180 ripplefox Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:44:05 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/i-am-not-kidding/#comment-180 They must be engaged in rock-science shoe shining! And you can tell clearly, they are pretty proud of it! :) They must be engaged in rock-science shoe shining! And you can tell clearly, they are pretty proud of it! :)

]]> Comment on SPRING by ripplefox http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/03/11/spring/#comment-179 ripplefox Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:42:48 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/03/12/spring/#comment-179 As I said, you have to stop taking this kind of pictures - they are really detrimental to my impression on you! :) As I said, you have to stop taking this kind of pictures – they are really detrimental to my impression on you! :)

]]> Comment on I AM REALLY MOVED… by ripplefox http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/03/08/i-am-really-moved/#comment-178 ripplefox Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:41:54 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/03/08/i-am-really-moved/#comment-178 Just as Dr. Randy Pausch said, the brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. But the question is, have we found the thing that we desperately want and cannot live without? Just as Dr. Randy Pausch said, the brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. But the question is, have we found the thing that we desperately want and cannot live without?

]]> Comment on THE WORLD IS GRAY by ripplefox http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/03/08/the-world-is-gray/#comment-177 ripplefox Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:39:55 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/03/08/the-world-is-gray/#comment-177 People do wear masks, and sometimes it's not a bad thing; after alll, the world will be grayer otherwise. However, I do hope that everybody has someone with whom she can feel safe and secure to take the mask off. People do wear masks, and sometimes it’s not a bad thing; after alll, the world will be grayer otherwise. However, I do hope that everybody has someone with whom she can feel safe and secure to take the mask off.

]]> Comment on About by bibomedia http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/about/#comment-176 bibomedia Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:19:47 +0000 #comment-176 Have a nice day ! Have a nice day !

]]> Comment on Not so boring by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/02/24/not-so-boring/#comment-173 kobe Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:31:22 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/?p=187#comment-173 I certainly apprecite authors' intention like this. But when I read a book, I would appreciate more if the author can convey his ideas in the most ecnomic way with any distraction. For entertainment, I can always resort to comic books, which would do a much better job. I certainly apprecite authors’ intention like this. But when I read a book, I would appreciate more if the author can convey his ideas in the most ecnomic way with any distraction. For entertainment, I can always resort to comic books, which would do a much better job.

]]> Comment on I WAS SICK! by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/i-was-sick/#comment-171 kobe Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:52:03 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/i-was-sick/#comment-171 Well, rationality sometimes does not work. Well, rationality sometimes does not work.

]]> Comment on I thought you always wanted the sexy one by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/i-thought-you-always-wanted-the-sexy-one/#comment-170 kobe Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:50:13 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/02/19/i-thought-you-always-wanted-the-sexy-one/#comment-170 His sexiness is in the eyes of beholders. His reliability has yet to be proven. And I don't think the white house is a good test bed. His sexiness is in the eyes of beholders. His reliability has yet to be proven. And I don’t think the white house is a good test bed.

]]> Comment on I WAS SICK! by ripplefox http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/i-was-sick/#comment-169 ripplefox Tue, 19 Feb 2008 14:20:34 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/i-was-sick/#comment-169 You wanted to be the next Heath Ledger?! You wanted to be the next Heath Ledger?!

]]> Comment on The weirdest dream EVER… by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/the-weirdest-dream-ever/#comment-166 kobe Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:47:41 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/?p=183#comment-166 You are right. Everything has signs: Romney dropped out today ! You are right. Everything has signs: Romney dropped out today !

]]> Comment on The weirdest dream EVER… by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/the-weirdest-dream-ever/#comment-165 kobe Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:24:09 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/?p=183#comment-165 What would your dad response to your dream? :) What would your dad response to your dream? :)

]]> Comment on WHAT’S THE POINT? by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/whats-the-point/#comment-164 kobe Mon, 04 Feb 2008 16:39:03 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/whats-the-point/#comment-164 Well, currently the only thing I can think of that can make me happy, is the result of 'super Tuesday'. What should I do with one thousand bucks? :) Well, currently the only thing I can think of that can make me happy, is the result of ’super Tuesday’. What should I do with one thousand bucks? :)

]]> Comment on WHAT’S THE POINT? by ripplefox http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/whats-the-point/#comment-163 ripplefox Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:52:52 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/whats-the-point/#comment-163 Sometimes life sucks. So the only thing we can do is to remember that we do have good times and to find meanings for what we have to do. Sometimes life sucks. So the only thing we can do is to remember that we do have good times and to find meanings for what we have to do.

]]> Comment on Got Lost, in Town! by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/02/01/got-lost-in-town/#comment-162 kobe Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:28:33 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/?p=180#comment-162 poor baby, kind of reminding me of my experience several years ago :) poor baby, kind of reminding me of my experience several years ago :)

]]> Comment on All I Want Is You – by Barry Louis Polisar by Pages tagged "honey bee" http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/31/all-i-want-is-you-by-barry-louis-polisar/#comment-158 Pages tagged "honey bee" Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:14:22 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/?p=177#comment-158 [...] bookmarks tagged honey bee All I Want Is You - by Barry Louis Polisar saved by 12 others     Sasukegirl17 bookmarked on 02/01/08 | [...] [...] bookmarks tagged honey bee All I Want Is You – by Barry Louis Polisar saved by 12 others     Sasukegirl17 bookmarked on 02/01/08 | [...]

]]> Comment on A Simple Thing by KOBE http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/31/a-simple-thing/#comment-157 KOBE Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:37:44 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/?p=179#comment-157 Sadly, she does not understand the old Chinese saying. I never thought she is more decent than Obama. She is just more experienced than Obama, and has the will to get things done regardless the cost, even at the cost like this. Sadly, she does not understand the old Chinese saying.

I never thought she is more decent than Obama. She is just more experienced than Obama, and has the will to get things done regardless the cost, even at the cost like this.

]]> Comment on All I Want Is You – by Barry Louis Polisar by KOBE http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/31/all-i-want-is-you-by-barry-louis-polisar/#comment-156 KOBE Thu, 31 Jan 2008 22:28:33 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/?p=177#comment-156 thank you very much for the CD and the book! It was really an enjoyable time. thank you very much for the CD and the book! It was really an enjoyable time.

]]> Comment on HOW LONG IS FOREVER? by appetiteforlife http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/31/how-long-is-forever/#comment-155 appetiteforlife Thu, 31 Jan 2008 16:21:01 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/31/how-long-is-forever/#comment-155 Bear with me that due to my poor technical training, I have no idea of what asymptotic analysis is. I can sort of see what you mean though. However, it's not my understanding of forever. Forever is not a fact, not a realization, but a belief in heart. Bear with me that due to my poor technical training, I have no idea of what asymptotic analysis is. I can sort of see what you mean though. However, it’s not my understanding of forever. Forever is not a fact, not a realization, but a belief in heart.

]]> Comment on Is that the real cause?! by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/is-that-the-real-cause/#comment-154 kobe Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:15:16 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/is-that-the-real-cause/#comment-154 I like his performance in "A Knight's Tale". Very cool. I like his performance in “A Knight’s Tale”. Very cool.

]]> Comment on NICE DINNER :) by ripplefox http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/nice-dinner/#comment-153 ripplefox Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:48:06 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/24/nice-dinner/#comment-153 It was very nice - so yummy! Your copy should be on its way soon. Just be patient! :) It was very nice – so yummy! Your copy should be on its way soon. Just be patient! :)

]]> Comment on I love it – thank you! by ripplefox http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/i-love-it-thank-you/#comment-152 ripplefox Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:46:34 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/i-love-it-thank-you/#comment-152 Well, I have to say that in the case, only perception counts! I'm glad you finally realize it though. :) Well, I have to say that in the case, only perception counts! I’m glad you finally realize it though. :)

]]> Comment on Own you this for quite a while… by ripplefox http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/own-you-this-for-quite-a-while/#comment-151 ripplefox Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:45:44 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/own-you-this-for-quite-a-while/#comment-151 Of course! Don't you think that she looks a bit lonely there? Of course! Don’t you think that she looks a bit lonely there?

]]> Comment on I love it – thank you! by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/i-love-it-thank-you/#comment-150 kobe Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:20:45 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/i-love-it-thank-you/#comment-150 I thought I have always been like this. The fact that you have just realized it confirms that the satisfaction is more a percieved perception, than the reality :) I thought I have always been like this.

The fact that you have just realized it confirms that the satisfaction is more a percieved perception, than the reality :)

]]> Comment on Own you this for quite a while… by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/own-you-this-for-quite-a-while/#comment-149 kobe Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:18:07 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/own-you-this-for-quite-a-while/#comment-149 Very cute machine! I am wondering if she wants to get her conterpart :) Very cute machine!

I am wondering if she wants to get her conterpart :)

]]> Comment on ON TEACHING by ripplefox http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/19/on-teaching-2/#comment-148 ripplefox Tue, 22 Jan 2008 01:34:38 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/19/on-teaching-2/#comment-148 I do appreciate the fact that you took it off from the title. :) That definitely helped to calm me down... I do appreciate the fact that you took it off from the title. :) That definitely helped to calm me down…

]]> Comment on ON TEACHING by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/19/on-teaching-2/#comment-147 kobe Sun, 20 Jan 2008 01:53:10 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/19/on-teaching-2/#comment-147 First, I don't think I am smarter than all of them. There are a quarter of smart kids who really want to learn, want to think. They are in great contrast to the rest of class. In fact, it is this polarization that makes my teaching so painful. I love to teach those who really want to learn. As a matter of fact, my TA is one of the last year's ace. However, that means I am running the pace for only a quarter of the class. The logic is simple and fair: those quarter who want to learn they deserve my attention. Those who do not even bother coming to the class, why should you waste your time? To your point, U.S. is powerful because of these quarter of self-motivated kids, not the rest. The rest, they are crying for the jobs outsourcing to India or China, struggling to pay the bills, and dreaming of a resident like Edwards to protect their so-called middle class life. My teaching was based on those who want to learn. I did enjoyed teaching them. However, in the end, I suffered most because it is those who do not come to the class determine your teaching evaluation. If you cannot make the rest 3/4 happy, you are done. For the top quarter they will give your decent rate anyway. This is not a secret among my colleagues. You are right I am self-centered, for I did care about those who really want to learn. But no more. I should have known that my teaching should be based on the majority, the rest 3/4. Whatever they demand. Easy class? Yes, I can do that. Just use fancy color slides from the publisher. Slow pace simply because you are lazy and don't want to make efforts to think hard questions? Sure. We just don't teaching hard stuff. More examples simply because you haven't read the textbook? No problem. I can repeat similar simple examples again and again. Easy exams? Sure. Same as your homework, only numbers will be changed. Am I a good teacher now? Am I more considerate now? Yes. To the 3/4 majority, that is what they expect me to do. For the top 1/4 who really want to learn, sorry, you guys are not the majority. I have to be considerate for the majority who do not want to learn more than the minimal. Or more precisely, because I cannot sacrifice my teaching evaluation only for your guys? Motivate students to think and learn? Isn't it another excuse for their laziness? Sorry, in this regard, I agree with Dr. L.: you cannot save everybody. They are what they are. Ideally, class time should be spent on how things work, not on why you should know these things. You got only limited class time. More time to motivate, less time to explain how they work. Unfortunately, the majority of them are just contented with the minimal they need to know. No more than that. So now I put myself into their shoes: easy class, slow pace, more examples, easy exam. Everybody will be happy. The reason is so simple: because I teach only minimal easy stuff and they care only about comfortably getting a good grade with the elusion they learn a lot and feel so good about themselves. I will also be happy without bothering thinking about teaching any more. The top 1/4 students? Sorry, the majority rules. I give up. What a sad story. First, I don’t think I am smarter than all of them. There are a quarter of smart kids who really want to learn, want to think. They are in great contrast to the rest of class. In fact, it is this polarization that makes my teaching so painful. I love to teach those who really want to learn. As a matter of fact, my TA is one of the last year’s ace. However, that means I am running the pace for only a quarter of the class. The logic is simple and fair: those quarter who want to learn they deserve my attention. Those who do not even bother coming to the class, why should you waste your time?

To your point, U.S. is powerful because of these quarter of self-motivated kids, not the rest. The rest, they are crying for the jobs outsourcing to India or China, struggling to pay the bills, and dreaming of a resident like Edwards to protect their so-called middle class life.

My teaching was based on those who want to learn. I did enjoyed teaching them. However, in the end, I suffered most because it is those who do not come to the class determine your teaching evaluation. If you cannot make the rest 3/4 happy, you are done. For the top quarter they will give your decent rate anyway. This is not a secret among my colleagues.

You are right I am self-centered, for I did care about those who really want to learn. But no more. I should have known that my teaching should be based on the majority, the rest 3/4. Whatever they demand. Easy class? Yes, I can do that. Just use fancy color slides from the publisher. Slow pace simply because you are lazy and don’t want to make efforts to think hard questions? Sure. We just don’t teaching hard stuff. More examples simply because you haven’t read the textbook? No problem. I can repeat similar simple examples again and again. Easy exams? Sure. Same as your homework, only numbers will be changed.

Am I a good teacher now? Am I more considerate now? Yes. To the 3/4 majority, that is what they expect me to do. For the top 1/4 who really want to learn, sorry, you guys are not the majority. I have to be considerate for the majority who do not want to learn more than the minimal. Or more precisely, because I cannot sacrifice my teaching evaluation only for your guys?

Motivate students to think and learn? Isn’t it another excuse for their laziness? Sorry, in this regard, I agree with Dr. L.: you cannot save everybody. They are what they are. Ideally, class time should be spent on how things work, not on why you should know these things. You got only limited class time. More time to motivate, less time to explain how they work. Unfortunately, the majority of them are just contented with the minimal they need to know. No more than that.

So now I put myself into their shoes: easy class, slow pace, more examples, easy exam. Everybody will be happy. The reason is so simple: because I teach only minimal easy stuff and they care only about comfortably getting a good grade with the elusion they learn a lot and feel so good about themselves. I will also be happy without bothering thinking about teaching any more.

The top 1/4 students? Sorry, the majority rules. I give up. What a sad story.

]]> Comment on ON TEACHING by ripplefox http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/19/on-teaching-2/#comment-146 ripplefox Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:12:20 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/19/on-teaching-2/#comment-146 I don't know what your students will feel if they ever have a chance to read this - I'm seriously offended. What exactly is "I am just too good for them"?! I think it just shows how arrogant and inconsiderate you are. You are a Ph.D. while for most of them, a bachelor's degree is all what they think about. Of course you're smarter than them. I think it's exactly the them-versus-me thinking that makes teaching so difficult and painful to you. Teaching is definitely not about pleasing your students, however, it shouldn't be purely based on your preference either. Everybody knows they hate math, so maybe what you need to do as a teacher is to show how math can make sense and help them in solving problems that they care about. If you feel that they don't think, you just need to motivate them to think. When they graduate, most likely, they will be the people who work in companies and government agencies. They are not that bad, aren't they? Otherwise, it will be hard to explain why American is the greatest country in the world. I believe they do think, only when they care of course, just like us. So that's why I always believe that the most important task for teachers is to motivate students to think and learn. Self-centeredness is reflected from all aspects. I guess sometimes you do need to put yourself into other people's shoes. Don't take this personal though, I just want to see you succeed, as much as you do. I don’t know what your students will feel if they ever have a chance to read this – I’m seriously offended. What exactly is “I am just too good for them”?! I think it just shows how arrogant and inconsiderate you are. You are a Ph.D. while for most of them, a bachelor’s degree is all what they think about. Of course you’re smarter than them.

I think it’s exactly the them-versus-me thinking that makes teaching so difficult and painful to you. Teaching is definitely not about pleasing your students, however, it shouldn’t be purely based on your preference either. Everybody knows they hate math, so maybe what you need to do as a teacher is to show how math can make sense and help them in solving problems that they care about. If you feel that they don’t think, you just need to motivate them to think. When they graduate, most likely, they will be the people who work in companies and government agencies. They are not that bad, aren’t they? Otherwise, it will be hard to explain why American is the greatest country in the world. I believe they do think, only when they care of course, just like us. So that’s why I always believe that the most important task for teachers is to motivate students to think and learn.

Self-centeredness is reflected from all aspects. I guess sometimes you do need to put yourself into other people’s shoes. Don’t take this personal though, I just want to see you succeed, as much as you do.

]]> Comment on Memorable quotes for Juno by sci-fi http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/memorable-quotes-for-juno/#comment-145 sci-fi Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:27:45 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/memorable-quotes-for-juno/#comment-145 love that movie! love the quote about china giving babies away like free iPods :D love that movie! love the quote about china giving babies away like free iPods :D

]]> Comment on Something Fun by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/something-fun/#comment-144 kobe Sat, 19 Jan 2008 15:30:01 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/something-fun/#comment-144 Funny :) Just wondering what are they truly mean when they say somthing. Or even themself don't know. Funny :)

Just wondering what are they truly mean when they say somthing. Or even themself don’t know.

]]> Comment on Memorable quotes for Juno by Pages tagged "memorable" http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/memorable-quotes-for-juno/#comment-143 Pages tagged "memorable" Sat, 19 Jan 2008 11:02:50 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/memorable-quotes-for-juno/#comment-143 [...] bookmarks tagged memorable Memorable quotes for Juno saved by 13 others     memyself2357 bookmarked on 01/19/08 | [...] [...] bookmarks tagged memorable Memorable quotes for Juno saved by 13 others     memyself2357 bookmarked on 01/19/08 | [...]

]]> Comment on LESSON LEARNED by ripplefox http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/lesson-learned/#comment-142 ripplefox Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:32:03 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/18/lesson-learned/#comment-142 I can't agree with all of them more! They are all very good points - as simple as they are, they will carry us a long way. I especially like the second and the fourth one. A good friend of mine often talks about how we were able to concentrate for a long period of time when we were kids. As we grow up, as our world expands, we become easily distracted. That's the main reason why he meditates everyday now. If you can master your mind, most likely, you'll succeed, in anything that you'd wish to. Intuition is another good point. Even the so-called "counterintuitive" things have to make sense intuitively in some way in order for people to buy them. I can’t agree with all of them more! They are all very good points – as simple as they are, they will carry us a long way. I especially like the second and the fourth one. A good friend of mine often talks about how we were able to concentrate for a long period of time when we were kids. As we grow up, as our world expands, we become easily distracted. That’s the main reason why he meditates everyday now. If you can master your mind, most likely, you’ll succeed, in anything that you’d wish to. Intuition is another good point. Even the so-called “counterintuitive” things have to make sense intuitively in some way in order for people to buy them.

]]> Comment on Who was that? by ripplefox http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/who-was-that/#comment-141 ripplefox Fri, 18 Jan 2008 20:22:02 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/who-was-that/#comment-141 That's exactly what I am trying to figure out! :) That’s exactly what I am trying to figure out! :)

]]> Comment on Who was that? by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/who-was-that/#comment-140 kobe Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:57:36 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/who-was-that/#comment-140 Who is the one? :) Who is the one? :)

]]> Comment on BACK: DEC 22, 07 by ripplefox http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/back-dec-22-07/#comment-139 ripplefox Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:32:01 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/into-the-east-dec-22-07/#comment-139 It was a beautiful day... It was a beautiful day…

]]> Comment on THANK YOU AGAIN! by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/thank-you-again/#comment-138 kobe Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:57:05 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/thank-you-again/#comment-138 Actually, I am seriously thinking study with your course materials and syllabus :) I find that I don't even know some basic terminology in the filed. Actually, I am seriously thinking study with your course materials and syllabus :)

I find that I don’t even know some basic terminology in the filed.

]]> Comment on The funniest thing I’ve read so far in 2008 by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/the-funniest-thing-ive-read-so-far-in-2008/#comment-137 kobe Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:55:26 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/17/the-funniest-thing-ive-read-so-far-in-2008/#comment-137 Funnier than Mussharf's promise :) Funnier than Mussharf’s promise :)

]]> Comment on THANK YOU AGAIN! by ripplefox http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/thank-you-again/#comment-136 ripplefox Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:36:17 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/15/thank-you-again/#comment-136 You're very welcome! We definitely should think seriously about working on a paper together after you have this one done. You’re very welcome! We definitely should think seriously about working on a paper together after you have this one done.

]]> Comment on Memorable quotes for Juno by Bec http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/memorable-quotes-for-juno/#comment-135 Bec Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:14:43 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/memorable-quotes-for-juno/#comment-135 FUNNIEST MOVIE EVER the quotes make me laugh FUNNIEST MOVIE EVER
the quotes make me laugh

]]> Comment on Memorable quotes for Juno by Kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/memorable-quotes-for-juno/#comment-130 Kobe Mon, 14 Jan 2008 04:11:12 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/memorable-quotes-for-juno/#comment-130 It was a really fun moive to watch! :) It was a really fun moive to watch! :)

]]> Comment on A Followup Article about Randy Pausch by New attorney ticket traffic vermont http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/09/27/a-followup-article-about-randy-pausch/#comment-128 New attorney ticket traffic vermont Sun, 13 Jan 2008 17:12:26 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/09/27/a-followup-article-about-randy-pausch/#comment-128 <strong>2007: Things I've Learned -</strong> I’ve learned that Sandra Long thinks Mayor Tony Chavonne “and all his buddies need to be fired” over their involvement 2007: Things I’ve Learned -

I’ve learned that Sandra Long thinks Mayor Tony Chavonne “and all his buddies need to be fired” over their involvement

]]> Comment on I LOVE NEW HAMPSHIRE! by Kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/08/i-love-new-hampshire/#comment-119 Kobe Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:47:13 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/i-love-new-hampshire/#comment-119 lesson learned: only bet on big fish :) lesson learned: only bet on big fish :)

]]> Comment on I LOVE NEW HAMPSHIRE! by ripplefox http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/08/i-love-new-hampshire/#comment-118 ripplefox Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:44:58 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/i-love-new-hampshire/#comment-118 Well, looks like we both learned something from the early bets. :-) Want to throw some smaller bets in for other primaries and caucuses before the big show? If you in, I'm in. Well, looks like we both learned something from the early bets. :-) Want to throw some smaller bets in for other primaries and caucuses before the big show? If you in, I’m in.

]]> Comment on I Love Iowa! by Kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/i-love-iowa/#comment-109 Kobe Fri, 04 Jan 2008 17:40:46 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/i-love-iowa/#comment-109 Come on! It is just beginning :) Clinton and Romney will win eventually. Come on! It is just beginning :)

Clinton and Romney will win eventually.

]]> Comment on NEVER AWAY by drug http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/11/17/never-away/#comment-90 drug Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:30:36 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/11/17/never-away/#comment-90 Guess what? Your blog is amazing! I can't remember when was the last time i've overcome such a good blog that almost all articles/posts were interesting and wouldn't regret spending my time reading it. I hope you will keep up the great work you are doing here and i can enjoy my everyday read at your blog. Guess what? Your blog is amazing! I can’t remember when was the last time i’ve overcome such a good blog that almost all articles/posts were interesting and wouldn’t regret spending my time reading it. I hope you will keep up the great work you are doing here and i can enjoy my everyday read at your blog.

]]> Comment on Things that I need to remind myself by bettyann http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/10/17/things-that-i-need-to-remind-myself/#comment-73 bettyann Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:44:35 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/10/17/things-that-i-need-to-remind-myself/#comment-73 Hi, I have just looked through your site and find it quite enlightening. As I declared bankruptcy I had to learn as much as I can about credit rebuilding methods. So I found a site which asked my burning questions and gave me precise tips on how to improve my credit and how to use credit cards <a href="http://balance-trandfers.cn/credit-trasfers.html" rel="nofollow">credit trasfers</a> Hi, I have just looked through your site and find it quite enlightening. As I declared bankruptcy I had to learn as much as I can about credit rebuilding methods. So I found a site which asked my burning questions and gave me precise tips on how to improve my credit and how to use credit cards

credit trasfers

]]> Comment on 秋思 by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/11/07/%e7%a7%8b%e6%80%9d/#comment-57 kobe Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:14:28 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/11/07/fall-2007/#comment-57 I get your point :) I get your point :)

]]> Comment on 秋思 by ripplefox http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/11/07/%e7%a7%8b%e6%80%9d/#comment-54 ripplefox Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:13:23 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/11/07/fall-2007/#comment-54 The title is beautiful, and sentimental... The title is beautiful, and sentimental…

]]> Comment on A Followup Article about Randy Pausch by mindwellness http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/09/27/a-followup-article-about-randy-pausch/#comment-49 mindwellness Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:26:32 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/09/27/a-followup-article-about-randy-pausch/#comment-49 Some lessons from Randy Pausch’s last lecture that especially moved me: 1. Brick walls are there for a reason: they let us prove how badly we want things. 2. Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted. 3. Never lose the child-like wonder. 4. If we do something which is pioneering, we will get arrows in the back. But at the end of the day, a whole lot of people will have a whole lot of fun. 5. Be good at something; it makes you valuable. 6. If you live your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself, and the dreams will come to you. Check out the tribute quiz on the lecture at www.mystudiyo.com : you can add your own questions at the end of the quiz. http://www.mystudiyo.com/activity.php?act=558 Some lessons from Randy Pausch’s last lecture that especially moved me:

1. Brick walls are there for a reason: they let us prove how badly we want things.
2. Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted.
3. Never lose the child-like wonder.
4. If we do something which is pioneering, we will get arrows in the back. But at the end of the day, a whole lot of people will have a whole lot of fun.
5. Be good at something; it makes you valuable.
6. If you live your life the right way, the karma will take care of itself, and the dreams will come to you.

Check out the tribute quiz on the lecture at http://www.mystudiyo.com : you can add your own questions at the end of the quiz.
http://www.mystudiyo.com/activity.php?act=558

]]> Comment on Am I Talented? by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/am-i-talented/#comment-43 kobe Wed, 24 Oct 2007 15:45:58 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/am-i-talented/#comment-43 I like the first one most, though timing needs consideration. I like the first one most, though timing needs consideration.

]]> Comment on I just can’t get mad with them by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/10/18/i-just-cant-get-mad-with-them/#comment-38 kobe Thu, 18 Oct 2007 22:55:00 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/10/18/i-just-cant-get-mad-with-them/#comment-38 The truth is, even given a second chance, some of they would still live the same way. The truth is, even given a second chance, some of they would still live the same way.

]]> Comment on Things that I need to remind myself by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/10/17/things-that-i-need-to-remind-myself/#comment-36 kobe Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:08:30 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/10/17/things-that-i-need-to-remind-myself/#comment-36 As deeply as you do :) As deeply as you do :)

]]> Comment on Things that I need to remind myself by psychcentral http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/10/17/things-that-i-need-to-remind-myself/#comment-34 psychcentral Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:14:37 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/10/17/things-that-i-need-to-remind-myself/#comment-34 Several years ago, my family went through a phase when we would take turns putting a quote of the week on the refrigerator door. My son who was a teenager at the time often put up something from the writings of Buddha or Confucious. Well,one day there was a quote that seemed a little "off" compared to what his prior ones had been so I asked him where he got it. His reply: a video game. There was and is so much truth in it. Here's the quote: "No matter how dark the night, morning always comes." Several years ago, my family went through a phase when we would take turns putting a quote of the week on the refrigerator door. My son who was a teenager at the time often put up something from the writings of Buddha or Confucious. Well,one day there was a quote that seemed a little “off” compared to what his prior ones had been so I asked him where he got it. His reply: a video game. There was and is so much truth in it. Here’s the quote: “No matter how dark the night, morning always comes.”

]]> Comment on FOCUS by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/focus/#comment-32 kobe Mon, 08 Oct 2007 13:34:10 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/focus/#comment-32 Well, but the quality of the work will be different :) Well, but the quality of the work will be different :)

]]> Comment on FOCUS by ripplefox http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/focus/#comment-31 ripplefox Mon, 08 Oct 2007 12:52:12 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/10/07/focus/#comment-31 Totally agree! So to some extent, we shouldn't start to do things way ahead of deadlines, otherwise we waste our time because we always end up finishing at the same time, at lease to me. :) Totally agree! So to some extent, we shouldn’t start to do things way ahead of deadlines, otherwise we waste our time because we always end up finishing at the same time, at lease to me. :)

]]> Comment on THE DAMN PAPER by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/10/04/the-damn-paper/#comment-30 kobe Sat, 06 Oct 2007 19:43:10 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/10/04/the-damn-paper/#comment-30 Only if they were happy in the end :( Only if they were happy in the end :(

]]> Comment on THE DAMN PAPER by ripplefox http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/10/04/the-damn-paper/#comment-29 ripplefox Fri, 05 Oct 2007 19:28:37 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/10/04/the-damn-paper/#comment-29 Just remember this when you work on the paper: arranged marriage can have happy ending too... :) Just remember this when you work on the paper: arranged marriage can have happy ending too… :)

]]> Comment on Get-Together Menu: WELL DONE :) by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/10/19/get-together-menu-well-done/#comment-28 kobe Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:42:31 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/get-together-menu/#comment-28 Do you have other seafood menu? I love oyster :) Do you have other seafood menu? I love oyster :)

]]> Comment on ON TEACHING by jewwishes http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/on-teaching/#comment-27 jewwishes Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:47:42 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/on-teaching/#comment-27 Group lessons and interaction can often spark learning. Group lessons and interaction can often spark learning.

]]> Comment on Does this count? by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/does-this-count/#comment-26 kobe Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:51:34 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/does-this-count/#comment-26 You need KETOCONAZOLE Cream :) You need KETOCONAZOLE Cream :)

]]> Comment on BUILD A FANTASY WORLD by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/build-a-fantasy-world/#comment-25 kobe Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:59:15 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/build-a-fantasy-world/#comment-25 coding :) coding :)

]]> Comment on BUILD A FANTASY WORLD by ripplefox http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/build-a-fantasy-world/#comment-24 ripplefox Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:37:41 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/10/01/build-a-fantasy-world/#comment-24 I am sorry, but I don't get it - because I just can't imagine a fantasy world without me! :) I am sorry, but I don’t get it – because I just can’t imagine a fantasy world without me! :)

]]> Comment on My new, cool hat by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/08/30/my-new-cool-hat/#comment-23 kobe Fri, 31 Aug 2007 02:34:21 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/08/30/my-new-cool-hat/#comment-23 wow, it looks really cool. But is it really NEW??? :) wow, it looks really cool. But is it really NEW??? :)

]]> Comment on Our town without you by ripplefox http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/our-town-without-you/#comment-22 ripplefox Thu, 30 Aug 2007 22:49:06 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/our-town-without-you/#comment-22 Well said, move on, TOGETHER... Well said, move on, TOGETHER…

]]> Comment on Our town without you by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/our-town-without-you/#comment-21 kobe Thu, 23 Aug 2007 13:08:28 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/08/21/our-town-without-you/#comment-21 those time stands still, but we need to move one, together :) those time stands still, but we need to move one, together :)

]]> Comment on When I Fell in Love with SF… by ripplefox http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/when-i-fell-in-love-with-sf/#comment-20 ripplefox Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:41:05 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/when-i-fell-in-love-with-sf/#comment-20 Don't be too picky! You should always be encouraging to beginners, espeically me! Don’t be too picky! You should always be encouraging to beginners, espeically me!

]]> Comment on When I Fell in Love with SF… by Kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/when-i-fell-in-love-with-sf/#comment-19 Kobe Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:40:47 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/when-i-fell-in-love-with-sf/#comment-19 By the way, cool shots, especially the first one, although the water line should be horizontal :) I am thinking maybe I should buy a G7 :) By the way, cool shots, especially the first one, although the water line should be horizontal :)

I am thinking maybe I should buy a G7 :)

]]> Comment on When I Fell in Love with SF… by Kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/when-i-fell-in-love-with-sf/#comment-18 Kobe Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:33:20 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/when-i-fell-in-love-with-sf/#comment-18 It seems you love SF more than Kobe :) It seems you love SF more than Kobe :)

]]> Comment on My First Car Accident by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/06/03/my-first-car-accident/#comment-16 kobe Mon, 04 Jun 2007 13:40:13 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/06/03/my-first-car-accident/#comment-16 It's great that you are fine and hold your spirit high, regardless of human or other distractions. It’s great that you are fine and hold your spirit high, regardless of human or other distractions.

]]> Comment on Never… by ripplefox http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/06/02/never/#comment-15 ripplefox Sun, 03 Jun 2007 00:37:18 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/06/02/never/#comment-15 Not really - I'm pretty calm actually. Just wanted to learn and remember something from it... Not really – I’m pretty calm actually. Just wanted to learn and remember something from it…

]]> Comment on Never… by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/06/02/never/#comment-14 kobe Sat, 02 Jun 2007 15:36:02 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/06/02/never/#comment-14 For the current situation, you need to calm down. :) For the current situation, you need to calm down. :)

]]> Comment on THOUSANDS MILES AWAY by ripplefox http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/05/23/thousands-miles-away/#comment-13 ripplefox Wed, 23 May 2007 05:26:06 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/05/22/thousand-miles-away/#comment-13 I am thinking, which one is more difficult, being in the old place without someone or being in a new place without someone? I would prefer the former - at least I can go to the places that we went together and feel your presence... But I agree, it's a test - we can try our best, but we don't know the result. I am thinking, which one is more difficult, being in the old place without someone or being in a new place without someone? I would prefer the former – at least I can go to the places that we went together and feel your presence… But I agree, it’s a test – we can try our best, but we don’t know the result.

]]> Comment on A Solid Base by Kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/05/22/a-solid-base/#comment-12 Kobe Tue, 22 May 2007 15:13:52 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/05/22/a-solid-base/#comment-12 As always, the same :) Time and distance, along with other temptations, are the best test of this statement. As always, the same :)

Time and distance, along with other temptations, are the best test of this statement.

]]> Comment on WAITING FOR YOU by Kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/05/21/waiting-for-you/#comment-11 Kobe Tue, 22 May 2007 15:09:55 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/05/21/waiting-for-you/#comment-11 Working now :) Working now :)

]]> Comment on WAITING FOR YOU by ripplefox http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/05/21/waiting-for-you/#comment-10 ripplefox Tue, 22 May 2007 03:31:45 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/05/21/waiting-for-you/#comment-10 This is EXACTLY the song that expresses my feeling right now... "Whatever it takes Or how my heart breaks I will be right here waiting for you" Another comment though: the link is not working... This is EXACTLY the song that expresses my feeling right now…

“Whatever it takes
Or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you”

Another comment though: the link is not working…

]]> Comment on LISTEN TO YOUR HEART by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/05/13/listen-to-your-heart/#comment-9 kobe Mon, 14 May 2007 01:08:13 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/05/13/listen-to-your-heart/#comment-9 Another common ground :) Another common ground :)

]]> Comment on LISTEN TO YOUR HEART by ripplefox http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/05/13/listen-to-your-heart/#comment-8 ripplefox Sun, 13 May 2007 21:45:50 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/05/13/listen-to-your-heart/#comment-8 Thanks for the song - this is one of my favoriates, and this is exactly what I am doing now... Thanks for the song – this is one of my favoriates, and this is exactly what I am doing now…

]]> Comment on WHAT IS COOL? by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/05/09/what-is-cool/#comment-7 kobe Fri, 11 May 2007 12:08:04 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/05/09/what-is-cool/#comment-7 Before you can be cool 'effortlessly', you need to be 'trained' in that way as 'Mai4 You2 wong1'. Before you can be cool ‘effortlessly’, you need to be ‘trained’ in that way as ‘Mai4 You2 wong1′.

]]> Comment on WHAT IS COOL? by ripplefox http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/05/09/what-is-cool/#comment-6 ripplefox Fri, 11 May 2007 02:48:56 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/05/09/what-is-cool/#comment-6 'Cool' is supposed to be effortless, right? Trying to be cool itself is not cool. ‘Cool’ is supposed to be effortless, right? Trying to be cool itself is not cool.

]]> Comment on Not-so-random flow in May by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/05/07/not-so-random-flow-in-may/#comment-5 kobe Thu, 10 May 2007 14:17:48 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/05/07/not-so-random-flow-in-may/#comment-5 Apparently, you bring too much sentimental elements into your teaching, which might hurt your rationality for the job. But it is always nice to know new people :) By the way, men only shake hands :) Apparently, you bring too much sentimental elements into your teaching, which might hurt your rationality for the job.

But it is always nice to know new people :)

By the way, men only shake hands :)

]]> Comment on WHAT IS COOL? by kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/05/09/what-is-cool/#comment-4 kobe Thu, 10 May 2007 14:13:07 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/05/09/what-is-cool/#comment-4 Unfortunately, these qualities are mainly born, rather than learned. Therefore, cool, in your definition, has nothing to do with the efforts in life. Unfortunately, these qualities are mainly born, rather than learned. Therefore, cool, in your definition, has nothing to do with the efforts in life.

]]> Comment on WHAT IS COOL? by ripplefox http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/05/09/what-is-cool/#comment-3 ripplefox Thu, 10 May 2007 00:29:46 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/05/09/what-is-cool/#comment-3 To me, being smart and elegant is definitely a cool thing... To me, being smart and elegant is definitely a cool thing…

]]> Comment on Faith by Kobe http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/faith/#comment-2 Kobe Wed, 02 May 2007 13:09:28 +0000 http://appetiteforlife.wordpress.com/2007/04/26/faith/#comment-2 The confidence in oneself is different from that in others. The confidence in oneself is different from that in others.

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