the write space

boxofpencils @ 2009-06-28T20:12:00

2009-06-28T12:13:51Z

david choi's response to a commenter on youtube

2009-06-11T14:58:27Z

the comment says...

"do you only hang out with asians? as a white kid this gets kinda awkward when every video i watch with has only asians in it."

my totally calm and rational response is... WHAT THE HECK?! HOW RIDICULOUSLY RACIST IS THAT? i cannot believe that david choi would even try to respond to that. do we asians ever get awkward when every video in mainstream media has only white people in them?! DOOD.

rethinking the mrt

2009-06-07T15:09:51Z

wait for it... wait for it...

2009-06-07T14:38:56Z

i never usually liked these kind of videos. but this is beyond awesome. the ending that is.

boxofpencils @ 2009-06-06T21:01:00

2009-06-06T13:02:38Z

Asians never use traffic lights for regulating traffic. Instead, they use it as as a sort of colorful crossing reference. Says Latica, ‘Oh the light is red now so that means I can cross when there are no cars coming.’ ‘Oh it’s green, I can cross without even looking.’ It is a great way to pursue life: with risks and excitement everyday!

stuff asian people like

boxofpencils @ 2009-06-03T23:04:00

2009-06-03T15:02:25Z

"Old Man Style is hard to beat. Gentlemen of a certain generation learned how to wear their clothes not let their clothes wear them."

the sartorialist

oldies, but goodies.

2009-05-29T14:44:44Z

I’d rather have Jesus than silver or gold;
I’d rather be His than have riches untold;
I’d rather have Jesus than houses or lands;
I’d rather be led by His nail-pierced hand

Than to be the king of a vast domain,
Or be held in sin’s dread sway;
I’d rather have Jesus than anything
This world affords today.

I’d rather have Jesus than men’s applause;
I’d rather be faithful to His dear cause;
I’d rather have Jesus than worldwide fame;
I’d rather be true to His holy name
He’s fairer than lilies of rarest bloom;
He’s sweeter than honey from out the comb;
He’s all that my hungering spirit needs;
I’d rather have Jesus and let Him lead

boxofpencils @ 2009-05-27T01:00:00

2009-05-26T16:58:21Z

The thing about work is, it’s usually not the work that makes us tired, it’s the thought of starting work that makes us procrastinate and go into a cycle of unproductivity. Quit thinking about starting work and just work instead

i wanna grow old with you

2009-05-16T11:23:57Z

our filipino joy fellowship men serenading their wives. so sweet!

our rock stars aren't like your rock stars.

2009-05-11T13:28:01Z

because we're nerds

crashed hot potatoes. because i seem to love cooking in the middle of the night.

2009-05-09T16:36:18Z

recipe from for the love of cooking, a love i hope is developing.

hah.

sure puts beauty pageants in perspective, doesn't it?

2009-05-08T13:13:59Z

There are few beauty pageants in the largely conservative Arab world. The most dazzling is in Lebanon, the region's most liberal country, where contestants appear on TV in one-piece swimsuits and glamorous evening gowns and answer questions that test their confidence and general knowledge.

There are no such displays in ultra-strict Saudi Arabia, where until Miss Beautiful Morals was inaugurated last year, the only pageants were for goats, sheep, camels and other animals, aimed at encouraging livestock breeding.

from here

i was sitting in the bus and wondering if just maybe...

2009-05-06T16:05:16Z

i might have gone too overboard with the whole floral patterns thing.

the key is to be neat.

2009-05-01T16:38:22Z

a new man now holds the keys to my life

isn't he just awesome?

but of course, the old men in my life are sad. but i still love them. i just have to put them somewhere else. they have to understand that i have someone else now.

boxofpencils @ 2009-04-29T01:50:00

2009-04-28T17:52:40Z

when i am stressed, i love some asian humour.

2009-04-26T06:36:28Z

Hello Emily and Grace,

Some thing terribly happened. Our bunny bit me when I tried to clean his
cage this morning. Yes, he bit me, to the blood on my wrist.
I will save some roast bunny for you when you come home.

Daddy

from mydadisafob.com

boxofpencils @ 2009-04-26T14:33:00

2009-04-26T06:30:17Z

it is RAINING! :D

sunshine and rainbow! wow she is totally into you.

2009-04-25T13:59:18Z

so my mom phones me the other day…

mom: richard! you got a christmas card! it’s from a girl! i will read it to you!
me: no it’s ok. i will open it when i get home next time
mom: no it’s ok i already read it! here. (she reads slowly, having trouble with some words) oh wow, so i looked up this word—awesome—it means extremely impressive! and she even says… sunshine and rainbow! wow she is totally into you.
me: …um mom, you don’t have to open my mail ok?
mom: it’s ok. i really don’t mind. have you eaten?

from mymomisafob.com

boxofpencils @ 2009-04-25T18:40:00

2009-04-25T10:37:49Z

judith: i can't wait till i can get to pack this whole room again.

(hidden meaning - dearest oldest sister, i cannot stand your mess.)

i actually like an obama outfit.

2009-04-25T05:47:05Z

can't say the same for sarah brown though...

i heart you, mr lemon

2009-04-25T03:00:19Z

i wish i did not leave my bag of lemons at school. i had 6 lemons, already cut in half.

there are so many things i want to make with lemons right now. i want to make lemonade, iced lemon tea and candied lemon peels. help.

boxofpencils @ 2009-04-23T22:37:00

2009-04-23T14:35:59Z

give me oil in my lamp
keep it burnin' burnin' burnin'
give me oil in my lamp i pray, i pray

give me oil in my lamp
keep it burnin' burnin' burnin'
keep it burnin' till the break of day

now this song means so much to me. in the literal sense (haha!) but especially in the spiritual sense.

heyginosan has a brother!

2009-04-15T16:12:34Z

I WANT A UKULELE.

how to make your own prawns

2009-04-10T17:49:19Z

catch your own prawn

lovingly pull out it's pincers so it won't snap at you

behead it for greater convenience

bbq those prawns

with lots of chilli

open wide!

and that's how you do it

youtube is awesome tonight

2009-04-09T16:06:48Z