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| 14/1/02: "When you're stuck, ask Google. She knows everything." - Prof. Book (my advisor prof) By "Google" he refers to the search engine on the internet. This is what you'll get from him when you ask him something, and he doesn't know the answer (or if he's too lazy to think). I've always used Northernlight as my default search engine, but recently after hearing this over and over again, I've sub-consciously switched over to Google. I guess the best way to make me do something is to "nag" me into it. Goooooooooooooooooooooooooogle! |
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| 14/1/02: Me: Mmmmm ... this soup is very tasty. Friend: That's gravy. Me: Oh ... (speechless) I was in my sophomore year (or freshman) at Cornell. My friend and I were having dinner in this dining room. I saw a big pot of what looked like delicious soup and got a whole bowl of it. Obviously I finished it, and the above basically tells the whole story. Actually it reminds me of another conversation in the movie "Nottinghill". Some guy was eating what he thought was yogurt but turned out to be mayo. Anyway, at least now I know there's no ill effect from drinking one big bowl of gravy in one sitting. What still boggles my mind is the fact my friend just sat there and watched me finish the whole thing before telling me it's gravy. I'm sure he was trying so hard not to crack up for so long. |
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| 15/1/02: King's "aide" (?): Here's one of England most famous desserts: spotted dick! King Ralph: (staring at an adjacent dish and frowned). Spotted dick? Dick of what?? King's aide: (notices King Ralph is looking at the wrong dish). That's another one of England's favorite food: sausage. Dialogue from the movie "King Ralph". It's about an American who was asked to be king of England because he's next in line for the throne after the entire British royal family was electrocuted by accident. He has to learn the entire English aristocratic stuffs from scratch. Anyway, it was a so-so comedy. It's funny but not exceptionally funny ... except this part!! It cracks me up every time I just think about it. Actually spotted dick is pretty good. You should try it someday when you're in England. Dick anyone? |
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| 16/1/02: Interviewer to kindergarten kid: So, what do you want to be when you grow up? Kindergarten kid: I wanna be the president of the U.S. Interviewer: But by the president of the U.S. and not China? Kindergarten kid: Cuz the Americans got more nukes than the Chinese! I've a feeling I would've said something like that when I was in kindergarten. But anyway, my housemate read this at some online Hong Kong newspaper a couple years ago (maybe Bush should know about this). I guess some kids in Hong Kong can be pretty violent given the right devices. Good thing that owning a gun in Hong Kong is about as easy as staying loyal to your girlfriend. |