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Name: *DriftPrincess*
Country: United States
State: California
Birthday: 7/7/1986
Gender: Female
Interests: what can I say..I love drifting, fast cars, money, minus the ho's..I love what I'm studying and I crave food like it's a drug habit...
Expertise: correcting your ignorant grammar mistakes
Occupation: Student
Industry: Research
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Member Since:
7/19/2005
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| spring semester's finally over, but now summer classes begin..which unbelievably cost me $4400..just moved out to my new place a couple days ago, still unpacking and adjusting to the roomies..bday's coming up in a couple months, trying to plan something out, possibly Vegas..quit my 2nd job b/c it was interfering with my 1st job...other than that, I'm glad that spring sem's finally over! now that I'm actually living on my own, the expenses are ridiculous..I guess that's what I get for living in one of the world's most expensive cities.. | | |
| It's tragic to see a thing like the Va. Tech massacre happen, especially on a college campus..innocent people died for no reason and people are mourning all over the country. But why does negativity spawn more negativity? People are pointing fingers and spitting racist remarks at any and all asian people they see, is this necessary? First of all, this guy was Korean..so to use him as a representative figure for all Asian ethnicities is extremely frustrating! Even on Facebook, a social site that I've always considered a little bit more intellectually based than other sites such as Myspace, college students are writing racial slurs and calling Koreans "a bunch of hotheads" and that they should "go back to their own country." Koreans in America have nothing to do with what has happened, so why do people lash out at those who weren't even involved?
If you watch Cho's videos, he says many disturbing things. He mentions that he's been beaten, spit on, taunted, had trash shoved down his throat his entire life. Yes, he has had pent up anger and has been abused his whole life. In a way, I feel somewhat empathetic towards him, but without a doubt, his actions weren't justified. He should not have randomly shot people, most of whom he probably didn't even know. What I don't get is why are people turning it into a race thing? Did he say anywhere that he was aiming to kill white people?
As far as documentation goes, he did not say anything related to race, rather, he speaks of his hate for rich people and similar categories. So, did he kill people based on race? I don't think so..did the people he kill happen to be (majority) white? At a school where the majority of students are white? YES
So, to all you bigots out there who are bringing hate into this tragic event, you can piss off. If a white person, instead of Cho, had carried out this shooting, we wouldn't be questioning whether or not "he" was a racist.
As someone who is grouped into this "Asian" category, the fact that Cho is being considered a racist, and that people are hunting Asians down and beating them up or lighting their houses and cars on fire is extremely maddening. Rather than focus on Cho's abused past and why he did this, people focus on his skin color and cultural background.
As with the 9/11 tragedy, it seems as though after a tragic event happens that involves any race other than whites committing the crime, the subtle racism in our country is revealed and groups who don't even have anything to do w/ the crime experience full-blown racism. Many "Americans" are showing themselves for what they're worth, and by making such hateful remarks and carrying out violent acts upon Asians, committing crimes against innocent people, that is no better than what Cho did.
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| so I've been on this medication for 8 months now, and I have had no
improvement whatsoever..my family doctor refuses to answer my questions
and avoids my concerns, telling me that things are "getting
better"...well I don't know what his definition of "getting better" is
but my condition has worsened..I finally went to a nurse practitioner
at my school's clinic & they told me the medicine has done nothing
for me..they said because I've waited so long, my condition has
worsened, when it could have been resolved 8 months ago!! my jackass of
a family doctor prescribed me medicine that doesn't work for me..and
you know why? b/c he's getting paid for these damn office visits..
so now I have to see doctors at UCSF to see if anything can be done..
I'm so tired of incompetent doctors who prescribe medicine like it's
candy..making the pharmaceutical companies richer..instead of
acknowledging my concerns and keeping a record of my condition and
whether or not I'm actually improving, he merely prescribed medication
and gave me refills..so all this time, taking this medicine twice a day
for 8 months was in vain..what kind of fucking doctors don't give a
rat's ass about you? I'll tell you what kind...the kind that low-income
people have to go to, the kind that you see because you don't have
enough money to see a better specialist/doctor, the kind you have to go
to b/c your health insurance won't cover someone in a higher league...
I'm disappointed that I'm not getting better...it's as if someone squeezed the hope out of me...
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| all this research I'm working on is starting to take over my life..I was sleeping and dreamed that I was sitting in front of the computer typing it out for about 10 min..at least I remember some good ideas from that dream... so I found the best thing to help me ease my stress..taking walks 3-4 times a week...I feel more physically capable of going through my days..not to mention my moods have been pretty good... I already have summer fever in April..this is going to be my 1st summer in SF, I'm finally getting my own place (no more dorms and no more living in the east bay)...as much as I love my brothers, I can't take another restricted summer at home with the parents..all that yelling isn't good for my blood pressure and mentality.. my brother's been accepted to 3 colleges..we're still waiting on UC Berkeley to give him their decision..wherever he goes I'm planning on going there to pester him...especially for food..I'm proud of him though, for working so hard..I'd like to think that I helped set an example for my younger bros by being the 1st to go to college..and not just giving up..like a lot of my cousins who only worry about making money.. I was writing some poetry but got sidetracked (by Vicious my lil chihuahua) so I guess I'll finish that later..time to play with mr. doggie... | | |
| I was in a car accident yesterday...what a grrreat way to end spring break...basically, this is what happened...we're driving along, there's stop and go traffic on the freeway, the lady in front brakes, we came to a complete stop..for some reason the guy in back of us slammed into us, swerves to the right and slams into the passenger side (where I was sitting). Glass shattered on me and cut me on my arms and legs (damn shorts and tank tops) and now I have bruises everywhere...the crash had the biggest impact on my neck, now I can't move it freely..and the guy had no license or insurance..damn reckless driving illegal immigrants...hopefully our insurance will cover everything and we don't suffer any losses....poor Si, I'll miss it *tear* | | |
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