April 2011
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Anonymous asked: Biggest regret?
September 2010
2 posts
Anonymous asked: hey gary.... who are you? can you send us a picture? we would like to see your face... we're not creeps or anything, we're just curious. soo post a picture of you on tumblr and maybe we'll follow you! (: THANKS!
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August 2010
3 posts
family of five
“Eggrolls come with that?” “No.” “But I’m trying to feed a family of five.”
Please, and you only wanna spend $14.20? I know you’re not broke, because you’re carrying a Blackberry. Get out of here and go to McDonald’s.
i now own garymei
.com. I now own garymei.com!! Bought it for a dollar today, and I am super happy! Some other Gary Mei owned it since 2004, I think. He finally relinquished it this summer, and I picked it up. Now the question of what to do with it.. I could set up a blog at blog.garymei.com, I suppose. But I think I would want that blog separate from this one. Decisions, decisions..
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going out of my mind
Restaurant work is tiring, but more in a mental way. I hate incompetence, whether it lies in the workers here, or the customers. Dealing with people everyday from 11 to 10… It’s enough to drive a man crazy.
I’m there right now, and I can feel my anger rising with each phone call coming in.
First of all, ANSWER MY QUESTIONS. When I ask “You want a delivery? Ok,...
July 2010
12 posts
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life in 80 pages
Damn, nothing’s original. Rent already said it, but whatever, here’s my version.
Just got BusinessWeek in the mail today (first issue in a one-year subscription), and it got me thinking. What if life wasn’t measured in years or decades, but in.. magazines?
BusinessWeek comes once a week, which would mean I get 52 of them per year. By the time I read 52 issues, one year of my...
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free? free!?
I’m feeling good right now! Not only did my free BusinessWeek (one year!) actually go through, I also got my FREE mousepad tonight! There’s always these little offers for free stuff, and man, I am LOVING them!
What else do I have coming? Entertainment Weekly (6 months, I think), Newsweek (8 issues), Science Illustrated (3 issues), two years to a tennis magazine, a planned one year sub...
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CAPS LOCK
I just noticed that the caps lock button on my laptop’s keyboard is awesome. The sheer ingenuity it must have taken for it to be designed cannot be overstated. But I shall try to explain it in words.
So the caps lock button takes up a certain amount of space, but it’s actually raised on only part of that space. Why is this awesome? Because it increases the space between the...
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jumping the gun
Too often, people take a small detail and blow it out of proportion. They ignore the facts, and only look at that one detail.
The iPhone 4 really illustrates what I’m trying to get at here. The main problem with the phone is that holding it a certain way (left side, google it for more info if you want) makes the signal drop and eventually, your call is dropped. Oh no! Why would anyone want...
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“You speak the words I want to hear, but I only hear the words you don’t...”
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online identity
I used to blog a lot, but my posts come up only sporadically now. Actually, nothing’s changed. I blog about the same amount as I used to, but more and more of them have been made private.
First of all, I love blogging. It allows me to type out all my feelings, and archive them. I can later return to dissect them at my own leisure. I don’t have to sit down and analyze all my feelings...
Dear Meat: Dear television/film/media industry, →
lauriekay:
gareim:
lauriekay:
gareim:
You disgust me, you sick fuck. Last night, two of my beautiful friends and I sat in a circle, sipping vodka and wine until the birds warbled good mornings. As per usual, the general topic of conversation was, “Why don’t we have boyfriends!” and “I wish I had smaller thighs”. Pathetic, I realize….
Oh, I know I might take some flak for this, but I’m...
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Dear Meat: Dear television/film/media industry, →
lauriekay:
gareim:
You disgust me, you sick fuck. Last night, two of my beautiful friends and I sat in a circle, sipping vodka and wine until the birds warbled good mornings. As per usual, the general topic of conversation was, “Why don’t we have boyfriends!” and “I wish I had smaller thighs”. Pathetic, I realize….
Oh, I know I might take some flak for this, but I’m going to say it...
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Dear Meat: Dear television/film/media industry, →
You disgust me, you sick fuck. Last night, two of my beautiful friends and I sat in a circle, sipping vodka and wine until the birds warbled good mornings. As per usual, the general topic of conversation was, “Why don’t we have boyfriends!” and “I wish I had smaller thighs”. Pathetic, I realize….
Oh, I know I might take some flak for this, but I’m going to say it anyways.
The...
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it's family
Family is one of those things in life that you can never escape. Look at me. Sometimes, I hate my family with a burning desire. Sometimes, I love my family more than anything (cept one) in the world. Why? Because it’s family. I can hate them all I want, as long as I want, but they’ll still be there.
Even though I’m still annoyed with my mom for yelling at me for no reason, and a...
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saving face
Just earlier this week, my mom and I got in a fight. She started it by telling me that I was no longer allowed to hang up the clothes in my closet, and instead fold them up and put them in my dresser. Wait, what? I’m not allowed to use my closet to store clothes?
The fight lasted for about half an hour. I mean, she had no real rationale for this outburst. She just wouldn’t back down...
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when english isn't english
I always go by the rule “if it’s confusing to read, it’s professional”. Now, that isn’t always true, so I think I’m now going to say “if it’s professional, it’s confusing to read” instead.
I was hunting for an opportunity on Idealist, and I came across this post offering applications to a program at Sustainovate Immersion. Quickly...
June 2010
26 posts
Anonymous asked: Looks like my big head can remember things. =]
But anyway, am I allowed to read this? [answer honestly >.<]
I never asked you..
what if there are things TOO personal? =p
But anyway, am I allowed to read this? [answer honestly >.<]
I never asked you..
what if there are things TOO personal? =p
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sour like lemons
Ok, so today, I was supposed to have a job interview. I showered, got dressed (semi-formal), and was on my way to the train station when the lady called and said that the interview is moved to tomorrow. But I guess that’s fine, cause after hearing what I would have had to do for the interview, I’m kind of glad I didn’t go.
Demonstrate what I can do on the guitar, answer some...
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hanging by a thread
Today was pretty amazing! In fact, the whole week was! But let’s just focus on today for now.
So we all went to D&B’s, and the bad thing was that we didn’t have enough adults. We needed one adult for every 6 minors, and we were wondering how we would get past that.
But we just went for it, with all our charm mustered forth and it worked. The guy was pretty nice, and after...
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they only said "work harder"
Can I justify it like this? Probably not. I know a lot of people would disagree. But I’m going to say it anyways.
Part of the reason I did so bad the past year in school is because of my parents not encouraging me enough when I was young. Haha, it even sounds like such a bad excuse already. But hear me out, because I really believe it.
When I was little, I was yelled at and beaten if I...
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it takes two
Jess, you’re still my favorite cousin, but I disagree with you. You’re right on some things, but so wrong on others. First, you say that if I just put in my effort like I was supposed to, I wouldn’t have gotten those grades. Maybe. But it doesn’t mean that Dudzik can be defended for all the stupid things she’s done. You can’t justify something so wrong just...
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the curse of being young
No one ever takes you seriously when you’re a kid. I thought that since I turned 16 two months ago, people would start listening to me more. Nope, I’ve just been disappointed so far.
Two summers ago, when I was 14, I tried looking for a job and was rejected by every store I went to because I wasn’t old enough. This summer, I was interested in writing for Examiner.com and I...
loveiswaitingtimeisnot-deactiva asked: I agree with anyone else who likes the way you stood up for that girl in the meat post. Thanks for being human, and for acting like one :)
lisaht asked: This is just a comment, but I totally agree with what ya said on the post from Dear Meat.
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take the hint, uncle
I have this uncle, he’s my dad’s second oldest brother. He came from China about half a year ago? And he had the audacity today to ask me if I know what O’Hare airport is. Of course I know! I’ve lived in Chicago my whole life! This man, he comes to America, can’t even say “O’Hare”, and he explains to me what it is.
I really don’t like this...
the like and reblog features suck
I hate the like and reblog feature of Tumblr. The idea of it is sound, but in practice, it becomes a mess. I don’t think the creators of Tumblr meant for people to just reblog it and leave it at that.
I think they wanted people to reblog it, and leave their own comment on it, thereby creating and enhancing conversation in a totally different way. Forums and comment systems are linear, but...
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Dear Meat: Dear Dad and Mom, →
Firstly Dad- please stop pretending your perfect, you know what you did. Stop pretending that you don’t see the fear in my eyes when we are alone or if Mom leaves the room. Stop pretending I just decide not to argue with you just because I’m a “good daughter” and not because I’m too afraid of…
All of you that “liked” this, you’re BASTARDS. How the fuck can you read...
“An animal found in one of the devices on Monday was humanely destroyed by a vet.”
– From here
“Humanely” and “destroyed” do not belong next to each other.
Anonymous asked: your blog annoys me.
why is it connected to the whitney young macs?
creep.
why is it connected to the whitney young macs?
creep.
Anonymous asked: Dude! I've been checking my e-mail wondering why you haven't replied! SHEESH!
Anyways, http://www.4shared.com/dir/phBS0YbT/Korea_Song.html
Beautiful, beautiful korean music! :D
I suggest you don't go to the overrated artists like big bang and such -_-
Sheesh, really getting sick of them.
Sincerely, your favorite lesbian asian friend
Anyways, http://www.4shared.com/dir/phBS0YbT/Korea_Song.html
Beautiful, beautiful korean music! :D
I suggest you don't go to the overrated artists like big bang and such -_-
Sheesh, really getting sick of them.
Sincerely, your favorite lesbian asian friend
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“Your subtleties, they strangle me
I can’t explain myself at all”
– It Ends Tonight by The All-American Rejects
I really like this part of the song because it says something that I feel all the time. It’s the little things about people that bug me the most, because if you hang out with someone long enough, the little things are bound to add up and eventually...
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confidence meets reality
The past month or so has been really good to me. I’ve been feeling really incredible lately, and it seems like my luck will never run dry.
Let’s see.. Ok, so I’m doing relatively well in school. Did good on a Pre-Calc test, Mandarin quiz, and I just turned in my WHOLE unit for Physics!! Whoo, talk about overachiever?? Aha, ok, so maybe that’s my duty, but still, I feel...
Anonymous asked: Awww.....24 May 2010 entry
Is that for your girlfriend? :)
Send reply to sounds_dandy@yahoo.com
Is that for your girlfriend? :)
Send reply to sounds_dandy@yahoo.com
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rain, rain, go away
Grr, I was supposed to study this weekend and get work done, but I ended up not doing either. Procrastination runs deep in me. So as soon as I’m done with this blog post, I’m moving my laptop upstairs so I can work.
Earlier, I was on the phone with Michelle and I could hear it start raining. And it was raining hard. I told Michelle, but she said it wasn’t raining on her side....
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jump high
Oh shoot, I said earlier that I’d write about something stupid I wrote in my High Jump yearbook, but turns out I have the wrong one! Sorry! I have the 2007 one, and the stupid one was the 2008 one. Aha, I guess I’ll write something else.
High Jump was an incredible experience for me. I met so many new and amazing people, some of whom I still see often (one is one of my best friends!)....
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life celebration
People looked at me weird when I was leaving your house. Maybe because I’m Asian, and this was an all Mexican neighborhood. Or maybe because I’m a guy, and you’re a girl. Whatever it was, those little kids were watching me as I left. And that old guy on the phone.
I had a great day, and I’m sorry that we couldn’t do anything today, but really, I wanna do something...
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it's either b or c
I’ve always been better at taking tests than doing homework. Homework is something that you must constantly put effort into doing, but tests are a one-time thing. For a slacker like me, that’s perfect.
I always take a calm approach to tests. No use freaking out, that won’t help anything. Besides, why freak out? The answers to the questions are already provided to you. Yeah,...
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they still do it
Future me, I apologize for bringing up an unpleasant memory, but it has to be done. If I’m going to keep this a record of my life, I have to document everything.
I was at Target with my mom and sis one day, and as I’m walking to the checkout line, I hear my mom drop something. Sounded like a credit card falling on the ground. As my mom’s bending down to reach for it, I turn...
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don't study
Haven’t really been able to pay attention to Tumblr the last week, but that’s only because I have less time waste nowadays! Ok, so I gotta jot this down before I forget it, and this is definitely something I want to remember when I’m older!
For the first time in my life, I decided I wanted to stay at home and study instead of partying. Yeah, I mean I do pass up on parties pretty...
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these days
Today’s a good day! Why? Because I finally own this song that I’ve been after for about a year now!
Last year, for my Guitar final, I got to meet these two amazing musicians. You can read more about them here, at my old blog. Anyways, while I could listen to the song These Days on Faraz’s Myspace, there was no way to download it!
My parents don’t give me money to buy...
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free stuff is always good stuff
Oh man, this is something I don’t think is going to change about me anytime soon.
I love free stuff. It could be anything, but I love free stuff. Recently, I’ve been more into signing up for offers.
I got a free pen from Uniball a few weeks back (lost it on the first day..), and I just signed up for some True Lemon stuff. It’s supposed to get here in a few weeks.. But...
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“In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to...”
– Ender’s Game
May 2010
17 posts
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you make it real
Songs that are simple, but still powerful, are very hard to find. Ordinary People was one, and You Make It Real by James Morrison is another one.
The song starts out right away with lyrics that aren’t pretentious, and it keeps it that way. The lyrics describe a person (these lyrics can describe man or woman) who realizes that life is crazy sometimes, and they may lose their way, but they...
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web presence
Google make stalking people so easy, it’s scary. If you search up my name, you can find 4 results in the top 10 that are related to me.
The scary part is that almost all of that content is old, and it doesn’t reflect who I am right now. I go back and read the content I produced, and I cringe at how naive I was.
I don’t want people judging who I am based on some opinionated...
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perfect is boring
I seem to like things that aren’t perfect. What’s the fun in having something that’s already done so well you can’t improve it?
Take this theme for example. Robbie Manson did a great job with it (this is easily the best tumblr theme I have ever seen), but I couldn’t stop myself from wanting to change it. There was a lot of white space, and I thought a picture would...
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"one" more day?
It’s Sunday as I write this, and Memorial Day is tomorrow. We know what that means, no school until Tuesday! I’m missing her a bunch right now, but cause of the aforementioned Memorial Day, I still got two more days until I can see her.
Or is it one? Cause see, she thinks that you only count the days between the current day and the target day. I think that’s wrong.. But a bunch...
Anonymous asked: HI GARY. GUESS WHO THIS IS. one word, forever. LOL! :D