OMG, I dated a Jonas Brother, it was SOOOO hot!
Yes, I know those aren't the lyrics, but it fit perfectly right?
I was listening to my iPod (yes, you read that right) and doing the dishes at work listening to Can't Have You by the Jonas Brothers who we all know are back together unless you live under a rock. I'm still shocked it's been over a year since their reunion and I couldn't be happier for them.
We all have had our "Future Mrs. Jonas" proudly etched on our binders in middle school and thought how great it would have been if either Joe, Nick, or Kevin were single forever so we could marry one of them, but then I thought, do we really? Do we really know what we're getting ourselves into?
Think about it. Really think about it. They're performers. They do interviews, performances, talk shows, radio shows probably every day. Is that a life you'd be willing to jump into? You'd probably see them for a few hours a day at the most.
They played a show almost every day for the past year during the Happiness Begins tour and they probably either left their wives on the tour bus or flew out to play shows every so often. Would you sacrifice your current life for that? Sure you could SEE the shows for free, but is it really worth it?
I think this all started when I kept seeing pictures of Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner popping up in my news feed almost every day. I'm happy for them, but it's just almost sad to see pictures of them daily. I think at some point, I stopped following them for a little bit (their lives, not their Instagrams obviously) because I just wasn't interested anymore.
Think about it from their perspective. I'm pretty sure they're not too happy going to say, a movie theatre and seeing paparazzi everywhere. The fans would love it yes, but isn't that what Instagram's for? I'm sure they're all "used" to it by now. And I say "used" to it in quotes because they never really signed up for this either. In their documentary, they mentioned they didn't really know how big they actually were until they really took a step back and thought about it.
Think about it. All their wives are work in the industry. Danielle was a hairdresser for the Jonas Brothers. Now she's happily married to Kevin Jonas and they have the cutest daughters. Priyanka is an actress and is also happily married to Nick Jonas. Sophie Turner was famously on Game of Thrones (which I still have yet to watch) and is happily married to Joe Jonas and is rumoured to be expecting which OMG I couldn't be happier for them if the rumours are true xD
What do the "Jonas sisters" all have in common? They're all in the same industry and have been for a very long time so they're "used" to being followed around, having their picture taken all the time, seeing paparazzi even when they're going to the dentist (they probably have their own, but you get the point). So they get that the boys have to do interviews, TV shows, and performances because they do pretty much the same. There's just something to the familiarity that makes us connect in the most unusual ways. Joe and Sophie are both goofballs. Nick and Priyanka are literally #couplegoals. And Kevin and Danielle are so adorable.
Now, put yourselves into their shoes. Are you, an average girl who isn't used to getting her picture take unless it's picture day or for Instagram, ever going to get used to the star-studded lifestyle? Having paparazzi everywhere you go and being scrutinised 24/7?
Take Prince Harry and Duchess Megan for example. They're receiving some backlash for letting go of royal duties and most people are blaming Megan for it. But is it really her fault? Is it really her fault that Harry just wants to protect his family? She knew what she was marrying into, for a lack of a better phrase. Megan's also used to being scrutinised too, since she was an actress, but maybe all this royal stuff is a little too much. Maybe she wants a say in this too.
So, let me ask you again. Do you really want to become Mrs. Jonas? Sure, your14-year-old self might, but 25-year-old you might think otherwise.
Might edit this again because it sounds a little choppy. But I got what I need out there.
Monday, March 9, 2020
Sunday, July 28, 2019
Why I Buy Imitation Products
I love online shopping. I also love buying things simply because I want to.
However, there's a certain stigma towards people who buy what I call imitation products. You know, how imitation crab tastes like crab but isn't crab meat? Same thing.
I don't want to use the word fake because nothing in this world is really "fake".
A few years ago, I went to Hong Kong and bought these Toms for I would say cheaper than the real ones cost. At the time, I wasn't sure if they were real or imitation ones, and I really didn't care, so I didn't think much of them at the time.
A few months ago, I bought an acne cleanser that was very similar to the Neutrogena oil-free acne face wash for a fraction of what the Neutrogena one cost. On the bottle, it even said "Compare to the Neutrogena oil-free acne face wash". I compared the ingredients and they were EXACTLY THE SAME.
A few weeks ago, I bought a pair of Bluetooth earphones because I really didn't like how clunky and big my Bluetooth headphones were and they were starting to have connectivity issues after almost two years of use. I got them and they looked very similar to the Apple Airpods which retail for I think over $100. I wasn't looking for something that looked similar to the Apple Airpods. I just wanted a pair of affordable Bluetooth earphones.
Two things. Apple products are wayyyyyyy too overrated and overpriced for what they're worth. And if you have an iPad or iPhone versus a Galaxy Tablet or an Android phone, so what? Just to look more bougee?
So why exactly don't I feel the need to buy name brand products? Because they're not worth it. Hence the company Brandless. That's what they're all about. No name-brand bullshit. Simply just products for the purpose of being useful. No fancy name branding crap.
I want to buy a product that's both affordable and practical. Hence, why I buy imitation products.
A few days ago, somehow a video showed up in my recommended (oh, the lovely YouTube algorithm) about the most expensive bag in the world. And I've never even heard of the brand until now. It was the Hermes Birkin bag. And it retails for $50,000 as the most expensive bag in the world. For what goshdarn reason?
I've seen videos about how 90% of luxury brand items go towards advertising, marketing, and pretty much everything else but the actual cost of the bag. Just think of it. Does it really make sense that a two bags of the same material can have such a variety of price tags?
Of course, there's also the whole debate of it being from actual animal skin blah blah blah so it adds onto the cost and the rarity of it. I won't get into that.
But let's be real, from afar, would someone really care if you're holding a $500 Louis Vuitton bag or a $50 bag that looks similar but has a less known if not at all brand?
Of course there are bound to be imitation products out there and of course brands want to protect their work and prevent these from happening. Remember the whole deal with that Kylie Cosmetics dupe drama? But can we really blame someone from being inspired by a design?
Yes, I understand why people buy brand name products. But is the hefty price tag for just a name etched into the fabric really worth it?
So yes, I buy imitation products because I don't feel like I need to pay extra for something similar that can do the job just fine without the extra price.
Might delve into why I like online shopping better than retail shopping in a later post.
See this video.
However, there's a certain stigma towards people who buy what I call imitation products. You know, how imitation crab tastes like crab but isn't crab meat? Same thing.
I don't want to use the word fake because nothing in this world is really "fake".
A few years ago, I went to Hong Kong and bought these Toms for I would say cheaper than the real ones cost. At the time, I wasn't sure if they were real or imitation ones, and I really didn't care, so I didn't think much of them at the time.
A few months ago, I bought an acne cleanser that was very similar to the Neutrogena oil-free acne face wash for a fraction of what the Neutrogena one cost. On the bottle, it even said "Compare to the Neutrogena oil-free acne face wash". I compared the ingredients and they were EXACTLY THE SAME.
A few weeks ago, I bought a pair of Bluetooth earphones because I really didn't like how clunky and big my Bluetooth headphones were and they were starting to have connectivity issues after almost two years of use. I got them and they looked very similar to the Apple Airpods which retail for I think over $100. I wasn't looking for something that looked similar to the Apple Airpods. I just wanted a pair of affordable Bluetooth earphones.
Two things. Apple products are wayyyyyyy too overrated and overpriced for what they're worth. And if you have an iPad or iPhone versus a Galaxy Tablet or an Android phone, so what? Just to look more bougee?
So why exactly don't I feel the need to buy name brand products? Because they're not worth it. Hence the company Brandless. That's what they're all about. No name-brand bullshit. Simply just products for the purpose of being useful. No fancy name branding crap.
I want to buy a product that's both affordable and practical. Hence, why I buy imitation products.
A few days ago, somehow a video showed up in my recommended (oh, the lovely YouTube algorithm) about the most expensive bag in the world. And I've never even heard of the brand until now. It was the Hermes Birkin bag. And it retails for $50,000 as the most expensive bag in the world. For what goshdarn reason?
I've seen videos about how 90% of luxury brand items go towards advertising, marketing, and pretty much everything else but the actual cost of the bag. Just think of it. Does it really make sense that a two bags of the same material can have such a variety of price tags?
Of course, there's also the whole debate of it being from actual animal skin blah blah blah so it adds onto the cost and the rarity of it. I won't get into that.
But let's be real, from afar, would someone really care if you're holding a $500 Louis Vuitton bag or a $50 bag that looks similar but has a less known if not at all brand?
Of course there are bound to be imitation products out there and of course brands want to protect their work and prevent these from happening. Remember the whole deal with that Kylie Cosmetics dupe drama? But can we really blame someone from being inspired by a design?
Yes, I understand why people buy brand name products. But is the hefty price tag for just a name etched into the fabric really worth it?
So yes, I buy imitation products because I don't feel like I need to pay extra for something similar that can do the job just fine without the extra price.
Might delve into why I like online shopping better than retail shopping in a later post.
See this video.
Sunday, June 16, 2019
The Truth About Skincare Products
I spent almost an entire day watching skincare videos and reactions yesterday. Why, you may ask. It started with me watching a new video Wengie had just uploaded. Oh, YouTube, how I love and hate you sometimes.
It got me thinking, WHY THE HECK do skincare products have such a wide range of prices? Take clay masks for example. I think they blew up these past few years. Not just clay masks, but Korean skincare, and specifically, the 10-step Korean skincare routine. Ain't nobody got time for that!
Back to clay masks. Some retail for $20 or less while others go for as much as $200. Two hundred!!! US dollars! My face is NOT worth that much.
I'd say I spend a good amount on skincare. Not a crazy amount, but just bare minimum for me to be considered a skincare...amateur? Not as much as the average person my age, I'd say.
That got me thinking, why DO skincare products range from relatively cheap to crazy expensive?! They have pretty much the same ingredients in them.
I bought this walnut scrub (I know, just bear with me) with the same ingredients as the overhyped St. Ives Apricot scrub for less than half the price.
So why. exactly? I would say branding. Take the example of Brandless. Everything on that site is I believe less than $10. And they have skincare products for less than $10.
But is a $200 moisturizer as effective as a $20 moisturizer? Cue the YouTube videos. I would say yes. So why do people still give into the $200 moisturizer? Branding. Marketing. It sells. More than the $20 moisturizer? Maybe. But do they have the same active ingredients? Probably. So why do people still give into this trap? Because ethos. We all give into emotion, and overly promising promises, even if they don't deliver. Because we want some justification as to why we spent that much money. It's the whole ethos, pathos, logos model we loved and hated in high school. Just me? Keep reading, you'll figure it out.
That's why I never spend more than $30 on any skincare product. The most expensive has been this Vitamin E Serum from the Body Shop I got for $28 when I was obsessed with "natural" products. Hence, the $30 maximum.
For now, I look at three factors before purchasing anything. Do I actually need it? Can I live without it? Is the price easily justified?
There have been times when I really wanted something, but thought, I can buy this another day, when I really want and have an actual need for it. Living in a smaller apartment also helps me minimise the number of things I buy while maximising the things I do have and the space I have to put it. No, I don't live in New York, if that's what you're asking.
An example is the overly hyped Sand & Sky Australian clay mask. I decided to buy a pink clay mask from Skin&Lab for half the price just to try it out. I don't know if it was my skin or the type of clay, but it didn't work for me. I still have almost the entire bottle just sitting there. I mix it with one of the other Skin&Lab clay masks I bought just to use it up.
I did some more digging and listed a bunch of skincare products I use and calculated it to be a little under $10 per unit. So that's a very rough (take it with a HUGE grain of salt) estimate. A little under $10 per face mask, for every single pump of moisturizer, eye cream, serum, essence, whatever it is we use (yes, guys have skin too!). I've spent a little over than $500 on skincare alone. And that's in a span of two years. So I guess you could say about $250 a year. If you think about it, that's not too bad, but it sounds like a lot. So next time, before you buy a skincare product, think about if you actually need it, or are you just giving in to this marketing gimmick?
Now, I'm going to use my previous knowledge and pretend to sound smart. Companies sell products. They don't care if you pay $200 or $20. As long as they make a profit, even as little as $5 or $10. But in the real world, that's not true. It would be double the base price.
The whole ethos, pathos, logs. Companies live and breathe on these three rhetoric skills. Ethos. Branding. Overly persuasive language. Celebrity endorsements. Claiming a $200 moisturiser will improve skin texture when a $20 one will do the same thing. Pathos. We all give into feelings. Having someone tell a story of how a product helped them fight off their acne, when if you think about it, it could be a variety of different factors. Your sleep schedule. Environment. What you eat. Hormonal. And much more. Pretty packaging and really cool advertising. Logos. Actual scientific facts. Okay this, I can understand why, but $200 versus $20?!
Of course there could be the yes, the $20 product might contain harmful ingredients like alcohol which everyone has a different reaction to, but it's all about what works, not what's good for your skin, but is paying 10 times the price really worth it? I know it's a stretch, but that's the logic. Is it really worth all that branding, useless jargon, beautiful packing and questionable claims? For all you know that $200 cream could be just another "sugar pill". At the end of the day it's all about what's in the ingredients and what works for you.
I remember back when I was a cashier, I took a look at the invoice we just got for some product we were selling. The unit price was about a little over a dollar and we were selling it for more than twice the unit price. That's how companies make money. That's the cold hard truth. If companies just sold things for a little over or the same price as they got it for, no one would be making any money. It would be just like the olden days of trading rocks for gold. We wouldn't be as successful as we are today to put it in simpler words.
I wish I could explain why people give into these stupid gimmicks, but I just can't. I can just try to find a reasonable explanation based on my logic and what I think goes into people's minds before making a purchase.
This doesn't just go for skincare. I'm just using this as an example of what society tends to do to the average consumer. So next time you go (online) shopping for an item, ask yourself those three questions before adding it to your (virtual) cart.
It got me thinking, WHY THE HECK do skincare products have such a wide range of prices? Take clay masks for example. I think they blew up these past few years. Not just clay masks, but Korean skincare, and specifically, the 10-step Korean skincare routine. Ain't nobody got time for that!
Back to clay masks. Some retail for $20 or less while others go for as much as $200. Two hundred!!! US dollars! My face is NOT worth that much.
I'd say I spend a good amount on skincare. Not a crazy amount, but just bare minimum for me to be considered a skincare...amateur? Not as much as the average person my age, I'd say.
That got me thinking, why DO skincare products range from relatively cheap to crazy expensive?! They have pretty much the same ingredients in them.
I bought this walnut scrub (I know, just bear with me) with the same ingredients as the overhyped St. Ives Apricot scrub for less than half the price.
So why. exactly? I would say branding. Take the example of Brandless. Everything on that site is I believe less than $10. And they have skincare products for less than $10.
But is a $200 moisturizer as effective as a $20 moisturizer? Cue the YouTube videos. I would say yes. So why do people still give into the $200 moisturizer? Branding. Marketing. It sells. More than the $20 moisturizer? Maybe. But do they have the same active ingredients? Probably. So why do people still give into this trap? Because ethos. We all give into emotion, and overly promising promises, even if they don't deliver. Because we want some justification as to why we spent that much money. It's the whole ethos, pathos, logos model we loved and hated in high school. Just me? Keep reading, you'll figure it out.
That's why I never spend more than $30 on any skincare product. The most expensive has been this Vitamin E Serum from the Body Shop I got for $28 when I was obsessed with "natural" products. Hence, the $30 maximum.
For now, I look at three factors before purchasing anything. Do I actually need it? Can I live without it? Is the price easily justified?
There have been times when I really wanted something, but thought, I can buy this another day, when I really want and have an actual need for it. Living in a smaller apartment also helps me minimise the number of things I buy while maximising the things I do have and the space I have to put it. No, I don't live in New York, if that's what you're asking.
An example is the overly hyped Sand & Sky Australian clay mask. I decided to buy a pink clay mask from Skin&Lab for half the price just to try it out. I don't know if it was my skin or the type of clay, but it didn't work for me. I still have almost the entire bottle just sitting there. I mix it with one of the other Skin&Lab clay masks I bought just to use it up.
I did some more digging and listed a bunch of skincare products I use and calculated it to be a little under $10 per unit. So that's a very rough (take it with a HUGE grain of salt) estimate. A little under $10 per face mask, for every single pump of moisturizer, eye cream, serum, essence, whatever it is we use (yes, guys have skin too!). I've spent a little over than $500 on skincare alone. And that's in a span of two years. So I guess you could say about $250 a year. If you think about it, that's not too bad, but it sounds like a lot. So next time, before you buy a skincare product, think about if you actually need it, or are you just giving in to this marketing gimmick?
Now, I'm going to use my previous knowledge and pretend to sound smart. Companies sell products. They don't care if you pay $200 or $20. As long as they make a profit, even as little as $5 or $10. But in the real world, that's not true. It would be double the base price.
The whole ethos, pathos, logs. Companies live and breathe on these three rhetoric skills. Ethos. Branding. Overly persuasive language. Celebrity endorsements. Claiming a $200 moisturiser will improve skin texture when a $20 one will do the same thing. Pathos. We all give into feelings. Having someone tell a story of how a product helped them fight off their acne, when if you think about it, it could be a variety of different factors. Your sleep schedule. Environment. What you eat. Hormonal. And much more. Pretty packaging and really cool advertising. Logos. Actual scientific facts. Okay this, I can understand why, but $200 versus $20?!
Of course there could be the yes, the $20 product might contain harmful ingredients like alcohol which everyone has a different reaction to, but it's all about what works, not what's good for your skin, but is paying 10 times the price really worth it? I know it's a stretch, but that's the logic. Is it really worth all that branding, useless jargon, beautiful packing and questionable claims? For all you know that $200 cream could be just another "sugar pill". At the end of the day it's all about what's in the ingredients and what works for you.
I remember back when I was a cashier, I took a look at the invoice we just got for some product we were selling. The unit price was about a little over a dollar and we were selling it for more than twice the unit price. That's how companies make money. That's the cold hard truth. If companies just sold things for a little over or the same price as they got it for, no one would be making any money. It would be just like the olden days of trading rocks for gold. We wouldn't be as successful as we are today to put it in simpler words.
I wish I could explain why people give into these stupid gimmicks, but I just can't. I can just try to find a reasonable explanation based on my logic and what I think goes into people's minds before making a purchase.
This doesn't just go for skincare. I'm just using this as an example of what society tends to do to the average consumer. So next time you go (online) shopping for an item, ask yourself those three questions before adding it to your (virtual) cart.
Monday, June 3, 2019
Why I Don't Shop on Amazon
I watched this video called Amazon Employees React to Amazon Employees on South Park. And it got me thinking. The stigma behind how Amazon treats their employees really hit me. I don't know why or for what reason, but I felt like I had to say something.
I've never worked at Amazon so this might not be the point of view as expected, but I'll just share my part.
One of the main reasons I don't shop on Amazon is because you can find the same thing on other sites like eBay for so much cheaper! I also hear story upon story of how a worker got fired for something really petty, like taking too long to input something. Or how that one worker had to pee in a cup because she had to reach her quota for the day. Don't get me wrong, they have literally EVERYTHING, but at what cost?
So why is the same product on eBay cheaper than it is on Amazon? Simple. Fees. eBay has a different fee schedule than on Amazon. Sellers can list their own shit on eBay for little to nothing, whereas on Amazon, there's both things from regular people like you and I, and also from Amazon itself, which adds onto the overall cost of the item. A $20 water bottle on Amazon could easily go for as little as $5 on eBay. Yes, really. Unlike Amazon, you can literally list ANYTHING on eBay. Well, there are some exceptions, but you get the idea. New, used, broken, list it on eBay and make a few extra bucks!
I'm not just saying eBay is the only alternative when it comes to online shopping. It's a good example of what other options are out there.
Also, membership. What is this, Costco? Even then, you get things in bulk and for cheaper (per unit)! Don't get me wrong, I tried the free-trial membership, and it was cool and all for the 30-days it lasted. It was nice getting my stuff a few days after I bought the item. But is it really NECESSARY? The whole point of online shopping is a economically planned out decision.
Think of it this way. You get to spend the day relaxing at home, doing whatever you want, shopping ONLINE instead of driving to a crowded store, finding parking, and then frantically looking through aisles for that one item you wanted, and then waiting in line to get that item THE SAME DAY. You probably just wasted half a day doing that. Minus the unnecessary window shopping for things you wanted.
Instead, you buy the same item online in the comfort of your own home, on your favourite couch, watching some Netflix and then wait a few days for that item to come. Simple.
So why do I have to pay for membership if the trade-off is just waiting a few extra days to get the item instead of getting it the same day? See, it just doesn't make sense to me. The whole idea of online shopping is expecting things to come a little later than tomorrow. So why pay for that luxury of getting things two days after you order it? It's like the buzz about Apple. Why pay for a $1000 "luxury" phone if you can get the same thing with similar if not better features for half the price?
This dives into the deeper question of the bigger the corporation, the shittier you get treated. Take Disney, for example. We all know of their infamous minimum wage, and how it just recently got pushed to $15 an hour. And how long their hours are with very minimal benefits and horrible standards. We've all heard those Disney horror stories.
So there you have it. Why I don't shop on Amazon. You could find things somewhere else. It's the 21st fucking century. Everything's online nowadays. You just gotta know where to look.
I've never worked at Amazon so this might not be the point of view as expected, but I'll just share my part.
One of the main reasons I don't shop on Amazon is because you can find the same thing on other sites like eBay for so much cheaper! I also hear story upon story of how a worker got fired for something really petty, like taking too long to input something. Or how that one worker had to pee in a cup because she had to reach her quota for the day. Don't get me wrong, they have literally EVERYTHING, but at what cost?
So why is the same product on eBay cheaper than it is on Amazon? Simple. Fees. eBay has a different fee schedule than on Amazon. Sellers can list their own shit on eBay for little to nothing, whereas on Amazon, there's both things from regular people like you and I, and also from Amazon itself, which adds onto the overall cost of the item. A $20 water bottle on Amazon could easily go for as little as $5 on eBay. Yes, really. Unlike Amazon, you can literally list ANYTHING on eBay. Well, there are some exceptions, but you get the idea. New, used, broken, list it on eBay and make a few extra bucks!
I'm not just saying eBay is the only alternative when it comes to online shopping. It's a good example of what other options are out there.
Also, membership. What is this, Costco? Even then, you get things in bulk and for cheaper (per unit)! Don't get me wrong, I tried the free-trial membership, and it was cool and all for the 30-days it lasted. It was nice getting my stuff a few days after I bought the item. But is it really NECESSARY? The whole point of online shopping is a economically planned out decision.
Think of it this way. You get to spend the day relaxing at home, doing whatever you want, shopping ONLINE instead of driving to a crowded store, finding parking, and then frantically looking through aisles for that one item you wanted, and then waiting in line to get that item THE SAME DAY. You probably just wasted half a day doing that. Minus the unnecessary window shopping for things you wanted.
Instead, you buy the same item online in the comfort of your own home, on your favourite couch, watching some Netflix and then wait a few days for that item to come. Simple.
So why do I have to pay for membership if the trade-off is just waiting a few extra days to get the item instead of getting it the same day? See, it just doesn't make sense to me. The whole idea of online shopping is expecting things to come a little later than tomorrow. So why pay for that luxury of getting things two days after you order it? It's like the buzz about Apple. Why pay for a $1000 "luxury" phone if you can get the same thing with similar if not better features for half the price?
This dives into the deeper question of the bigger the corporation, the shittier you get treated. Take Disney, for example. We all know of their infamous minimum wage, and how it just recently got pushed to $15 an hour. And how long their hours are with very minimal benefits and horrible standards. We've all heard those Disney horror stories.
So there you have it. Why I don't shop on Amazon. You could find things somewhere else. It's the 21st fucking century. Everything's online nowadays. You just gotta know where to look.
Sunday, October 16, 2016
Mid-College Crisis
This weekend, was like every other weekend. I went home, and I thought I was going to have lunch with my sister, but she had to cancel because she had other plans. No biggie.
So I was just doing my homework, like every other weekend. Creative writing. It was a piece of cake. Sociology. Harder but doable.
And then I got to my econ homework. I had a test on Tuesday, since we have a test every two weeks for that class. So...we pretty much have four tests and a cumulative finals.
I would normally approach it with just reading the book and such, but it was different this time. Halfway reading through my economics book I thought, "What am I doing with my life?" All my life, I've sort of been pressured into doing everything. My dad pressuring me to do well in school (which wasn't a bad thing), him wanting me to study accounting (I later switched to marketing because I hated accounting and it bored the heck out of me), him wanting me to graduate college and get a job.
It got me thinking, DO I REALLY ENJOY MY MAJOR? I wanted to come in as an English or creative writing major, but I wanted to play it safe and stick to business, but when I couldn't get into the business school because of my low GPA, I switched to economics. After three years of taking economics classes, which I didn't particularly enjoy, but I toughed through it anyways, it made me realise, what the heck am I doing with my life?
Sooooo, long story short, I decided that I might as well finish off my degree in economics marketing, and just see where it takes me. My plan was that I get a degree, see if I get a job I like, and if none of that works out, apply to Cal Poly Pomona in hotel management or nursing, and go from there.
MORAL OF THE STORY: Pick the right major before going to a 4-year university.
Friday, October 14, 2016
Do all Asians look the same?
This has happened to me a lot over the course of my life and I thought I should discuss this.
DO ALL ASIANS LOOK THE SAME TO A NON-ASIAN PERSON?
I swear, I've gotten called so many names of my Asian classmates. I'll share two stories.
The first one happened to me in high school. By my CHINESE teacher, which was weird. There was this one girl, Shannon, who sat in front of me, and me, Jenny. Keep in mind, we're both Chinese. I would always get called Shannon all the time, and she would get called Jenny. And this is also in a room that is 90% Asian. I mean, we didn't look alike AT ALL. I had glasses and she didn't. I mean, we were kinda the same height, and she had glasses that she wore sometimes.
The next one happened to me also in high school. By my biology teacher. Me and my friend both had to retake the first semester of biology because of this teacher who was infamous at my high school for being boring and hard. We used the sit in the back of the classroom, and always next to each other, and we were both Asian (I think she was Vietnamese or something?) So the teacher (I wasn't sure if she was Middle Eastern or what; I don't wanna assume things) used to mix up our names a lot, which wasn't a big deal, since we'd always be sitting next to each other.
The last one actually happened today. My TA for my creative writing class (check out Edgar Gomez) asked the class if anyone had brought a hard copy of our assignments, and I was the only one who raised my hand, and he ended up calling me Tiffany (this other girl in my class who was Korean - I think - and we sat next to each other on the first day), and I had to awkwardly correct him, but he was cool about it. And I look NOTHING like this girl - Tiffany had brown hair, no glasses, and was a bit shorter than I was. Although we sort of had similar length hair.
All of this got me thinking...do All Asians really look that similar to non-Asians or do they just associate Asians as one broad category and tend to call us names that are given to other Asians because we are of the same group? Does it have to do with our facial structure?
DO ALL ASIANS LOOK THE SAME TO A NON-ASIAN PERSON?
I swear, I've gotten called so many names of my Asian classmates. I'll share two stories.
The first one happened to me in high school. By my CHINESE teacher, which was weird. There was this one girl, Shannon, who sat in front of me, and me, Jenny. Keep in mind, we're both Chinese. I would always get called Shannon all the time, and she would get called Jenny. And this is also in a room that is 90% Asian. I mean, we didn't look alike AT ALL. I had glasses and she didn't. I mean, we were kinda the same height, and she had glasses that she wore sometimes.
The next one happened to me also in high school. By my biology teacher. Me and my friend both had to retake the first semester of biology because of this teacher who was infamous at my high school for being boring and hard. We used the sit in the back of the classroom, and always next to each other, and we were both Asian (I think she was Vietnamese or something?) So the teacher (I wasn't sure if she was Middle Eastern or what; I don't wanna assume things) used to mix up our names a lot, which wasn't a big deal, since we'd always be sitting next to each other.
The last one actually happened today. My TA for my creative writing class (check out Edgar Gomez) asked the class if anyone had brought a hard copy of our assignments, and I was the only one who raised my hand, and he ended up calling me Tiffany (this other girl in my class who was Korean - I think - and we sat next to each other on the first day), and I had to awkwardly correct him, but he was cool about it. And I look NOTHING like this girl - Tiffany had brown hair, no glasses, and was a bit shorter than I was. Although we sort of had similar length hair.
All of this got me thinking...do All Asians really look that similar to non-Asians or do they just associate Asians as one broad category and tend to call us names that are given to other Asians because we are of the same group? Does it have to do with our facial structure?
Friday, May 15, 2015
My Roommate
This post is dedicated to my awesome roommate, who unfortunately got suspended from college. Sorry, Cindy.
My roommate is awesome. She's very nice to people and gets along with everyone very well. Unfortunately, she didn't do so well the first few quarters of college because she hung out with the wrong group of people. Don't get me wrong, she's really smart but made some poor decisions.
She became my roommate at random. I applied for Summer Bridge because I wanted to go onto English 1A, but I didn't want to because I was already taking two classes at college, in the summer. I know right, TORTURE!!! Anyways, so apparently they already had my room ready and all, because Summer Bridge was like almost every day, and I live in LA and it's like a 2-hour drive to college. Anyways, so she spent Summer Bridge without a roommate. :( Sorry Cindy! But fortunately, she made friends, and had a roommate because her friend, who lives 40 minutes away stayed with her and stuff.
So then fall quarter started, and it turns out, we're really similar in our interests and stuff! It was really awesome having her as a roommate, but unfortunately she was only my roommate for about two quarters, because she got kicked out of UCR because of her low GPA. She made really bad decisions and hung out with the wrong people. But we all do that at one point.
I actually still keep in touch with her, and she's doing pretty well. She goes to a community college and works part-time at Coffee Bean. She even gave us free coffee! She's really cool! I just wish she hadn't made those bad decisions :( She could've been my roommate for longer :O And I wouldn't have to go through that much trouble later on D:
My roommate is awesome. She's very nice to people and gets along with everyone very well. Unfortunately, she didn't do so well the first few quarters of college because she hung out with the wrong group of people. Don't get me wrong, she's really smart but made some poor decisions.
She became my roommate at random. I applied for Summer Bridge because I wanted to go onto English 1A, but I didn't want to because I was already taking two classes at college, in the summer. I know right, TORTURE!!! Anyways, so apparently they already had my room ready and all, because Summer Bridge was like almost every day, and I live in LA and it's like a 2-hour drive to college. Anyways, so she spent Summer Bridge without a roommate. :( Sorry Cindy! But fortunately, she made friends, and had a roommate because her friend, who lives 40 minutes away stayed with her and stuff.
So then fall quarter started, and it turns out, we're really similar in our interests and stuff! It was really awesome having her as a roommate, but unfortunately she was only my roommate for about two quarters, because she got kicked out of UCR because of her low GPA. She made really bad decisions and hung out with the wrong people. But we all do that at one point.
I actually still keep in touch with her, and she's doing pretty well. She goes to a community college and works part-time at Coffee Bean. She even gave us free coffee! She's really cool! I just wish she hadn't made those bad decisions :( She could've been my roommate for longer :O And I wouldn't have to go through that much trouble later on D:
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