Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Ivy Dreams

When white peeps go on reality TV shows they get to wear their cute bikinis and live on a remote island. Or they get to travel around the world with their best friend. Or they get to go to Italy and date a real Italian prince.

However, when my Asian peeps go on a reality show they don't get to go anywhere or meet anybody interesting. Instead, they get to stay at home and do what they always do: STUDY. So it doesn't come as a surprise that THE only reality-show about Asian-Americans is a show that follows 4 unfortunate individuals as they study, study, and study. The prize: an Ivy League education. I am NOT kidding, you go check it out yourself:

http://azntv.com/ivydreams/

It is very sad indeed...

Beware of the Stinky Tofu

"There should be a kitchen policy against food that smells so bad!," announced my friend Cat, indignant, as she walked out of our floor kitchen.

And then, I inhaled it: the unmistakable smell of my grandma's hope chest. A chest where she kept her traditional silk Chinese dresses, adorned with beautiful embroidery. Along with MOTH BALLS, to keep them from being eaten by cockroaches and such.

So being in a multi-diverse workplace is great, as you get to meet and talk to people of other cultures. However, for those averse to the practice of consuming fish head, chicken feet, stinky tofu, cow brains and such, this means that the kitchen of such multi-diverse workplace becomes the source of horrific smells and even more horrific sights.

Today's perpetrator probably had some fish that has been buried in the ground for a good couple of months and then was mixed with stinky tofu. I say, anything that smells like something that KILLS COCKROACHES should not be allowed in the microwave.