Wong Fu is an indie video production company started by students at UCSD. Actually, they do a bit of everything these days, from music videos to vlogs, and they’ve helped a lot of aspiring artists get a little more traction. They’re pretty awesome.

But…I never got into their videos. Why? It all goes back to their first big hit. “Yellow Fever” is a humorous take on the stereotype that white guys like to date (East) Asian girls and vice versa, presumably to the detriment of Asian-American guys, white girls, and Indian guys. The stereotype definitely has a basis…

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Today I was walking from class to office hours, taking stairs two at a time as I usually do, and looking around to see if I was going to pass anyone I know.

At the top of the (outdoor) staircase, heading the other way, was a girl with a face I really have to describe as “crumpled”. Seriously, she looked like she had just been crushed, though about what I have no idea.

It occurred to me to turn around and say hello, what’s wrong…something. Which manifested itself only as a catch in my step after we had already passed.…

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Happy Year of the Ox, everyone. 恭喜发财 and chúc mừng năm mới, and once again I post my nengajō (New Years’ Card, Japanese) from the, uh, solar new year. Simplicity on the text this year: “Happy New Year”, o-shōgatsu omedetō.

No exciting news, besides the completion of the epic project already posted all over Facebook.

It looks to be a good semester and a good year, I hope. 幸せ (shiawase), ne?

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