I’d have to admit that at first I thought this was an entirely racist article, but after you read into a bit more, you’ll find its true meaning.

The article brings up some good points which debunk the necessity for affirmative action, and also sheds light on some of the UC Regeants’ racist and diabolical admission criteria: good grades and academics.

Unfortunately, because the article was directed at Asian-Americans, it included stereotypes that seemed a bit offensive at first. The Daily Bruin probably should have let an Asian-American writer deliver the article, but then again maybe they didn’t have one at the time. Lets face it, there aren’t many Ed Chiao’s to go around. By the way, Happy Birthday Ed Chiao.

Also, for anyone who noticed, I’ve changed a couple things on this blog. The name’s been changed back to just Final8.com, and I’ve added a section for my del.icio.us links, and also the oh-so-hip tag cloud.

Enjoy

This one’s just interesting:
Deja vu ‘recreated in laboratory’

This one’s for the geeks:
Logitech G5 Laser Mouse and Nokia 6610 Mobile Phone LCD Mod

This one’s old, but still just as creepy:
“Hands Resist Him” by Bill Stoneham, The Haunted Ebay Painting

Basically, the article below describes and attempts to explain the phenomenon why cream-of-the-crop women may never find a partner in life. It goes onto giving statistics of the likelyhood of getting married for different age demographics.

Too Late for Prince Charming?

“According to the report, white, college-educated women born in the mid-’50s who are still single at 30 have only a 20 percent chance of marrying. By the age of 35 the odds drop to 5 percent. Forty-year-olds are more likely to be killed by a terrorist: they have a minuscule 2.6 percent probability of tying the knot.”

As an Asian-American, I understand the pressures placed on children to succeed and become independant so that we can compete in the corporate world. Unfortunately, these types of lofty goals were placed on both boys and girls at a extremely young age (who here hasn’t had piano lessons starting from the age of 4?). Ultimately, the women ended up growing up like men; they feel and share the same responsibilities and goals, and expect the exact same returns from the opposite sex. Yes, in this I mean that men have been picking up and learning the roles of traditional mothers (such as cooking), whereas women were never taught these skills from the very beginning. While there’s nothing wrong with this (sure, I like experimenting with foods), it makes you wonder if couples will have the capability of raising a family while managing their careers.

In short, men worry about their careers. Women worry about their careers. When will there be time for a family?

Best Use of Mentos and Pepsi Award

Brings Back the Most Memories Award

Makes Me Realize There are Many People Way Smarter than Me Award

The Shawn Yue Looking Like Jay Jair Award

http://www.despair.com/spin.html