christopher ming lee

When did it become okay to welch? When was a man (or woman) no longer held to their word or their handshake? When did a promise become an empty bond?
I remember reading a Doyle Brunson story - one of the world’s most famous poker players and gamblers. He considered the word of a gambler to [...]

my two bitches

The top photo is my brother, Alex and his girlfriend, Kaitlin.
The middle photo is my brother, Jon and his girlfriend, Amy.
The bottom photo is of me and my two bitches.

I didn’t get the Fulbright. Am I disappointed? Yes, but disappointment requires time, and thus, a luxury I can hardly afford. Thus, we move to Plan B.
Art suggested a possible Plan B: apply for graduate study at a Chinese university through a fast-track at Rutgers. I’d pay for my travel, but everything else is covered: [...]

What currency do you operate on?
The US Dollar tumbled. The value of national currencies changes everyday. Geo-arbitrage allows us to take advantage of disparities between global currencies.
What’s the currency on the web? How much are you worth? The higher up you’re on Google, Technorati, and similar services, the more valuable you are. How do you [...]

I saw the movie, Taken, for the first time when I was in Argentina.
There was exactly one solid character in the movie - Liam Neeson’s. Everyone else was weak - especially the women. There were zero strong women characters.
The writing was awful, the dialogue cringe-worthy.
Very few details added up as Neeson gallivanted across France, destroying [...]

Waiting on the Fulbright drove me slightly insane.
I still don’t have an answer.
I started checking e-mail twice-a-day again, something I haven’t done since I left for Argentina. Futilely hoping word would come from Beijing that I’d been granted the scholarship, that I was off to China next fall.
It got to the point where I was [...]