Yeah! That's how we play in Utah! I am so stocked that Jazz finally woke up and played like they should. Spurs, you watch out. Before you know it, we will beat you hard!!!
Go Jazz!!!!!!!!!!
Saturday, May 26, 2007
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Jazz Lost Again!!!
Man, I couldn't believe Jazz lost AGAIN! I don't know what's with their second quarters. Just like in game one, they lost the whole game in the second quarter. You figure they would have learned something from their first loss.
Though I hate to say it, the Spurs is a better team than us. Now my only hope is that the home crowd can buoy Jazz up and help them catch up in the series.
So no matter how mad and hurt I am, I am still a Jazz fun, so Utah Jazz, good luck! We still have faith in you.
M&M
Though I hate to say it, the Spurs is a better team than us. Now my only hope is that the home crowd can buoy Jazz up and help them catch up in the series.
So no matter how mad and hurt I am, I am still a Jazz fun, so Utah Jazz, good luck! We still have faith in you.
M&M
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Being Thankful
One of my neighboring apartments house 3 guys from China in it. I was little sad this afternoon because I had nothing fun to do and was watching chick flicks on USA, then I decided to go get myself some junk food for dinner. As I was passing that apartment's kitchen window, I saw one of them cooking with only a sleeveless shirt on. It led to the thought of "I'd never cook with only my garment on", and all of a sudden it just hit me that compared to all the rest 1.3 billion people in and from China, how blessed I am to actually know the Gospel and be able to walk in the light. My whining and complaining were so ungrateful. I was filled with happiness and gratitude, and I thank the Lord for blessing me with these little tender moments in my life just to remind me what kind of attitude I should have towards things.
So, when you are feeling a little down, think of what you have in life and you'd be much better. I know every one knows this principle, but I just relearned it today.
So, when you are feeling a little down, think of what you have in life and you'd be much better. I know every one knows this principle, but I just relearned it today.
Friday, May 18, 2007
On What's Really Research
Yesterday I had a very interesting lesson on what a real research paper should be like. The teacher was a sub, and probably the most interesting/different teacher I've ever met. He was bashing on how the "traditional" research papers most college classes require turn good writers into bad ones and how devastating they are to our brain cells, because all we are trying to do with those "research projects" is to put them in the format that satisfies what the teachers are looking for, but we never really care much about the research themselves. He believes that research should lead to more questions, instead of definite answers.
I have to admit that I totally agree with him. Fortunately, I only had to write the bad kind of paper once in my BYU years, and that was for English 115. All the other papers I had to write for my economics classes were truly research oriented. I enjoyed the processes of trying to reach a conclusion but often times getting to some points totally unexpected. Although I have to say that the writing part was never fun no matter how good the research is, but when I want to express my opinions on something, it is much easier to write than when I HAVE TO write something.
The sad thing is that the fear of this English teacher is not completely unnecessary, because some of us, college students, have been destroyed by the set frame of papers and the expectation of reaching a result that coincide with the thesis statement we have to come up before finishing the project. In the few semesters I TAed one of my favorite econ classes, which inevitably is the most difficult undergraduate econ class BYU offers, I had at least one student each semester coming to me concerned and lost because he or she did not come to the conclusion they wanted to reach. It always took me some time to convince them that it was ok, because we did not want them to predict things without exploring the truth, and if the result of the exploration contradicts the original hypothesis, it is fine. One semester I had a student who had an A going into the finals yet only received a C in the class because he failed to turn in his research project, and the reason was he did not reach any significant results in his estimation. I talked to him a few times saying it was ok to write a paper saying the conclusion is that what I thought was true was not, but apparently he did not think it was good enough. Sad!
So, anyway, I guess my point is, maybe we do need a some kind of reform to liberate the minds of the students who have been bounded by the set rules and mentality that writing a good research paper means reaching a solid result that was expected. Only when the mind is free, then can we truly enjoy the process of searching for answers, instead of being tied up with the anxiety of not failing in obtaining one.
Oh, just to show how interesting the sub teacher is, our assignment for the weekend is to buy a drink for some stranger at a gas station and write a paragraph about the experience, so I guess I am off to helping a homeless person get his beer today. :P
M&M
I have to admit that I totally agree with him. Fortunately, I only had to write the bad kind of paper once in my BYU years, and that was for English 115. All the other papers I had to write for my economics classes were truly research oriented. I enjoyed the processes of trying to reach a conclusion but often times getting to some points totally unexpected. Although I have to say that the writing part was never fun no matter how good the research is, but when I want to express my opinions on something, it is much easier to write than when I HAVE TO write something.
The sad thing is that the fear of this English teacher is not completely unnecessary, because some of us, college students, have been destroyed by the set frame of papers and the expectation of reaching a result that coincide with the thesis statement we have to come up before finishing the project. In the few semesters I TAed one of my favorite econ classes, which inevitably is the most difficult undergraduate econ class BYU offers, I had at least one student each semester coming to me concerned and lost because he or she did not come to the conclusion they wanted to reach. It always took me some time to convince them that it was ok, because we did not want them to predict things without exploring the truth, and if the result of the exploration contradicts the original hypothesis, it is fine. One semester I had a student who had an A going into the finals yet only received a C in the class because he failed to turn in his research project, and the reason was he did not reach any significant results in his estimation. I talked to him a few times saying it was ok to write a paper saying the conclusion is that what I thought was true was not, but apparently he did not think it was good enough. Sad!
So, anyway, I guess my point is, maybe we do need a some kind of reform to liberate the minds of the students who have been bounded by the set rules and mentality that writing a good research paper means reaching a solid result that was expected. Only when the mind is free, then can we truly enjoy the process of searching for answers, instead of being tied up with the anxiety of not failing in obtaining one.
Oh, just to show how interesting the sub teacher is, our assignment for the weekend is to buy a drink for some stranger at a gas station and write a paragraph about the experience, so I guess I am off to helping a homeless person get his beer today. :P
M&M
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Mormons in the News
So recently the media have given a lot of coverage on Mormons. I don't know whether it is just a coincidence or it's because we have Mitt Romney trying to run for office, but it's a good thing, overall, to let the rest of the world know us better. I honestly am quite sick of all the stupid questions like how many wives I have or am going to have. I can't even handle one woman right now, and I don't know why those ignorants think we Mormons have the power to deal with multiple at the same time.
I watched the documentary broadcast by PBS from a couple of weeks ago called The Mormons, and I think they did a decent job. It gave an generally objective view of an outsider on Mormonism, and of course it is from a well-informed outsider about the Church for that matter. I learned quite a bit about the Church's history myself from watching the show. For any of you who have not seen it, the link is http://www.pbs.org/mormons/view/, and I recommend you check it out. The only part that bothered me is that most of the people they interviewed who have been affiliated with the Church are former members. I think they gave an honest perspective about Mormonism, but it is an honest but somewhat biased perspective. Well, I guess I can argue my view on the matter is biased in favor of the Church, but I think at least PBS should have interviewed both sides more equally.
The biggest problem about people who are concerned about Mormons is simply that they don't know enough to make a fair judgment. I admit there are quite a few things we can improve in our culture, but the Gospel and doctrines the Church implement are the best. See, those who attack the Church often don't have the real knowledge of who we are and what we believe in. I always think it is interesting when I see those protesters outside of General Conference every year, because I don't understand how they can call us the devil while they devote their whole lives trying to tear down other people's faith. To me, it is obvious who is doing evil right there, and it's sure not us Mormons.
Anyway, it is really late at night, and I don't even know what I am saying. It's just one thought that led to another, but I guess that's the beauty of blogs. I don't have to write something that can earn me an A in an English class.
I watched the documentary broadcast by PBS from a couple of weeks ago called The Mormons, and I think they did a decent job. It gave an generally objective view of an outsider on Mormonism, and of course it is from a well-informed outsider about the Church for that matter. I learned quite a bit about the Church's history myself from watching the show. For any of you who have not seen it, the link is http://www.pbs.org/mormons/view/, and I recommend you check it out. The only part that bothered me is that most of the people they interviewed who have been affiliated with the Church are former members. I think they gave an honest perspective about Mormonism, but it is an honest but somewhat biased perspective. Well, I guess I can argue my view on the matter is biased in favor of the Church, but I think at least PBS should have interviewed both sides more equally.
The biggest problem about people who are concerned about Mormons is simply that they don't know enough to make a fair judgment. I admit there are quite a few things we can improve in our culture, but the Gospel and doctrines the Church implement are the best. See, those who attack the Church often don't have the real knowledge of who we are and what we believe in. I always think it is interesting when I see those protesters outside of General Conference every year, because I don't understand how they can call us the devil while they devote their whole lives trying to tear down other people's faith. To me, it is obvious who is doing evil right there, and it's sure not us Mormons.
Anyway, it is really late at night, and I don't even know what I am saying. It's just one thought that led to another, but I guess that's the beauty of blogs. I don't have to write something that can earn me an A in an English class.
About Blogging
I gave this a shot a little while back, but I just did not have enough good stories to post, because I was drowning in a relationship with a very demanding girl and I had no life. Now since I am free (well, probably too free), plus I saw my buddy Steve's blog, I decided to give it a second shot. I don't even think there will be people reading my posts, but what the heck.
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