"BE THAT OTHER GUY"

Came across an article today and found this anecdote interesting:

Toward the close of the session, Carlson shared an anecdote that harkened back to Journalism 101. "So there's a guy who's sort of an upcoming reporter in the D.C. scene and works for the Washington Post or something like that," he said. "He gets transferred to Detroit to cover the automobile industry. He thinks he's a very smart guy, so he really studies up on and learns everything he thinks there is to know on the Detroit auto industry. So he goes up and meets a lot of the auto executives. Finally, at the end of a meeting with one of the executives, the executive talking to the reporter says, 'You are really smart. You know everything. You are really impressive. The last reporter who was in here, I had to tell himeverything.' The joke being --"

"You want to be that other guy," Weisenthal interjected amiably.

Carlson nodded, agreeing simply, "You want to be told everything."

Read more here.

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Finals are piling up and it's nerve wrecking. One of the things I'm looking forward though, is my trip to Seoul & Jeju mid May :) 

Best and Worst Jobs of 2013

Before I clicked into WSJ's article, I did not have high hopes in the ranking of journalists

..and it proved to be true. "News reporters" are ranked at the BOTTOM of the list (#200).

:O)

Fingers crossed for business journalists.

"We spend so much time taking care of our bodies, we wash them multiple times a day, we feed them, nourish them, groom them, 

but we do nothing for what is inside of us, 

we walk around looking good on the outside whilst our minds have never been cleared,

they are cluttered, dusty, full of thoughts and memories that we haven’t let go of but drag along with us day to day like weights bringing us down."

entertaining episode

『我是男人，你可不可以做我的女人？』

xD

god bless kiko. you'll go through the surgery safe and sound, and you'll grow up to be a healthy girl.

>:)

The joy of getting a source to tell you what they shouldn't have disclosed....

BBQ day

Had a great day yesterday... Everyone shed their "protective selves" and got soaked in whatever fun we're having ☺ this is how college life should be!

"It's laissez-faire until you get in deep shit."— John Gutfreund, former CEO of Salomon Brothers In late October 2007

What can I say? Michael Lewis really captured the best lines from the investors who fed the monster and watched it explode. And need I say that I LOVE this quote (along with other poignant portraits of foul-mouthed Eisman and other oddballs)?! 

A short review on The Big Short will be up soon.

Chris Welles bio

Read my bio of Chris Welles, leading business journalist and former director of the Bagehot Fellowship Program here. I'm super hyped that it's finally up and I hope my sources will enjoy reading the piece. Got through 13 interviews (when our prof required 4) to learn about this guy! He's awesome.

早霸王

so entertained xD

gymnopedie

I never knew the name of this song, though I've heard the familiar melody over and over again.

Finally found it. As one of the viewers suggested, play this simultaneously with "Rainy Mood"– I'm not a fan of rainy days, but this combination inadvertently works well together!

And I stumbled on this song because I downloaded a "deep sleep" app, which will measure your sleep cycles and determine the best time to wake you up (in the most comfortable way). There're also various soothing tunes for you to choose in the settings.