1. Like many of you know, I've always wanted to start my own business. But then I thought, maybe I should start my own radio station, because that is a business too. I don't know how much it costs to start up a station, but it must be somewhat expensive because radio stations are always coming and going. Remeber Z95.7? That station was the _ _ _ _ (bomb), and it played every good song out there. I'm talking about Backstreet Boys, NSYNC, Britney Spears, Spice Girls. And remember those summers of listening to Eagle Eye Cherry, Sisqo, and The Offspring? But then all of a sudden it was gone and now there's some weird music, and thus, it has been deleted from my radio's memory.

I'm not sure what direction I'd go into if I owned my own radio station. I could do Christian like 88.9, but it's hard to find sponsors for Christian radio. I could do something like Alice 97.3 because that's the type of stuff I listen to also. I could do sports talk radio and praise the likes of Fred "The Mayor" Hoiberg and Tedy Bruschi. I could buy 660AM and my catch phrase can be "660AM, The Leader in Sports Radio." I could give all my friends hour-long shows to discuss whatever they want.

If someone wants to seriously pursue these ideas with me, let me know. Who knows, my melodious voice might be talking to you on the radio the next time you turn on your sterio.

2. Do you need long strangly hair, black rimmed glasses, and a soulpatch to be a struggling musician?

3. I've been reading my Takaki lately. That doesn't sound too good. It's a book by Ronald Takaki about the asian american experience in the US for my ASAM20 class. It's been pretty interesting for me. I guess I never knew all this stuff, like all the struggles for asians who came to the U.S. and Hawaii during the 1800s. Most of them had to leave behind wives/kids/family and come to America or Hawaii because the jobs paid a lot compared to the money in their home country. A lot settled in S.F., which explains why there are so many here. It's weird because we always talk about the rascism towards blacks in schools, but never mention the rascism towards black (I understand that blacks faced more rascism in the country and had more to overcome, but I'm just saying maybe schools should just let students know rascism for asians [and other ethnic groups] existed). According to this book (and common sense), most people hated the asians because they took jobs for cheap labor. The only people that liked them were the bosses that employed them.

This must sound odd coming from me because I've never really embraced (or cared) much about my asian side, which is pretty sad. I've always been so proud to be American more than anything. I'm not the type of guy who's going to do triad signs and shout out "asian pride", or drink my tapioca on the corner of Irving in a fob squat. I think this class might make me appreciate both sides a little more, which is a good thing. I've never really been into Chinese New Year (unless you're a kid, because that's the only way to make money). I've also never understood or cared for the Chinese traditions and superstitions. I recall at the funerals I've been to that they followed strict Chinese burial practices, and I didn't understand their significance and I sure wouldn't like to have them done to me because I'm American. I still don't understand them, but I guess I can respect them more.

That's all for now.