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  1. Thoughts on Slumdog Millionaire

    At the Business Today conference, the first keynote speaker, a c-level exec from Universal Studios, said the best movie of the year would be Slumdog Millionaire, and he wasn’t just talking his book – it wasn’t even their movie. I had heard about the film a while back when there was a free screening in New York, but the tickets disappeared quickly and I hadn’t found the time or the company to go to AMC with. Until today. And yes, it is the best movie, in a long, long while.

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    Posted in Film.

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    By qui tacet – November 29, 2008

  2. Business Today International Conference, day 1

    I woke up late and rushed downtown to the Marriott to register for the conference, and I got there just in time for lunch. I enjoyed the strawberry parfait and talked to some of the other participants before the keynote speech, which was quite interesting.

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    Posted in Business, College Life.

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    By qui tacet – November 23, 2008

  3. J-dramas, politics, and industry

    Yes, once again it’s my not-so-secret obsession… my addiction to soap operas. According to the girl next door, watching dramas has been very unhealthy for my psychological well-being, and I’m inclined to agree. So you may have noticed that my drama consumption has been somewhat reduced of late. Pity I just can’t give them up for good. Here is what I’ve been watching:

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    Posted in Japan, Korea, TV Dramas.

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    By qui tacet – November 20, 2008

  4. Spring 2009 Course Shopping

    Registration was today, so here’s what I picked.

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    Posted in College Life.

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    By qui tacet – November 18, 2008

  5. Michael Bublé’s Madison Square Garden concert

    I had been planning on it, but the secondary market has doubled or even tripled the prices from Ticketmaster, which is ridiculous. So much for his official site giving ‘plenty of advance notice’ of sales. Unjustifiable since I’d be going by myself. Jazz may be the soundtrack to my life, but I can get by with rhapsody and youtube.

    At least I can still get into Colbert and Stewart tapings for free. Pity the waitlist is so long, though.

    Posted in Pop Culture.

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    By qui tacet – November 16, 2008

  6. Getting a PhD in Saving the World

    Beijing traffic sign
    My translation: Caring about the lives of others is to treasure one’s own happiness. (Road sign on Chang’an Avenue near Tiananmen Square, Beijing)

    I hate how people assume that I’m going to be an investment banker when I tell them I’m an economics major, so I’ve started to introduce myself as ‘majoring in saving the world’. I considered having that on my business cards: ‘Bachelor of Arts, Saving the World’. I even asked the dean of the college about whether I could do that officially. He asked me “do you think the world can be saved?” I couldn’t give a definite answer, so I guess I’m stuck with my current major.

    With the market the way it is, I’ve been looking into grad school options. I attended an info session about the Earth Institute’s PhD program in sustainable development by one of the doctoral students.

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    Posted in Business, College Life, Development, Economics.

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    By qui tacet – November 13, 2008

  7. Vote for Wokai in the Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition

    Dear friends, I need a five minute favor.

    The nonprofit I volunteer with, Wokai microfinance, has been selected as a finalist in the Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition on Changemakers.net. The final round is decided by online voting. It takes about five minutes to register and vote, and you can do this here, but those five minutes can change the world for us. And if you could get your network to do it too, that would be AMAZING!

    Read on for why you should do this:

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    Posted in China, Development.

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    By qui tacet – November 8, 2008

  8. Perhaps Trondheim

    Dear ISFiT participant,

    Congratulations! You have been selected to participate in ISFiT 2009, in workshop number 3, Governing systems. We believe that your participation will be a unique contribution to the festival, so we hope that you will be able to come.

    That’s the good news.

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    Posted in College Life.

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    By qui tacet – November 5, 2008