| Look classy and professional on your job interview! |
May 8, 2008 12:09 am
Mood: annoyed, 928 Views | So I interviewed a guy who had applied for a position in my team today. I didn't really expect
him to be fully dressed up as most of software engineers dress pretty casually these days when they
go on a job interview but this guy was too much. He showed up in short pants and flip flops! 
I almost WTF'ed him. lol And his attitude was even worse. I ask him a question about a problem we face
in a real situation and he comes back to me with this question. "Do you guys really use it?" 
I write software for a living and I know I don't really have to be fully dressed up when I go on an
interview but I still dress nicely 'cause I know it
never hurts to look nice on a job interview. How do
I know this? Because I interview a lot of people and if someone shows up dressed poorly, I get an impression
that he doesn't take this job opportunity seriously!
If you don't really have a lot of experience with job interviews and you are looking for a job,
please keep in mind how you look actually matters no matter what kind of job you are applying for,
so please dress nicely when you go on a job interview! | |
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| I think I'm old enough but still don't understand women... |
Apr 29, 2008 10:48 pm
Mood: bored, 1293 Views | One of my ex girlfriends called me today and told me
she's going to San Francisco to see her boyfriend's
parents this weekend. She said she would marry him
and I congratulated her.
I met her 2 weeks after I moved to San Diego almost
3 years ago and dated her for about 4 months. Things
were going well until she asked me what my new year's
resolution was and told me what hers was. Mine was
pretty generic but hers was very specific which was
getting married and guess what happened. We broke up. lol
I swear I wasn't the one who broke up with her. It
was her 'cause she didn't want to keep the relationship
when she knew it wasn't going anywhere. We made up
and broke up a couple more times but eventually
it didn't work out.
She's been calling me on and off and she finally
met another guy and I guess now she's ready to
settle down.
I didn't think I hurt her that much but I guess I
did? Why would she even bother to call me to let
me know she's getting married and will be so happy?
Is this some sort of revenge or what? lol
I mean I'm happy for her but honestly, I kinda
felt bad 'cause I don't really care about her
marriage. I don't think many guys will do this but
a lot of girls do this for whatever reason or is
she one of the few girls who would do this?
Well, I don't know but if you are even thinking
about calling your ex and telling him how happy
you will be, please don't. I'll telling you it
won't get you what you want. You'll be better off
just forgetting about the past and making a good
plan on your future. | |
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| Fear of Commitment |
Apr 17, 2008 11:02 pm
Mood: confused, 1100 Views | So I had a great time with my friends last night and at some point, the date I had a while ago was brought up during the conversation.
I went out with a girl who's a friend of my friend's and on our second date, she started talking about marriage which freaked me out.
And I didn't ask her out again which upset my friend and she told me I have a fear of commitment to which I responded by saying both of them are nuts. lol
I've talked to a few females about this and most of them think I do have a fear of commitment. Do I? Really? 
I do love my freedom as a single man but don't really think I have a fear of commitment as I don't mind having a monogamous relationship.
I'm not against open relationships either and think they have their own pros and cons but having someone who cares for me and I can care for is very nice.
But I don't want to pursue a relationship based on marriage when I don't even know if I want to commit myself to one person for the rest of my life.
There are many people who are still single, afraid of commitment, yet are very lonely. They resist commitment because of their fears.
These fears come from different places, from actual experiences with the opposite sex or from ingrained fears early in life.
But none of these apply to me!!! I do, however, have quite a negative view on the institution of marriage which I developed later in my life
due to the fact that many of my friends are divorced which drained them a lot emotionally and financially. Hmm...maybe I'm afraid of commitment.
I don't know what it is but I'll just keep enjoying my life the way it is and go with the flow for now.  | |
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| Benefits of having a relationship??? |
Apr 8, 2008 1:20 am
Mood: cheerful, 1626 Views | So I went out with my friend and her friend this past weekend and was having good conversations over
yummy Thai food. She was very cute although she didn't have a booty I look for in a girl.
Anyways, we talked about lots of different things and she happened to be a good conversationalist which I value a lot and I was thinking...hmmm...maybe I should date this girl...
We started talking about benefits of having a relationship from two different perspectives and one
thing she mentioned kinda bothered me. She said she enjoys a reduction in expenses when she has a relationship 'cause her guy will pay for a lot of things she'd have otherwise which happens a lot in relationships.
I pay for most of expenses when I'm in a relationship...heck, I pay a lot even when I just go out with my friends and I don't mind it at all not because I'm loaded but because I enjoy good company and my parents taught me how to give but man when this girl said that, I was really turned off for whatever reason.
I didn't ask for her number nor did I pay for the dinner. We went dutch. | |
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| Turning for home... |
Apr 28, 2005 9:24 pm
Mood: excited, 1781 Views | OK, not exactly turning for home but I'm visiting my home town Seoul next week in 3.5 years!!!
Am I excited? You bet I am but this time, it's a little different as I will have to do more than
just having fun. I will meet some folks and see if I can come up with any good business plan in Korea
and I may have to go on "suhn" for the first time in my life as my mom and sister want to set
me up. OK, I'm not taking this seriously but who knows? LOL And there's this gtg in Seoul although
I don't know how many people will actually show up but I will be more than happy to meet a few chatroom
regulars that I've known for a while and have some good samgyupsal.  You know it feels really
good to be home. I can already feel it even though I'm not home yet but I'm sure I will miss
the states after a while. I guess I've gotten used to the life style over here but I know at some
point, I have to decide where to keep my feet on and that's why I want to figure out what I can do
in Korea on this trip. Man do I miss my family and friends! I really hope the weather will be gorgeous
while I stay there! | |
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| As time goes by... |
Mar 11, 2005 7:54 am
Mood: cheerful, 1583 Views | It was a warm and sunny spring day when I landed in Dulles airport.
I had never seen that many different kinds of people in my life before
and was quite excited yet confused at the same time. I walk up to the man
in that customs booth and the trouble already begins. I couldn't quite
understand what that guy was saying to me! His voice might have been too quite
but I had to ask him to repeat a few times. One day I walked in to McDonalds
and ordered a cheese burger but couldn't have it because I had no cash!
I didn't know they only received cash, so I had to go to an ATM nearby and
come back. There were a few boxes and the lady who took my order wasn't
very helpful, so I asked her which one was what I ordered but she was acting
as if she couldn't understand what I was asking. Come on, it can't be that hard
to understand! She obviously understood but I don't know why she was acting like that.
Maybe she was putting a newcomer in her face. So I just picked one up and
came home. It wasn't a cheese burger but it sure was more expensive one. LOL
I started going to work 2 weeks after I got here and of course I was having
a hard time communicating with my coworkers. I overheard two little girls
in my neighborbood mocking me for my not so white skin and poor English.
I had never been afraid of anything until I came to the states and I was actually
afraid of talking to people! Yeah I blamed my virgin ears but I was very
disappointed in myself at the same time not because I couldn't do any better
but because I busted my own confidence. I got my first car in the states and
two days later I got pulled over for making a left turn on a red light.
I swear I thought it was green. LOL Well, I was mumbling of course and
I guess that made that female officer sympathize me, so she just gave me
a ticket for making a right turn at a no turn on red intersection.
I mumble whenever I get pulled over ever since then. LOL
That was already 6 years ago. Man does time fly like an arrow!
Now I'm doing a lot better(thanks to telemarketers LO and most of people don't
realize I'm an FOB. I look back what I have gone through over the past 6 years
and it just cracks me up but it wasn't even funny at that time.
When I was starting my 6th year in the states, I realized I was missing something.
I hadn't socialized with Korean people at all until last year, so I started
googling and came across KFF through AFF(AsianFriendFinder not AdultFriendFinder you silly!)
and let me tell ya, it was my favorite year! I've met lots of cool Korean people in
person via KFF and I'm really thankful for that
and that's probably why I keep coming back to KFF.
We will have another gathering here in the DC area
this Saturday and I will have another great chance to meet many new people.
I'm really looking forward to it and hopefully the weather won't be too bad.
See you all soon! | |
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