confessions of an (airheaded) mugger

Victoria
Bet you thought this was going to be witty. But in the interest of Internet safety and all that jazz, I shall refrain from divulging highly sensitive information, including age, telephone number, and weight. I guess a name is ok though; how else will you know it's me? (But seriously, kids, don't talk to strange old men on the Internet)
I do adore owls though. But you already knew that so I guess that's ok too.

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Monday, March 16, 2015

Insights into the mind of the boi (that came out over a dinner of steak and rice and peas the night before)

Me: If you went back to working at a large company, where would you want to work at?
S: I don't know. I don't think I'd fit in. I want to be an entrepreneur. And recently, I just realized that I'm really bad at interviewing.
Me: Why? How did you realize that?
S: I was looking back at my college interviews, and I realized that I basically told [insert big company name here] that I had absolutely no interest in working for their company.
Me: In so many words?
S: Well, they asked me if I had any other offers, and I was like, "yeah, a ton", and then when they asked me how I would choose if they offered me a job too, I told them I'd consider everyone else first and then them.

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Me: Why didn't you apply for [insert names of tech giants] when in college?
S: Oh, I did. And I had offers from all of them. I just didn't want to work for them because I thought they were going nowhere.
Me: *splutters around for 10 min about rejecting not 1, but like 4 offers from tech giants every Asian secretly dreams to work for*

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Me: If you were really rich, what kind of car would you buy?
S: A Lamborghini.
Me: Really? That doesn't seem like your type of car at all.
S: Yeah, I'd just buy it and keep it in the garage and not drive it.
Me: ...why...?
S: Because true confidence doesn't need to be displayed to the world! :)
Me: Well, what kind of car would you drive around then?
S: I think I'd buy a bike and ride it around everywhere. But an expensive bike!


1:19 AM
Friday, March 06, 2015

Why do people persist in asking how others are when there is really only one acceptable answer? It's not a "duck syndrome" thing - there really just is no other socially acceptable way to reply. I don't want to hear about other people's problems when I'm just trying to be polite - for example, once this guy struck up a conversation with me and started telling me about how he found it difficult to fit in in America (he's from Hawaii, for god's sake) and I was just like, please, I'm really just try to finish my food and get out of here so I can do more work, but I had to smile politely and attempt to look interested but not encouraging.

It's like when my relatives ask me how I'm doing at school. OF COURSE I have to tell you that I'm doing peachy. What else can I say? That I'm struggling with coursework? That I have no friends here and I hate this place? That will only make you worried, and I have enough on my plate as it is without having to assuage the well-meaning but really pressurizing fears of relatives.

You don't really want to know the truth. It's just so much easier for everyone involved if we just pretend like Stanford is amazing as all the brochures paint it to be, and that I'm super happy and practically skipping around everyday with joy. America! The land of opportunity! Woohoo!!

And yes, thank you for asking, I am fine and doing great.


4:30 PM