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JAMES

Change = Constant. . .

About Me


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Representing that there U.S.A.MERICA,
that WORLD TOWN
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@ Mudda Earth, Milky Way
Mabuhay, I'm JAMES...
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CURRENTLY, I'm saving $$$ to return to grad school + about to become a CFA candidate.
In 1980, I was born into the World Town via the tropical islands US state of Hawai'i as a military brat . You can call me Diego / JAMES / Kimo / Santiago , among others. Seems like everyone has at least 10 nicknames. So call me whatever you like that I don't dislike. Otherwise, stay chill b/c I'm forgiving. But let's agree to remember the golden rule to minimize the occurrence of undesirable predicaments. You get me?? Digressing, innit, so I'll move on.
For the time being, North Carolina is where I live. I've lived here almost all my life - I'm an East Coaster through + through. The Inner Banks / Outer Banks + the rest of The CC aka The Cackalack Coast is my neck of the woods. No matter where my feet take me, I'll be a steadfast respresenter. For life, y'all!
Back on topic - geography + business is what I focused on during undergrad. So there shouldn't be a surprise that I've been keenly interested in sustainability since a young buck. Didn't get to study as much language as I would've liked. Despite the latter, amazingly, I'm an autodidact polyglot w/ fluency in English , Spanglish , + Tagalish - also, w/ convo proficiency in Cockney , Ebonics , Hawaiian Pidgin - even Canto , Hindi , Hebrew , Korean , Mandarin , Swahili , Taiwanese , + Yiddish !! That's impossible! OK - not even close yet, but slowly becoming multilingual. Language skills are invaluable. Agreed?? Ever watch Univision ??? You know you do. Telenovelas are a trip. Talk about being more dramatic than K-drama . Don't you think?? Watching them is how I practice Espanol. My method is to sleep w/ telenovelas on for osmosis . It's works! Nah, I don't know - I'll let you know how things go.
In sum - IMHO - Boba Tea = sarap (yummy) to the tummy, Cheez Whiz = sarap on Sky Flakes , the Lexus GS 430 Hybrid '07 = a maganda (beautiful) fuel efficient way to travel w/ amigos / amigas + fam, lo / hi tech = cool, free podcasts / public radio / webcasts = a lifeline, change = constant, BUSH = THE BIGGEST #$%@* ON THE #$%@* PLANET!! THE INCOMPETENT #$%@*'S ADMIN HAS TARNISHED OUR LIVES - ALL 6.65 BILLION+ OF US - FOR DECADES, COSMIC FORCES FORBID LONGER!!!! O.B.A.M.A. '08 = OVER#$%@*DUE CHANGE, IMHO!! BRING THE TROOPS HOME ASAP!!!! TAKE IT FROM A MILITARY BRAT!! SORRY GWB FANS!!! LET'S DO THE RIGHT THING!!! BTW - Edwards, we can use you for governor!! I'll vote for you b/c I look out for an amigo. That's what I do.
The end. ;^D
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"The real measure of performance is not how you do at your best, but how you do at your worst." - The Ice Cream Maker..

My Interests

Enjoying LIFE in general. To elaborate, in no particular order. MySpacing . Don't we all. Making $$$ - b/c I like to contribute to society + what it can bring (i.e. leisure, especially w/ amigos / amigas + fam). Amen. Food - Asian , Mediterranean , Mexican , Seafood , + Southern / N. Cackalackian . Imported cerveza + wine to go w/ the previous. Travel , philosophy , creativity in all its forms, the great outdoors , sports , cars , + health ! That about sums it up.

I'd like to meet:

M.I.A. + Barak Obama. Amigos / amigas + fam, employers / potential partners, fellow musicians I'd + do like, business ppl + politicos . Shout out to my folks out there, a slightly extra one to those in CLT , LDN , NYC , + RDU !




THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES - 2008

BARACK OBAMA

Music:


Brilliant MUSIC in general, but Indie is where it's been at lately. My selector days are long over. One day - in the near future - I'd like to tighten my skills on keys + master the guitar ! Mastering the mic now.

Movies:

A boatload from all over World Town + the list grows constantly...
Africa : Catch A Fire - The Gods Must Be Crazy anything - Tsotsi...
Asia-Pacific : A Good Lawyer's Wife - About Love - All About Love - Anak - Ardor - Asoka - Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon - Curse of the Golden Flower - Election - Filipinas - Flying Daggers - Hero - I'm A Cyborg, But That's OK - Ichi the Killer - Initial D - Japanese Story - Kama Sutra - Kung Fu Hustle - Lagaan - Love Story in Harvard - Lovers in Paris - Natural City - Partition - Oldboy - Shaolin Soccer - Single Blog - Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter…and Spring - Tanging Yaman - The King of Masks - The Myth - The Promise - The Secret That Cannot Be Told - Volta...
Europe : A Dirty Filthy Love - Advertising Rules! - Ali G - Amelie - Billy Elliot - Blue / Orange - Borat - Brazil - Children of Men - Dirty Pretty Things - District B13 - Eastern Promises - Goal!: The Dream Begins - Goal! II: Living the Dream - Goodbye Lenin! - Hot Fuzz - Intimacy - Kidulthood - Life Is Beautiful - Lock Stock - Mickybo + Me - Millions - Mondays in the Sun - Mrs Henderson Presents - Pan's Labyrinth - Paris, I Love You - Perfume - Shaun of the Dead - Snatch - Song for a Raggy Boy - The City of No Limits - The Pianist - The Sea Inside - This Is England - Trainspotting - Wilderness...
Middle East : Offside - can't think of anymore right now, but there's a handful...
North America : 2 Fast 2 Furious - A Beautiful Mind - A Bronx Tale - A Good Will Hunting - A River Runs Through It - Akeelah + the Bee - American Beauty - American History X - American Pie - American Splendor - Amores Perros - Animated anything - An Inconvenient Truth - Annapolis - Austin Powers - Being John Malkovich - Better Luck Tomorrow - Bicentennial Man - Big - Black + White - Blood In Blood Out - Boiler Room - Brooklyn Rules - Caddyshack - Charlotte Sometimes - Deliverance - Do the Right Thing - Dead Poet's Society - Dumb and Dumber - Duplex - Ellis Island - Field of Dreams - Fight Club - Flight of the Navigator - Freeway - Full Metal Jacket - Gangs of New York - Goonies - Grand Canyon - Harold + Kumar - Harry Potter - Harsh Times - Hawai'i - Hot Shots - Hotel Rwanda - Howard the Duck - Igby Goes Down - Jarhead - Jesus Camp - Karate Kid - Kids - Knocked Up - Latinologues - Legends of the Fall - Local Boys - Lost in Translation - Mail Order Wife - Match Point - Masters of the Pillow - Michael Moore anything - Millions - Mosquito Coast - Mr. Deeds - North Shore - Only the Strong - Pi - Platoon - Roadtrip Nation - Rush Hour - Singles - Star Wars - Starship Troopers - Startup.com - Suburbia - Rex Navarette anything - Road Trip - Robocop anything - Robot Stories - RV - Saved! - Schindler's List - Shallow Hal - Shanghai Kiss - She's the Man - Short Circuit anything - Sideways - Spanglish - Spartacus - Stoked - Super Size Me - Superbad - Surfing anything - Turistas - Teen Witch - Terminator anything - The Baxter - The Believer - The Chumscrubber - The Da Vinci Code - The Debut - The Golden Child - The Graduate - The Grapes of Wrath - The Insider - The Net 2.0 - The Chosen - The Fast + the Furious - The Fast + the Furious: Tokyo Drift - The Guru - The Human Stain - The Open Road - The Pursuit of Happyness - The School of Rock - The Simpsons Movie - The Wizard of Oz - The Year of Yao - TMNT anything - Vanilla Sky - Van Wilder - Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj - Wall Street - War - What the Bleep Do We Know!? - Who Killed the Electric Car?...
South America : American Visa - Behind The Sun - Black Orpheus - Carandiru - City of God - Golden Balls - Maria Full of Grace - ObreAmer Los Ojos - The Motorcycle Diaries...
...+ much more.

Television:

WEB TV ( Bloomberg TV , Google Video , KimoTube , Univision.com , + YouTube ), almost anything UK -produced, basic cable (news, PBS, sports).

Books:

Recommended:
"The Rape of Nanking" by Iris Chang
"Guns, Germs, + Steel" by Jared Diamond
"Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
"Jews, God, + History" by Max I. Dimont

Recently finished:
"Angels & Demons" by Dan Brown
"Banana Boys" by Terry Woo
"Rise of the Creative Class" by Richard Florida
"London: The Biography" by Peter Ackroyd

Currently reading:
"Londonistan" by Melanie Phillips
"Londonistani" by Gautum Malanki
"GMAT for Dummies" by Suzee Vlk
"10 Actual, Official LSAT PrepTests" by Law School Admission
"Bangkok 8" by John Burdett
"In This Small Place" by Edward Ellis

Handful for the future:
"The Spririt Catches You and You Fall Down" by Anne Fadiman
"The Bedroom Secrets Of The Master Chefs" by Irvine Welsh
"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" by Luo Guanzhong
+ much more.

Heroes:

US mortals of the matrix - past, present, + future - + whomever / whatever created it. In other words, the G.O.D. + all beings of this mysterious universe. Deep?? Nah - elementary, sherlock homies.
The above being said, Natural Capitalists + all other Environmentalists are pretty heroic, innit!? Barack Obama + M.I.A. are too, + anyone else w/ wisdom to share! IMHO.

My Blog

CALABRIA Is the Tune = No Joke...

Anybody else ready for summer???Listen to each version!!!!!! James...
Posted by JAMES on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:37:00 PST

Asia-focused Hedge Funds Say Aloha to HAWAI'I - FT

All the more reason to move to Hawai'i...James--Asia-focused hedge funds say aloha to Hawai'i - Financial TimesBy Andrew WoodPublished: January 14 2008 02:00 | Last updated: January 14 2008 02:00The U...
Posted by JAMES on Thu, 24 Jan 2008 09:53:00 PST

Whats a Girl to DO??? - The Right Thing

This video is looow-budget but creative / resourceful as f**k! Great song too. What's a girl to do? I'd say, the same thing a guy's to do in any abusive relationship. There's plenty of fish in the...
Posted by JAMES on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 07:46:00 PST

Almost Forgot, May Was APA HERITAGE Month

Hey, if you needed a reminder like me, May was Asian Pacific American Heritage Month - designated as of 2006. If so, it's all good, every day is a suitable one to get to know the world better. Check...
Posted by JAMES on Sat, 02 Jun 2007 01:55:00 PST

Do You Heart MAP Mashups Like Me???

Like getting lost, losing time and not having a sense of security? Of course NOT. Familiar w/ map mashups??!  If not, get to know them!  They're cool!DC - http://www.metromapr.com/Transit.a...
Posted by JAMES on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:01:00 PST

North - Americans Are Brainwashed - Documentaries + Political Movies...

Americans Are Brainwashedon Tuesday, January 02, 2007 blogged:"Check out the following films to learn more about the world in which we live. Documentaries are often biased, so keep that in mind, and d...
Posted by JAMES on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 09:26:00 PST

NYU - Four Dozen Ways to Stay Unemployed. . .

- Four Dozen Ways to Stay Unemployed -New York University lists the following reasons most frequently given by employers for turning down job applicants. This information is based on report from 153 ...
Posted by JAMES on Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:02:00 PST

Goldsea - Young Americans Geographically Challenged. . .

Geography has never been a strong point of North Americans (unlike Europeans), as the article below sheds light on. Maps are just one thing I'm nerdier than Weird Al about. Please don't tell anyone....
Posted by JAMES on Sat, 03 Jun 2006 10:23:00 PST

KIMO No.5 - Some Videos - Revisited. . .

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Posted by JAMES on Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:15:00 PST

KIMO No.5 - Top Tunes del Summer '06. . .

-01. The Pack - Vans000.  Fort Minor - Where'd You Go001.  Gnarls Barkley - Crazy002.  The Feeling - Sewn003.  Camile Velasco (feat. Pras of The Fugees) - Hangin' On (Set Me Free)...
Posted by JAMES on Mon, 21 Aug 2006 08:44:00 PST