Yay, I've finally founded a job. It is signed for in contract form just yesterday. And I will be starting Monday. I was going to give up and I was so happy when I got the offer.
The pay isn't all that great but it is viable and as I said " beggars can't be choosers". Many companies will take advantage of those who are seeking jobs in this economy especially those who are small and privately owned. They are well aware of the unemployment rate and will get the best for the least amount of money.
But this company that hire me is a mid-size company that is located in mid town Manhattan. I will be working in the customer service/marketing aspect of it and what I found attractive is the potential in growth both for me and the company.
However, I will be on probation for 90 days much like many other jobs. I really hope I won't wake up late or mess it up badly. Another thing is that I found to be stupid is that after accepting the offer, I've received three calls for interviews from past jobs I've applied to. A part of me wonder if accepting is a good choice, could I have gotten a better one if I've waited. But another part of me is very excited about the job.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Sunday, September 12, 2010
New Job Scams - Using Your Last Name Part 2
Usually scammers don't give you a follow-up email....usually......
But apparently this Marsha does. Today (a Saturday) I received an email from her and it said the following:
(My name) I sent you an email yesterday about a
possible position with our company. But I have not
heard back from you.
If you are still available please go to http://airpcs.com/
to schedule an interview and to receive additional
information on our company.
I look forward to discussing this with you further.
Marsha (My last name)
http://airpcs.com/
At first I just stared at it....thinking wow....then i got angry and decided to respond:
Hi Ms. (my last name) AKA scammer,
Stop emailing me!!!!!!!
And go f*** yourself!
Now hopefully, they'll stop emailing me. XD
But apparently this Marsha does. Today (a Saturday) I received an email from her and it said the following:
(My name) I sent you an email yesterday about a
possible position with our company. But I have not
heard back from you.
If you are still available please go to http://airpcs.com/
to schedule an interview and to receive additional
information on our company.
I look forward to discussing this with you further.
Marsha (My last name)
http://airpcs.com/
At first I just stared at it....thinking wow....then i got angry and decided to respond:
Hi Ms. (my last name) AKA scammer,
Stop emailing me!!!!!!!
And go f*** yourself!
Now hopefully, they'll stop emailing me. XD
Friday, September 10, 2010
New Job Scams - Using Your Last Name
I tried applying through Yahoo hotjobs last night and I received a new and smart job scam.
The email is from 'office@edmisongroup.com' and it read the following:
The email is from 'office@edmisongroup.com' and it read the following:
______(my first name) I read your resume and would like to interview you for a possible position with our company.
If you are still available please go to http://airpcs.com/ to schedule an interview and to receive additional information on our company.
I look forward to discussing this with you further.
Marsha ______ (same last name as me)
http://airpcs.com/
If you are still available please go to http://airpcs.com/ to schedule an interview and to receive additional information on our company.
I look forward to discussing this with you further.
Marsha ______ (same last name as me)
http://airpcs.com/
Due to the lack of details, I was a skeptical but I decided to check out it's website and in truth it did have a form for you to schedule and nothing else. So I decided to google it and found a forum of people talking about this scam: http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/8013100437.
Apparently, the name of the contact is always Marsha but the last name is changed to fit the emailee's last name. So for my email, they used my last name.
I think it was something different from the usual scams and is quite clever simply because the use of your last name seems to lure you into thinking this person is real. (Especially with a Chinese last name as mine.)
All you scammers out there... do you spend like hours thinking up this stuff?
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Huan Zhe Ge Ge/Pearl Princess (New Version) Character Pictures Part 2
I founds some pictures of the new cast, check it out:
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| Sai Ya Name: Chai Bi Yun DoB: 7/3/1989 |
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| Xin Rong Name: Kan Qing Zi DoB: 4/15/1988 Note: She is the third party in XYZ and YQ |
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| Yu Fei (Yong Qi's mother) Yong Qi mention the original HZGG that his mother was dead, but this series will include her. |
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| Meng Dan |
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| Cai Xia |
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| Ming Yue |
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| Rong Mo Mo |
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| Fu Lun |
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| Ji Xiao Lan |
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| Fu Heng |
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| Chang Shou Imperial Doctor |
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| Lang Shi Ning Benjamin's teacher |
Monday, August 23, 2010
Huan Zhu Ge Ge/Pearl Princess (New Version) My say on the characters
All the main actress such as Qian Long, XYZ, ZiWei, YongQi, and ErKang are all new in my eyes. I understand some of them might have acted in small roles and/or music videos. But I've never seen them in any major productions.
XYZ:
She is oldest of the four (even older than me wahahahha XP). She has been in many music videos and some small productions. Many people see a similarity between her and Vicki Zhao due to her big eyes. But there was also criticisms online saying that she looks old and like a man.
My feelings is that she basically has the looks (even though Vicki is way prettier) but it's the personality and acting that she has to bring on. Vicki set an unprecedented goal for the role of Xiao Yan Zi, which definitely wasn't met by Huang Yi (I love her though). I really do hope she can step up and bring alive Xiao Yan Zi like Vicki did.
Zi Wei:
There was criticisms online saying she is cross-eyed, has big ears and has a sad look to her. Many viewers dislike her and believe that she is no match for Ruby Lin.
I can't say that I totally disagree with the criticisms of others especially the 'crossed-eye' part. But I don't believe she is bad looking. The role of Zi Wei has a certain outer softness but inner strength. Through the pictures I've seen from the new Zi Wei, she seems to have the soft and gentleness. Now it's up to her acting.
Yong Qi:
There wasn't much criticisms online regarding him except that they think he has a long face.
I really don't see a problem with a long face as long as it is overly long. He seems to be pretty good looking in my opinion. The only thing I have to say is that he looks overly pale on his pictures of HZGG. I'm not sure if it's the make up that they put on him or something else. Another thing is that he is much younger than the original Yong Qis that we've seen in the past. But it can be a plus because the character of Yong Qi is meant to have to display a certain level of stubbornness, playfulness, and of course maturity.
Er Kang:
The criticisms for Er Kang is that he looks like he's on drugs and he doesn't have an "upper class" look to him.
I don't agree with the criticisms because I really don't see it. In terms of "upper class" look, I don't think he lacks it at all. (But then again I don't see an "upper class" look to one of the F4s Ken Wu and nobody seems to agree with me.) I've always seen Er Kang as a very mature and masculine man, and he does display this in his pictures so far. He's just a little big young for my taste for this role because Er Kang is suppose to be several years older than the rest of the three.
Out of the whole cast, I'm only familiar with the characters playing Tai Ho (king's mother) and Huang Ho (queen).
Tai Ho has starred in many of Qiong Yao's production since her 20s and is very well known actress from Taiwan. I saw a talk show in China where she was a guest star and she was able to cry at will. Now that's impressive. Her acting skills should surpass those of the old Tai Ho.
Huang Ho is another well-known actress from Hong Kong. She's starred in many roles in Hong Kong drama series and many knows of her impressive acting skills. This is the first time, I've seen her in a non Hong Kong show. This should be very interesting.
Also, the addition of Ruby Lin playing Xia Yu He (Zi Wei's Mother) and Qin Lan Yin playing Xue Yin (Xiao Yan Zi's mother) will be a great addition to look for.
XYZ:
She is oldest of the four (even older than me wahahahha XP). She has been in many music videos and some small productions. Many people see a similarity between her and Vicki Zhao due to her big eyes. But there was also criticisms online saying that she looks old and like a man.
My feelings is that she basically has the looks (even though Vicki is way prettier) but it's the personality and acting that she has to bring on. Vicki set an unprecedented goal for the role of Xiao Yan Zi, which definitely wasn't met by Huang Yi (I love her though). I really do hope she can step up and bring alive Xiao Yan Zi like Vicki did.
Zi Wei:
There was criticisms online saying she is cross-eyed, has big ears and has a sad look to her. Many viewers dislike her and believe that she is no match for Ruby Lin.
I can't say that I totally disagree with the criticisms of others especially the 'crossed-eye' part. But I don't believe she is bad looking. The role of Zi Wei has a certain outer softness but inner strength. Through the pictures I've seen from the new Zi Wei, she seems to have the soft and gentleness. Now it's up to her acting.
Yong Qi:
There wasn't much criticisms online regarding him except that they think he has a long face.
I really don't see a problem with a long face as long as it is overly long. He seems to be pretty good looking in my opinion. The only thing I have to say is that he looks overly pale on his pictures of HZGG. I'm not sure if it's the make up that they put on him or something else. Another thing is that he is much younger than the original Yong Qis that we've seen in the past. But it can be a plus because the character of Yong Qi is meant to have to display a certain level of stubbornness, playfulness, and of course maturity.
Er Kang:
The criticisms for Er Kang is that he looks like he's on drugs and he doesn't have an "upper class" look to him.
I don't agree with the criticisms because I really don't see it. In terms of "upper class" look, I don't think he lacks it at all. (But then again I don't see an "upper class" look to one of the F4s Ken Wu and nobody seems to agree with me.) I've always seen Er Kang as a very mature and masculine man, and he does display this in his pictures so far. He's just a little big young for my taste for this role because Er Kang is suppose to be several years older than the rest of the three.
Out of the whole cast, I'm only familiar with the characters playing Tai Ho (king's mother) and Huang Ho (queen).
Tai Ho has starred in many of Qiong Yao's production since her 20s and is very well known actress from Taiwan. I saw a talk show in China where she was a guest star and she was able to cry at will. Now that's impressive. Her acting skills should surpass those of the old Tai Ho.
Huang Ho is another well-known actress from Hong Kong. She's starred in many roles in Hong Kong drama series and many knows of her impressive acting skills. This is the first time, I've seen her in a non Hong Kong show. This should be very interesting.
Also, the addition of Ruby Lin playing Xia Yu He (Zi Wei's Mother) and Qin Lan Yin playing Xue Yin (Xiao Yan Zi's mother) will be a great addition to look for.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Huan Zhu Ge Ge/Pearl Princess (New Version) Intro
One of the most popular Chinese drama series is Huan Zhu Ge Ge. Since it came out in 1998, there has been many viewers and fans. All in all, there was three parts to this series.
Now, 12 years later, a whole new cast is in the process of filming for the long awaited New Huan Zhu Ge Ge.
They've already started filming around the beginning of summer 2010 and it is expected to come out sometime 2011. The remake is by HuNan TV and will be 30 episodes.
My thoughts:
When I heard that there was going to be a remake of Huan Zhu Ge Ge, I was very excited. For me the original is my all time favorite show. I watch the original when I was attending Middle School. I'm about twice that age now but I still go back to watch the series all over again. I used to collect all the HZGG pictures I can find online and organized them into folders. Unfortunately, old habits die hard and I've started collecting pictures again. Let's cross our fingers and hope this remake will be able to match up to the original.
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| Huan Zhu Ge Ge I, II |
Now, 12 years later, a whole new cast is in the process of filming for the long awaited New Huan Zhu Ge Ge.
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| New Huan Zhe Ge Ge |
They've already started filming around the beginning of summer 2010 and it is expected to come out sometime 2011. The remake is by HuNan TV and will be 30 episodes.
My thoughts:
When I heard that there was going to be a remake of Huan Zhu Ge Ge, I was very excited. For me the original is my all time favorite show. I watch the original when I was attending Middle School. I'm about twice that age now but I still go back to watch the series all over again. I used to collect all the HZGG pictures I can find online and organized them into folders. Unfortunately, old habits die hard and I've started collecting pictures again. Let's cross our fingers and hope this remake will be able to match up to the original.
Huan Zhu Ge Ge/Pearl Princess (New Version) Character Pictures
New Huan Zhu Ge Ge Casting:
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| Emperor Qian Long 乾隆 Name: 邱心志 Qiu Xin Zhi DoB: 3/31/1968 |
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| Xiao Yan Zi 小燕子 Name: 李晟 Li Sheng DoB: 9/10/85 Height: 162cm Weight: 45kg Blood Type: A Hobbies: graphic design, music |
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| Zi Wei 紫薇 Name: 海陆 Hai Lu DoB: 10/15/1987 Height: 169cm Weight: 48kg Blood Type: O |
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| Yong Qi 永琪 Name: 张睿/张航睿 Zhang Hangrui (original name) DoB: 4/7/1987 Height: 178cm Hobbies: music, dance, writing, football, swimming |
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| Fu Er Kang 福尔康 Name: 李佳航 Li Jia Hang DoB: 3/8/1987 Height: 180cm Weight: 72kg Blood Type: O |
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| Fu Er Tai 福尔泰 Name: 路宏 Lu Hong DoB: 1/11/91 Height: 185cm Weight: 68kg |
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| Qing Er 晴儿 Name: 赵丽颖 Zhao Li Ying DoB: 10/16/1987 Height: 163cm Weight: 41kg |
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| Xiao Jian 箫剑 Name: 高梓淇 Gao Ziqi DoB: 4/30/1981 Height: 182cm Weight: 70kg |
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| Jing Suo 金锁 Name: 孙耀琦 Sun Yaoqi DoB: 3/29/1987 Height: 172cm Blood Type: AB Hobbies: swimming, playing piano |
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| Liu Qing 柳青 Name: 王今铎 Wang Jin Duo Liu Hong 柳红 Name: 周放 Zhou Fang |
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| Xia Yu He 夏雨荷 Zi Wei's Mom Name: 林心如 Ruby Lin DoB: 1/27/1976 Height: 167cm Weight: 46kg |
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| Xue Yin 雪吟 Xiao Yan Zi's Mom Name: 秦岚 Qin Lan (Also played Zi Hua in HZGG III) DoB: 7/17/1981 Height: 165cm Blood Type: B |
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| Ling Fei 令妃 Name: 刘晓晔 Liu Xiaoye |
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| Han Xiang 含香/香妃 Name: 买地娜.买买提 Madina Maimaiti |
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| Benjamin 班杰明 Name: 潘杰明 Benji DoB: 6/6/1982 Height: 188cm Weight: 89kg Nationality: American |
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Lao Fo Ye 老佛爷 Name:刘雪华 Liu Xue Hua DoB: 11/12/1959 |
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Huang Ho 皇后 Name: 邓萃雯 Sheren Tang DoB: 3/22/1966 |
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| Left to Right 辛新 - 小蚊子 张倬闻 - 小桌子 瞿澳辉 - 小凳子 陈木易 - 小 虫子 |
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