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Showing posts with label MSU. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MSU. Show all posts
12.31.2010
9.22.2010
ミシガンで一番仲良かったジェンちゃん。9.22.2009
ミシガンで12.31.2007
Politically correct?
The hip sip in a zip!
I was chatting with my ex co-worker back in college, now the manager of beaners. He told me that they have changed the name since beaners is a slur…There’s a point when being “politically correct” goes too far and I just can not believe this locally owned coffee shop did it so…at the same time, It gave me wistful flush back, I thought my memosy at this coffee shop has been gone. I took my dog several times and chat with friends. When they went on 24 hours, I stayed there all night to see how it is like. Working on last minutes HW at beaners, you meet buddies who have the same problem. Made me feel I am not the only one. That was fun. I miss their apple cider, white bears that you can not find anywhere; it is the sweetest coffee ever that you can feel the adrenalin just rush through your body system right away. Though I am not capable of taking this extreme amount of sugar, but I don’t mind take a risk and try it again….
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Beanersというコーヒーショップが私の大学の回りにあちこちありました。Beanersはコーヒーの代名詞のように、というかコーヒーショップなんて言葉はあそこでは存在しない位Beanersという名が幅を利かしていた気がする。
同じ通りにあるスタバが値上げしても私たちビンボウ学生にず～っとリーズナブルでいてくれたり、フェアトレードのコーヒーも取り入れるフレンドリーなBeanersです。私のいたミシガンはとっても寒いので冬はよくここへ通って５．６時間とか平気で居座ってペーパー仕上げたし。中が人でいっぱいで座れない時は白い息を吐きながら外に座って友達と喋っていたときも。私は冬限定のアップルサイダー（りんごジュースを温めてシナモン、オレンジピール等でスパイスアップしたやつ）と、甘党のアメリカ人だからこそ作れるホワイトベアーが大好きでした。
で、最近このBeanersという名前はヒスパニックの人たちにとっては差別的な表現になってしまうからとBiggbyに改名しました。どうなのだろう。なんか寂しい感じです。
I was chatting with my ex co-worker back in college, now the manager of beaners. He told me that they have changed the name since beaners is a slur…There’s a point when being “politically correct” goes too far and I just can not believe this locally owned coffee shop did it so…at the same time, It gave me wistful flush back, I thought my memosy at this coffee shop has been gone. I took my dog several times and chat with friends. When they went on 24 hours, I stayed there all night to see how it is like. Working on last minutes HW at beaners, you meet buddies who have the same problem. Made me feel I am not the only one. That was fun. I miss their apple cider, white bears that you can not find anywhere; it is the sweetest coffee ever that you can feel the adrenalin just rush through your body system right away. Though I am not capable of taking this extreme amount of sugar, but I don’t mind take a risk and try it again….
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Beanersというコーヒーショップが私の大学の回りにあちこちありました。Beanersはコーヒーの代名詞のように、というかコーヒーショップなんて言葉はあそこでは存在しない位Beanersという名が幅を利かしていた気がする。
同じ通りにあるスタバが値上げしても私たちビンボウ学生にず～っとリーズナブルでいてくれたり、フェアトレードのコーヒーも取り入れるフレンドリーなBeanersです。私のいたミシガンはとっても寒いので冬はよくここへ通って５．６時間とか平気で居座ってペーパー仕上げたし。中が人でいっぱいで座れない時は白い息を吐きながら外に座って友達と喋っていたときも。私は冬限定のアップルサイダー（りんごジュースを温めてシナモン、オレンジピール等でスパイスアップしたやつ）と、甘党のアメリカ人だからこそ作れるホワイトベアーが大好きでした。
で、最近このBeanersという名前はヒスパニックの人たちにとっては差別的な表現になってしまうからとBiggbyに改名しました。どうなのだろう。なんか寂しい感じです。
5.07.2007
4.07.2006
Michigan State University I
The school I attended. Too many memories and I am rambling reminiscences all the time. Even I graduated, Even I relocated to L.A. and I am sure I will be doing that forever. I still think of it as my home sweet home.
So, Michigan. Michigan is a state known for the coldness. It is ridiculously cold and it last the half of the year. Means that we appreciate the spring to come, and all kinds of plants initiate blooming all at once. It’s that crazy. Michigan is devided into to part, UP and lower peninsula. The lower peninsula where I lived is flat solid landm there is no fun driving the high way. But Now I think of it, it is good, because you can see the sky when you are outside, and that seems like it goes all the way back to the other side of the planet.
I found this talented photographer who take amazinf photos of MSU. Here are some.
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=msu+tree&w=17607628%40N00&ct=6&ss=2&s=int
5.27.2005
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