Me and Big Bear Mt.

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Originally uploaded by yatta.

With kenyatta at Bear Mt. THAT's ME!

My Pink Pumas

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Originally uploaded by yatta.

Bear Mt. with K
Thanks Tanny and Marvin for my shoes!

Pee & Poo for Me Please

Pee & Poo for Me Please
Originally uploaded by triciawang.

I want Pee & Poo - they are only sold in Sweden right now, and I would buy them online but they cost 32 euros. Who wants to get me this for my x-mas present?
I would be so00 excited to get this for my children - that is if I had my own. And I would buy it for my friend's kids, but I know they (the parents) will think this is too disgusting. You know these toys could be used for positive potty trainings.
Sample Potty Training Narrative:
Ok honey - where does Mr. Poo go? Not in your undies! (put Mr.Poo in child's pants), Now that doesn't feel good does it? So let's not keep Mr. Poo there, and don't poo in your own pants ever again. Mommy loves you." (repeat excercise with Ms. Pee)

Go to the website - you'll see that they sell wallpaper, socks and my favorite game - PEE & POO MEMORY! you can play it on the site!

Visa Holdup

Visa Holdup
Originally uploaded by triciawang.

Chinese Embassy on 12th Ave
I've been waiting for 30min for this guy to finish. It takes no more than 10min usually, but he's having difficulty with his app.
Although everyone behind me is impatiently getting mad, it still makes me happy to see him applying. it's not everyday you see a Ludicrous look-alike applying to enter China.

Everyone's Getting a Chinese Visa on this Bus

Everyone's Getting a Chinese Visa on this Bus
Originally uploaded by triciawang.

42nd and 8th Ave
I caught the M42 to get to The Chinese Embassy Office, and it seems everyone is on this bus is heading to the Embassy. Every Chinese person had a folder with their visa app and passports.

Try Not To Hit by an SUV

Streets of Rage: the SUV Menace:
Though they comprise fewer than 15% of passenger vehicles in NYC they were responsible for 26% of pedestrian deaths from passenger vehicles.

"Much of the problem can be traced to the design of SUVs, experts say. Cars tend to hit pedestrians in the legs, throwing them onto the hoods but not causing as many head injuries. SUVs, however, tend to hit pedestrians higher, in their chests and heads, and throw them forward, causing more serious injuries. So a person struck by a car has a 5% chance of dying - but that jumps to 11% for someone struck by an SUV, a national study of fatalities showed."

Lessons learned from the article: look both ways before crossing the street, if you drive an SUV you should sell it or be extra vigilant while driving, and if you are going to be hit by an SUV it is probably better to be on the taller side. But wait, couldn't we solve a bunch of this problem by charging a congestion tax just for SUVs?
Graphic from ROoLUT.