Jennie S. Bev - Planet Kronologger

Out of Reach

nospam@example.com (Jennie S. Bev) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:28:15 -0700

I’ll be out of reach until the end of this year due to tasks at hand.
A few monographs and book writing projects.
My literary agent is already nagging and those editors have been calling.
Meanwhile, enjoy this blog while it’s still open for the public.
My life is so hectic and I have to choose between “real life” [...]

Minority within Minority

nospam@example.com (Jennie S. Bev) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:13:10 -0700

I consider myself an Asian-American who was born in Indonesia of Chinese ethnicity. But whenever I introduce myself among Chinese people, I introduce myself as a Shanghainese Chinese. It is considered a minority both in Mainland China and overseas. (Very rarely you see “Shanghainese” restaurant, but there are tons of “Cantonese” and “Sechuan” restaurants.”)
As an [...]

Being Chinese

nospam@example.com (Jennie S. Bev) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:44:37 -0700

(Source: Christian Science Monitor)
In Indonesia, being born as a member of Chinese ethnicity is not desirable, regardless of China’s 4,000 years of history. Being born as a female of this ethnicity is even worse. At any time, on the streets, whenever a criminal is preying for a victim, who else is better than a Chinese [...]

I?m Fabulous

nospam@example.com (Jennie S. Bev) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:46:38 -0700

From time to time, we feel down and rejected. Oftentimes, it’s hard even trying to do good and right things and be nice to others without being wrongfully accused for something we never intended and didn’t do.
A good friend of mine said, “Don’t bother with those kind of people who are insecure of being [...]

On Same Page

nospam@example.com (Jennie S. Bev) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:44:43 -0700

I’m happy today because (finally) I received a positive e-mail from a reader who read this posting on starting a school.
Usually, whenever I post something on lifetime “goals,” I receive negative comments from people I know and I don’t know (like readers of this blog), like these:
Who do you think you are, Jen?
Hahahah… you [...]

Doggy Smile

nospam@example.com (Jennie S. Bev) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:25:15 -0700

Goals for 2009: Have A Lot of Fun!

nospam@example.com (Jennie S. Bev) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:57:01 -0700

No, it’s not New Year’s Resolutions, it’s still so far away. It’s just brainstorming.
These last few months, I’ve been doing some soul searching. Should I really really focus on academics and obtain another doctorate? Should I help with some noble causes and try to change the world for the better, one breath at a time? [...]

Power of One

nospam@example.com (Jennie S. Bev) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:34:45 -0700

Iris Chang, the mentor I’ve never met, taught me one singular virtue: The Power of One. She was, undoubtedly, The Ultimate Power of One, with her Rape of Nanjing detailed mind-changing historical book.
She gave a commencement speech at CSUH, which is my alma mater. Download it here: Iris Chang’s Power of One Commencement Speech.

Bushido

nospam@example.com (Jennie S. Bev) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:32:47 -0700

I live my life with dignity, courage, and compassion. These are encompassed in the Art of Bushido. While I’m a long-time fan of fencing, Japanese Samurai captures my heart much more meaningfully.
The Bushido code is typified by seven virtues:
Rectitude (?, gi)
Courage (?, yuu)
[...]

A Dog?s Best Friend

nospam@example.com (Jennie S. Bev) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:18:36 -0700

Jennie?s School

nospam@example.com (Jennie S. Bev) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:57:40 -0700

I have wanted to build a school since ages ago, long before I completed MS in Education from California State University Hayward (East Bay). Over the years, I’ve learned how to obtain state approvals and accreditations.
Also, I have done a preliminary research on how much it would cost to build a good-sized school, like [...]

Jennie is Not A Writer?

nospam@example.com (Jennie S. Bev) — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:53:18 -0700

I live my life wearing multiple hats: entrepreneur, adjunct professor, and writer. But all these years, I have considered myself a “writer” in its full meaning of the word, because the corporations I’ve built from scratch are intellectual property-based, which depend mostly on writings, and the “adjunct professorship” I held was for teaching writing-related classes. [...]

Love and Love

nospam@example.com (Jennie S. Bev) — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:14:36 -0700

I’ve been thinking about love lately. Love at hand, love from the past, and love somewhere else. Love manifests in many ways. An ideal love with whom we should share our life with should manifest in mind, at heart, in spirit, and in physical attraction. But not all loves are like that.
From time to time, [...]

Post-Industrial Businesses

nospam@example.com (Jennie S. Bev) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:41:33 -0700

I’m always interested in investing in post-industrial businesses. Big or small. Anything that doesn’t require stockpiling of merchandise, complicated logistics, and warehouse management.
And the beauty of this type of business is the freedom to live a leisure lifestyle, even though one must be connected to the wired world 24/7/365. An excellent example of post-industrial [...]

My Stance

nospam@example.com (Jennie S. Bev) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:28:14 -0700

I’ve been on the road these couple of days and have been using my iPhone (not the 3G one, though, the first generation that is so slow, slower than snails in my backyard) a lot. I had a few hours waiting for someone in a lobby, so I had time to reflect a bit.
At this [...]