The NBA regular season is now over and the playoffs are set. I am excited for some great match-ups, especially in the ridiculously deep western conference. I’m really pulling for the Golden State Warriors to cause the Dallas Mavericks some problems, and I think they can with their high-octane offense. I think every series in…
Category: Personal
Condolences
First, my condolences to the families of the Virginia Tech students who lost their lives in the horrific shooting rampage that occurred there today. I was shocked and saddened to hear the news this morning and it is truly difficult to comprehend the magnitude of this tragedy. My research paper on the wave of Chinese…
Night in SF
Yesterday I went out to a club in SF. It was fun time. The most interesting part of the night was seeing some of the Golden State Warriors basketball players at the club. I recognized Andris Beidrins, Zarko Cabarkapa, and Sarunas Jasikevicious. Zarko and Andris are 6-11 and I am tiny next to them. The…
Matterhorn Peak
Well, class basically went till 3 pm this afternoon making for a very long Friday. It was rough at the end – I’m not sure how much I retained in the last hour of securities regulation. We were learning something about scienter, Ann Taylor, blue socks, and fashion faux paux… Exercise: I did the Oak…
Reading
Kind of busy today with an oppressive amount of reading to get through. I’m tired already, but there is unfortunately more to read. Otherwise, the draft of my research paper on Chinese Solar IPO’s in the United States is complete, with introduction and conclusion. Now, I need to simply edit and make sure there is…
Dinner and Movie Night
The Stanford Law and Business Society dinner and movie night was a success. We had about 40 people show and everyone seemed to enjoy the Thai food from Thaiphoon Restaurant and the film, “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room.” I must admit, it’s tough to go wrong with Thaiphoon, the best Thai available in…
High Sierra
While I visited the “valley” at Yosemite and the big trees in Sequoia Park, I have never climbed the high Sierra. By working in Palo Alto this summer, I hope to change this. I plan on heading into the mountains on the weekends to explore the range. I’ve been reading up on the opportunities and…
Research Update
Well, it turns out I was even more motivated than I thought. Yesterday (Sunday) I finished most of the draft on my paper entitled “The Wave of Chinese Solar IPO’s on U.S. Exchanges: Reasoning and Implications.” All I have left to write is the conclusion and introduction and a section providing short descriptions of the…
Long Friday
After the British troops explained themselves today, I am less troubled by their behavior. If they were indeed subject to psychological pressures and tricks in order to appear at “staged” events, then I am not in a position to judge them. I’m not sure what the Iranians were trying to accomplish here – they definitely…
British navy not so royal
I watched the British sailor hostage “crisis” come to a close on world news yesterday. It’s a stretch to call it a crisis as the whole thing looked like a big staged event by the Iranians, complete with video confessions and general media frenzy. When the soldiers left they were decked in suits and were…
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