485 reopened!!!!

The INS has agreed to reopen my 485. YAY!
Now, I just need to have a fulltime job so I can show that I have dedicated my life to contributing to corporate America... Anyone out there have a job?

EDIT: Umm... I'm not QUITE out of the woods just yet. I need to get a perm job so I can satisfy the INS' curiousity that I'm adding significantly to the GDP.

Spam filters gone wild

I got this really cool email today.

Thank you for contacting VistaPrint, the online solution for "Best Printing, Best Price."
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause, but your e-mail has been routed into an unmonitored e-mail box.
Please feel free to contact us directly at our toll-free number: 1-800-721-6216. Our courteous and professional staff of Customer Care Specialists are waiting to assist you. Our phone lines are open 8AM - Midnight (EST), Monday through Friday.
We may also be reached via e-mail at: emailservices@vistaprint.com
Sincerely,
Customer Care
VistaPrint
800-721-6216

The email you have sent was delivered to an unmonitored email address due to content concerns with the e-mail, such as attachments or various forms of spam. Again, we do apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you and we encourage you to contact us at our toll free phone number given above.
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What is the difference between a business card and a contact card? Why do 500 business cards cost $5 than 500 contact cards when they look pretty much the same. Maybe I'm missing something. Thanks!

Derek

Now the really cool part is that I had sent my email query through their website's "Contact Us" page, and it gets routed as spam? Geez, the nerve of some spam filters!

Language dissected

Singlish, the meat and potatoes of any true blue Singaporean... Dissected here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_Colloquial_English
If there's anything in the world that could make Singlish sound boring, that is it. I mean, come on. Singlish can be funny, irritating, low-brow, colloquial, but BORING?! Well, there's always a first.

SEA launch event

SEA - Singapore Expatriates in the Americas

Last night, I re-met a guy that I haven't seen since 1991. I saw him at the networking event I was at, I even remembered his name, but for the first few minutes, I just couldn't remember how I knew him. Turns out that Alvin and I went to the same secondary school (Catholic High) and the same junior college (Victoria JC). We also played chess on the same team. It was really awesome to meet someone from your past like that. Oh, and he lives pretty near me, so we'll probably hook up some time for dinner or drinks or chess.

Then again, I saw this other guy Richard whom I absolutely detest. I had hoped against hope that he had left the States or at least left California. I guess not all my wishes come true huh? You ever met one of those people that you just seem to intensely dislike? I don't want to use the word "hate" cos he's never really done anything to me, but he's just incredibly irritating and he's ugly and he's pompous and he's an idiot and I'm just really biased.

Oh well. I'll just have to avoid him in the future. Or run him over with my car.

Sickest joke I've EVER heard

Young Johnny had been blind since birth. His mother had always explained to him that it was God's will and must be accepted. One Sunday, Johnny's mom came home from church and told Johnny that she'd had a conversation with God and He agreed that it was time to let Johnny see. "He said if you'll pray real hard and fast every day this week, next Sunday you'll be able to see. Young John hardly ate a bite that week and spent his every waking hour praying and waiting for Sunday. By Saturday night he was weak from hunger and exhausted from praying and he dropped off to sleep in great anticipation of morning. Johnny woke to the sound of church bells on the soft Spring morning. He lay with his eyes closed for several minutes to savor the coming event. Slowly, he opened his eyes, and to his great dismay, realized he was still blind. "Mom!" the lad yelled, "I still can't see." His mother, touching the boy's head softly, said, "Yes, I know Johnny, April Fool!"