Video of the Day: “We Are The Many” by Makana and my views

[youtube xq3BYw4xjxE] It is my opinion that, despite having a valid point at first about the decreasing amount of control the financial minorities have in the world’s economy, the Occupy movement has gotten increasingly off track. Although many of the protesters raise a fairly significant point about how financially successful minorities control a large part…

University of Calgary Blackberry Challenge

[youtube HNBMxTYgcxc] If you’re wondering why I posted a lip dub, then check out my previous post about this! I hope that was an entertaining five minutes of your time, because the Chinese Students’ Society has spent over a month being involved in the Blackberry Challenge hosted by CampusPerks.  CSS is representing the University of…

Rabbit Racing: Ready, set… hop!

Last month, the very first European rabbit-hopping championships was held in Switzerland. Rabbit hopping is a sport for rabbits in which they hop over barriers, much like a horse show event. There are four levels ranging from easy to elite, with obstacles increasing in difficulty. Winners are judged based on time, number of cleared hurdles, and…

YouTube Space Challenge 2011-2012

Ever wondered what it would be like to have your very own experiment executed in the outer space? Or having someone as accomplished as Stephen Hawkings judging your proposal and evaluating if it’s fit to be executed by astronauts? If your answer is yes, then get prepared to jump on board for the first-ever YouTube…

Sporcle: How to procrastinate productively

If you’re a procrastinator and you try to justify your procrastination by doing things to test the extent of your knowledge, then Sporcle can offer you hours of further delaying your actual work!  By all means, waste your days and nights away all the while enlightening yourself on just how much you know (or don’t…

Dear Santa: This Christmas I Want to Give

Christmas is a time of year that many look forward to: waking up on December 25 to a Christmas tree surrounded with presents, spending time with family as we sip hot chocolate by the fire. Christmas is a time to give and a time to cherish as we spend time with loved ones. People can get…

Top 10 songs to cheer you up!

In no particular order: 1. Mr. Blue Sky – Electric Light Orchestra 2. Don’t Worry, Be Happy – Bobby McFerrin 3. Have a Nice Day – the Stereophonics 4. Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen 5. You Make My Dreams – Hall & Oates 6. Daylight – Matt and Kim 7. Friday I’m in Love – The Cure (**The proper way…

The Green Thing!

A very interesting chain mail called the Green Thing is going around trying to encourage youth to take a more positive stance in tackling the current issue of global warming instead of lamenting of the mistakes of the previous generation. The message has is a very interesting tone that really puts a lot of notions…

Review: Beats Solo Headphones

Last weekend I spent a small fortune on this beautiful piece of technology. I’ve been wanting to get them for a while now and when they went on sale, I did. Having owned them for a few days I thought I’d give a review for anyone who might be interested in purchasing a pair. First…

Website of the Day: 8tracks

Are you sick of the songs on your iPod? Do you want to expand your musical horizons but don’t know where to start? Or, are you a stressed out high school kid like me who can’t focus on the social essay for more than 10 minutes at a time when you know that it’s due…

Life is like a…

Two things: Mr. Simple and life. Recently, my friend sent me a link to a music video of the song Mr. Simple by Super Junior (I’m shameful because I’m Korean and my non-Korean friend had to tell me about it). For those of you who just hum along and dance to it but don’t actually…

Video of the Day: Le Internet Medley

For those who haven’t already seen this, this is a video that uploaded to YouTube around a week ago. Since then, it has already accumulated over 5 million views. It’s a pretty entertaining tribute to some of the famous memes recently spawned by the internet. It’s not only hilarious, but is a worthwhile listen as…