Lately, I have stumbled upon a famous name: Richard Li (Chinese: 李澤楷). Who is Hong Kong’s richest man’s second son. AND who is also Hong Kong’s 16th richest person. The more I read about him, the more I needed to read. His story became very fascinating to me. Before reading the articles, I had an impression, like most, that he was a snobby brat (ok…. Maybe not BRAT, but… you get the point). But after reading on, I realized he was totally different from what I’ve heard (which isn’t much) about him. For example, the media gave us (the viewers) that all he ever did was spend money, and waste it all away, yet, I read from an interview from Times Magazine, that, at a certain point in his teenage years, he needed money, but instead of going up to his rich father to just ask, he actually went to work at McDonald’s as a cashier! (Isn’t that shocking? I mean… WHOA that is so awesome and cool!!) And another thing, being a International Studies Major student, I could only wow at this: Membership • Governor of the World Economic Forum for Information Technologies and Telecommunications • Member of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) International Councillors' Group in Washington DC • Member of the International Advisory Board of the Center for International Development at Harvard University. • Member of the Global Information Infrastructure Commission and the United Nations Information and Communication Technology Advisory Group. (he is awesome man!! And OMG INTERNATIONAL STUDIES!!! ) Sometimes I think I have this love and hate relationship with some of Hong Kong’s media. I hate how they never really give anyone a second chance (although, some totally TOTALLY deserve it *shifts eyes) Anyways, like I would really like to point out the Stanford diploma incident, according to the press he did not graduate, but… does anyone really know the reason behind it? Probably not, apparently, as I discovered, he was not kicked out, as some people assumed, but rather, he dropped out… there’s a difference there… you know! As a student currently majoring in International Studies, stepping into second year, I shouldn’t say this, but I totally agree with Mr. Brown, who replied with this(taken from International Herald Tribune): Wednesday, March 28, 2001 Regarding the report "Hong Kong Tycoon's 'Diploma' Disappears" (March 23): . I've just been reading your paper with a front page article on Richard Li's Stanford degree or lack thereof. . I am a businessman in Tokyo with three U.S. Ivy league graduate degrees. I have never met Richard Li. . News flash: No one in the business world cares whether Mr. Li has a Stanford degree or not. . What we note is that he is a sharp guy. Period. . ARLO BROWN. . Tokyo. Honestly, if he’s smart, why would he need a degree to prove it? O.O media… *scoff. Just because you do great in school, doesn’t mean, you would be successful in the outside world. Another person I should really mention is Juno Mak, it has been years since the ICAC investigation, and, if I had not mistaken they were not able to prove that there was bribing involved, rather, it was just an INVESTIGATION, yet people still, and in fact believe that he did buy his way up the entertainment circle, but honestly, I really want to ask, do those people have any idea just how hard he is working right now? How much effort he has put into his music? The answer is simply: no. I mean, I really like to read about all the gossip they have in their featured articles, but… sometimes… the Hong Kong Media pushes it a bit hard. (was also be published on: livejournal, and blogdrive) (ps. This entry would eventually be edited)

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I don't know if you would read this Sof, but I feel horrible, after all the effort you put in creating this blog for me, I still hardly use it >_<

Well, seems that all I ever do on this page is add quick links, links that I can't put on my xanga page, I feel totally guilty, actually, I have added a blog on blogdrive, but it shall remain anoymous, (well, I would only tell my closest friends, friends who I could trust) In that blog, I actually reveal my true feelings unlike this and especially the xanga one, no secrets in that one.... I've only written a few entries, so I intend not to tell anyone about it till I have atleast 10 entries, since I hardly update that blog (only when I feel I must express something) if you do find it, good luck to you ^_^


btw, please, and I urge you guys please, if you guys are gonna check out what I'm up to all the time, please go to my xanga page at www.xanga.com/cutiepieStephanie

Thanks!

Hey All... sorry!! I just want to apologize, for never writting in here... I will... someday...but in the meantime if you want to... and I'm really asking for this favour, could you go to www.xanga.com/CutiepieStephanie to get more recent updates and soforth? and one more thing, for those of you who have Xanga... PLEASE ADD ME!

Sorry all! 

Hey All... welcome to my blog site... thanks for visiting... as this is my FIRST entry... I'm kinda nervous about writing in it.. afraid that people might consider me .... well ... weird! hahaha well first of all I would really REALLY want to thank my friend Sophie (aka Snofie) for helping me make this site... (actually most of it!) So put your hands toether for her!! yah!!! THANk YOU SOPHIE! THANKS SO MUCH!! ummm... well blog is mainly writing about my life.. so maybe I would start off about my day... today I went to eat at Mandarin (for lunch) it was really delicious! than... I accompanied my mother to her doctor for some annual check up... than I went to T & T (for those of you who doesn't know what it is.. it's a chinese supermarket... THE BEST so far!) when I got home it was already 10:30... and... that's all! well... anywayz.. this is Steph signing out!