Asian Eyes....

Gift? Curse?

While attending NJIT, I began receiving questions (jokes), mostly directed at my eyes.

These eyes of mine can be described as narrow slits. And so what are their purpose?

The Sun!

Advantages? : Many
Imagine a sunny Sunday morning. One walks to open the blind only to have the Sun BLAST the light waves and particles on to a very light sensitive eyes (after spending a night in darkness)

Suns Effect?: 0%

We as Asians seem to be immune to such things as bright sun..for we are already squinting...or so the white man has claimed.

So... there seems to be no need for hats or sunglasses because our eyes seem to block all light like a brick wall.

Sleep!

Advantages?: Many

Asians with their eyes seem to be the masters of illusions... Are we asleep or not? Are we all just sleepwalking from day to day, not knowing what our bodies are accomplishing while our mind rests? No one knows, therefore if one does fall asleep, the likely hood of being seen or caught? None

Disadvantages?: Yes

While attending classes or lectures a powerful feeling of sleep seems to take over. For the average white male, they have no problem with a little focus. Asians however seem to have a tough time...why? Our eyes seem to be closer together, meaning the distance is shorter, and every blink (or squint) becomes a fight to stay awake.

(I just take really long blinks during lectures...blinks that last for like 30 minutes. haha)

Driving!

Disadvantages!: Many

Alright all Asians can drive, no matter what anyone else says, its true. However, how well do we see while driving? Where could have this stereotype come from? Could it be from our eyes? Did the prehistoric white man look at our eyes and judge that we cannot see the road, therefore cannot drive?
Who know?

Cooking!

Advantages? : OF COURSE

We as Asians have dominated the culinary world. But with what exactly? Strange and mysterious foods never before seen or heard of by the populace of the world of course. I will now break it down into 3 groups which i believe to be the most popular

Sushi : The pinnacle of Japanese cuisine ( well i believe so) What is this made out of?...Raw Fish...EW! The rest of the world does not touch it! he he We keep it for ourselves :D

Bulgogi: Commoners food. Easy to make, and delicious, the white man relishes it. Wait...whats that smell...WHAT?!?!KIMCHI! EW! hehehe the white man does not know what hes missing :D

Sesame Chicken: Usually sold in a downtown Chinese take-out places somewhere. Where did this come from? From good ol' USA of course. The chinese immigrants decided that for whatever reason they could not make traditional Chinese food so they just decided to invent new ones. Still good... but whats in it? EW!!! CHICKEN!!..oh wait..what? oh :D yum

(ok that wasnt about eyes..but w/e)

Brains!
Advantages?: Yup

As Asian we must stick to the stereotype of being successful at whatever we touch. The phrase "Asian Invasion" comes to mind as one realizes how fast the Asians grew from building the railroads to owning businesses, stores, and eventually the international market. What is the cause of our success? Our eyes of course. Indirectly though. Small eyes=more brain space duh!

Unfair advantage? I think not!

Wow.. I seem to have somehow made this sound like Asians are superior among all races. IM NOT RACIST! I SWEAR! lol

But thats the end of talking about the design and functions of our eyes, lets get back to my life

Landscape: the best project i have completed thus far.

A park. Well more like a amphitheater. But if a there was a park that was an amphitheater id totally go hang out there like everyday.

Well now im moving on the the living cube. Basically a 8x8x8ft room (tiny) and it must meet these standards such as a bed 24 linear ft of shelving, a piece of furniture, and a work surface such as a desk. Sound easy? No. With such small spaces, getting designs to fit and fit well, is one of many obstacles we must face before this is completed. And the actual model will be made out of wood.....intense.