As some of you are like me, I read and read and read news headlines, blogs, and articles online.  I also spend a fair amount of time watching various useless, yet, funny videos also.  I think 2010 will be the year of information overload.  Here are two sites that will help you get a handle of it all.

The first is called Newsmap.   A Japanese website that maps news headlines in a very unique way.   No need to further explain, you just need to check it out!

Second is Popurls.  An elegant design that gathers all the important headlines and cool videos across the world wide web into one portal.

Enjoy.  Hopefully these websites can distract you from your happy Monday workload.

Readers, I need your help.  I have the entire week off from work (as does my entire office).  Yay for working for a French Company.  Europeans LOVE to take vacations.  So, with a whole week of freedom, I need some ideas on how to spend my time (besides of course New Years Eve).

Any thoughts?  Help a brotha out?

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I want to share something with everyone: ASIANS ARE CRAZY.  We find any reason to celebrate, eat and drink.  For example, even though our family is Buddhist (well, on paper at least)…we celebrate Christmas.  Every year, we have a xmas tree with pretty lights and lots of presents underneath.  Even though xmas is about the birth of Jesus and all, we don’t really care, we JUST want presents.   This is actually normal in the Asian community.  We eat, drink and be merry, then open PRESENTS.  Thanks corporate America.

Another example, Thanksgiving.  We didn’t kill the Indians, we didn’t take their lands, we didn’t give them smallpox but yet, we are still Thankful.  Every year, our extended family come together and has a “traditional” Thanksgiving dinner with some fish sauce on the side. Who would have thought, Asians eating turkey…usually we eat duck without the duck sauce please.

Next, Chinese new years.  If you guys haven’t notice, I am Vietnamese. I know, I know, girls love Vietnamese guys, please hold your comments.  And yes, we love Pho and no, my mom is not in the nail business.  Anyways, about Chinese New Years, what did we do, we “borrowed” it and created Tet (aka Vietnamese New Years).  On that day we eat, drink and get red envelopes. Another thing we borrowed was Communism but lets not talk about that today.  Thanks China!

I think for next year, I am going to recommend celebrating Hanukkah and Ramadan.

Until then, regardless of who you are, where you come from or what you believe in, follow our family tradition – always find ways to have fun and celebrate the good times.

For today at least, happy holidays and happy birthday Jesus.

Okay, so maybe you missed out on getting 3MA gear for your lawyer friend in time for Christmas.  It’s not too late to snag a gift for Kwanzaa, which runs from the 26th to the 1st!  Order with KWANZAA as the coupon code and receive 15% off!  The holiday season is fun, especially if you get to celebrate more than one of them.  Last weekend my friends and I celebrated Festivus early, complete with the airing of the grievances and feats of strengths!  Now, onto Christmas!  Hope you and yours have a great Christmas if you celebrate it!

For all you law students out there… you’re probably done or close to done with finals.  That means its time to celebrate.  For all you attorneys out there, it will be a short work week with the holidays approaching… time to celebrate for you as well!  I know you will all be catching up on sleep, food, the internet and of course, alcohol!

For your entertainment, we’ve found an amusing way to spend part of your time off… Brobible has listed to the top 50 catch phrases from movies, tv shows, etc of the last decade.  So before you ring in 2010, check out this story (including video!) and let us know which is your favorite!