Blogs
- Shares Wall Street English, my new home
- Hey Dioenglish! I must first apologize for my long absence. A lot has changed in my life since I was last on dioenglish. I've been working for Wall Street English in Zhongguancun. It's a great school! I love working there. However, there are too many students. It's really ...
- Shares Soon to be without a second home
- The school I teach at has become my second home in Beijing. The students have become my second family. I love them very much. Seeing their faces and enthusiasm for learning on a daily basis has been a true blessing. They've helped me restore my hope in humankind. They've taught me so much about Chin ...
- Shares Mad World
- http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNzIyNDQ3Ng==.html by Gary Jules http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTExMjU3OTky.html by Tears for Fears Lyrics: "Mad World" All around me are familiar faces Worn out places, worn out faces Bright and early for their daily races Going nowhere, going nowhere ...
- Shares Hip-Hop Flashback!
- Yo yo yo! I just wanted to share three of the best Hip-Hop MCs to ever live. The DJ is Funkmaster Flex, a legend in his own respect but Charlie Brown, Old Dirty Bastard (ODB), and Biz Markie are revolutionaries in style and flow. Old Dirty Bastard is probable my favorite MC of all time. He is t ...
- Shares You can't do everything, but you can try.
- So, I don't like sharing too much personal information about myself on the internet. I however have found myself growing close to my dioenglish friends. I'm not the best writer so I would like to share an article that was written about me. It was written three years ago but still reflects me as a ...
- Shares Rest in peace Tony.
- Today is the ten year anniversary of my best friend's death. He was a year younger than me and was 17 at the time of his passing. His name was Anthony "Tony" Basta. He was murdered by three young men who didn't know him. The wanted to kill someone for a thrill. It's called a "Thrill kill." It was m ...
- Shares The Pacific
- Please tell me that someone else is watching, The Pacific ? This HBO miniseries might not be for everyone. It chronicles World War Two in the Pacific theater of combat against the Japanese from the American perspective. It's based on truth and actually follows the stories of actual soldiers that ...
- Shares To tattoo or not tattoo . . . in China?
- I love tattoos! I have 8 tattoos so far! I want to get another tattoo but it will be my first in Beijing. However, I'm wary of the sanitation at most tattoo shops. It's easy to get diseases like Hepatitis C. Have any of my Dio friends been tattooed in China? I know that many people are opposed ...
- Shares Walking on a dream
- Sorry I haven't been on dioenglish lately. I've been super busy with work and my new apartment didn't have internet till recently. Here's a great song by a band called Empire of the Sun. The name of the song is called Walking on a Dream. It's a really beautiful song with a great video shot in ...
- Shares Capitalism is evil and killing America
- I wanted to share an excellent movie with you. It's a documentary done by the famous director, Michael Moore. If you don't know why America is in so much trouble, you must watch this film A.S.A.P.!! (As Soon As Possible!) The movie explains everything. Please watch it and reply to this blog abou ...
