Life Experience – Page 19 – This is Another Story

#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I Often Over-Analyze

Published on April 17, 2021April 8, 2021 by Yinglan2 Comments

Life is but a never-ending chess match. One wrong move and you might lose.

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I have Nyctophobia

Published on April 16, 2021April 8, 2021 by Yinglan1 Comment

I have Nyctophobia. It’s another word for an irrational fear of night or darkness. My brain and heart are fighting each other on this. My brain says this is an irrational fear but brain, can you please tell that to my heart when it’s thudding like a high-rhythmic beating drum when I’m in the dark?

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I am Impatient

Published on April 10, 2021April 8, 2021 by Yinglan3 Comments

I have often been told by my mom I am a patient person. “I don’t think I have the patience like yours to complete a 2000-piece jigsaw puzzle.” She’d say. So that’s what I’ve always thought – I am a patient person.

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I am Hopeful

Published on April 9, 2021April 8, 2021 by Yinglan2 Comments

I don’t recall when I developed this ridiculously hopeful attitude toward life – that everything will get better eventually, that something is better than nothing, glass is half-full kind of person.

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I am working on being Generous

Published on April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 by Yinglan1 Comment

“Don’t be so selfish,” my mom would chide whenever I refuse to help or whenever I refuse to share food with somebody. I hated being called that because I feel like that’s all I’ve been doing my whole life – sharing and never getting enough for myself.

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I Have Feelings, Too

Published on April 7, 2021March 31, 2021 by Yinglan3 Comments

When I was in middle school or high school, my mom would often point out teasingly that I have a low EQ (emotions quotient), sort of like low IQ except with emotions.

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I Often Have Doubts

Published on April 5, 2021March 25, 2021 by Yinglan1 Comment

I believe having doubts is a part of being human but as I grow older, I would often find my doubts be the driving factor of my day-to-day anxiety and hesitation.

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I am Capable

Published on April 3, 2021April 1, 2021 by Yinglan3 Comments

Sometimes, I wish I can go to the top of a mountain and scream, “I am a capable person.”

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#AtoZChallenge 2021 – I am Adaptable

Published on April 1, 2021March 31, 2021 by Yinglan3 Comments

When life gives you lemons, you do whatever the hell you can with it.

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Just like riding a bike…

Published on March 15, 2021March 14, 2021 by Yinglan2 Comments

A few weeks back, I won the grand prize at a prize drawing at work. I was honestly shocked when the HR department contacted me. I did not expect I’d win, let alone read the announcement that listed the grand prize.

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Living Life Backwards

Published on March 5, 2021March 4, 2021 by Yinglan7 Comments

I had my monthly one-on-one with my supervisor this week. It went well. I told her the things I am currently working on. She was pleased with my speed at completing the tasks needed to close out the month (financially speaking). I also told her about the one-on-one with Mr. CFO the week before. “We talk about you all the time.” She said.

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Those Darn Meddlers…

Published on February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 by Yinglan6 Comments

I have a problem with people meddling into people’s lives. Isn’t there a saying – “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”? I think this applies to meddling as well. According to my personal experience and all those movies and TV shows I’ve watched over the year, I don’t think there’s ever been a scenario where meddling ended well. Yeah, I understand sometimes we want to wish others well but meddling often make matters worse.

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My Current Dilemma

Published on February 22, 2021February 21, 2021 by Yinglan16 Comments

This prompt word for this week’s Weekly Prompts Weekend Challenge is Divorce. For the past few weeks, I have been dealing with something that has something with my mom’s divorce from my step-dad. It’s been weighing on me and I’m hoping to talk to someone about this. Alas, there’s literally no one I can talk to in my real life about this.

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Letter to Self: 19 Christmases and Counting

Published on December 25, 2020December 24, 2020 by Yinglan7 Comments

My Dear 10-year-old Self,

It seems like just yesterday you landed at the terminal of the LAX. I bet you feel like an alien – unable to understand the language and the environment is certainly not what you’ve expected – but I tell you, you’re going to get through this. There are lots of adventures waiting ahead. There are obstacles, too, but I’m telling you, you’re going to get through it.

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I tried Intermittent Fasting and Why it didn’t work

Published on September 13, 2020September 13, 2020 by Yinglan9 Comments

This has been on my mind for a while now ever since I began my balanced diet lifestyle but I’ve been too preoccupied to write it all down. So here it is, my experience with intermittent fasting and reasons it did not work.

Crazy About Food

I have been on many diets throughout my life – limited-calories diet, low fat diet, low sugar diet, and clean-eating-to-the-extreme diet – so intermittent fasting was just another diet to lose enough weight