For a greater part of my life, I have struggled with accepting myself as part of the family I come from. I look nothing like my mom and compared with all the photos I have of my dad, I don’t look much like him either. Continue reading “Not Such An Oddball After All” →
I watched as she walked up those steps. She was clutching the straps of her rucksack so tight her nails looked like they were digging into the fabric. Continue reading “Flash Fiction – Mother-Daughter Confrontation” →
My school’s accounting club held its annual banquet last Friday night. Continue reading “Annual Banquet” →
Two weekends ago, I accompanied my aunt to the university after Continue reading “Ducks and Walnuts” →
Whenever I am playing this song, I feel like I am drifting back to the days when I would Continue reading “Full of Memories” →
Happy Halloween! Continue reading “A Spooky Halloween Story” →
Today has been one of those days. Continue reading “One of Those Days” →
You would think that after 40 first days of school, I would be some sort of expert by the 41st first day of school. Still, the fear continued. Continue reading “41st First Day” →
In 6th grade, I thought I was wrongly accused of cheating on a spelling test. Continue reading “Cheating” →
Ever since I bought my plane ticket for China last month, I’ve been craving Chinese food. Continue reading “Craving” →
At last, August! I thought July would never come to pass. It’s been a weird month for me, July. Continue reading “Hello August!” →
I woke up this morning with a blast of sunshine in my eyes after forgetting to close the blinds before heading to bed last night. Continue reading “Dramatic Dream” →
Have you ever hear of the phrase, the second time will be easier than the first time? This saying did not hold true for me yesterday. Continue reading “Second Time is Easier?” →
Did I tell you about the time when I had to make the decision of whether to keep my Chinese name or take an English name? Continue reading “What’s in a Name?” →
For once in a long time, I don’t have anything written today. I spent the entire weekend writing my final speech for my public speaking class and I am giving that speech today. Continue reading “Essay: What has people done?” →
For almost a month, I’ve been surfing the internet, researching for a trail near me to hike. Continue reading “Sunday Hiking: Adam’s Canyon” →
Religion and Politics. These are two topics you will never see me post on my blog. Why? Because those are two of the most opinionated and sensitive topics out there. Because those are two topics that essentially started wars and tore apart families, friends, and mankind. Because I dislike those two topics.
Continue reading “The Meaning of a Book” →
So like I said in my Share My World post for this week, my mom’s friend from the UK arrived on Friday Continue reading “Jubilant” →
After a very long 30 days, May is finally here! I made it through four weeks of school projects, quizzes, exams, and most importantly, the A-Z challenge. Continue reading “April Reflection” →
On the first day of this challenge, I wrote I’m daringly optimistic. Yes, I am an insanely optimistic person and often times, that optimism led to disappointment. Like when I go in for a job interview. As I exited the room, my gut was already telling me I won’t get the job and meanwhile, images of how my life was set to change began to play in my head. I took a deep breath to make it go away but instead, the images just became clearer. It is INSANE!!!
Another time was one week before I was set to move out. This damn optimism cost me a week of sleep. Every minute of everyday, images would play in my head of how I can do whatever I want, how I can finally change my hair style, dye it, curl it, cut it, and how I can finally go anywhere I want. I kept reminding myself, “You might not move,” but there was no competing with my other half which was telling me, “You need this.”
The moment I hung up the phone after telling the landlady I was no longer moving was the moment when the wave of disappointment crashed upon me. I wasn’t upset or relief. I felt nothing other than the ping of what felt like after a child’s told he/she’s no longer receive a toy he/she wanted for Christmas. I think at times, being optimistic is good while at other times, it’s sort of like a curse.
Optimism is sometimes a bad thing, don’t you agree?
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A few weeks ago, I participated in my Beta Alpha Psi (BAP) – Accounting Club – annual food drive. Continue reading “A-Z Challenge 2016: J for Journey” →
Did I tell you about my new friend, Kat? I met her in school a few weeks ago and at first, I was very happy because making friends had never been easy for me and it’s been a long time since I’ve had a friend. We hit it off and during spring break, I secretly visited her. I’ve been doing so many things secretly lately that I’m starting to get a rush.
Anyway, her home was extremely simple, few furniture and decorations. However, I noticed she had a few posters of pretty girls taped against her kitchen wall. “What’s up with those?” I asked.
“I want to be like them.” She replied right away. Why, I asked her. “I want to be beautiful!”
At that moment, I felt puzzled. She’s already beautiful. She has a husband who loves her for her, who allows her all the freedom she desires, not requiring her to go to work, let her buy whatever she desires, so why would she want to go through the trouble of changing her appearance?
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