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I had an interesting dream last night. Technically, all my dreams are interesting and a bit strange but last nights dream was different. I had a dream about my grandfather, the one who passed away 10 years ago. It wasn’t a dream about him when he was still alive. No, it felt more like he was visiting me in my dream a decade after his death. I don’t remember a lot of the details about why he was there. All I can recall is that I was visiting my sister and she told me that my grandfather was there. He wanted us to do somethingRead More →

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I have really big feet for an Asian girl. I wear size 10 shoes, preferably wide since I my feet is quite wide at the front. It makes sense that I would have big feet since I am 5’9″, which makes me pretty tall for an Asian female (I’m technically taller than a lot of Asian males too). Being tall doesn’t bother me a lot since I can still find nice-looking clothes to wear but having big feet really annoys me. I find that a lot of the cute shoes that I like never come in my size which really sucks. My wide, size 10Read More →

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I’ve been debating on what to write for today. I wanted to write something lighthearted and happy since its the weekend but there is something that’s been bothering me in the back of my mind for some time now that I just need to get it out. Someone I know from high school was recently given the death penalty for the murder of her husband and two sons 4 years ago. Usually, when you hear stories of murdered spouses and kids, it’s always someone you don’t know. A complete strange whose life you learn about through media coverage. So when it’s someone you know whoRead More →

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Jason and I are quite proud of how far we’ve come as parents. I mean, we were completely clueless as to how to raise a child but so far, we’ve done a fairly decent job of raising E. We’re not experts in this whole parenting thing and we’re constantly learning and relearning things that we thought we had down pat. Every time we thought we had some of this all figured out, the rules change on us and we’re back to square one. Still, we were doing a pretty good job keeping E from doing something dangerous and hurting herself. At least until yesterday afternoon.Read More →

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Today marks the 10th year since 9/11 occurred. I still remember what I was doing on that day when this tragedy struck the United States. I was asleep. Yes, I was asleep for most of that day because I had just moved into a new apartment and the school year had not started yet. I was in my last year of college at that time so I was somewhat poor and had no furniture other than my computer, a mattress and a tv. My roommates had not returned for school yet so I had nothing else to do but to waste my day away byRead More →

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I’m not much of a crier. Well, at least not when I’m around people. It’s a strange habit of mine to cry alone. For some reason, I have it in my head that crying in front of people is a negative thing because it shows weakness. Plus, once you start crying you just can’t stop. That display of uncontrollable emotion is something I’m not comfortable with. I’m not quite sure how all this came about but I know it has to be a childhood trauma of some sort. All I know is that I try to avoid situations where I would find myself unable toRead More →

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The Story of Sunday Sundays tend to be slow days for us. Sundays are normally spent being lazy around the apartment. We try to go out for a little bit just so E can get some energy out but it’s mostly a day spent resting. We did start off this Sunday with a strong earthquake in the wee hours of the morning though. Details of Today A little Van Houten chocolate milk mixed with regular milk. E hasn’t worn a pair of matching socks in a long time. She likes the mismatched look. Happy Meal toys. The red one talks and the yellow one hasRead More →

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Morning E The Story of Today The daycare we send E to had a summer festival this morning. E was really excited as we got closer to her daycare but became a bit confused and shy when she saw how many other kids with their parents were also there. The festival setup was similar to last year. They set up small playing booths for the kids to go to. This year was nice because Jason didn’t have to work like he did last year and got to enjoy the kiddie games with E. Yo-yo ball fishing Ring Toss Mini-games Craft corner Her teachers were aimingRead More →