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delicious dough

The woman in line behind me muttered pointedly, direct and somewhat sharp, “Excuse me, but are you going to order separately from your friend?” One of the representatives blinked at me silently as I rattled off my order without pause, ...

Posted on Friday July 23rd, 2010 at 09:38 pm in practical advice
the lesson learned in the past few days

We’re all a bit unsure, battling and aligning ourselves with social expectations of where we should be at this moment in our lives. You’re headed in the “right” direction as long as you establish a goal to better your tomorrow...

Posted on Friday July 16th, 2010 at 08:53 am in introspection good days
Gluttony and Pop Culture

Lately, I have been simultaneously enthralled and disgusted by Man vs. Food with Adam Richman. In particular, it has led me to question why I subscribed to cable television recently. Until two weeks ago, it was steadfastly easy to ignore the distra...

Posted on Friday July 2nd, 2010 at 11:59 pm in Culture health
flooded in a public place

The bookstore was full of patrons who drank coffee, and gingerly touched the spines of newly printed novels and hardcovers. Some customers dug through clearance shelves, while others debated by the magazine section or cross-referenced textbooks in th...

Posted on Tuesday June 29th, 2010 at 01:39 am in health practical advice
Asian is Alluring

There are many stereotypes involving Asian culture. Every race and ethnic background has its stigmas and hurdles to overcome, whether they are founded in truth or merely fabricated out of unfortunate, enduring yarn. We all bear the burden of others...

Posted on Monday June 21st, 2010 at 12:16 am in family Culture
a week of vacation

= too much time for remembrances and contemplation. And as self-sufficient and accomplished as I’ve become, it still hurts that I was indirectly kicked out of my childhood home. The lectures and the lessons are correct, in stating that a child ...

Posted on Tuesday June 15th, 2010 at 07:33 pm in family bad days
I-It vs. I-Thou

It has been a long while since any Western philosophers have been brought up in a lecture. It was pleasantly reminiscent when my post-graduate professor suggested Martin Buber’s famous I and Thou as essential reading to discovering interpersona...

Posted on Friday June 11th, 2010 at 12:21 am in the meaning of it all
vacation day dialogue (a hint of clinical ocd, much?)

I was looking forward to spending the day alone. However, a visitor decided to literally drop by. Here is the ensuing transcript of the online conversation held between a co-worker and me: Chi Speak 9:13 am: There is a roach under my TV stand, by my ...

Posted on Friday June 4th, 2010 at 02:55 pm in humor bad days
realistic choices

It’s been a long time since I blogged a post (see: recent graduation, my laptop still being held in repair somewhere in Texas, a full schedule of distractions, and my unstated thorough apology). A countless string of choices occurs over the du...

Posted on Sunday May 30th, 2010 at 12:14 pm
near extinction: an e-mail forward worth reading

“The Wooden Bowl” A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and four-year-old grandson. The old man’s hands trembled; his eyesight was blurred, and his step faltered. The family ate together at the table. But the e...

Posted on Tuesday May 18th, 2010 at 10:03 pm in practical advice