I want to start with a poem. Not written by me but from an adult to kids, and it made my day today. The poem is short, coming from a poem book named FALLING UP written by Shel Silverstein. I tripped on my shoelaceAnd I fell up–Up to the roof tops, Up over the town,Up …
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[DAY 7] The Model Minority Myth, an excerpt
I learned about model minority myth just two days ago, and since then it has been on my mind. I’m really fascinated how this term has partially answered the many questions I had such as why racism between Asian American and white people are not at all close to being acknowledged. However, as I aforementioned, …
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[DAY 6] What I learned after hours playing Candy Crush Saga
Ok, just to be clear. I spend the max just a little bit more than an hour every day to play Candy Crush Saga. I play it during study or work breaks, or when I’m waiting. So, to say that I spend hours on it is an overstatement because I know a lot of the …
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[DAY 5] Check My Privileges
My reading goal of the year was 30 books, but at that time I didn’t know there’d be a pandemic. Today, a day in June, I’m proudly announcing that I’m working on my 30th book, So you want to talk about race written by Ijeoma Oluo. I was supposed to read this for work a …
[DAY 4] Illusions to the Human Eyes
Today marks my 12th week at home, with minimal interactions with human beings, minimal conversations, and lots of feelings just for myself. But it’s nice. It has been sunny. The sky has been clear blue. And I just can’t think of anything else I would want more than j-u-s-t t-h-i-s. I went to the park. …
[DAY 3] I Realized Something I Should Work on
Reality isn’t so nice. It’s easier said than done, as one is often reminded, and a habit isn’t built over night. I have many dreams for my life, and as a person who buys into the value of self-discipline and tries to live up to certain self-expectation, I often find myself disappointed of how I …
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[DAY 2] About Isolation
Two major things I did today: cooked Vietnamese Caramelized Braised Pork and Eggs and listened to a book named, “Where the Crawdads Sing” written by Delia Owens while making dinner. I am more than half way through the book, and from the very beginning, Kya’s family members left her in the marsh while running off …
[DAY 1] Are We Free to Choose What We Say?
Feelings. So there’s sadness and there’s anger. There’s exhaustion and there’s confusion. All the words but never enough to describe. So we invent ways to categorize them: bad vs. good, productive vs. unproductive. I personally prefer the latter. I think all feelings have their unique meanings, but there are emotions that make me stop wanting …
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[DAY 0] The Start of a New Journey
Hi there, I’m back, again, for many reasons. Counting from 0. I think I’m ready. I have been fully aware that the days have gone by fast without my mind even catching up with what has happened. The world is moving at its “full” speed, and there’s an urge to be up-to-date, to live to …
