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A camping trip with rice-cookers and no s’mores

August 11, 2011 My story

While I was interviewing the awesome kids for the L.A. Times Summer Camp Campaign articles (check them out and please donate if you can…and yes I’m pimping!), I realized that I was hearing all these wonderful stories on how summer camp helped them, but I myself have never experienced a real camping trip before. Oh, [...]

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You Woo Me

November 5, 2010 God

I’ll tell you a secret: I hate flowers. And it’s not because I’m bitter that no guy have ever bought me flowers, I swear. But flowers. They’re just so…annoyingly…bright and pretty. They bloom vibrant colors right in your face, screeching, “Cheer up! Cheer up! Cheer up! Be Happy! Be Happy!” Sometimes, when I see a [...]

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My Deadly Sin

September 9, 2010 blog meet-up

I’m ashamed. I’m ashamed to admit that food can affect me so much. I’m ashamed to admit that I probably live to eat, rather than eat to live. I’m ashamed to say that when it comes to food…I can get teeny weeny bit…emotional. This fixation on food is one thing which I can’t seem to [...]

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Tips: How To Avoid Becoming an Overwhelmed Student (me)

March 24, 2010 eating out

As I sat holed up in my dark room— eyes blurry and painfully dry, head pounding and clogged up, and my hand scribbling messy gibberish— a malicious voice repeatedly tortured me: “You asked for it. It’s all your fault, all your fault, all your fault.” And I have nothing to retort back. Because it is. [...]

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Liar, Liar

March 4, 2010 blog awards

I feel like making this a fun and lighthearted post today. In fact, I feel like skipping in a frilly frock with bows in my hair, humming Sound of Music. Can you tell I’m in a pretty good mood? Take advantage of days like these to ask me for a favor/money/gift/etc and I just might [...]

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