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Well SORRY

October 7th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Sorry that I wanted to make some use of my degree and the only job I was able to get that paid decently had shitty hours.  Sorry if that makes me irritable.  Sorry that I can’t clean the house the way your mother did.  Sorry that I’m not a fucking neat freak.  Sorry that I […]

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Oops

August 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Sorry for the lack of updates.  Make up wise, I’ve been resorting to my good ol’ Honey Lust and Sable from MAC for a pretty gold look.  Everything else has been uber funky due to stress from work.
Since 3 of my nighties have left for school, we’re super uber short staffed.  On top of it, […]

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Asians and Narrow Eyes

March 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment

There’s a post on RiceDaddies showing a picture of Kai-Lan, the Chinese counterpart to the popular Dora the Explorer.  Kai-Lan is drawn with big round eyes, and the poster indirectly made a comment about how it’s not realistic, and how it shows that to Asians, the ideal look would be to have big round eyes.
Now… […]

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Asian Moms

February 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I’m surrounded by Asian Moms (AM).  They are a particular breed: strict, sometimes terrifying, and you never know if you are doing the right thing in their eyes.
My mother.. I do love my mother, and she’s wonderful, loving, and interesting.  The thing is, I honestly never know if I’m good enough in her eyes.  I […]

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Never Go to Bed Angry

December 10th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I’m reading this well-written blog called Shrink Talk by a psychologist in NYC. I think his posts are very insightful, and well.. this little advice/reasoning is just great. In one this post, he talks about how at weddings, people love giving advice to the newly married couple. One of the worst advice that […]

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