This Christmas break, I will be going to Asia. It’s my first time going back in two years and I am excited. Since I was 13 when I last had my passport made, I had to go in person to renew it, and I will be expecting the new passport (chip-embedded and all) in two [...]
The Las Vegas strip, from a pedestrian bridge between the Venetian and The Mirage hotels.
I have been absent from blogging for the past few days, because went on a road trip with my family to Nevada and beyond, staying three nights in Las Vegas. I never bring my laptop with me on vacations, so I [...]
Sorry about the following rant.
I am completely irritated at one of my closest friends, P. I, along with another friend, D, had the notion that P would be rooming with us at UCLA in the coming fall. When I found out who I would be dorming with, I was mildly surprised, since one of the [...]
One of those nice seaside homes in Balboa Island.
This letter came after a day of blissful peace I spent at Balboa Island, a swanky coastal neighborhood off the coast of Newport Beach. Balboa Island is very nice and pleasant. If I were awash with money, I would definitely consider renting one of those oceanside homes [...]
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I am finally back from UCLA’s grueling 2 nights and 3 days 1st year orientation session. It feels so good to be back home, despite the initial exhilaration at living free from my family for a few days. The comforts of home definitely outweigh the ‘independence’ of living in college dorms. Perhaps [...]
I–actually, my parents–bought me a new laptop this weekend. It’s Hewlett Packard, as usual (all of the computers my family has bought have been Hewlett Packards). And it’s a bargain, considering that the laptop has 4 gigabytes of RAM. The customer service at Circuit City, where I bought the laptop, however, is sub-par. There is [...]
I think I’ll try to revive this ‘Photo Friday’ thing again. That’s the family cat, Coca, which I think is a Turkish Angora or possibly a mix. How it came to my family is interesting, but I’ll save it for another post.
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