Cold, sunny afternoon, children playing in a park.
There was a sudden chage of air when a lady in a full, black burka came in with a stroller. Parents glanced from a distance. The boy I look after pointed his finger. I looked her way, and smiled.
One could tell she was young and beautiful even under […]
Humans are just like onions.
Imagine lots of colourful onions. The outer most layer is how we appear. Then as you get to know a person, you start to peel the layers and see what’s inside. The colours of the layers may be a surprize. Each person may be very different.
As you search deeper inside, the […]
Went on a walk. A water was trickling.
The trees were still.
Sound, moving. Vision, still.
I liked the contrast.
An extraordinary surprise from my 13 year-old African-American CASA girl today. One of her Christmas presents was a nail-filing kit. The girl in good spirits suggested… “do you wanna see me act ‘white’?”
“Yes, yes. Of course!” I said, so she went on:
“So we went to the mall right? and guess who I saw… aw my […]
Tyler and I decided not to buy a house just yet. Not a wise idea right now, we found. So the question of our abode still remains. Not a boat, not a house, … a hot-air balloon perhaps?
I bought two paintings last night. They cost me two days worth of work, but I couldn’t say […]
The notion that communities of ‘techies’ create computer viruses and spam is just mind-boggling. It’s like a group of people enthusiastically spreading the common cold. Honestly, why?
Anarchists? Haters of society? Loving the reactions, the challenges? Feeling powerful? Could it be an addiction? An intelligence race?
We’re all human. Maybe the way to counter viruses and spam […]
Somewhat strange are the eyes of my friend, slightly open while she REMs.
Somewhat strange is the sound of my heart, thump, thumping through my feather cushion pillow.
Somewhat strange are the hands of the clock, the second hand ticks, but backwards it did!
Somewhat strange are the thoughts I have, after the hours have past my bed-time.
Great-uncle of an acquaintance died a cheerful death.
He was hospitalized in Japan for having diabetes. Even when the doctors stopped him from taking any salt or meat, he often snuck out and bicycled his way to a restaurant, ordering a large slice of pork-cutlet on rice.
His family members lived in America. Feeling his death to […]
Tyler and Bobak have been deported from Iran.
“We were to be summoned to an intelligence office if we didn’t exit Tehran by this morning.” (Bobak’s blog)
“It’s a crying shame that we had to end our Iranian journey, but I’m glad we got kicked out and not gave up. We probably could have stayed an extra […]
I don’t know how many of you know / watch The Amazing Race? Last season my boyfriend Tyler and his friend BJ won the race around the world, coming home with half a million dollars each.
I am currently watching the finale of this season, imagining the families and friends of the last competing 3 […]
