Being the oldest sibling in Korea means a lot of responsibilities, at least in my family it is. I don’t know what other Korean/Korean American families are like so I can only speak for myself. Expectation as the oldest meant that I had to be the second parent for my little brother. Meaning, if thereContinue reading “First Step”
Tag Archives: opinion
Time is flying and the days are getting shorter. The wind is cool and the sun isn’t as strong as before. There are already few dead leaves crowding the sidewalk. My search in life still continues. My first “real” job. My first apartment.My first salary.My first bill. The beginning of independence. It’s exciting and frightening.Continue reading
I know you hate me. Maybe hate is a strong word, but either way I know you don’t like me. But hey, we’re on the same page here. I don’t like you either. Maybe hate is a more suitable word. But hey, I don’t give a shit and you don’t give a shit. So let’sContinue reading
Someone told me that positive stereotypes are good thing because we are then imposing positive perspective on groups of people instead of the negative which is what stereotypes are largely associated with. By encouraging positive stereotypes he commented that this may overpower the negative prejudices and therefore everyone won’t have to face offensive bias statementsContinue reading
As I come to the close of this chapter in life, a lot of things have been in my mind. All the immature, stupid things I’ve done in life. All the things I could have done. All the things I didn’t do. Sure I have regrets and sure I wish I could go back inContinue reading
It’s scary. To realize that you’re not a kid anymore. Your parents aren’t going to pick you up and take care of you if you fall. You have to pick up yourself and get over the fact that your wounded from your fall. Wounds do eventually heal, thankfully. It just takes some time.
Sometimes it’s not okay to say that you’re okay when you’re really not okay. Even if you say that you’re okay to avoid getting sympathy or the feeling of guilt, sometimes you just have to accept it. Verbal communication makes things seem so easy when they really aren’t. “I’m okay” and “I’m fine” draws theContinue reading
When you have a thought stuck in your head, you need to find an outlet to let it go. The past weeks I met many new people and heard many new stories. It’s inspiring to experience stories second-hand and how by human nature your sense of creativity takes over and make a new experience. MaybeContinue reading
I was thinking about how people could make me feel so annoyed and stressed. I feel like there is a fine line in which people can put down their emotions and act civil despite the irritation. But that fine line can be so blurry sometimes and you cross that line without realizing it. Being onContinue reading
It would be a boring story if there weren’t any plot twists here and there. Same goes for life. We’re all currently going through plot twists.Even if it seems like it’s going in wrong directions, it’s just a part of progressively getting to that “conclusion.” And I’m okay with that. So I’m just gonna moveContinue reading