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So, before you embark upon this mess that comprises my thoughts, I thought you should know that I’ve already made many attempts to write a coherent piece that documents the thoughts I’ve had regarding my imminent graduation. These failed attempts have led me to structure my thoughts as follows: May
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Content warning: The following piece includes mentions of a near-death experience. A wave of emotion seeks to engulf my being. As I seek to subdue this particular wave, my sister chooses to play a song covered by a singer we’d both admired in our teenage years. 루나 (Luna), the
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In those days, the world had yet to do away with the analog television set. My father brought home “The Fellowship of the Ring” in VHS, and on one rainy night, my family members gathered to view that which pop culture had then revered.
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Can I call you 您 ? Because 你在我心上. I laugh, to the dismay of the part of my brain that aspires to be the person who chuckles at high-brow humor, such as New Yorker cartoons, over a morning coffee.
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The newborn had been cursed with an incredibly severe case of consumption, and when the sciences of this world proposed no cure for her plight, her mother decided to seek the know-how of those whose wisdom had prevailed in times before.
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Toward the end of her bombastic oration, she decides to extol the virtues of said roommate (yeah, the one she was talking shit about).
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I began to question why I had equated my home with the word “hellhole” and fear and sorrow permeated my heart as I realized the life I had known would no longer exist in the capacity I had been accustomed to.
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The Fung Brothers happen to be Asian American YouTubers who document, in comically entertaining manners, the frequently overlooked experiences of people who look like me
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This piece of shit takes the shape of an overbearing entity who has made some dangerous assumptions about my person. Mind you, this particular individual is a middle-aged man. I’m so fucking done, and I quit.
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As of late, there exist two obstacles that prevent my getting a good night of sleep. First, I applaud the entity who engages my mind such that memory lane is a trip never forsaken. Revisiting cringeworthy moments in the dark of the night is an addictive pastime of mine.
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