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Monthly Archives: September 2015
Mom
When I think of my mother I think of a woman overflowing with both love and fear. I like to think — whether by nature or nurture, mitochondrial DNA or hearing her “awww” at every baby she ever saw — … Continue reading
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Comfort
In the hierarchy of maraschino cherries, Baskin-Robbins is the ne plus ultra. Perfect comfort food. I kept finding myself singing this Deb Talon song to myself all day: When everyone has gone to sleep And you are wide awake. Theres … Continue reading
Security
Over fifteen years ago, I had set up a personal wiki to centralize notetaking, to do lists, story ideas, etc. One of the things I had jotted down were my mother’s last wishes. I haven’t visited my wiki in a … Continue reading
Visitor
The Amarano is a boutique hotel a few blocks away from my parents’ townhouse. DWA used to put up visiting PDIers here. Back when the hotel was named The Graciela. Back when there was a PDI. My room was decorated with … Continue reading
Serenity
Like the Battle of Serenity Valley, things are truly over. My mother passed away after her long fight with Alzheimer’s and has crossed over the River Lethe.
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Vacation
National Lampoon’s Vacation was on (Asia) Cinemax and I was struck by how green Valencia was back then. (Six Flags’ Magic Mountain as Wally World.)
Terminus VIII
The northern terminus of Metro Line 5 is walking distance from the end of Line 10. More suburbs, although clearly a little older and more populated.I realize now that this is quite close to the (thoroughly amusing) Wu Shu Museum … Continue reading
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Terminus VII
Metro Line 10 ends in the north at one of Shanghai’s “latent suburbs”. (I term I’ve just coined for those overbuilt but underpopulated neighborhoods.)I walked through the quietest, emptiest city park I’ve seen in China. Felt like I was in … Continue reading
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Terminus VI
As the weather cools and summer gives way to fall, I’ve resumed my Metro adventures. First up was north terminus of Line 3 in the Land of Orange Taxis. Along the way, passed some bizarre, Vegas-looking hotel (I think) at … Continue reading
Fourteenth
September 1oth is my fourteenth anniversary of working for DreamWorks Animation. (Yes, my second day of work was 9/11. Worst second day at a job ever.)
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Nightmare
You know that famous recurring nightmare about being in a Spelling Bee but you don’t know Chinese? Okay, maybe it’s not famous. And maybe it’s just me. And maybe it’s just after watching this actual Chinese writing competition on CCTV.