Sharp as a needle ~ Scathing as a razor blade ~ Welcome to my world.
Although it's only about two months worth, it's pretty great that I've managed to survived this semester, especially a lot better compared with last year's. Granted, two months of teaching isn't really that long, but if you particularly have first-year university students, it can feel like it drags at times. Compared with last year's spring …
Continue reading Done with the Semester (almost!)
Hello! As of today, I turned 26. No longer am I a product of the mid-twenties: I can officially say that I'm in my late twenties and therefore closer to the age of 30. Kind of nerve-wracking to believe that I'm getting older; soon enough, I'll be wondering where the time had gone when I'm …
Happy Saint Paddy's Day, everyone! Yes, it's another year in which we all pretend to be Irish and find any excuse to drink our weight's worth of alcohol. From Guinness to Jameson, there's no limit to the amount consumed on this raucous holiday. Considering that I've been pretty lame at socializing for over a month …
Hello! Today marks Pi Day, aka the day when one celebrates the beloved mathematical symbol (3.14) for all things circular and round. It's been a tradition for me since high school (nearly 10 years-- holy shit!), and I enjoy celebrating it low-key every year since then. Usually, it's just a matter of having a circular …
If you were to hear the word "gay," "lesbian," "bisexual," or "queer," then I can safely assume that you have presumptions about what a "typical insert-label here" looks and acts like. From the flamboyant gay queen to the masculine butch lesbian, we have stereotypes about certain people in the LGBTQ community. Of course, we can't …
Continue reading Why I’m Not “Queer Enough” (and that’s okay)
Valentine's Day is here, and I found it appropriate to write about my thoughts on dating and relationships through the example of today's ubiquitous dating apps. Hope you enjoy it! Growing up as a Millennial in the mid-to-late 2000's meant that I saw the shift from flip-phones to smartphones, along with the apps that came …
Continue reading I Used Two Dating Apps for a Day (and here’s what happened)
Happy Chinese New Year/ 新年快樂! A new year is upon us, at least in the Eastern part of the world. Today's the day when countries like China, Taiwan, Singapore, and those who are of such descent celebrate the start of the Lunar New Year. Usually, it consists of celebrations that last for 15 days, with …
Alcohol. It makes us feel all sorts of emotions: happy, calm, confident, fun, etc. It's a tool we use to loosen up with strangers, relax after a long day of work, and forget our troubles. Especially when the going gets tough, it's simple to kick back, pop open a beer, and tune out in front …
Yup, that's true. Sounds like a scandal that might blow up-- after all, why would a cis-woman like myself refuse to fight for women's rights in the 21st century? Surely, she must not believe in giving a voice to women, let alone support "girl power," in general? That she finds the patriarchy justifiable, and that …
Continue reading Why I Don’t Identify as a Feminist (as a woman)
Hello, bloggers. It's already been several days, but I hope you had a good New Year's. Whether you were to celebrate it with family and/or friends (even just in your own good company) at home or elsewhere, I hope you started off 2019 well. I guess this post could be classified as my typical "I'm …
