This Is Going To Sound So Cliché
…but I’ve always done what was “right” and “good” in my life. When friends come up to me, they often praise and compliment me for who I am and what I’ve done–as […]
Tag Archives: College
I Graduated
I graduated more than a week ago and, if you can judge from my lack of blog posts as of late, you can bet I’ve been busy “living it up” and making these last […]
Lost Stars
I think the reason some people want to be with me is because they notice how I’m a little lost. They see me chasing dreams and being happy. They see […]
Waking Up in Vegas
Ah, Vegas. The city of sins and clubs; of debauchery and gambling your life away; of mysticism, allure and escape; the city that never sleeps. I’ve always believed in trying everything […]
Summerlands Festival 2015
Only in its second year as the Summerlands Festival, students and local Orange County residents were treated to a slate of live performances from various up-and-coming artists, right in the […]
The Significance of PACN and Culture Nights
Gongs beat in a rhythmic motion. The dancers’ flick of their wrists and pulsing footwork is dramatized by the ringing sound of the Philippine gandingan. The kulintang ensemble chimes throughout, […]
One Girl, Four Years of PACN
The first day I walked up to the Kababayan booth at the Anteater Involvement Fair my freshman year of college, the first thing I asked was, “How can I be a part […]
Why I decided to leave my small town
“You were always the best,” my teacher laughed to another. “I never had to worry about you.” She then mentioned how API (Asian-Pacific Islander Club) has never been the same since […]
Twentytwo
“There is nothing to look forward to at twenty-two,” people said. I’ve never been someone who thought much of birthdays (at least, of those for myself). All I could ever ask […]
I Am Going Rogue
I’ve been experiencing a premature quarter-life crisis as of late. (And just to note, I am extremely angry that I stayed up until 5am last night and queued this post […]
Blessings
I feel very strongly about music, about art, about expression and the honesty of feeling in the world. And, when I look at those around me, something dawned on me. […]
Interviewing On Your Period (and the Regrets to Ensue from this Post)
A whole night of my confusion and stressing and my period and second-guessing my fan-girling over my interview tonight and whether I should have posted the video or not, and […]
Guinness and Growth (and How I’ve Grown Into Myself)
“I feel like you’ve really come into your own,” a friend said as I sipped on a Guinness. There I was, standing in a room full of party-headed alcohol-infused adults […]
Intrigued by new dark drama “Third Person” Press Conference at TIFF 2013 (Liam Neeson, Olivia Wilde, Mila Kunis)
Over the progression of the year, I’ve found that I have developed an increasing interest in seeing how films/movies/productions are created from their very raw, bare days into final products, […]
A happy-go-lucky girl
I caught myself earlier this week saying to myself, “I need to find something to do. I need to keep myself busy.” Image Source: YouQueen, “Activate Your Passion with a Hobby” […]
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