Wednesday, December 27, 2006

I'LL FOLLOW THE SUN

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As I look back at events that took place in 2006 and review the items on my To Do list, I realized that another year has gone by and there a...
Saturday, December 23, 2006

STOP AND SMELL THE EGGNOGG

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I did something very brave today, two days before Christmas and I went to the grocery shop. It looked like half of the town population was d...
Tuesday, December 19, 2006

LUXURIES OR NECESSITIES

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"Stuff. Do you really need it or just want it?", the article in USA Today (Friday, December 15, 2006) started with the question I ...
Sunday, December 17, 2006

AVERAGE AMERICAN

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In his new book, "The Average American", Mr. Kevin O'Keefe provided a composite of an average person in America by crunching a...
Tuesday, December 12, 2006

LIFE IS GOOD

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Last week while browsing through a Discovery Store for possible toys or educational items for the kids, a t-shirt with an imprint "Life...
Monday, December 11, 2006

HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE

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I don't know who started the so-call "Holiday letters" or "Braggin' letters" stuffed in with holiday cards. Frie...
Sunday, December 10, 2006

'TIS THE SEASON OF GIVING

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This weekend my husband and I made our first trip to the mall for holiday shopping. The last few years, we decided that we would give each o...
Saturday, December 09, 2006

THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD

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"Where do you come from?" is a typical question non-Asians asked Asian Americans. And when a response such as "I came from Ch...
Friday, December 01, 2006

TRAINING GROUND

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"Mr. Z passed away this morning", the nurse at the front desk informed me when I explained the purpose of my visit. It was my seco...
Thursday, November 30, 2006

EMPTY WOMB FULFILL HEART

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"Is something wrong with you?", the person asked me. Her question was directed at me after I told her that my husband and I were n...
Sunday, November 26, 2006

IN THE COLORS

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The headline "Black Friday" prompted me to look in American Idioms Dictionary, Second Edition by Richard A. Spears, to learn more ...
Saturday, November 25, 2006

SMALL TOWN CHARM

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My husband and I enjoy taking day trips to nearby historic towns such as Kimmwick, Washington and St. Genevieve. These are Missouri small to...
Wednesday, November 22, 2006

COMFORT FOOD

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Do we have to serve turkey at Thanksgiving? That is a question every turkey would like to have an answer to. The last five years, my husband...
Tuesday, November 21, 2006

THE WANDERLUST

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The headline "Drifter's dream sinks with homemade boat" caught my attention. The story was about a 32-year man who left home a...
Saturday, November 18, 2006

WHAT I KNOW FOR SURE

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I used to subscribe to O, The Oprah Magazine. It is produced by Ms. Oprah, the famous talk show host of The Oprah Show. The last page in ev...
Tuesday, November 14, 2006

FIRST THINGS FIRST

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I am updating my blog on my laptop while my husband is in his office transfering files from his old computer to the new PC. I am in my offic...
Sunday, November 12, 2006

THE INVISIBLE WOMAN

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It happened again last Friday evening as I was waiting in line at the bank. I stood by the sign, "Please wait here for the next teller...
Friday, November 10, 2006

ROCKS & ROLL

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The last few weeks, I watched the program called Natural Disasters from Discovery channel featuring major earthquakes and asteroids. I watch...
Sunday, November 05, 2006

I WANT TO BE A KID FOREVER

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"I want to be a kid forever", my favorite nephew J declared. These are definitely words according to a wise six years old child. A...
Friday, November 03, 2006

I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND

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Last month at a business luncheon, someone commented that I have a very firm handshake. I don't care for people whose hand shakes are mo...
Thursday, November 02, 2006

BABY YOU CAN DRIVE MY CAR

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I drove home at 9:15 last evening from a Board of Directors' meeting. Most of the time I participate in work-related meetings immediatel...
Saturday, October 28, 2006

IT'S ONLY MONEY

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A newspaper article reported that consumers could be in debt from purchases made during the holidays in an average of $1,000 per family. At ...
Friday, October 27, 2006

CRAWLING TIGERS, FLYING CARDINALS

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Congratulations to the St. Louis Cardinals on winning the 2006 World Series Championship. The Flying St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Crawli...
Sunday, October 22, 2006

CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN CARDINALS

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I thought the title is a good fitting for my entry of personal connections while the Detroit Tigers and the St. Louis Cardinals batting to w...
Thursday, October 19, 2006

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

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There are two newspaper articles I thought would be interesting to write about. A commentary written by an independent journalist named Mvem...
Wednesday, October 18, 2006

WHAT'S IN THE NAME?

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People often asked me what my original name was and why I adapted an American first name. I was also asked how I could tell the person's...