Creative Meanderings

My ramblings and wanderings through life

  • Our second day started off relaxingly with a long breakfast and chatting as we planned out our day. It was our only real full day to see the rest of what was to be seen in Rome. Thus, there was no time to waste! We managed the bus 810 straight to Vatican City, where we joined the throngs of tourists in St. Peter’s Square to take pictures and follow the smoothly moving line…

  • Originally, my mama and I had planned to do this Italy trip as her 60th birthday adventure. However, my university decided to change the vacation dates to two weeks earlier and though we couldn’t celebrate her 60th there, we were still able to enjoy our Italian adventure! Coming from opposite sides of the world, we met up in Rome with Giorgio there to take us to our B&B-style accommodations at Abitazione Pigneto. It…

  • Some of my negative energy has needed to be channeled into something productive and proactive towards getting me back on track towards a semblance of the driven, ambitious and motivated old-me. Of course, I may never return fully to that person as I’ve re-assessed what I value and what it is I want to accomplish in my life…. Anyway, I ramble. Tonight, I leave to meet my mama in Rome for our week-long…

  • To whom do I belong? a biological mother who abandoned me families that denied me men who took advantage of my body a woman who scarred my mental and emotional states To what place do I belong? one that sent me away one that lost me in their system one that is blind to diversity one that uses people who look like me Where do I belong? near my loving adoptive family near…

  • For some time I’ve been following this website called 8 Asians. I’ve long been interested in the perspective and perception of Asians in America, whether they are Asian-American (personally defined as those who are Asian with a mix of Asian culture and American culture), Asian-Asian (those living in America, but call an Asian country home), or Asian-Adoptees (which I separate from calling Asian-American). When I was young, I used to joke about wanting…

  • Beware!!! – negative rant to follow: To release my frustrations I make this list in hopes of letting it all go. 🙂 * I dislike selfish people who either knowingly or unwittingly force others to conform to their ways and wishes despite clear statements to the opposite preference. * I don’t respect people who are hypocritical with their actions and words. * I am not a dog or child to be barked orders…

  • _Genie:  A Scientific Tragedy_ by Russ Rymer Back in my graduate school days, the story of Genie was often talked about in relation to language acquisition. There are different theories as to the ability to learn language properly according to inherit skills, age of development and other outside factors. The debate on this topic continues today as examples for all theories continue to arise and be discussed. This book does not discuss the…

  • I’ve hit my limit on Facebooking. It’s always been a consideration for me to give it up entirely or to check once a week or something. However, I’ve always gone back due to wanting to feel connected to the world and know about what is going on in people’s lives. Something changed recently in my mind regarding this. Lately, I find checking merely a habit and that I only skim through people’s updates…

  • It’s March! There’s only another 10 months to go before 2011 finishes….. Most people say, “I can’t believe it’s already March, this year is going so fast!” But, lately, I’m thinking, it’s only March…but why should I be in a rush for the year to come to an end? More importantly, what are others doing that time seems to be flying by so fast for them? It’s been about four months that I’ve…

  • _Where Men Win Glory:  The Odyssey of Pat Tillman_ by Jon Krakauer   I have realized that it is possible that I am reading to avoid the myriad of other tasks that I should be doing to be more productive towards completing research and professional goals. However, I also consider reading a useful and productive endeavor even if it’s not directly impacting what I should technically be doing. 🙂 In any case, after…

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