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Writing this message after a typically tiring day in Korea: work, class, gym, late dinner. It’s a New Year that has been ushered in, full of decisions to make that will most certainly have a considerable impact on my future. I had an amazing time with my sister in

Here I am on the eve of taking off to Los Angeles in an effort to request for a working holiday visa. I will be the first applicant for such an endeavor in this particular Korean Consulate General, which pretty much sums up the manner in which I undertake

Yesterday (08/05/10) was my last day of college. I took my FIN 461 capstone final from 7:30-9:00PM – I received a 95%, which is a nice way to end my 5-year university career. I feel very satisfied, and I am slated to graduate with summa cum laude (highest praises).

Sitting in my newfound apartment at 4:00 AM, reflecting on the past events that have unfolded recently. I have left Vietnam in the end of August to meet with my brother in Thailand for several days of relaxation and sun, which was quite an experience. I landed in Bangkok,

J’adore Hanoi, I am just now realising how much my life in Hanoi suits me. I feel that I have really accomplished a goal in coming here to intern at the European Commission’s Delegation to Vietnam. It’s almost as if everyday I’m living a dream, not to sound too

I’m writing this entry after being in Hanoi, Vietnam for a few hours (I landed not even 3 hours ago). Everything is overwhelming, the city streets jammed with traffic (the scooters especially) in a chaotic symphony of orderliness that somehow functions. I am now, at this instant, to look

Writing this at 2:12AM, as I normally do on the eve of a departure – last minute cramming, my specialty :D. Anyway, I’m sitting on the last remaining piece of furniture, a bed, in what used to be a fully furnished apartment. My mom is moving back to Arizona

I’m writing this as I am ‘allongé’ in my bed. It has been really a while since I have actually rested my laptop on my thighs for a writing session. There are always times for new things. It’s already February 7, in one and a half months I will

I have to first start this entry by saying that I have eaten so much tonight that I can hardly move, which is a pretty uncomfortable feeling. It’s 4:20AM on January 1st, 2009; ‘ca y est’ – it’s a new year, preceded by usually excessive drinking, and the characteristic

At this moment, I wonder to myself (feeling the full onset of frustration) as to how I deal with this sentiment. How it is that I get past this sickening and crippling view that I am unable to accomplish something? It’s one of the most detested feelings that I