It was a sweltering night. My mom’s car’s AC was broken. The only thing that kept me from turning back was the hope and promise of orange chicken at T. Jins. Medium-sized chicken pieces with orange glaze perked up my taste buds. Not only was it fried goodness, the orange-flavored […]
“We are going to Houston tonight! Pack your bags!” That is the first sentence my dad said when he came home from work. At first I thought he was joking because who would drive to Houston at 9 p.m. after a long day of work, regardless if it’s summer vacation […]
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well if one has not dined well.” -Virginia Woolf Meals at my house are always colorful and different each day! It was all thanks to my mom’s creative ideas! So I decided that over the summer that I would make and record dishes […]
It’s summer. The sun is glaringly bright. You could fry an egg on the sidewalk. No wind in sight. Fall leaves, snowballs, and spring flowers are a thing of the past. Frequent ice cream runs, long cool showers, and even standing in front of the open refrigerator door is the […]
Hello, hello again. So much has happened in the past six weeks. I finally convinced my parents to join Team Buy-A-Car-For-Emily-Even-If-She-Is-A-Bad-Driver. I got my phone taken away the week after. I grew a little bit. Horizontally. And I received the much dreaded AP English III summer reading assignment, which I […]
Although there aren’t that many great things about Texas (the disastrous weather for one), there is one thing that by far stands out from the rest: the clouds. It’s a bit of a shame that not many people look up during the day to admire the beautiful clouds Texas has […]
Throughout the summer, the band and color guard practiced for the fall marching show. By May Sarin.
My greatest fear is of the dark. It started when I was three years old, right after I watched a horror TV show without my parents’ knowledge. I had sneaked out of bed and watched it while they were asleep. Unfortunately for me, I soon regretted my decision of defiance. […]
I decided to combine the last two days of my trip into one blog because 1) the very last day just had a five-hour drive, not much else, and 2) to give my friends a break from editing and publishing 1500-word posts each day. Anyway, last night’s sleep was the best […]
