The Complaint Criteria
“How was Orchard City Kitchen?” I asked Claire. “It was ok,” she said. “What happened?” Her response told me everything I needed to know, but I wanted details. Her boyfriend Erwan jumped in, “It...
Rants, raves, and everything in between
Dim Sum and Everything Bagels
“I’m going to get some dim sum, do you want to come?” I asked Divya. “Food sounds good, but what is dim sum?” Divya asked. “It’s Chinese food…you can come and see it.” “Can...
random life update #2
Needless to say, it’s been a while, and I need to work on being more disciplined. Not just in writing, but also in other areas of life, like (as an example) working out regularly....
The Benefits of Not Complaining
For Lent this year, I decided to give up complaining, playing online chess, and watching chess videos. (Spoiler alert: I failed miserably.) In the beginning, the no complaining bit felt easier than when I...
No substitutions allowed?
A few weeks ago I was having a team lunch at Dish Dash, and my coworker (let’s call her Ashley) asked the waiter, “Can I get the tabsi falafel, but substitute the eggplant for...
Back to Normal
On Saturday I went to watch Stanford Men’s Volleyball play at Maples Pavilion for the first time since the pandemic began, and it was awesome. It felt so good to be at a live...
The Conflict Criteria, part 2
“What do you want?” Cory asked. “I want to talk to him about it,” I said, “but I also don’t want him to feel forced to talk to me.” “I get it, but he’s...
My first time in Vegas…
…was this past weekend. Prior to this trip, people are usually surprised I’ve made it this far in life without visiting the city of sin. I suppose that’s because Vegas is like a rite...
The Conflict Criteria
I’m in the middle of a conflict right now, and I’m trying to figure out how to deal with it. Usually the first question I wrestle with is if I should say something to...
The Value of Tradition
It was Chinese New Year this past week, and I’m so glad I was able to celebrate last weekend at an ex-coworker’s house. It felt really good to 1) see friends I hadn’t seen...
This was a heartwarming read. Thanks Ted!