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As a ‘coffee snob’, I ‘settled’ for Starbucks this morning with Becker because she raves about their Chai Latte. I actually think their Chai is decent, but of course it doesn’t beat authentic Indian Chai. So the common dialogue goes like this: Me: “Can I have a Tall Nonfat Chai?”Sbux: “Sure, and your name?”Me: “Selina”Sbux: [...]

Sadly, that is what I am. Every week I could be in one of many places — San Francisco, Oakland, San Mateo, San Jose, or Elk Grove. Maybe once a month I’ll be in a city that starts with a ‘C’ and ends with an ‘O’. My little Toyota is taking a beating on mileage, [...]

With my seemingly limited time, I struggle to prioritize my reading materials. It really depends on the mood I am in, of course. Each mood gives you a chance to put on a different thinking cap, if you will. Do I want to be informative today and read news articles? Or do I want to [...]

Being alone in a big city forces you to be independent. I chuckled to myself when I wrote big city, because the 7 x 7 square mile city that I am in is really not that big compared to other metropolitan cities. And I really am a tourist in what’s relatively considered my ‘own’ city. [...]

Lately I have been hooked on the iTune’s Radio station, “Mostly Classical on Sky” which features classical music, needless to say. As I’m swamped with work this week, this station helps me maintain my sanity when the going gets tough. It puts my state of mind at ease, and although I like a variety of [...]

White cup, green logo, brown cup holder. Or…clear cup, green logo, green straw. You know exactly what that is. If you have gotten coffee with me before, you might have noticed my momentary mutter of annoyance whenever going to the latest defining image of our country — Starbucks. Don’t get me wrong now; I am [...]

“Why did you do all this for me?” he asked. “I don’t deserve it. I’ve never done anything for you.” “You have been my friend,” replied Charlotte. “That in itself is a tremendous thing. I wove my webs for you because I liked you. After all, what’s a life, anyway? We’re born, we live a [...]

I spent 2.5 hours with my mother on Mother’s Day this year. Mainly out of convenience and tiredness, I met up with my relatives near Brisbane and had lunch with the entire clan. A thing about some of my relatives – they are kind and big-hearted people; it’s just too bad that the language barrier [...]

Lately I noticed that I am surrounded by opportunities to give. With so many charities, non-profit organizations, schools, and various extra-curricular activities, I struggle to figure out which ones to donate my time and funds to. Time and money are both major constraints on all of our lives, so how we choose to allocate those [...]

Ahh, yes. You’ve seen them everywhere. You may even live in one yourself. I sure do. According to Wikipedia, “The term suburbia is frequently used to encapsulate the concept of suburbs as oddly picturesque slices of tract-home nuclear family.” Does this look familiar to you? I will admit, tract houses are convenient, semi-attractive, often times [...]