I grew up an outsider. I have always had good close friends, but have ever felt like a misfit. In elementary school, I was the quiet little asian girl whose house smelled like incense and whose walls were decorated with images of Buddha, not Christ. I was the girl with funny clothes and good grades. In middle school, I was too devoted to school for my popular peers, but too cool to be content as a nerd. By the time I got to high school, I was too rebellious for my parent-fearing asian friends, too good for my "troublemaker" friends, too happy for my goth friends, too nice for my "mean girl" friends, too wild for my bookish friends, too considerate for my immature friends, too frank for my polite friends. Only when I write, do I ever feel I am in a place where I fit in.
Experience shapes my writing and so it is only natural that I tend to take an original or unorthodox point of view in my writing. As an outsider, I've ever observed situations with little bias. However, as one who has refused to merely watch life pass by, I've enthusiastically immersed myself in it. My writing is best described as colorful, personal, and frank yet unbiased, modest, and to the point.

My passion is ...

helping people find confidence and happiness in themselves.

I know too much about ...

the dangers of drugs, men, sex, ego, poverty, ignorance, indulgence.

My parents always told me ...

that education is the most important thing to obtain.

My childhood ambition ...

to be admired and loved.

My favorite memory ...

The time when all my girlfriends and I dumped our boyfriends and enjoyed the love of friendship.

Why I write ...

to discover. to reach out and teach. to connect. to comfort.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Deathcab For Cutie, "Marching Bands of Manhattan"

My first job ...

intern for the City of San Jose, Department of Childcare and Neightborhood Services

My best moment ...

has yet to come.

My inspiration ...

love and sorrow

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Dating for A Relationship:

Dating Mistake #1: Assuming
It's always a mistake to assume a person may or may not be interested. The only way to get past assumptions is to seek truth. And the only way to acquire truth when approaching someone is to approach him/her in a non-demanding manner. In other words, one should always try to get to know a person before one tries to date them.

Dating Mistake #2: Dishonesty
It's tempting to twist the truth in your favor, however, the truth will come back to bite you in the ass if you hide it. Be respectful enough to yourself and to the person who...

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