Insatiable

So I’ve finally come to the end of a long, but rewarding escapade with Timbuk2 customer service — only one of many experiences I’ve had with customer service in general this summer. While it wasn’t the most pleasant one while going through it, in the end Timbuk2 made themselves an exemplary example of customer service [...]

I was in the shower washing my ears when for just a split second my ears were covered and I heard the sound of the water hitting my head. For just a moment I was transported back to when I was 7 (or any other arbitrary little kid age). I can hear the raindrops smacking [...]

I always thought the contentious issue of illegal immigration reeked of double standards. If you remember the big deal about illegal immigration 4 years back, back when illegal immigration was basically equal in scale to Prop 8, people were very divided on the issue. Some California residents wanted to deport them, while others felt that [...]

June 4. On that date, twenty years ago, at the cultural heart of the Chinese people, in the capital of the People’s Republic of China, in Tiananmen Square, nothing happened. That is the official government stance of the CCP, and it has been that way since 1989.
If that’s the case, then why is the government [...]

From a young age, at least in the California public education system, we’ve been taught to treat people of all races with respect, and that we are all no different from each other. This lesson was then pushed further with frequent Multicultural Days, African-American History Month, Chinese New Year and Hanukkah celebrations, etc. Then came [...]

Mao Zedong. You know, the fat Chinese man with a mole on his chin and parted hair. The one whose penetrating gaze stares deep into your eyes from the gate of the Forbidden City. Yeah, that man is a sex god.