It’s been a long time coming, but I’m not going to be blogging at breakthesky.net anymore. I’ve decided to cull and combine my online accounts (for lack of better phrasing) for one ...
It’s crazy to think that a man who revolutionized the way we use technology on a daily basis is now gone. I do all my personal computing on my MacBook. I listen to music on my iPod every day du...
One of my roommates and I went to the National Book Festival two weekends ago. It was a lot of fun, and even though we didn’t get any books signed or meet any authors, we did meet literary figu...
On the last day of every month, I take Just a Minute to reflect on what I’m currently up to. Happy… that I am able to blog again! I’ve spent the better part of September unable to a...
I work in a career advising office and I’m an intern at a prominent non-profit organization. So how is it, exactly, that I’ve managed to live this life without owning a pair of black pant...
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone! Enjoy a moon cake and light a lantern to celebrate this wonderful day. This is one of my favorite Chinese holidays because I have some fantastic childhood memorie...
First there was an earthquake. Then there was Hurricane Irene. Now there is massive flooding from Tropical Storm Lee. And now, in light of the 10th anniversary of September 11 this Sunday, there is a...
My new apartment has a 2-in-1 washer/dryer. It dries clothes straight after washing, which is great but not great because that means my clothes are extremely wrinkly after the whole cycle. I’ve...
I grew up in a house where every member of my family would gather around the dinner table every night for a hot meal and eat together. My mother would suffer no excuses when it came to eating dinner ...
When the earliest I can get home on any given day of the working week is 5p.m. (on a Friday!), it is very telling just how all-consuming my class/work/internship schedule is. Needless to say, I’...
On the last day of every month, I take Just a Minute to reflect on what I’m currently up to. Starting… my classes for the fall semester. So far I’m really excited about them all, wh...
An earthquake didn’t stop me from celebrating my 21st birthday with friends at the Cheesecake Factory so you can sure as hell bet Hurricane Irene won’t stop me from going out and celebrat...
I’m finally 21!!!!!!!! And that is pretty much all I have to say about that. © Manda for breakthesky.net, 2011. | Permalink | 7 comments | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: birthday
Tonight, I made my first home-cooked meal in my apartment. Since I’ve been missing my mom’s home-cooked Chinese food, I decided to go with one of my favorite dishes of hers: chicken and b...
Even though my 21st birthday is only a few days away, I’ve never been so upset that I’m not yet 21. All my friends are out at the bars and clubs and I’m stuck home alone on a Saturd...
Remember how I talked about how I was waiting to hear back about a fall internship? Well, I was offered my dream internship!! I will be a media relations intern at a prominent international organizat...
This morning was the third time I’ve been caught in a torrential downpour without an umbrella or any form of rain protection whatsoever in the last two weeks. This leads me to believe I either ...
I’ve spent the last week interviewing for internships. I had one in-person interview and two phone interviews, and I find out about the status of all of them early next week. Am I nervous? Yes....
I’ve moved. Last week was “Moving Week,” hence my disappearance from the Internet for the first week of August. I packed up all my worldly possessions and moved from Chicago to D.C....
On the last day of every month, I take Just a Minute to reflect on what I’m currently up to. Packing… up all of my worldly possessions for my upcoming move to DC. My God, I hate packing. ...
Yesterday1 was one of those days when all the stars aligned and everything fell into place effortlessly. I had bubble milk tea with taro, one of my favorite drinks. I had a delicious home-cooked Chin...
I was approved for a credit card at the bank today. This is clearly a sign I am Moving Up and Becoming a Real Adult as I’ve only ever had a debit card before. While I don’t have my actual...
Tagline: Ska2oosh! Starring: Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Gary Oldman, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen, Lucy Liu Summary: Po, the new Dragon Warrior, joins forces with his kung fu master frien...
My mother insisted on driving me to the gynecologist this morning for my yearly check-up. While ordinarily this would have been an innocent enough gesture, the fact that she wanted to take me to the ...
I haven’t baked anything in a year. In China, traditionally there are no ovens in the kitchen, so I could never bake anything. In the weeks leading up to my homecoming, I’d given a lot of...
I never noticed how dependent the US is on the concept of customer service until I came back from China. Take my first two days back in the US, for example. My first night, my friend and I went out t...
I feel like I am the only person in the US who did not go to the midnight premiere of Harry Potter last night, but I don’t even mind because I know that if I had gone I would have just passed o...
It’s okay to let people in. You don’t always have to hold people at arm’s length. It’s also okay to let people love you. But it’s not okay to continue loving someone who...
I’ve noticed something while traveling with my grandfather in mainland China: he always favors sons over daughters. My mom once told me that my grandfather favored her brothers over herself and...
The cities I visited in central and southern China were arranged as part of my study abroad program. We visited Luoyang, Xi’an, Chengdu, Longsheng, Guilin, and Yangshuo. Most of what we saw wer...
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