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An episode I had recorded earlier this year about the mumble jumble that was/is in my brain. 

An episode that was supposed to be about travel but turned out to be mostly about excretion because we were running on our last functional brain cells of the night.  If you don't like explicit poop talk, maybe you should sit this one out. You have been warned. 

Something different, more emphasis on lyrics, still packed with character. Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4UqB4d2krEdUgV5RqK8D0J?si=39e101c7a7b64512

She's finally back! So glad Sophia joined me for this chat, which is just one of *many* that I thoroughly enjoy with her. In this episode, we speak about our perspectives on our own parent-child relationships. Hope this personal talk intrigues you! 

The 2000's era was truly my first exposure to discovering music for myself. To me, the pop, hip hop and R&B of this time period bring out a wonderfully nostalgic vibe, so I hope you enjoy this playlist peek as much as I do!  Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1DSc8JiLnUbhuJQRjDA44e?si=0f158b1a27ca464d 

Join me as I talk through some of my favorite feel-good ballads and songs from the past few decades (1940s-2000s). Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLihOdeXHLS-zZ3wYFFpDuxvoU3ROUZWDN 

Something a little different this week: the teen perspective of life & more random banter

Shivi and I share our perspectives on aging, maturing and venturing through different life stages. 

Just a ramble on recent discoveries and experiences 1) Reading 2) Solo trip 3) Socializing

There are a few fine lines between being kind and people pleasing, especially when regarding the ones we care about. In this episode, Ga Bo and I explore how we treat different people in our lives and why we possibly do the things we do for others. 

Translation script: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u__7WcDgbIqK1M9BJijzJywfiW7C9cZtLBFDW9gkEY4/edit?usp=sharing Every since I was young, I've known that my father has a very strong moral compass which I have always been curious about. In this episode, my dad and I went into his upbringing from Hong Kong to the US, what he learned from those times and how that has affected his parenting style and values that he instilled into my brother and me. We're both quite stubborn in our personalities and Cantonese, by nature, is a very expressive language; I hope you enjoy this conversation!  *disclaimer for timestamp 31:35 about families: I don’t claim that people of lower/higher socioeconomic statuses have a correlating level of love and care for their kids. I don’t think it matters how much one makes will necessarily determine their parenting style either. However at this moment, I was thinking of how some parents struggle to spend time with their children (especially in the formative years) because they must work through days and nights to support the family. In these cases, sort of like my father’s family, physical and emotional parental guidance may be sparse if the sole focus is to provide food on the table. Thus, my father and his siblings may not have received confirmation from my grandparents that they believed their kids to be capable of succeeding in their academics and pursuing higher education, should they have wanted to.  It isn’t that my grandparents didn’t love their kids; the focus was simply not placed on providing emotional support and building self confidence in their abilities, but rather providing a home and practical necessities for everyone - which is responsible and selfless on its own*

A sleepover-esque conversation with Michelle. Huge shoutout to her for being so open and honest.