“May my love lift you up to the place you belong”
I once told myself I’d never have a blog. But things in my life lately has reminded me the fragility of life. And I want to share more. More poems. More thoughts on beauty/ugliness of life. More feelings, yes. I also found Model Minority which has become my favorite blog. She’s amazing and an inspiration for me to write more.
This is breakin a habit. Retract. Close up. Shut down. It’s shiftin perspectives. Expandin. Reppin to the fullest. Findin the universal through the personal. hopefully it’s fresh. if not, i do not apologize. here’s to all of us livin well AND healthy. and maybe one day know what it means to be free.
My jam right now: Gnarls Barkley – Going On
Categories: random
Gnarls Barkley
Hey dawling. I see you.
but it means a lot to me. i used to HATE thai food. seriously. sushi was my fav food. i didn’t know at the time that it was rooted in self-hatred. like how i was ashamed to say my birth name aloud, even in the rare times where people’d ask how to pronounce it. so it was always Mike(y). i assimilated. i have always been the only Thai person in my circles, in classes, in clubs etc. don’t get it twisted, i know i’m blessed to be around other Asian folks…but it ain’t the same. to be in a room filled with some 5,000+ Thai folks in AMERIKA was incredible.
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This is quite moving. In reading this I realize how much we read ABOUT immigrant folks, AND HOW LITTLE we hear directly about the experience.
Keep writing.
heyyy! thank you for reading! and you capture one of my intentions well, telling personal stories that are rarely told. if we don’t, who will?