Mother’s Day brings out some weird emotions in all of us, and that is okay.

The feature image might or might not reflect my progress thus far…Hope this give you some inspiration (thanks to the high & mighty aspiration) and comfort (due to the low grades thus far). lol. I’ll update at the beginning of next year.

Reflections on Growth and Lessons learned in 2021.

Last week's devastating news of an 18 year-old intern's parents' deaths (yes, plural) in India sent me straight into a spiral of grief, trauma and death reflections. I wrote this piece for anyone who has ever been dealing with grief. But most of all, I wrote this one for my grandpa in heaven.

I always liked lotus. It’s the Vietnamese national flower, and it blooms from mud. Lotus reminds me of strength, resilience, beauty against all odds.

At first, he was an invisible beast that drove mom crazy. I remember seeing mom struggle with nausea for about 2 weeks straight, completely bed-ridden. I had never seen her in so much pain.