Category Archives: Asian-ness

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Mar
07
2011

Not A Special Snowflake

Filed Under Asian-ness with 8 Comments

I am apparently not the special snowflake I thought I was. There’s a Chinese athlete out there who has the exact same Chinese name as myself, characters and all: 陈静文, Chen Jingwen. You know, I kind of resigned myself to the fact that there are a million and one Amanda’s out there. Facebook tells me … Continue Reading

Feb
20
2011

A Rambling Post About Travel and Duties To Family

Filed Under Asian-ness, Family & Friends, Money, Travel with 4 Comments

A few days ago, I commented on Twitter: I always think I don’t travel enough but in the past 12 months, I’ve clocked 7630 km (4741 miles) on a plane for three different trips. Which realistically, is probably more than what most people do in three YEARS! Just remembered – if I count the road … Continue Reading

Feb
18
2011

Super Kawaii

Filed Under Asian-ness, Life with 7 Comments

There’s this girl I know who manages to pull a super kawaii pose in every single photo she’s tagged in on Facebook. I don’t know about you lot, but managing to pull a contrived cute Asian pose in every photo is hard. Heck, I generally think I’m pretty cute and Asian, and even I can’t … Continue Reading

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