Random Musings
Help support my sister in the Boston Marathon and the Ron Burton Training Village!
While I like to stay active with my hot yoga, Zumba and “running” on the elliptical, the one type of exercise I am really not a fan of is normal running. On the ground, pavement, treadmill, you name it, I hate it and I’ve always hated it — even (or maybe especially) when I was a gymnast. So I [...]
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From aliens to dragons, books on sports that score a home run
Here are my latest book recommendations for the Northwest Asian Weekly: “Galaxy Games: The Challengers” By Greg R. Fishbone Lee & Low Books, 2011 When Tyler Sato turns 11, his cousins in Tokyo have a star named after him, but it soon becomes clear that TY SATO is no ordinary star. First, it doesn’t stay [...]
Stories told by comedians and a plastic surgeon that should have been one — NWAW’s monthly must-reads
Here are my latest book recommendations for the Northwest Asian Weekly: “Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)” By Mindy Kaling Crown Archetype, 2011 Before she became known as the self-involved, boy-crazy Kelly Kapoor on “The Office,” she was Mindy Kaling, a girl from Cambridge, Mass., with a love for comedy. Growing up, [...]
Stories about unique API families — NWAW’s monthly must-reads
Here are my latest book recommendations for Northwest Asian Weekly: “Terroryaki!” By Jennifer K. Chung 3-Day Books, 2011 Daisy Wang’s older sister Samantha is getting married in three months, but things don’t look too promising as their Taiwanese parents are still shunning Sam’s white fiancé Patrick. As a means of escape from the pre-wedding drama [...]
Stories about LOVE — NWAW’s February must-reads
Here are my latest book recommendations for the Northwest Asian Weekly: “Cinder” By Marissa Meyer Feiwel and Friends, 2012 At 16, Cinder is the best mechanic in New Beijing. From androids to hovers, there is nothing she can’t fix. Her talents may be revered throughout the Eastern Commonwealth, but Cinder is also considered a technological [...]
Short stories about APIs — NWAW’s monthly must-reads
Here are my latest book recommendations for the Northwest Asian Weekly: “The Wavering of Haruhi Suzumiya” By Nagaru Tanigawa Little, Brown and Company, 2011 In this latest installment of the Haruhi Suzumiya series, we join Haruhi, Kyon, and the rest of the S.O.S. Brigade (“Save the World By Overloading It With Fun Harhui Suzumiya”) in [...]
New year, new look
In addition to starting afresh with a new resolution for the new year, I’ve decided to go for a new look as well for my blog. As you can see, it is A LOT different from the old look. This theme, Nuntius, has a lot of cool features that allow me to select which posts [...]
I’m grown…when does the “up” happen?
Since before I was born, our house has been filled with kids in addition to me and my sister. My mom is the ultimate stay-at-home mom, becoming an “auntie” to just about everyone’s children within our neighborhood and circle of family friends. As the years have passed, those first kids have grown up and some [...]
Stories about artists — NWAW’s monthly must-reads
Here are my book recommendations for the Northwest Asian Weekly this month: “Drawing from Memory” By Allen Say Scholastic Press, 2011 From the time he was a young boy growing up in Japan, Allen Say knew he wanted to be a cartoonist. Inspired by comic books, he drew what he saw, what he imagined, and [...]
Sammi Says: 2011 in review
Something I thought I’d share with the blogosphere: The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 5,600 times in 2011. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 5 trips [...]
