Another Byte of Wisdom From Mama Au

This is at the market today. We were picking some pears.

I hand my mom a pear.
Mom: No! This one's too skinny! There's no meat on it.
Me: It looks like the one you have in your hand.
Mom: We are picking FRUITS, daughter, not PARTNERS, ok? Unlike your partners, you want your fruits fat and meaty.

Lols.

Uh Huh

henrywang228:
you know if for just one day
the united states policy making was turned over to the central committee of the PRC
so much would get done

maybe the halls of congress would smell like smoke
and spit everywhere on the floor
but meh

Comic Relief

he11o g00dbye14
yah, it will have to be a christmas job
present*
9:24
Brenda Au
LOL
job
9:25
he11o g00dbye14
lols that's how badly i want a job

Stuck

Being at the airport fairly recently, I have an appreciation for this.


STUCK from Joe Ayala on Vimeo.

New Word

Delegant: a fusion of delicateness and elegance that is uneasily captured by the majority of the population, and an honorable adjective bestowed only upon those few whose beauty holds the eye. A term first developed and subsequently popularized by my mother.
Example of usage: "These orchids are so beautiful. I really like delegant flowers."

Bow Chicka Wow Wow

Haha Mike Posner has a song called Bow Chicka Wow Wow. That's really funny to me.

...his other stuff is better.

LOLS Touche

he11o g00dbye14
lols yah
but i am a graduate student
which means i should go the extra step
12:41
n ON aM e95 1
but you are a grad student that isnt going to phd
youre alrdy not taking the extra step
why start now

My Mother's Messages

One thing I love about being abroad is that despite being thousands of miles away from home, I can still feel my mother's love. Instead of nagging and probing, it takes on the form of grammatically offensive and emoticon-filled emails. Different medium of expression, same abundance of affection.

Mon, Aug 9. 1.46 PM


Wed, Aug 11. 1.04 PM


Mon, Aug 30. 8.22 AM
*She titled this one 'Brandy's foot'.


I miss the parentals when I'm not talking to them, yet when I do I can't wait to get away from their incessant questions, especially my dad. When I help out with the cell phone game in Act III I look at all those middle aged people my parents' age and suddenly they don't seem so annoying anymore. I feel especially delighted when old ladies and men break into expressions of joy at the successful sending of a text message. I don't know if anyone feels that same sort of affinity to the Chinese tourists. Probably not, especially if you saw how aggressive and pushy these people are, but I'm weird. I really don't mind...the interactions are enjoyable.

Reason #98956895789647 and 98956895789648 I love my mom.

I saw her this morning wearing a pair of earrings I had intended to donate to the Vietnam Veterans of America. She had fished through the bags and found them, in addition to a Dunder Mifflin bag I never used. When I asked her about the earrings she beamed and said, "Aren't they cute!"

Teaching my mom how to use a computer and download files. It is quite an experience.