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Dawn of A New Day

Hello, everyone. It’s been nearly half a year since my last post on this blog, and needless to say it has been a crazy past few months that has kept me away from finishing any coherent thoughts here....

A Balance Between Two Cultures

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, which means that the internet has recently been pretty abuzz with people discussing the unique cultural and social dynamic that exists in our community. From retroactively responding to racist comments that they’ve heard...

Allez Cuisine

Let’s take a moment to talk about Iron Chef. Not the one that’s being made right now, I’m talking about the original, 料理の鉄人 (Ryouri no Tetsujin). Originally airing in Japan from 1993-1999 and syndicated on Food Network immediately...

On becoming a doctor

One week ago was the Graduate Convocation at my university, where I got to wear some fancy robes and walk across a stage and shake the hands of some official looking dudes. This is seen as the for-realsies...

The Beginning

Once upon a time… There was a scientist. Freshly minted as a doctor, and having only a tenuous grasp of what he wanted to do with himself, he looked deeply into the abyss of endless opportunity that sprawled...