It is not just a simple question of standing up for one's own opinion, of having a liberal leaning or a conservative one, of caving in to peer pressure and group mentality. It's not as simple as that. The usual conceptions, easy delineations, well accepted categorizations are as helpful as they are damaging in our … Continue reading Agree or Disagree (continued)

Dinner yesterday at Season 52 with one of my friends. We went early, 4:30PM. The place was half empty. Our conversation veered towards Hmart and Lotte, two competing Korean grocery chains, both located in Edison, one on Route 27 and one on Route 1. I told her that in Hmart I met at least two … Continue reading Agree or Disagree

After a week of taking NyQuil for my cold, I can't fall sleep at night anymore without taking any pills. This must be the sign of aging since for many years I don't take any medication for my cold. However now I won't be able to go to sleep at night with all the sniffling … Continue reading Cold or Flu

It should have five stars, but most people only gave this book four stars. The reason is not difficult to guess--it's a bit heavy on rarely used terms to describe ancient ruins and garments of unfamiliar people. If it is not for the author's exceptional skills in writing, such a lengthy description of Middle East … Continue reading About “In Xanadu”

It took me all the perseverance I can muster to finish the book "The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath". Pages after pages of mundane descriptions. However years of education has trained me to finish whatever I've started, which in light of all the real life events I have experienced so far is the worst habit … Continue reading Old Habit