(Photo by Jay Jaewoo Chung from Winterthur Museum in Delaware 2006) As I am decorating my mother’s house and adding christmas spirit, I wonder what it means to the sense of home. I hardly have any sense of home. I just make any place my home. It’s not the Read more…
I am Thankful for Family & Friends that I can share my life. I am Thankful for Me. I am Thankful for My Life. I am Thankful for being able to give back. I am Thankful for the love I have from Everyone. I am Thankful for being able Read more…
Many changes are happening including ones I want and don’t want… Regardless, I am trying to go with the flow and treat myself as much as I can. I recently finally scored a job in Delaware. Only a part-time but it is the field I was seeking for. Mid-October, after Read more…
Every time I see an extreme makeover show, it seems to make it look so easy. Every one of the people on the show had something specific they wanted and then he or she is over joyed with the result. Some shows show some sort of the process. However, I Read more…
“Ms.Hong, I just wanted to mention that I won’t be in class for next few days and longer if necessary. I have an eye surgery schedule for tomorrow. I can assure you that you don’t have to worry at all, I can catch up with all the school work, I Read more…
August 27th (Tuesday)- August 30th (Friday) 4 days and 3 nights- One of the longest hospital alone since being an adult. Every visit and sickness leave me with certain mixed feelings. Bitter Sweet. Angry Happy. Feeling Loved – Lonely. One day you feel like telling the whole Read more…
Having life routine that starts with Doctor’s appoints, continues with hospital visits, and recycle back to change of medications it is very important yet extremely difficult to express certain feelings. Arts and music have been my outlet. Many of my paintings express my point of view in life. Painting calms Read more…
Discovering myself has never stopped evolving in different ways. My face has been a big part of my identity. As I constantly search for my identity in many different directions, I have wondered if I might be trapping myself behind my face. As I point out that it is the Read more…
Doctor’s appointments after doctor’s appointments… Sometimes, I feel like things are not going to be better at all. Series of negative ideas can easily fill my head. Feeling like I am going back to square one. I just want to laugh off and watch something funny. I started to have Read more…
I spent many years seeing a therapist discussed many different topics and concerns that I have in life. Whatever the topics were… my therapists would go through similar process: 1. Incidents that triggered certain reaction or emotions 2. What and where those reactions and emotions derived from 3. What do Read more…