That Blonde Asian Chick

Observations… or Lack Thereof: “Jerry Maguire”

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Observations… or Lack Thereof: “Jerry Maguire”

Someone Please Fix Cartoon Network: “RIP Whitney...

Wed, 13 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Someone Please Fix Cartoon Network: “RIP Whitney Houston”

TBAC was very distraught when she heard the news. She did not know Whitney personally. She was not an ardent fan of her music. Heck, she only started YouTubing her the day she died.

But there she was, more tears streaming down her face than all her previous breakups combined.

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Dear Reader,

There is a theme that is repeated every time someone leaves: Appreciate those who are still with us. We take for granted their existence, and think that they will always be there. But they won’t. They leave. And sometimes suddenly.

We get so wrapped up in the busy-ness of our own lives. So call Mom and Dad. Hang out with your siblings. See Grandma and Grandpa. They’ll be happy to hear from you.

Affectionately,
That Blonde Asian Chick

My Second Home is Under a Rock: “The Argument for...

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400

My Second Home is Under a Rock: “The Argument for Durians”

The Vietnamese started it. Particularly Vietnamese women, and their…assets.

Search “papaya” and “breasts” on Google, and you’ll get a sampling of such results:

Food that Grows Your Breasts - Green Papaya with Pork Rib Soup
6 Tips on How To Grow Bigger Boobs
[Beauty] Eating papaya to make your breast bigger?
Increase BREAST growth eating PAPAYA!!

When TBAC was turning into a teenager, Mom introduced the papaya into her diet. She was not particularly a fan, and only had it from time to time. When her younger sister was turning into a teenager, however, she ate the fruit religiously.

A decade or so later, TBAC saw the difference. Maybe Mom was right.

She tried to correct it by having papaya everyday. It didn’t work, so she switched to durian instead. She reasoned that the durian was as common as papaya in Vietnam, has a high fat content, and besides, who really knows if it’s the papaya, and not the durian, that’s responsible for enhancing assets?

Conclusion: The durian doesn’t seem to have asset-enhancing capabilities, but it is delicious!

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Dear Reader,

I’ve digressed. The point is, I believe there is a purpose for all of nature’s creations.

So when I saw the spiky exterior, with the yellow fleshy fruit, the aromatic (pungent, to some) scent, and the high-caloric and high-fat content, I thought, “There must be something valuable about the durian.”

Some food for thought. No pun intended!

Affectionately,
That Blonde Asian Chick

Dimsum Days: “Her Hair Is Just So White…”On an...

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Dimsum Days: “Her Hair Is Just So White…”

On an unexpectedly warm winter day in February 2012, most of TBAC’s extended family was gathered together for dimsum, as they do once in a while, to catch up on each others’ lives.

She and her cousin, who is 20 years old (four years her junior), were talking about how everyone (including themselves) was getting old.

TBAC said to her cousin, “Yeah, my mom has gotten a lot more white hairs this year… But I like how it’s just on the sides, around the temples. Your mom’s so lucky she doesn’t have any white hair.”

“Oh no, she has a lot of white hair. She just dyes it every month,” her cousin responded.

“Oh, I didn’t know that!”

TBAC’s eyes scanned the table and stopped at her grandma, who has salt-peppery hair, appropriate for someone who is 81 years old. She was sitting next to her cousin’s 78-year-old grandma, who has perfect jet-white hair, like an untainted blanket of snow one would find on top of mountains.

With the earnestness of a little girl wanting to know if unicorns really existed, or if babies came from storks, or if she could go visit the Muffin Man on Drury Lane, she asked her cousin, “Did your grandma dye her hair white?”

Her cousin stared at her with furrowed eyebrows. Her head tilted at an angle, as if she were saying come again?, she responded, “Did you just ask me if my grandma… Dyed her hair WHITE?”

“Ummm… Yea…?” TBAC replied.

“Oh. My. GOD! Christina…WTF!?!!??????!!!!!” Her cousin LHAOs.

TBAC paused, not understanding what the hell was so funny. Then a fluorescent light bulb alit. “OOHHHHHHHH Hahahahahaaaaa,” she giggles uncontrollably. “But her hair is just so white…!”

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Dear Reader,

In my defense, if you saw her hair, you would have asked the same question… I am sure of it!

And isn’t it a good question though? So many people dye their hair black to make themselves look younger, more natural, and [insert other complimenting word]. But why not dye hair white? As George Bernard Shaw would advocate: Dream something different and ask, “Why (the hell) not?”

So do it — I bet it would look gorgeous :)

Affectionately,
That Blonde Asian Chick

In the meantime, find out what this blog is about, read about...

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

In the meantime, find out what this blog is about, read about me, and convert to Kuriism.