fun facts

d says my sentences don’t flow, so a list makes more sense until I can piece together more coherent paragraphs.

  1. My baking journey¹ started when I made my first cookie following Momofuku’s Compost Cookie (2012) tutorial that demonstrated anything could be mixed into a batter and taste good. Since then, I’ve been bribing my way through life for friendships, birthday wishes, Christmas greetings and peacekeeping².

  2. I thought having seven piercings fooled others into assuming I had taste in music³. Now, I see them as metal embellishments that make elders go ooh and ahhh, in a not-so-positive way.

  3. I am proud that 90% of my current wardrobe is thrifted⁴ thanks to early influences by Clothencounters.

  4. I have a good read on people’s intentions, but also, I was scammed twice on the streets of Paris for engaging in the most human way possible, like anyone would in the city of Love.

  5. I still get called a middle schooler at the farmers market⁵.

  6. My go-to McD order will always be French fries with Oreo McFlurry.

  7. I am a yes-woman to challenges, and have now earned bragging rights⁶ to three triathlons, two full marathons, and countless half marathons.

  8. I am obsessed with all things chocolate, likely due to a childhood disbelief in Roald Dahl stories and Chocolatina.

  9. The book that shaped my final year as an English major. #quarterlifecrises

  10. I hate Mondays, period.

  11. The older I get, the easier I cry over the little things.

  12. I get into phases of collecting things. At 10, it was candy and cookie wrappers⁷ that Dad would bring home from his travels; then it was masking tape and patterned paper when I was into handmade (stitched at times!) cards. Now I collect vintage dresses from the 2000s⁸ and tea from my travels.

  13. I keep friends who remind me of a certain stage of life, and I intend to keep it that way.

  14. I converted my bedroom into a greenhouse⁹ during Covid to relieve eye tension and restore the “Great Outdoors,” while studying for finals. I also graduated from that room, which was rather sad.

  15. I can fall asleep to noise and light, like korean baking ASMR, reality tv drama, but not conspiracy talk shows or lawsuit breakdowns.

  16. I make fresh pesto every week and add it to every dish like it’s salt and pepper.

  17. The monologist in me tries to find a comedic timing in every interaction and dialogue, especially when the actual script takes on stressful or awkward tone¹⁰.

  18. I keep eye contact when talking, but would break it once I sense bs.

  19. My colleagues call me a fair person, even more so after knowing my star sign.

  20. I like (or am) an organized mess.

  21. My favorite foods are tempura, pork blood cake, watermelon and mango.

  22. I find cooking a creative expression and baking, a chemistry experiment I refuse to give up on.

  23. I had my first kiss stolen by a golden retriever in 5th grade and it had reincarnated as d 12 years later to shepard me.

  24. I associate Hotel California with road trips and get the irresistible urge to make inaudible guitar chords with my voice¹¹.

  25. I had a 1GB monthly phone plan ($0.34) throughout college till 2025 that ended cuz the telecom got bought out.

  26. I went to 3 elementary schools, had 5 different childhood homes, and stayed (loyal) in 1 company since intern.

  27. I am most comfortable typing in English, conversing in Mandarin, and pondering in both—simultaneously.

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Footnotes

  1. Fact 0 is that everything begins and ends with TS. Throw back to Chai Sugar Cookies for the 1989 (2014) secret sessions.
  2. In other words, I am a born people pleaser.
  3. R, my little brother plays part time in a jazz band since moving out to Evanston and still mocks my vanilla taste.
  4. List of brands I search up.
  5. I take looking underage as compliment these days. Recently, I was rejected into an Izakaya in Tokyo while standing next to Mom and d.
  6. Mid life crises came earlier than anticipated.
  7. Seriously, I started compiling trash journals before it became trendy.
  8. My prized-find being the Marc Jacobs 2002 runway for $130
  9. At one point, there was close to 100 pots on shelves and tables that were not made waterproof, and I would trip over potho vines every other week.
  10. I once burst out laughing (in tears!) in front of an interviewee, who was probably traumatized afterwards, mid presentation. I had to dismissed myself from the rest of the program that day.
  11. I can't sing.
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