How It Began, My Vision, and Why You Should Check It Out — How It Began If you’ve been following along and reading my stories, you know one of my hobbies is creating art. I wrote a story about a non-toxic method to clean oil paint off of paintbrushes and a story about if acrylic painting is better than oil painting. …

Confined By What is Expected — Their eyes were fixated at one particular area of my face. I knew what they were thinking. They didn’t have to say it. Ever since I was little, it was the center of other people’s attention. Every time I looked in the mirror, it was there staring back at me…

Despite Inflation and Shrinkflation — This past weekend I went to multiple stores. I learned there’s opportunity to save money by looking at the store ads and clipping digital coupons. For items that are soon to be expired, the store will reduce the price significantly. Signing up for cash back apps or to…

Comparing Blender with Adobe Animate — I took a couple of courses to learn 2D and 3D animation. I learned how to 3D animate with Blender and 2D animate with Adobe Animate. 3D animation has one more dimension. In addition to the x and y-axis, there’s a z-axis. It’s not a flat surface perspective like 2D…

Easter arts & craft project — Two years ago I made a bunny headband. Since it’s Easter time again, I figured I would share how I made it in case anyone wants to get some ideas on how to design one. Here’s a video on how I made it: I started with pre-cut felt or…

The Story Behind Different Kinds of Fingernails — I still remembered the story a colleague told me about what happened when she met her husband. The person who set her up asked how the date went. One physical feature she noticed and complimented on was how his fingernails were clean. At that time, I thought it was an…

The Pickles Don’t Seem to Belong in Hamburgers — Ever since I was kid, I would take the pickles out of my burger. Today, I bit into a hamburger that had about 5 pickle slices in it. Though some may argue that the pickles add a crispy, crunchy texture and tangy, sour taste contrast that balances out well with…

More Than Just Satisfying One’s Curiosity — For some reason, whenever I ask why, I feel like that annoying kid who constantly asks why. I realized asking why questions are important and is not just for satisfying one’s curiosity. Asking why helps us understand what is and gives us a purpose or reason to address what is. …

Reflection on Movies Like Leap Year and The Proposal — Over the years, I watched many movies and TV shows where the man proposes to the woman and vice versa. Why is it that when a woman proposes to a man I don’t get the same reaction when a man proposes to a woman? In movies like Leap Year and…