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Welcome to my underwater home. This is my personal space so I can keep track of all of my many ideas, memories, projects, lists, and so on. Born and raised in San Jose, California, my aim in life is to become the person I truly admire. In pursuit of that goal, I study the art of communication design, interaction design, and knowledge management to communicate to the public my own sense of humanity.

Mom: You know what? I seem to get along with Pisces. I grew up with Pisces everywhere! You, your dad, anh Toàn (her second husband), my best friend. What a coincidence hah?
Me: That sounds like you live in an aquarium. So are we all alike?
Mom: Yes, every Pisces I have met is multi-talented. Your dad was an engineer and singer. Anh Toàn was a musician and designer. You are multi-talented. My friend is a real estate broker, painter, and programmer! All very creative!
Me: Haha, I wonder if that just means we are all scatterbrains. I have a Pisces friend in Colorado who is like that. Like me: scatterbrains!
Mom: You know what you need? You need a girlfriend like your Mom, a Sagittarius. Someone to ground you.
Me: Thanks Mom. I really don't need that image in my head right now.
Mom: What? You are lucky to have a Mom like me! I am so cool!

Carpooling with Mom \ \ \ This Woman…

Mom and I commute everyday to work together. She works a block from where I work, near Stanford University. She is really into astrology and palm reading (chiromancy), whereas I am really into pop psychology, e.g. Meyer-Briggs, Socionics, Holland Codes, etc. When we carpool together, we are always talking about people and relationships, and bring our perspectives as astrologer, chiromancer, and pop psychologist.

Mom: When are you getting a girlfriend?
Me: When it happens, it happens.

a few days later…

Mom: Do you need me to help you find a girlfriend?
Me: No mom, I’m doing okay.

a few days later…

Mom: Your horoscope says July will be a good month for you in the area of romance. The Saturn moon rising in the house of Cancer means sparks will fly on the 2nd weekend. Oooh!
Me: Sure mom.
Mom: You will find your love at a public event, such as a festival, a club meeting, or concert. Are you doing anything that weekend?
Me: Nope, no plans.
Mom: You can go to the movies with me. I will keep an eye out for you.

Phở My Life…

life \ \ \ Dating, Marriage, and Parking Lots

My mom told me today that dating/marriage is like looking for a parking space at the mall. All the good spots get taken really quickly, and all the nice spots start filling up over the course of the day. If you wait too long, you'll only have the spots that are the furthest away or whatever opens up that are closer if you are lucky. Don't spend too much time driving around the parking lot looking for the best spot; if you find a spot that's good enough, just go for it. Otherwise the mall might end up closing and you have no choice but to go home.

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