PHAN HUY ICH STREET on the wrong side of town but to foreign eyes, things look pretty good when you’re paying $250 USD for a 3-storey house! What could go wrong here? Well actually PLENTY PLENTY but a lot is… Read more ›
Now just to note: my parents were there and I was not! As life would have it, I was fortunate enough to visit Palawan in the Philippines and saw the remmants of the “Viet Village” where an old refugee camp… Read more ›
I have that tingly feeling in my fingers that occurs when I spend too much time on the computer. It’s basically carpal tunnel syndrome!!!! Ahhhhhhh! So I write this while in a wrist brace lol. Ok but in memory lane,… Read more ›
So for the past couple years, I have attended A LOT of meetings, conferences, workshops, experts’ consultations, dialogues, seminars….ummmm whatever you wanna call it, I was there! GOOD THING this was all related to migrants and refugees b/c if I… Read more ›
It’s a designated day by the United Nations: DECEMBER 18th. But honestly, before I started working in this sector of migrant advocacy, I wasn’t aware of it. 😛 Q: how does a UN day affect the celebrated ppl, ie. the… Read more ›
Let’s get down to business. We tend to think of others as migrants buuuuuttt actually, let’s reflect for a moment and try to understand that this word MIGRANTS applies to more of us than we/you/me realize. WHO IS A MIGRANT?… Read more ›
Maybe its purpose is to beat those winter blues? Hmmm…
I am a bit angry today. And I was wondering what I could do for a healthy release. I thought journalling wouldn’t do as I think I would just get more upset by thinking about things. I think an apology… Read more ›
Obviously this is just my opinion and by good here, I mean, in a working context. Now once you get inside the UN, paid or unpaid (mini rant: UN interns should be PAID IN CASH or at least loads of… Read more ›
I was born on the cusp of the Chinese/Vietnamese zodiac calendar’s monkey & rooster chicken changeover during Tet (aka lunar new year) a while back. In my family, we tend to think that we exhibit some of our animal’s traits.… Read more ›
