A dear friend of mine recently came home for a visit after several years studying and living abroad. He was so happy sharing with me: “Mom has been so kind to make space to give me a private room. This is the first time I have my own room at home actually!”

I too was happy for my friend and congratulated him for having such a privilege :D. I told him: “I have never had my own  room at home, and probably will never have one”.

In this world of highly respected individual privacy, having one’s own room at home sounds nothing fancy, especially in the environment where I am living. But still, it could be something fancy for some of us. Continue reading Home is where I don’t need my own private room →

Starting writing this piece, I felt a bit humorous for me to talk about cooking, for the reason that… my Mom and my sister had given up on my laziness about cooking when alone. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t hate cooking, I just don’t have passion for it 😀 . I do cook for myself mostly on a daily basis, I have an acceptable fine taste, I just can’t stand fast and processed food.

Many of my Vietnamese friends who are studying and living away from home, especially the single ones, whenever stressed or bored, would just jump into the kitchen and cook something as a stress therapy. Continue reading Cooking and writing →