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Today Was a Fairytale

July 29th, 2011 by Manda | 10 Comments | Filed in Food, Life, Relationships

Yesterday1 was one of those days when all the stars aligned and everything fell into place effortlessly.

I had bubble milk tea with taro, one of my favorite drinks. I had a delicious home-cooked Chinese lunch. I saw Chinglish, an absolutely fantastic play. I went to KTV and, for an evening, could pretend that I was back in my beloved China. And I finally heard something I’ve been waiting to hear for far, far too long.

Oh, and I made these coconut-grapefruit cupcakes with matcha (green tea) frosting:

  1. Yes, the title of this entry is ripped off the Taylor Swift song, but “Yesterday Was a Fairytale” doesn’t quite have the same ring. Ah, well. [↩]

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Please Tell Me This Isn’t True

June 28th, 2011 by Manda | 8 Comments | Filed in Relationships

If two past lovers can remain friends, it’s either they were never in love, or they still are.

I found this quote today while surfing the Internet and it was like it stabbed me in the heart. I’m going through a bit of turmoil in terms of my relationship/love life (as if it weren’t obvious), and to come across this quote right now, in the middle of all this upheaval, is… not the most reassuring. I’m not going to get into my situation or anything, but I need to know: is this true? Because I so desperately want it to be false, that it is possible to remain friends after everything, but… I’m not experienced enough with this in my own life to know whether it’s truly possible to remain friends with a past lover.

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My One Mistake Was That I Never Let You Down

April 13th, 2011 by Manda | 2 Comments | Filed in Friends, Relationships

What the hell is wrong with me? Why can’t I be more assertive? Why can’t I stand up for myself? Why can’t I demand what I deserve? Why am I do I just sit there and take it when I know I should speak up?

It’s not like I’m not a strong-willed and stubborn person. But why is it that in this case, I just can’t seem to demonstrate that I actually do have a backbone?

It’s getting to the point where I think I’ve actually lost all respect for myself.

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