Just Because

I’ve just finished a blood test for my annual physical checkup. Driving away from the hospital, I am in a hurry heading for home because I've been fasting for the test since last night. Now I am hungry and cold. It’s around 10 o’clock in the morning. When I was heading for the hospital an …

Embrace the Unknown

(* For privacy reason, the name mentioned in the post is fictional.)   This morning, I had a deck guy Ben came over for a quote on our back yard deck. Ben looked like George Clooney to me.   Like a typical Canadian guy you would expect, Ben greeted me with bright smile. Once he …

On My Girl’s Graduation

    (This essay was originally written in June.) Yesterday, I attended My Girl’s elementary school graduation ceremony. As if the graduation itself was not emotional enough, at the end of the ceremony, My Girl was announced to be one of the 2 Principal Award recipients. I was grateful, I was so proud of her, …

Friday Favorites – ZARA

I love ZARA. I love its modern, feminine, yet sophisticated style. The only problem I have with ZARA? It's everywhere. No matter where I go, Toronto, Tokyo or Shanghai, I see ZARA, I see ZARA sell exactly the same pieces everywhere. Sigh. Nevertheless, I often find ZARA's items scream "quiet sexy" to me. What's "quiet …

Friday Favorites

Hi, I am Tyra, and this is my newly launched blog "Life is Good as an Immigrant".   I post "Diary as an immigrant" series every Monday. You can read Lunch Cultures – New School Year Edition Majority or Minority?   I post "My Journey towards Finding Faith" series every Wednesday. You can read these …

My Journey – Preface

Hi! Welcome to my blog. You can read About Me here. Let's get started!     Prior to immigrating to Canada, I followed a rail I thought every good girl should be following: good student, good university, good job, good salary, good life. This concept was from my upbringings, and it had worked really well …