Author Archives: AllisonChang

 
Wake Up, Wake Up!

I went to California to see my sister graduate with her master’s degree.  My parents and I stayed in a nice little hotel which was very full, because all of the guests were also there to see their kids graduate.  On the morning of the graduation ceremony, I slept in as late as my parents would let me, which was a big mistake.  All of the other guests woke up and showered before me, so when I took a shower, there was no hot water left, and I had to take a cold shower!

起きて、起きて！

　私は修士号を取得した妹の卒業式を見る為にカリフォルニアへ行きました。両親と私が泊まった小さくて素敵なホテルは、とても混んでいました。というのは、すべての宿泊客もまた、子供達の卒業式を見るために泊まっていたからでした。卒業式当日の朝、私は両親が起こしてくれるぎりぎりまで寝ていました。それが大きな間違いでした。他の宿泊客はみんな、私が起きる前に起きて、シャワーを浴びていたのです。それで、私がシャワーを浴びる時には、お湯は残っていませんでした。そして、私は冷たいシャワーを浴びることになりました！ Continue reading →

 
Maki Sushi , a Traditional Japanese Grandmother, and Me

     My boyfriend’s grandmother wanted to teach me how to make maki sushi, so she asked my boyfriend and me to come over recently.  She said, "Alli, I’m teaching you how to make sushi so that you can make it for Mike, since he loves my sushi so much."  Then she had me make the vinegar sauce, mix it with the rice, season canned tuna with shoyu and sugar, cut the vegetables, and roll the sushi.  It took all morning, because she wanted me to make ten rolls!  While I was making the sushi, Mike’s grandma told him to just watch.

I appreciated that Mike’s grandma took the time to teach me to make maki sushi, but I also think it’s funny what an old-fashioned Japanese lady Mike’s grandma is.  You would think that since her grandson loves her sushi, she would teach him to make it, but she taught her grandson’s girlfriend instead! Continue reading →

 I think she still likes him!

      My high school friend recently came back from the mainland, so he decided to help judge for the last speech competition during the spring. He used to be on the speech team.  His ex-girlfriend also used to be on the speech team, but even though she’s been in Hawaii this whole year, she has refused to judge any of the competitions.  However, when she found out that my friend was judging, she came to judge at the competition!

    After the speech competition was over, the ex-girlfriend invited my friend to go dancing, but he was already planning to go to the speech awards ceremony in the evening.  That evening, a little while after the awards ceremony had started, the ex-girlfriend showed up!  After the awards ceremony, my friend and I were planning on going out for drinks,  and the ex-girlfriend barged in and invited herself along.   How strange! Continue reading →