Author Archives: AllisonChang

On Saturday, I tried the famous shrimp from the white truck in Kahuku for the first time! I was at Kahuku High School to help with a speech tournament, and the shrimp truck was parked right across the street, so … Continue reading →

This weekend I helped check ballots at a speech tournament — all I do is quickly make sure everything is filled out correctly when the judges turn them in.   The people who tabulate the results like doing things this … Continue reading →

I’m so sorry that Dolce passed away. He was a sweet dog, and I liked it when he would lick my knee or lie down on my foot. I hope Michiko and Shuzo are doing okay.

My dad had his retirement party recently. It was at the Natsunoya Tea House, which had really yummy food, but was a little bit funny: they only host large parties, and they sort of encourage the people who have parties … Continue reading →

You know how palm trees in Hawaii have metal rings around them? (I think they’re so rodents can’t climb up the tree and gnaw on the coconuts. If they were able to do that, then the coconuts might be more … Continue reading →

Yesterday was Mike’s niece’s 5th birthday party. It was a big event! Mike’s sister rented a bouncy castle with a slide and hired balloon animal-makers. Mike’s niece is really into ladybugs right now, so she asked for a ladybug balloon … Continue reading →

This weekend, Mike and I felt fancy and used white and red miso to make soup. We also put in an entire block of tofu and wakame, so we really did use more ingredients than we normally do. :> We’re … Continue reading →

Yesterday I landed up driving home behind a police car, and we were in the lane immediately next to the carpool lane. Sometimes I get really sleepy inching along in traffic, but I didn’t this time — it was really … Continue reading →

In the past few years, my parents have gone on a lot of vacations. A bunch of them were cruises with free fancy dinners, and my dad got in the habit of taking pictures of his meals. He even took … Continue reading →

Usually I drink about 96 ounces of tea a day at work (three Nalgenes-worth :D), but for the past two weeks I’ve been too impatient to wait for my tea to steep, so I’ve been drinking water. Also, I thought … Continue reading →