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 Taipei, Taiwan I love the place. Born in Taipei. Raised there until the age of 5. [memories: london bridge in mandarin - dark, musty stairwells - favorite red, hooded coat - favorite red chipao - running after older kids in damp ally - earthquake on third floor and tight grip on revolving bamboo chair - dad almost giving me a spanking:thanks mom - san1 tze4 jing1 - bopomofo colored building blocks - flowergirl in front of rusted apt. gate - catching dragonflies - watching pet caterpillars - climbing stacks of cardboard boxes - rolling in leftover cardboard shred's in jiu4jiu's factory - biting my brothers' cheeks - bread truck tinkling - buo1 luo2 mien4 bao1 - grandma's salty chicken feet - sleeping on cold, emerald green tiled floor in summer - trying a hackysack - shallow stream and feet on clean rocks - metal wire style taiwanese bbq - ah2 gong1 alone in shing1 dian4 - shing1 dian4 koh3 25 yuan beef noodle soup - riding motorcycles - "trying" at airport for america - every summer from 5 to 13 - fay4 tze - smelly blankets - 7-eleven - snickers with yuan3yuan2 - two bigmacs - shing1 men2 ding1 - ah1 yi2 - vegetable person - beautiful - ah2 goo1 - monk cousin - where in the world is carmen sandiego? - pins and needles in small south door - deep vibrato in taiwanese - back of air-conditioned plastic-seat taxi - tobacco spit - cousin's chipped tooth - go awol - tao2 yuan2 - hong2 doh4 bing1 - yieh4 sze4 - guang4 jieh1 with mom - asleep in back of taxi with mom's arm during brakes - 252 bus]
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 Rosemead, CA Scant recollection. Stayed a few months. A little kindergarten. [memories: walnut grove - glitter on white glue - ask daddy for any english - jar of dimes - milk every day - the smurfs - lucky charms commercials - fold clothes - "shame, shame, shame" on the finger not on face - jenny - lotsa tv]
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| Hawthorne, CA Age 5 to Age 6. Kindergarten and first grade. [memories: zela davis - aja elkind - chinese jumprope - handball - waterfall - we are the world - indian-style moves - first bloody floss - chain around stop sign - andy - step on balloon aja b-day party - suck at hula hoop - freckled neckline:blond:ms. talley - brother fight at leuzinger - fedco stealing - flip skirt embarrassment - water toy clown - rainbow brite paper dolls - wrapping stomach with white blankie and maroon knit sash - sleep with mom - hit head on coffee table:stiches and laughter - kneel in front of grandparents pics for punishment - memorizing rainbow brite books - "dancing in the dark":springsteen in the dark of bedroom over and over again - air supply in bros. room - detached thumb trick - twas the night before xmas big coloring book - rose parade on tv - months of the year swaying song]
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| Torrance, CA Second grade to twelfth grade at North High. [memories: edison elementary - long duong:foursquare - sand castles - jungle gym - dirty jason and zachary and dar - vicki starrett first desk partner - beating bowlcut walter at math quiz speeds - ms. thompson - morning news on small brown radio of challenger crash - fourth grade wilcox - books up block for tests - test listening music draw remind of waterfall:accurate! - GATE testing:judge is bench:arnold of different strokes:circles and boxes - torrance - pics of torrance]
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 Swarthmore, PA College time. [memories: pre-frosh weekend - meet amy phillips:redondo beach?:gardena vally baptist?! - roanna constancia:jen lee:parrish second - lugging suitcase up parrish stairwell - me a speck? - green swat - "i'm picking between harvard and etc.." - paces party with slippers, vball flower neon shorts & grey sweatshirt - go homies go homies - sharples is good! - don't talk to ed - questionairre for all - meeting elida - virgin vault - frickin' academics - article for ken saragosa:he's what?:dangit! - vball and free holly]
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