A Short Burst of Pet Peeves

Hey Goog, what's up?  Today, I'm going to complain just a bit.  It'll be fun!

NUMBER 1: when white people try to be Asian

This is one of those things in life that tears me in two.  Being half-Korean myself, I am trilled when non-Asians love Korean culture.  It is truly amazing and deserves to be loved by all.  But at the same time, I am totally creeped out when white people try to be Asian.

Chubby, mousy-haired white kids learning Taekwando; blond, blue-eyed girls crying "oppa, oppa!" to K-pop stars; non-stick-like white dudes piercing their ears, growing sweepy hair, and wearing form-fitting pants.  Just stop.  Please.

(Fortunately, dear mission friends of mine, this excludes you.  Somehow the years you spent living the Korean life made you so, despite your whiteness.  You are Asian in my eyes.)

Do I have a solution to this problem?  Yes.  But no. You already saw my solution above: just stop.  Please.  But my humble plead will never change this sad reality - there will always be white people who try to be what they aren't.

NUMBER 2: the paradox of summer

Summer in Utah is H.O.T. hot.  Which is fine.  Because there is no humidity.  Thank HEAVENS.  But what irks me about the summertime, is that I spend most of my days freezing.  How is this?  I think we've all been there.  It's because of the stupid office who tries to overcompensate for the heat outside by blasting the AC inside.

I seriously have to wear a coat in the office to keep my face from turning purple.  And it usually turns purple anyway.  Everyone complains, but the thermostat never changes.  Curse them!

NUMBER 3: school zones

Now don't get me wrong, I'm all for school zones.  Keep those kids safe!  But what does bug me, is that person driving in front of me who thinks they need to slow down to 20mph (or slower) when the flashing sign comes into SIGHT, not when they actually approach it.

So I sit there, crawling miserably behind some giant SUV that I didn't even know was capable of going that slow, panicking unnecessarily about the whole minute this slow-down is going to make me late for work.  It's a lose-lose situation.

NUMBER 4: overflowing hot cereal

It ruins my morning every day.  Doesn't matter what it is: oatmeal, cream of wheat, gritz...it will ALWAYS overflow the bowl in the microwave, wasting my precious food and making me clean first thing in the morning.  You'd think I'd learn to stop and just eat cold cereal.  Well...one of these days...

IN CONCLUSION

So, that is my current list of pet-peeves AKA hastag first world problems.  Fortunately, I will not spend my life miserable because of these pet peeves, because I know how to overcome them.  Pres. Uchtdorf told me how: stop it! Besides, I've got a great family, fabulous friends, Kpop, Kdramas, religion, savings, my water bottle, an education, youth and health.  So I'm good.  *Sigh.