by ishen | Jul 1, 2016 | Miscellaneous
When I took my first Econ 50 class as a freshman in college, I struggled greatly. I was scared off because it didn’t make sense to me. The real world didn’t reflect the “laws” that I was taught. A couple of years later I tried again, adding...
by ishen | Aug 30, 2013 | Children, Miscellaneous, Parenting, Personal
Two weeks ago I posted my letter to the Fremont Fire Department, and much to their credit, they are responsive to my complaint. The next day, I did receive the following email response: Dear Ms. Shen, Thank you for contacting me to express your displeasure with your...
by ishen | Aug 17, 2013 | Miscellaneous, Parenting
On July 16th, I kicked off a series of emails with the Fremont Police Department’s Community Engagement when I attempted to help my preschool get the kids a few child safety presentations from Fremont Police Department and Fremont Fire Department. I was...
by ishen | Aug 15, 2013 | Miscellaneous, Personal
Today was supposed to be a fun day at my son and daughter’s preschool. We had arranged for the Fire Department to come and visit and instead the kids did not have fun. The youngest among them were frustrated and disappointed. As a parent who was there to witness...
by ishen | Jan 23, 2012 | Miscellaneous, Personal
This year, my Chinese New Year did not get off to a very good start. It is tradition to do some serious and thorough cleaning of the house for Chinese New Year, and I did not do a very good job this year of cleaning and washing everything. We had planned to go out to...
