All Things Nga

My little brother rides the school bus home every day. The bus drops him off a few blocks away from our house, and my dad usually goes over and walks him back home. The drop-off times are quite inconsistent—sometimes it's around 2:40 p.m., and other times it's closer to 3:00 p.m. or even 3:15 p.m. This makes it difficult for my dad to time his arrival at the bus stop. Unless he waits there for the full 30 minutes, he risks missing my brother’s arrival. There have been times when the bus would drop my brother off early and my dad was not there to pick him up due to other errands. Cold, hungry, and tired from school, my brother would often cross the street and sprint home alone, no matter my dad’s repeated reminders to simply wait for him at the bus stop.  As I’m away for college and can’t do much to help my dad out, I often worry whenever this happens. What if my little brother isn’t careful and there’s an oncoming car? Or what if he does wait for my dad to come and stands there...

But First, Matcha On top of making my own matcha at home almost every day, I like to visit different cafes around LA and try their matcha. Below are my ratings of them (so you know which ones are worth it and which are not)! Community Goods – 9.5/10 Starting off strong, this coffee shop in Melrose definitely lives up to the hype. Most frequently visited by celebrities like the Biebers, there’s always a line out the door. However, the wait is well worth it. I always order the matcha einspanner– a strong, iced matcha latte topped with a sweet (but not too sweet) cold foam. Simply amazing. Before you know it, your cup will be empty and your cravings for it won’t stop! Dulce – 8/10 Oldie but goldie. Grabbing yourself matcha at Dulce in between classes is always a classic. The matcha flavor is there and you can never go wrong with it. Although it is a solid matcha spot, I feel like the matcha is on the sweeter side, which I’m not quite a fan of. It's still my go-to when I’m on campus, t...

 Ever since I was little, I have always believed that if I put my mind to something and worked hard, grinding out those hours, I could achieve anything. Studying was just studying to me. For instance, if I were studying for an accounting exam, I would review all the slides and do the practice problems. Maybe even twice. This applied to all of my classes, and it was rather a robotic process. The only goal I had in my mind was to retain all the information so I could do my best on the exam and get good grades. The method worked most of the time, so I never thought to change it. However, I knew this method probably didn’t make the best use of my time, and I could approach studying differently.  I wanted to read Feel-Good Productivity: How to Do More of What Matters to You by Ali Abdaal because I was intrigued by the idea of “feel-good productivity” and how I could apply it to my life. How could I make studying more enjoyable for myself? Would it make it less tedious? How could I ...