Lost In My Thoughts

The sea breeze caresses my skin because the crashing waves have done too much damage. Tidal waves strip my identities across the sandy beaches. Tsunamis of fear and anger devours my soul and drags it along the deep ocean floor, picking up the pieces of keys to missing locks. I'm swept into the sea, drowning in an ocean of seduction and lies, gasping for air, seeking hope and redemption. Inhaling the present and exhaling the past on the surface of the ocean,  but the surface was I all I ever knew. Gazing at the glimmers of hope in the sky, stars existing galaxies away.  But the moon casting shadows of failure and defeat. So, I'm just floating in the ocean for the time being with no sense of direction, north, east, south, and west but I do understand, right, wrong, good, and bad. So, I'm just floating in the ocean for the time being. I haven't lost sight of the shore, but I've already come so far from where I used to be. So in...

Title:  Beyond These Walls Logline/Pitch: This show is about five Hmong/Hmong-American college students at the University of California (UOC). A complex journey through education seeking for knowledge and opportunities, but most importantly, themselves. It’s about discovering identities, love, sex, relationships, and hope. A time when you explore the endless possibilities and the world around you is infinite. It’s about searching for adventure and excitement...love and companionship...and finding oneself through friendship. It is the best gift, the ultimate blessing, and the greatest challenge. Lee Lee: Lee is 18 years old and comes from a metropolitan city. He is the son of a single mother, who works extremely hard to support his education. Lee is soft spoken, humble, and frugal. Growing up in poverty most of his life, Lee aspires to become a social entrepreneur and hopes to someday become the CEO of his own organization. He spends his free time volunteering and sketching landscap...

San Francisco Exploratorium - San Francisco, CA

Communications Hill - San Jose, CA It has been awhile since I've enjoyed a scenic view of city lights. I forgot how liberating of an experience it can be. There's something really peaceful about sitting on top of a hill, watching the city lights, and gazing at the moon and stars in silence. I felt so care free, like nothing else in the world mattered.  As I stared into the city, I realized the lights illuminated the windows of stores, living rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, and buildings. These are spaces that are taken up by people. People I don't know and probably will never meet. It also grounded me in understanding that the people existing in these spaces are also living complex lives, as complex as mine.  Spending time with myself tonight truly helped me to understand what it means to be in love with myself. I promise that I will take better care of myself. I will love every inch of my body. I will love all my strengths and all my flaws. I will heal my body, ...

Valuable quotes from Paulo Coelho's book, The Alchemist. "It describes people's inability to choose their own Personal Legends. And it ends up saying that everyone believes the world's greatest lie." "What's the world's greatest lie?" the boy asked completely surpised. "It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That's the world's greatest lie." - Page 20 The Soul of the World is nourished by people's happiness. And also by unhappiness, envy, and jealousy. To realize one's Personal Legend is a person's only real obligation. All things are one. "And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it." - Page 24 "Treasure is uncovered by the force of lowing water, and it is buried by the same currents," said the old man. - Page 27 He had to choose between s...