String of memorable memories I remember...

From the beginning......................................................................(this will continue to GROW...)

I remember pooping on a pink potty training toilet while watching Sesame Street and not feeling ashamed or embarrassed one bit for doing so...even in the middle of the living room. I remember my Korean nanny washing my kimchi before I ate it so that it wasn't spicy anymore. I remember thinking that her real name was "Ajima" for years until I realized that all women were called that once they reached a certain age. I remember thinking that once I became an ajima, I would automatically wake up one day with a short perm and have to wear unmatched patterned clothing.

I remember my sister accidently kicking me in the face and my nose bleeding uncontrollably. I remember her cutting my finger and toe nails. I remember the dentist having to pull out my front teeth. I remember eating ritz crackers with slices of KRAFT american cheese. I remember the cheese ball cans cutting my fingers every time I reached inside to eat some. I remember freezing chocolate milk and sometimes apple juice to eat during my Saturday cartoons. I remember telling my dad that the cat turned on the air conditioner and not me. I SWEAR to this day I didn't turn it on.

I remember eating pickles in the closet and toasting crackers over birthday candles while reading The Littles and Ramona books. I remember going to see Red Sonja and hopping up and down as if I were riding on a horse and then my ice cream falling in my lap. I was really upset. I remember watching The Last Unicorn and it changing my life. I remember watching Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal and my life changing even more.

I remember my rabbit fur coat...I remember loving it and hating it at the same time. I remember Tokyo Disneyland. I remember being afraid of Captain Hook but posing for a picture with him anyways. I have always hated roller coaster rides but always acted like they were great. I remember my yellow Garfield & Odie lunch box...sitting in my cubby at school. I left it there for months because I was afraid of the rotting peanut butter and jelly sandwich inside of it. I remember when Beth and I's cats "ran" away. Their names were Tigger and Nabi. We pretended they ran away to get married. I remember Nabi means "Butterfly" in Korean.

I remember going to the ZOO in Japan and they tied meat to a somewhat lion-proofed van and drove through the lion's area with us in the van. The lions attacked the van and ate the meat. It was pretty exciting and filled me full of fear. I remember watching a huge gorilla throw up and then eat it over and over again. I remember going to a Japanese Folk Village and wanting to see the ponies...their manes were cut in what I thought looked like sixties hair-dos and they reminded me of the Beatles. They looked depressed...I got sad.

I remember getting in trouble in school when I colored my Christmas tree black. I remember a girl with red hair who cried all the time in my first grade class. I remember a boy named "Timmy" who was at all of our birthday parties...he had thick glasses and a brown bowl hair cut. I wonder where Timmy is today.