I have a bone to pick with someone. And that someone’s name is September. I want to know, September, why you made the previous 28 days days go by so quickly. I also want to find out how you snuck the Mid-Autumn Festival in on the 12th. I think I’ll call you Stealthy September from now on.

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Friends, I have a burning question: What’s sushi like in Japan? Do rolls contain cream cheese or truffle oil? Are they topped with spicy mayonnaise? Will I find playfully named rolls like these ones at Japanese restaurants in America—Caterpillar Roll, Bad Boy Roll (did we meet in college?), or Sexy Scallop (I wish I’d met you in college!)? These questions run through my mind while I’m eating sushi in my city…

Complimentary Edamame! I like these boiled soybeans sprinkled with salt so much that I would’ve ordered them anyway. (To eat Edamame, you move the soybeans along one end of the pod to the other, scraping the soybeans into your mouth. You then get a mouthful of the tender and plain-tasting soybeans, and salt from the pods. Feel healthy and guilty at the same time!)

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What was your favorite school supply as a child? Mine was a Crayola box of 64 crayons. Boy did I love choosing from all the colors to create coloring-inside-the-line masterpieces. (Yes, I was quite good at coloring inside the lines. Don’t be hatin’—it’s not too late for you to master the skill of coloring.) I did have a crayon color I cherished above all the others, though: Cornflower. I would use this light-blue crayon for special pictures, sharpening and unpeeling its paper wrapper only when necessary.

I know that these days, school supplies have changed. They come in more colors, shapes, sizes, brands, uses, etc.

And school supplies can be edible.

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Just like restaurants come in all types of cuisines, friends can come in all ages. Do you remember The Sunshines who introduced me to one of my now-favorite Asian cuisines, Taiwanese? Although they each have children around my age, it doesn’t stop us from giggling over the same jokes, talking about our significant others, and enjoying meals together.

We meet for a meal every few months. The last time was at a Malaysian Restaurant, where we ordered Roti Canai with a curry dipping sauce. This type of bread is similar to Naan but flaky.

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