Coffee and Tea

After several events, parties, deadlines, meetings, homework, chores, and appointments, I found myself in a major state of burnout a couple of weeks…

This has been one emotional election. I think there’s no better way to start this entry than with this simple, admittedly “safe” (or…

…Shouldn’t stay in Baguio. Before I alarm some of the friends I went to Baguio with (I promise I won’t talk about your…

I was told to try Nasi Lemak, a richer Malaysian version of the Bakuteh, Penang Laksa, Clay Pot Char Kway Teow, and Curry…

IMHO, the best place to be in as we usher in the Lunar New Year is in Binondo, the world’s oldest Chinatown. I…

“Being sick is our body’s way of telling us we need to rest”, one of my best friends told me a few years…

It takes nothing short of a huge miracle to get a severe introvert like myself out of the house (my friends are amazing…

“To take wine into our mouths is to savor a droplet of the river of human history” – Clifton Fadiman   If that is…

I know I’ve mentioned it in previous entries, but the holiday rush has really thrown our family for a loop. Our schedules have…

This was the message I got from a friend last week, after I seemingly dropped off the face of the earth. Truth is,…