Every time the temperature drops or the first snowflakes start falling, my mom turns into the town crier — announcing it to everyone like it’s […]
Lunar New Year: Day 2
Is It Bad Luck to Use a Hammer During Lunar New Year? Lunar New Year (or Chinese New Year, depending on who you ask) is […]
Happy Lunar New Year Day
Did I have grand plans to clean the apartment the day before? Oh, 100%. Did it actually happen? Nope, not even close. This morning, I […]
Lunar New Year and the Candy Tray
Lunar New Year is one of my favorite times of the year, and one tradition I’ve kept going from my mom is the candy tray—also […]
Tooth Fairy Traditions…
that neither my husband nor I had the good fortune of growing up with. Why did our parents feel the need to pull our loose […]
Office Holiday Party Cheer
Not that I would ever do this but if I were to, it’d have to be under extenuating circumstances. Perhaps, as you’re making your way […]
Habits
Sometimes we’re trapped by our experiences. This comic appears in the Dec. 6 – Dec. 20, 2024 issue of Sampan Newspaper.
Perfect Ratios
Cupcake frosting is literally on another level. Who is eating all of that frosting?
Aging Like Fine Wine
Just a normal and loving dinner conversation between a father and daughter. Also, as I’m getting older, let me get old. I can’t be 21 […]
Vanity Reigns Supreme
fact: I look sickly without lipstick. another fact: I forget to apply it sometimes.