Dim Sum – Travelogue

Back in BC

My close friends, Grace, Jeff, and Eddie suggested back in January that we go on a food trip to Vancouver BC over Memorial Day weekend. I booked an Airbnb early on to secure a place for 3 nights. The trip also was a few days from Jeff’s birthday so we made it a foodie birthdayContinue reading “Back in BC”

Belonging with Emojis & Lee Ming Wei

I recently went down to San Francisco for work. I am the global co-chair for the Asians@ employee resource group (ERG) at Airbnb and one of the organizers for the Creating Belonging with Emojis panel discussion for Asian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Heritage Month (ANHPIHM) kick-off event. I felt very fortunate that I got approvalContinue reading “Belonging with Emojis & Lee Ming Wei”

Costco Adventure

Steph and Jason decided that Costco would be the theme of this road trip up to Vancouver BC. I was fortunate enough to be invited to this exciting adventure. Despite being friends for about a decade, this would be our very first road trip together. Steph and I both have motion sickness but Steph isContinue reading “Costco Adventure”

Murakami and Yayoi in SF

Jessie and I planned a San Francisco trip so that we could check out the Takashi Murakami at the Asian Art Museum and Yayoi Kusama exhibit at SF MOMA. Grace also flew up to join for an art and foodie fun-filled weekend adventure. The first two nights we stayed in Pleasant Hill to be nearContinue reading “Murakami and Yayoi in SF”

Road Trip to BC with Pals

Grace, Eddie and I reached Phnom Phen after being 8 hours on the road driving up from Portland. It was memorial weekend so there was a bit of traffic through Washington. When we arrived it was almost 8:30 PM and it closed at 9:00 PM. Grace was enthusiastic about their butter beef and had reminiscedContinue reading “Road Trip to BC with Pals”

My #VeryAsian Moment

I love bringing a diverse group of friends together like my uninitiated co-workers, especially the folks who have not ventured or are familiar with the concept to a traditional dim sum restaurant. In Cantonese, we call it “yum cha” which literally means drink tea. The experience usually consists of ordering a tea to pair withContinue reading “My #VeryAsian Moment”