Tag: Blogging
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2020: July #1secondeveryday
So many exciting projects/experiments in July! Parchment paper-wrapped sticky rice dumplings were my greatest innovation that satisfied comfort food cravings Preserved the last green onion flower in resin Closed the sustainability loop by reusing bicycle inner rubber tubes to make an unconventional rubber stamp and window drafts
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What was the Red-tailed Hawk up to at Baker Beach?
On our way to Baker Beach, we caught sight of a handsome Red-tailed Hawk hovering in the sky. What was it up to? No, it was not eyeing on the Brown Pelicans. As we watched the hawk swoop down towards the waves, we thought there would be prey in sight. What happened at the end surprised […]
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The Singaporean 🌳
{ This post was originally posted on A Little Daily Dose } Jon pointed out the 🌳 in earlier days when we started seeing each other. He made me say “Three trees” a million times and I have corrected many 🌳 into Three. Non-English conversations are almost non-existent after I moved to San Francisco in […]
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Parchment paper wrapped sticky rice dumplings
Comfort food craving during shelter-in-place has led me to experiment with the limited resources I have in the kitchen. Sticky rice dumplings – also known as Zongzi (粽子) and countless other names like Bak Zhang or Chinese Tamales – is made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo leaves. I drew a bamboo leaf outine on parchment paper and made […]
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Remembering a special flower
If Safeway hadn’t run out of green onions during shelter-in-place, we wouldn’t have started growing them. If I hadn’t had to look on the bright side after a tooth extraction, I wouldn’t have had smoothies for a month, and we wouldn’t have so many yogurt tubs lying around. If I hadn’t transferred the green onions into […]
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2020: June #1secondeveryday
June was all about self-improvement and learning how to make the world a better place.
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COVID-19 Journal: A quiet reflection
Shelter-in-place has made me reflect on the many little things I take for granted, like green onions. Discover beauty in every day.
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A Little San Francisco: Thinking Aloud
The uncut version of A Little San Francisco is probably three times longer and filled with many ludicrous ideas such as this one, about a gopher.
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The (bittersweet) arhat of living
Jon and I tied the knot in 2016 after being in a long-distance relationship. Although we spent less than a month together in the entire year, it was not difficult to notice an Englishman’s idea of “sweet” – the kind of candied, honey, caramelised sweetness in many British confectionery and desserts (which they like to call puddings). […]
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