Food. We need it. We want it. We depend on it. We are what we eat. I started cooking when I was barely 10 years old. With over 20 years of slicing and dicing, stir-frying and baking, steaming and roasting, I’d like to consider myself a foodie who is comfortable in the Read more…
Recently, I was able to pull away for 99 minutes to watch Netflix’s To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before. There was so much hype about this movie that I had to see it. Plus, I love movies that are filmed in Vancouver. It makes me believe these sappy stories happen in Read more…
How translating for your immigrant parents actually makes you more emotionally intelligent Have you ever seen an Asian mom and her kid at a restaurant and the kid is ordering for the both of them in perfect English and then confirming it with his/her mom in their native language? I Read more…
Used with permission from Teresa Yeung How come so many Asian women want to pale and skinny? As someone who is neither of those things, I wanted to find real role models, especially as my daughter gets older. One night, I was browsing through one of my husband’s CPA magazines when Read more…
Imagine your Asian parents holding hands, hugging, kissing, making out on the couch. Cringe, shudder, gross. I grew up with the kind of parents that barely touched. How has that affected my views on physical affection and parenting? I’ve mentioned that I only speak Chinese to my daughter as I Read more…
So recently, my husband and I were able to get away and have a date night. Oh just one of those things couples should do every now and then especially when they’re busy AF as parents). The hype around Crazy Rich Asians got to me. As mentioned before, I’m not Read more…
Mary (Left); Me (Right…grinning like an idiot) Mary Ng is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Markham-Thornhill & Minister of Small Business and Export Promotion. She is a trailblazer as one of the first Chinese Canadian female cabinet ministers. **Click Below To Listen Now** And, she is a self-proclaimed fan Read more…
Tiny Eyes Comics A touching story of how my grandma’s death inspired my mom to take control of her health Here is the final part of my collaboration series with Tiny Eyes Comics. Hope you enjoy! **Click Below To Listen Now** Click here for part 1. Click here for part 2. My Read more…
Tiny Eyes Comics It’s hard to say ‘I Love You’ to my parents but my mom and I have figured out a way to make it work. Here is part 2 of Why I Love My Mom series **Click Below To Listen Now** Click here for Part 1 Click here for Read more…
Tiny Eyes Comics Even though it’s hard for Asian parents to say ‘I Love You,’ they show their love in many other ways like through cooking and food. One day when I was doing my zombie scroll down Instagram lane, I stumbled upon Tiny Eyes comics. **Click Below To Listen Now** Read more…