Paddington is a Spectacled Bear native in Andean jungle and the only bear species in South America. You’ll find this statue is one of the many landmarks you’ll find along the Miraflores boardwalk. Continue reading Found Paddington Bear in Peru
Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others? Martin Luther King, Jr. Continue reading Monday Musing, 1/18
Hello, everyone. Grab some coffee from the French press. I bought breakfast croissants from my neighborhood donut shop. Grab some — I have enough for everyone! It is warm winter day in Los Angeles. We were planning to go to the mountains and see some snow again this weekend but the snow had already melted. The weather has been in the high 80s all weekend … Continue reading #weekendcoffeeshare: A warm winter day
Two month old Lana may not be able to speak to us expressing what she wants and does not want, but her face can tell us all. Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #131-Emotions Continue reading Reading her face
This is my last Friday before I head back into work so I decided to write about things I will miss about maternity leave. To be honest, I did not really enjoy maternity leave. I thought I would, and was ready to give myself four months or even six months where I would live off the remaining three months from my savings. Instead I decided … Continue reading Five things Friday: What I will miss from maternity leave
Selvatura Park, Monteverde, Costa Rica – September 2016 We went to Costa Rica during Labor Day weekend about four years ago. Selvatura Park was one of my favorite experiences in Costa Rica. You walk across many hanging bridges bridges to explore the cloud forest, a butterfly garden, and a hummingbird garden. The hummingbird garden was my attempt in capturing hummingbirds at mid-flight. Also, I have … Continue reading The hummingbirds and the bees
…we don’t need to look like each other or speak like each other or live like each other to know what it feels like to be sad, to be hurt, to be in need of a friend. instead, we can simply say the words i understand, we can make a secret clubout of our sadness, we can let everyone in who wants to join, we … Continue reading Monday Musing 1/11
Weekend Coffee Share is a time for us to take a break out of our lives and enjoy some time catching up with friends (old and new)! Grab a cup of coffee and share with us! What’s been going on in your life? What are your weekend plans? Is there a topic you’ve just been ruminating on that you want to talk about? Oh wow, what … Continue reading #weekendcoffeeshare: The art of vegging out
Five things Friday is a post where I share five things that either made my week, what I am thinking about, or would like to share with all of you! 1. January 6th, 2021 I don’t think I’ll ever forget the Insurrection of January 6th, 2021. I felt like this whole week became a month as we crawled into Friday. The Insurrection was a culmination … Continue reading Five things Friday: This week turned into a month
Even though I did not complete a lot of things on my 20 for 2020 list, I feel I did a lot over the past year. My days were go to work and go straight home. It was like that everyday of the week until I started maternity leave and my days were at home. I tried staying productive if I had the energy. Some … Continue reading A year in review: Reverse 20 in 2020 list
I was reviewing my 20 for (20)20 to see how many goals I completed for the year. I am sure I did not meet most of these goals. So let’s review: (1) Visit 20 different museums, landmarks, or national parks. The majority of these places were from our Europe trip earlier this year. Let’s count, shall we? Milan: Monza racetrack, Sforzesco Castle (2) Paris: I’ve … Continue reading A year in review: 20 for (20)20
I barely posted in 2020 but I did take plenty of photos throughout the year worth their own post in the future. To make it easy, I’ll review my year based on the photos that are currently in media library otherwise, it would be me spending many hours going through my hard drive. In late January to February, we travelled to Italy, France, and Germany. … Continue reading Best of 2020 according my photos
