We joined the Virginia Foods’ #DoTheCookingChallenge and presented our #VirginiaQuarantineRecipes entry starting off with this dynamite lumpia recipe. I’ve always loved dynamite lumpia because it’s crunchy, crispy, a bit spicy, and tasty. I have been meaning to make it at home especially that we are staying at home because of …
We limit screen time in our family to two hours per day. This means that there is a designated period for it. For our children, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. is “movie time.”
This is a story that makes me giddy. In early April 2020, I decided to plant again. I have a green thumb but work and travel took me away from the soil. Staying home rekindled my love for planting. I thought it’s best to grow plants that we can eat …
Antoinette wanted to have her own cooking show. But I have been very busy with full-time work in 2019 and I didn’t have much time to help her out with this project. Quitting full-time work in January and then the unexpected entry of COVID-19 got us started on “Inside Casa …
There are so many reasons why I feel that life is unfair.
I cannot list down all the details. I am not strong enough to write them down just yet. Maybe in the future, when I am stronger enough to share them.
I know I am not alone in this; we’ve all been through it. The dark days, the times when you feel betrayed, the moment when you feel that your worth is judged by your mistakes.
I was traveling around China and Hong Kong for 10 days when I felt that way.
I was not in my best mental and emotional state.
It helped that I was visiting places that were both familiar and new to me. In Shanghai, I revisited Fudan University, where I spent hours studying Chinese and learning how to live life abroad. In Zhangjiajie, I went on a nature trip and walked on a 4,700-feet high glass skywalk. In Guangzhou, I enjoyed a cup of coffee at the Garden Hotel, the very place where my twin children learned how to walk and run. In Hong Kong, I revisited the place where Jeff and I decided to commit to each other seven years ago.Continue reading“Straighten your crown”