The kids needed to use the bathroom after walking around the Grand Palace. When we looked for restroom nearby, we discovered this very fancy restroom store. It had shiny lights on, with a turnstile at the entrance. It says 1 dollar each time. I wasn’t sure if two people using the same stall at the…
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We recently traveled to New York City with my sister and her daughter. It was such a wonderful time exploring the city! I have heard people talked about all the must-eat bagels, so I just had to try them. First one we tried was Liberty Bagel. It was near where we stayed, at the Grand…
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I love “Goo Low Meat,” aka sweet and sour pork in the western world. I love the Hong Kong style one, the one with pineapple, colorful peppers, cripsy fried pork with a thickened glaze of orange (not red!) sauce. (Not the Panda Express one, but I would say Panda Express’s orange chicken is pretty good…
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We went to Paris for 5 days during the 2024 Olympics with my sister’s family. We have an aunt living in Paris so we hung out with her and my cousin too! On the last day we met with my brother/sister-in-laws for breakfast as they just arrived for the closing ceremony. It seemed like we…
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It’s 11 PM. I should be sleeping… but here I am, drawing maps and drooling over fried chicken, kaya toast, and egg tarts. 😋 One of the best (or worst?!) parts of creating custom maps is illustrating all the yummy food from different cultures. That means I’m scrolling through mouthwatering photos in the middle of the night, imagining…
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You have seen it. Those translucent pink dumpling thing — what is that? Why the translucent wrapper? What are those pink thing inside? What’s the texture? I am going to tell you all about it!! Hargaw is the Cantonese Romanization of Shrimp Dumpling. Har is the pronunciation for 蝦, which means “Shrimp,” while Gaw is…
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My daughter’s spring break this year was the same time as my niece’s, so my sister and I decided to travel to Japan together. Since my parents live in Hong Kong, they also joined us in Japan. We visited Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka together. It was a lot of people and a lot of fun!…
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What is Dimsum? If you have ever lived in a place with a decent Chinese population (especially Cantonese people), you would have heard of dimsum. But what is it?! “Dim sum” is the romanization of the Chinese words 點心, This vocabulary has a meaning of snacks, delicate snacks, and this specific type of food you…
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Yes. I bought and brought back a 1kg pack of cereal back home from Paris, and it was the best “souvenir” I brought back! Growing up, we rarely had cereals for breakfast. My mom usually prepared noodles, Chinese buns, sandwich, fruits, etc. While I can’t even remember clearly when she had bought us cereal, I…
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Travel. Sounds fun! Traveling with kids. Haha — did you just frown?
