Wayne’s Worlds

A clear enough mind to know I was insulted

January 3, 2020 By Wayne Chan

Apparently, vanity has no limits. Unfortunately, this is what I’ve discovered about myself.

“Ip Man 4: The Finale”

January 3, 2020 By John Liu

The Ip Man movie series has been entertaining moviegoers and pushed Donnie Yen to super stardom.

A golden friendship

November 8, 2019 By Wayne Chan

“If you’re feeling stressed, give Ally a hug.”

A childhood memory I’d rather forget

August 16, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Wayne Chan NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY If you believe my wife Maya or son Tyler, apparently I have a lousy memory. How do I know that? Well, probably because they keep saying things like, “You can never remember anything!” I can understand why they’d think that way. There are a few Italian restaurants that we […]

Now that’s what you call being an entrepreneur

July 12, 2019 By Wayne Chan

Tyler: “Dad,” holding up a pen. “Do you need this anymore?”
Me: “No, go ahead,” I replied.

WAYNE’S WORLDS: Keeping tabs on our tabs

May 3, 2019 By Wayne Chan

I have a strong marriage. I can prove it, too.How’s that, you say? How can I possibly know with complete certainty that my wife Maya and I are built to last?

Dramatic reading of an uneventful life

March 1, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The problem is, I know how I feel about my parents. I miss them every single day. I miss my Dad’s goofy jokes. I miss how my Mom reminds me to wear a jacket when it’s 83 degrees outside. I miss how they make me feel…no matter what was happening in our lives, I always felt safe. My parents were always there. They always kept me safe.

Give me liberty or give me beef satay!

January 4, 2019 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Wayne ChanNORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY File this under: non-earth shattering news. I’m just about to head home after a two week-long journey to Hong Kong, Taipei, and Phuket. It’s been a great trip where I got to visit with friends and family, and sample food from different parts of the globe. But there’s been something […]

A tycoon’s to-do list

November 16, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Wayne Chan NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY It’s not easy being insanely, crazy, filthy rich, but somehow, some way, I’ll manage. They drew the numbers for the Mega Millions lottery last month. Since no one has won in months, the jackpot was worth over $1 billion. It just so happens, that in all those months of […]

My grown up, confounding, exasperating, exhilarating blessing of a son is going off to college!

September 21, 2018 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Wayne Chan Northwest Asian Weekly In about 10 days, our oldest son Tyler is heading off to college. Maybe I need to provide a little background. Tyler is indeed our eldest child, but since he is a triplet, he’s only older by about three minutes because he came out first. Whether he was born […]