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 […]
Fusion and fried rice – a match made in heaven
By Wayne Chan NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Beef noodle soup, Asian tapas, and sushi? Thanks, but no thanks. I try not to be a foodie elitist, but I’ve never been attracted […]
Too much of a good thing
By Wayne Chan NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Living in Seattle or near a major metropolitan area, you’ve no doubt seen it — brightly colored bicycles parked randomly on street corners, unchained […]
The perfect, much too perfect Christmas tree
By Wayne Chan NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Another Christmas and year has come and gone, and I have a confession — we bought our first artificial Christmas tree. First, I take […]
If someone could come up with a matzo ball dim sum restaurant, we’d all be set
By Wayne Chan NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY It’s interesting what one feels pride over. A few days ago, I was playing tennis with a group of guys during our weekly tennis […]
WAYNE’S WORLDS — A diet f it for a frog
By Wayne Chan NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY I am on a diet. I feel like I say that a lot. Actually, you can probably figure out how old I am by […]
WAYNE’S WORLDS: There is such a thing as MSG withdrawal
I’ve heard that someone going through the symptoms of withdrawal can be dramatic, but it’s only been recently that I’ve seen the effects in person. Just to be sure, I searched online to better understand some of these symptoms.
WAYNE’S WORLDS: Blessed are the donuts
By Wayne Chan NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY We are truly blessed. The other night, my wife Maya and I were sitting across from each other at the dining table when Maya […]
WAYNE’S WORLDS: Roses are red … and they’d better be
By Wayne Chan NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Ahh, I love that spring is right around the corner. The birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming, and even the gophers in my […]
WAYNE’S WORLDS: An electrifying fair or — how I avoided death, fell in love, and became a chairman
By Wayne Chan NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY Well, now I’ve done it. I didn’t think I would. Actually, I was sure I wouldn’t. I’ve got too much on my plate already. […]