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BLOG: An evening with Japanese Dolls — A family tradition for men and women

March 14, 2019 By Admin

An invitation to a festival celebrating Japanese dolls for March 10 emerged in my email. Is this a girl thing? Do I get to cuddle the dolls?

BLOG: How to eat healthy while dining out

March 7, 2019 By Admin

How do I depict the Lunar New Year? Superabundance.It is probably not the ideal time to eat healthy — just count the number of rich meals on my calendar. Some are splendid dinners, while some I would rather not discuss.

BLOG: How to keep f it during chilly weather

February 28, 2019 By Admin

In this cold weather, the last thing you should do is stay glued to your phone, and being a couch potato. Sure, you have plenty of excuses. “It’s too cold to walk outside or go to the gymnasium,” “I have no exercise equipment at home,” or “I don’t have space in my home to exercise.”

BLOG: 6 reasons you will enjoy dining in the Chinatown-ID

February 21, 2019 By Admin

During Seattle’s snow debacle, my friend almost depleted his food supply. He wasn’t the only one. Many people couldn’t get out of their homes to buy food for more than a week, when walls of snow surrounded neighborhoods.

A surprisingly snowy start to the Year of the Pig

February 14, 2019 By Admin

The Year of the Pig is supposed to bring us wealth and prosperity. Instead, Seattle gets snow— treacherous storms one after another —putting all Lunar New Year celebrations in limbo.

Should you still say Kung Hei Fat Choy these days?

February 7, 2019 By Admin

Have you been hearing the traditional Chinese New Year greeting, “Kung Hei Fat Choy,” lately? Should you say it? While it is 2019 to us, it is the year 4716 in the Chinese lunisolar calendar. Much has changed in the 21st century. Kung Hei Fat Choy, which means “wishing you to make lots of money or a fortune,” is popular for two reasons.

LNY Traditions, Stash or trash?

January 31, 2019 By Admin

Lunar New Year was the happiest days of my childhood in Hong Kong, where I was raised. What’s not to love? There’s no school, great food, new clothes, and lots of red envelopes (lucky money). Since we were poor, my parents never gave us much of an allowance. The lucky money would last me almost a year.