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  • a little {booster} dose of Hanyu Pinyin
    • “a” Finals
    • “o” Finals
    • “e” Finals
    • “i” Finals (Part 1)
    • “i” Finals (Part 2)
    • “u” Finals (Part 1)
    • “u” Finals (Part 2)
    • “u” Finals (Part 3)
    • “ü” Finals – the most confusing page!

The Wild Cards of Hanyu Pinyin

Aside from the vowels (also known as Finals in Hanyu Pinyin), I like to think that the father of Pinyin saw various modern…

Blog, Chinese, Hanyu Pinyin, journal, language, Learn, life, Mandarin, Sounds

Hanyu Pinyin: Learn the pun, find the fun

At some point in our Chinese learning adventure, Jon found the confidence to sign up for Mandarin lessons in San…

Blogging, book, Chinese, creative, design, Experimental, Hanyu Pinyin, Ideas, language, language learning, life, Mandarin, Self-publishing

Read something this summer :)

We were never around for summers (because it’s the coldest time) in San Francisco. Last year was quite the exception…

Blogging, books, jounal, journal, Library, life, Little Free Library, Neighborhood, Optimism, read, San Francisco, Share, Summer

The Singaporean 🌳

Jon pointed out the 🌳 in earlier days when we started seeing each other. He made me say “Three trees”…

Blogging, British, Comic, English, Graphics, Illustration, journal, language, life, Singaporean, Three, Tree, writing

Sharing positivity in our neighborhood

I have seen more green onions in my lifetime than roses and violets, yet I did not know that flowers…

Blogging, Bookshare, DIY, Ideas, Inner Richmond, journal, life, Little Free Library, Neighborhood, Positivity, San Francisco, support local, writing

Unite #saynotoracism

To #unite (合) is when Human (人) come together as One (一) Voice (口)  #asians4blacklives #chinesecharacters

Blogging, Chinese, Community, Discrimination, Equality, Graphics, Illustrations, journal, Learn Chinese, life, Social justice, Unite, writing

Hey #saynotoracism

The Chinese character to say “Hey” is simply a Mouth (口) + Black (黑) #speakup #yellowperilsupportsblackpower #asians4blacklives #chinesecharacters

Blogging, Chinese, Discrimination, Equality, journal, Learn Chinese, life, Social justice, writing

Share something and pass it on

During shelter-in-place, there are all sorts of online services that the San Francisco Public Library provides but it’s not the…

Adventure, Blogging, books, Bookshare, Giving, journal, life, Message, Positivity, Random, writing

Always always remember to BR(EAT)HE!

Last week was chaotic. I had my first crazy tooth extraction, ten hours before San Francisco’s shelter-in-place order took place.…

Blogging, Breathe, design, Graphics, Health, Illustrations, journal, life, Mug, Optimism, Positivity, San Francisco, writing

Filling in the blanks…… with a story of your own

A Little Something is a special publication (160 pages of printed stories and 128 pages of blank cream paper) that…

Blogging, books, design, diary, Independent, journal, publication, self-help, Self-publishing, Story, support local, Writer, writing

When the lost and found bin is 2,500 miles away from San Francisco

It was a nerve-racking ordeal to lose thirty-two books in the mail. On hindsight, it was probably a wake-up call…

Blogging, Community, diary, journal, Journey, life, Lost and found, Mail, Missing, post, Thoughts, Travel, writing

Experimenting with print-on-demand book

Very soon, we would be down to our last few copies of A Little Daily Dose. Would we run another…

Blogging, books, design, graphic design, print, print on demand, Printing, publication, Publishing, Self-publishing, writing

A designer’s wonderland {II}

The corridor of brown paper packaged fonts leads to the bookbinding department – on the right – which we missed…

Blogging, books, design, diary, fonts, graphic design, journal, Printing, publication, typography, writing

A designer’s wonderland {I}

For the last twenty years, fonts are a huge part of my life. From the serifs Garamond, Baskerville, Bodini to…

Blogging, books, design, diary, fonts, graphic design, journal, Printing, publication, typography, writing

Gift books for the altruist

From time to time, Jon and I would take a stroll down Clement Street to Green Apple Books. Which shelf…

#book, Author, Beautiful, Blogging, books, Chinese, design, Gift, Giving, language, Project, Self-publishing, writing

Publication design: the beauty of exposed spine binding

The first few drafts of A Little Daily Dose were bound by hand. We appreciate how we could lay them…

#book, book spine, books, design, details, graphic design, Ideas, Printing, publication, Self-publishing, Shanghai, writing

What happens when you lose 32 books in the mail?

32 copies of A Little Daily Dose are lost in September, somewhere between Singapore and San Francisco. Were they lost…

#book, Author, Blogging, books, Chinese, Journey, language, life, Publishing, self-help, Self-publishing, writing

Self-publishing: changing with the times

In 2008, when I first self-published A Little Beijing: Your Niche Travel Guide, I made an art installation with the help…

#book, Book launch, Chinese, Crowdfunding, Digital, Format, indie book, Learn, San Francisco, Self-publishing, Technology

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