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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!

Category: Living in San Francisco

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 … More

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

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 … More

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” … More

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 … More

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 … More

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. … More

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

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

A designer’s wonderland {II}

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

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 … More

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 … More

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

Happy SanFranniversary

Two fruitful years of writing, drawing and creating in San Francisco. I love our Inner Richmond neighborhood so much that … More

#book, #indie, anniversary, creative, drawing, life, San Francisco, writing

Highest point in San Francisco

Mountain beyond mountains 山外有山 <Mountain and beyond exist mountain(s)> – this Chinese expression is often used to mean “there is always a … More

Chinese, highestpoint, Making a book, mountain, sanfrancisco

The sun is out!

阳光灿烂(的)日子

brilliant, Chinese, day, Making a book, sunshine

It’s raining in San Francisco

Back in 2012, when Jon and I started sending postcards to each other, California was still in drought. We were … More

Chinese, Learn, Living in San Francisco, Rain
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