Monthly Archives: August 2002

Aujourd’hui, j’ai passé du temps avec Rae, Anne, Céline, et ses familles à Mountain View et à Palo Alto. EIles se sont arrivées il y a quelques jours après avoir assisté au mariage de Jean-Laurent et Grace à Orange Country. … Continue reading →

I met Jean-Laurent through his sister, Hoàng-Mai, when I was living and studying in Paris. At the time, neither Anne, Jean-Laurent, nor their two other sisters, Céline or Nathalie, were married. The past seven years have seen some big changes … Continue reading →

Yesterday night, I went to the San Diego Padres game at Qualcomm Stadium. My Dad and I were accompanied by Colin, one of my parents’ friends. The game was exciting up to the fifth or sixth inning, when the lead … Continue reading →

Friday night featured the opening reception for the GOT ART? Showcasing Works by Emerging Asian Artists exhibition at the Chinese Culture Center. The CCC is a “major community-based, non-profit organization established in 1965 to foster the understanding and appreciation of … Continue reading →

A number of Rae’s friends are from San Diego, and one of them is returning back to the hometown after several years in the Bay Area. On Friday night, we went to Suzanne’s place in Berkeley to wish her well … Continue reading →

FANTASTIC! THE ART OF COMICS AND ILLUSION is running until October 17, 2002, at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts at Mission and Third in San Francisco. On the first Tuesday of each month, appropriately known as Free Tuesday, … Continue reading →

This afternoon, I was sitting in front of my computer, when the familiar smell of something burning wafted into the room. I turned around and saw the entire park outside of my house enveloped in smoke! I grabbed my camera, … Continue reading →

Crystal is leaving the Bay Area to work in Shanghai for the next few years. On Saturday, friends and family gathered at her home in Los Gatos to wish her well. Crystal’s dad cooked up a seemingly neverending supply of … Continue reading →