I had the pleasure of viewing the Matisse/Diebenkorn exhibit at the newly-renovated San Francisco Museum of Modern Art yesterday. Richard Diebenkorn is not only one of my favorite artists of the 20th century, but of all time. I have been a fan…
My Complicated Relationship with the Philippines
My parents are from the Philippines. Although born in the U.S., I’ve visited the homeland twice: 1) when I was a pre-teen and mosquitoes feasted on me; and 2) when I was in college and part of a medical mission…
An Exploration of World Religions: Buddhism / Catholicism
Here’s my interview of Patrick and his hybrid faith in Buddhism and Catholicism. Tell me about yourself. Where you’re from, where you live, what you do? Born in San Francisco, raised (or made in) Hayward, CA, still live there and…
Happy 3rd Birthday Franco
My baby Franco celebrated his 3rd birthday at Bladium in Alameda yesterday with friends his age. I highly recommend Bladium for a kid’s birthday party as the event was completely turn-key. We had two staff members who watched over the…
An Exploration of World Religions: A Message from Pope Francis
I hope you’re enjoying the series on religion. It has been well-received. Launch of New Blog Series: An Exploration of World Religions An Exploration of World Religions: Zoroastrianism Feel free to take another look as I updated with pictures of Monisha’s…
An Exploration of World Religions: Zoroastrianism
This post launches a new blog series on world religions, which I gave a short introduction to here. We’re kicking it off with Zoroastrianism, one of the world’s oldest religions. This post will be unique from the others because I interviewed…
Cal Day 2017
We had a blast attending our first Cal Day at my beloved alma mater, UC Berkeley. One of the best things about living in the Bay Area is introducing Franco to where mommy went to school. Franco got his very…
Launch of New Blog Series: An Exploration of World Religions
I’m excited to launch a new blog series next week: An Exploration of World Religions. Even though I’m a devout Catholic, I adore rituals and traditions from other religions and feel so blessed when friends invite me to participate. I…
The Great Egg Hunt at the Dunsmuir Hellman Historic Estate
I think one of the reasons Easter is my favorite holiday is because of the egg hunts. They are just so damn fun. This year, we went to The Great Egg Hunt at the Dunsmuir Hellman Historic Estate in Oakland….
Easter Mass at Cathedral of Christ the Light
We went to Easter Mass at Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland and it was the best ever! As a life-long, practicing Catholic, I am tired of getting to Easter mass super early and fighting for a seat. Especially…