Bangkok, Kanchanaburi, Ayutthaya

Thailand is one of those countries where everyone should go to. It offers something for everyone; for instance, within the capital city of Bangkok itself, there is a bustling city full of nightlife, shopping at Siam Center, riding tuk tuks, and sampling street food, while quietly scattered throughout the city are historical temples, built so elaborately for past kings.

Prescribed Fire

[photo from Yosemite hike, 2016]

Sometimes, we find explanations for life in odd metaphors.

When my college boyfriend and I broke up several years ago, I remembered it like a fire - heated and painful. It was like all the years we grew up together suddenly caught on flames and then burned down right in front of us.

Climbing Half Dome, Yosemite

This week marks the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. To commemorate, I took a trip to Yosemite and hiked 16 miles to summit Half Dome.

I'm With Her

Michelle Obama made a wonderful speech for Hillary Clinton last night. She spoke eloquently about raising her daughters during this important time and uniting for change. This passage perfectly sums up how far we've come:

I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves. And I watch my daughters, two beautiful, intelligent, black young women, playing with their dogs on the White House lawn. And because of Hillary Clinton, my daughters and all our sons and daughters now take for granted that a woman can be president of the United States.

With all the crazy noise going on this year, it's hard to hear the quiet change that's happening underneath us. Tonight marks the first time a woman is nominated for President. Finally, after months of terrible news, it seems that the people are feeling a bit of hope that something is going to be done and it's going to be done through optimism and love. Change is already happening.

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Lake Tahoe

I took advantage of the post-Memorial Day weekend to go up to Lake Tahoe and explore the trails for the first time. The trail I chose was Rubicon Trail, which seemed the most picturesque because you would have views of Emerald Bay throughout most of the hike. For a 8 mile hike, it's hard to be bored. At one point, we were hiking through a woodsy area where a fellow hiker pointed out that he saw two bears walking by the trail. We didn't see it ourselves, but since it's Tahoe, bears are always scoping out foods near campsites.

Ali Wong

Netflix's new special, Ali Wong: Baby Cobra, is fierce and edgy. It's great to see a pregnant, Asian, female comedian, doing stand-up, and it's even cooler that her jokes wasn't all about her belly until much later in the show. That's because she's much more than that. Her content range from "trapping" the perfect man, Asian women and longevity, going to the bathroom at work, sex with homeless guys, to "leaning in".

Marc Maron praised her comedy in his podcast and even admired her for being so different. She's from San Francisco, Chinese-Vietnamese-American, and is a writer for ABC's Fresh Off the Boat. Her career is vivid, just like her.

Scenes from San Diego