This Christmas I got my mom an Amazon Echo Dot. And like a good son that I am, I wanted her to have the power of the internet at her disposal. Continue reading “List of 52 Amazon Echo phrases and commands that moms can use (updated)”
Category: Mom
My mom isn’t surprised that the Cavs beat the Warriors (again)
In the late 1980’s, my sister and I took an interest in basketball. With NBA on the television all the time, my mom also became a hoops fan (in addition to loving Knots Landing). Continue reading “My mom isn’t surprised that the Cavs beat the Warriors (again)”
How I used Meetup.com to find friends for my Chinese mom
My mom has lived in San Francisco for over five years. Despite her being in Chinatown every single day of the week and somewhat outgoing personality, she still struggles to find like-minded Chinese friends in the city. Continue reading “How I used Meetup.com to find friends for my Chinese mom”
The Chinese restaurant as the gateway to the “American Dream”
My family owned a Chinese restaurant in Plymouth, Michigan for more than 35 years. It was their livelihood and played a large part in our lives. Continue reading “The Chinese restaurant as the gateway to the “American Dream””
A couple photos that make me just so darned happy
A few photos of my mom and grandmother that make me smile — no more, no less.
Mom Chronicles #54: A Son’s Worth, A Mother’s Value
A Son’s Worth, A Mother’s Value
To my mom, who never lets me forget how much I mean to her. Continue reading “Mom Chronicles #54: A Son’s Worth, A Mother’s Value”
Mom Chronicles #98: This is Santa Barbara
My mom is on a cruise through Mexico and southern California and she’s really learning how to share her experiences via text message and her phone’s camera. Continue reading “Mom Chronicles #98: This is Santa Barbara”
Mom Chronicles #61: That’s Not Art
Mom Chonicles #61: Near the Highline, we came across a structure under construction that was designed to give the feeling as if it was leaning. My mom took one look at the building’s skeleton and was dumbstruck that someone would deliberately create something new to look flawed…
Post by Stuart Leung.
*Image not taken during exact moment, but from the same day!
Mom Chronicles #4: She Knows
Mom Chronicles #4: Confidence is not something my mom lacks.
Mom Chronicles #14: If It Look Like Iron
Mom Chronicles #14: If it looks like an iron and smells like an iron, it must be a steamer.
Post by Stuart Leung.
Mom Chronicles #44: Hoarding Plastic Bags
Mom Chronicles #44: In 2007, San Francisco banned large grocery stores and supermarkets (Safeway, Walgreens, etc.) from using plastic bags. Then in Oct 2012, all retail stores (Target, Macy’s) began charging 10 cent per paper bag. This was a huge hit to my mom’s lifestyle choice – hoarding bags went from “resourceful” to a necessity of life.
Hoard your plastic bags and put them in re-purposed containers and jars.
Post by Stuart Leung.
Mom Chronicles #16: Prancercising
Mom Chronicles #16: Seriously, my mom invented pracercising; she’s been prancercising in public for at least a decade, if not more. If you’re in San Francisco and ride the bus, you might be lucky enough to catch her moves while she waits at the bus stop.
Here she is prancercising in Golden Gate Park wearing one of her (and your) favorite pants.
Post by Stuart Leung.
Mom Chronicles #28: No contest
Mom Chronicles #28: Why try something new when you can have tried-and-true? When it comes down to America’s game and chicken feet, we won’t need extra innings.
Mom Chronicles #23: Home of the Brave
Mom Chronicles #23: Freedom of expression and the individual right to choose swimming over dancing.
And how.
Mom Chronicles #55: Serious Hood
Mom Chronicles #55: As you guys can tell by previous chronicles, my mom is a fashion plate. She is serious hood.
Post by Stuart Leung.
Mom Chronicles #3: Happy Mother’s Day?
Mom Chronicles #3: I was out of town during Mother’s Day and sent a thoughtful text to wish my mom a “Happy Mother’s Day” – only to find that no Mother’s Day is happy when the second TV is on the fritz.
Original Facebook Post:
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Mom Chronicles #1: HOPE
Mom Chronicles #1: As with her pants, my mom’s politics are also on point.
Post by Stuart Leung.
Mom Chronicles #24: Mahjong Money Time!
Mom Chronicles #24: You know how the golf community didn’t like how Tiger Woods would pump his fist after a good shot – that his celebration was disrespecting the game? Let’s just say the mahjong community wouldn’t be happy with my mom’s celebratory practices. Everyone likes winning, especially my mom.
Post by Stuart Leung.