Riding bikes, drinking coffee and eating delicious food at Gjusta in Venice Beach.
Lunch at Gjelina In Venice Beach
In preparation for a recent visit to Santa Monica and Venice Beach, I asked my Facebook ‘mindhive’ for recommendations and two places came up consistently: Gjelina and Gjusta. I duly booked lunch at the former and made a mental note to visit the latter. The problem with getting old (or maybe it’s just me), is…
Some More Things My Father Taught Me
Since writing my first story about lessons I learned from my dad, he sadly passed away at the beginning of April. I’ve continued to reflect on all the things he taught me and wanted to share them here. I was also lucky enough to record an abstract of the first piece for KQED radio’s Perspectives…
Ashes to Heartbreak: The Loss of a Parent
There are only a couple of things in my life that I’ve found it hard to prepare for, meaning I couldn’t project how it would feel in advance. Becoming a mother and losing a parent are at the top of the list. Six weeks after losing my dad, I finally feel able to reflect a…
A Tribute to My Dad
On April 1st, 2019, our one-of-a-kind father, Raymond Nim-Wah Chan, passed away. We are heartbroken. I gave this tribute at a celebration of his life at Loughborough Crematorium on April 12, 2019. Not long after VC and I got the long-dreaded call from our brother, Ben—at 1.15am California time—to say that Dad had finally slipped…
