I’d been looking for an excuse to go back to London, and finally landed on two: my birthday and MCM Comic Con. So I booked myself a solo trip from October 24 to November 6, 2024—almost two weeks to just exist in a city I already knew I enjoyed. MCM had been on my list for years, but I always let other people’s opinions talk me out of it. This time, I listened to the only voice that mattered: mine. Slow Roll Instead of hopping between countries or racing through “top 10 must-s

I finally made it back to Japan from April 12–27, 2025, for a long-overdue do-over trip and Star Wars Celebration. This time, I stayed in Tokyo the whole time so I could really sink into the city and get a bunch of content for social media. The last time I was in Japan was 2019. I was still grieving my late husband, and I only had three days. I stayed in Narita (see that blog) and squeezed in just one day in Tokyo. It probably wasn’t the best timing, but I promised myself I’d

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. The House of Flying Daggers. Curse of the Golden Flower. Memoirs of a Geisha. M Butterfly. These are just...

SWCJ Closing Ceremony Star Wars Celebration Japan was an out of this world experience! It's an honor to be in the closing ceremony video...

Why does the current social media turmoil feel like grieving the loss of someone we love? Because humans are inherently social beings. We...

Back in the late 1900s (aka the 90s), life was very different. We barely had cell phones, and social media simply didn’t exist. My first...

Last December, I had the honor of serving as a judge for the Miss International Queen USA Pageant —one of the official preliminaries for...

Visiting Puerto Rico had long been on my list, but life seemed to have a knack for getting in the way. Personal plans derailed, and work...

And now I’m back home, sitting on my yellow lounge chair facing the eastern morning sun in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. I had my Kona...

I’m writing this blog while on a train to Durham, to visit my cousin and her family. Brick houses of different shapes and sizes as well...

March 14-17, 2020 “When I was in Singapore …” I laugh at myself when I start telling someone about my travels even when they didn’t ask...

Boracay, Philippines

For reference, I took a train from Narita to Tokyo: https://goo.gl/maps/BAYHVwon3ipEjU1z6 . I did get lost midway because I took the...

Japan in 3 days - Narita

I didn't expect that a global lockdown would happen and yet it did. Something you'll keep seeing me write about is that I'm so grateful....