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Sep 28, 2017

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Sep 28, 2017

Sep 28, 2017

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Friday lunch date 🌸

Who needs Valentine's dinner when you can have Valentine's breakfast dim sum? 😋

Already planning the next vacation 🤔

Some of my mom's favorite things from her visit to Malaysia + Singapore:
🌱 The blue mansion in Penang
🌱 Cloud forest in Singapore
🌱 Kaya toast
🌱 Pandan everything
🌱 Banana leaf rice
🌱 Nasi lemak
For those of you who've been to this area, what are your faves?

It's been super fun experiencing Chinese New Year in SEA this year--mostly because my mom was here with me 🌸🌼🌸🌼 Now back to the real world 🙃

Bye Singapore, it's been a blast ✨

Probably my favorite capture from our little trip. Somehow I also have three other shots of old men sitting outside reading 🤓

And once again a trip to Penang ends with a deep, burning desire to live in an old shop house 😬

Happy Chinese New Year 🐷 This was the first time in seven years that I've had a proper CNY celebration and the first time ever celebrating in a country that does it to this scale. It's been super interesting seeing the ways that CNY differs here in Malaysia from what I grew up with in Hawaii, and having my mom around to explain some of the little things that have been watered down through the generations has made it even more of a learning experience. This last year was so full of growth, and I'd be thrilled if this year is too. Kung hei fat choy 🎇🎇🎇

In Penang doing the thing that you do in Penang 🤤