Today is Mother's Day in the United States, and it's another year to celebrate all of the moms out there who love and sacrifice for their children, to raise them to be who they are to this day. For me, it's always a bittersweet holiday, to remember and cherish my own mother, who sadly passed …
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Happy Lunar New Year 2023!
Greetings! Today is Chinese New Year (aka Lunar New Year). Being Chinese-American myself, I'm celebrating the new year with my family with good food and good company. I passed the time with a simple, but nice lunch with my extended relatives at home and then also out to eat this weekend. May the Year of …
Happy Holidays 2022!
Hello, hello! Wishing everyone a wonderful holiday season. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or some other holiday, I hope you have a superb time and great festive cheer. Seasons greetings! 🙂 Christmas lights -- The Finicky Cynic Check me out on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/thefinickycynic
A Weekend in Los Angeles (Food Edition– December 2022)
Hello, folks! This past weekend, I had another food-filled time celebrating my sister's birthday. We ate to our heart's content with all sorts of noodles and desserts. I wanted to share the deliciousness of them all. Enjoy, and have a wonderful day! 🙂 Chinese noodles Ang butter and blueberry croffles Karaage Udon with shrimp tempura …
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Happy Thanksgiving (from overseas)!
Source: Adobe Stock Greetings! It's Thanksgiving Day in the United States today. I'm actually still on vacation outside of the country (spending the day going from one country to another, in fact!), so unfortunately, I'm missing the Thanksgiving feast with my family back home. But I'll be returning soon and having a belated Thanksgiving celebration …
Happy Birthday, Mom
Today is my mom's birthday. Sadly, she passed away almost three years ago, and whenever her birthday rolls around every year, it's always hard to believe she's gone. No more celebrations with cake and gifts, a special day for the woman who gave birth to me and raised me to be who I am today. …
Halloween 2022
My Jack-o-Lantern! Hey, folks! Today is Halloween, aka "All Hallows' Eve." It's a big holiday beloved by so many people, although it's personally not my favorite. I work today, and I don't plan to dress up for the occasion (although I'll jokingly go around the office pretending I'm dressed up as a worker, haha). But …
Day Off From Work…
Source: GW Blogs Hello, folks! Today, I have the day off from work, thanks to Indigenous Peoples Day (formerly known as Columbus Day). I spent the extended weekend with my partner, and we went to a poetry reading, as well as out to eat some good food. Sadly, I return to work tomorrow, but until …
Labor Day 2022
Hey, folks! Today is Labor Day in the US, and it's my day off from work. Going to enjoy this day spent with family, perhaps with a nice lunch and to avoid this massive heat wave going on here. Definitely still feels like summer, despite us dipping into September, but I'm sure it'll cool off …
Bastille Day 2022
Source: YouTube Wishing everyone a wonderful 14 juillet today! 🙂 -- The Finicky Cynic Check me out on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/thefinickycynic
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