Author archives: Alice

Our grandson loves Paw Patrol animated series. He has everything from the toons, books, clothing, stickers to toys. On his 3rd birthday, his parents organized a Paw Patrol birthday theme party for him. It was a blast and the boy totally in ‘Paw Heaven’! I took a lot of photos…

Pulau Ketam literally means “Crab Island” in Malay language is an island off Port Klang. According to Wikipedia, the island is submerged during high tide, housing on the island consists of “floating houses” perched on wooden stilts 1 to 10 meters (3 to 33 ft) above sea level. The main thoroughfares…

In the month and a half that we’ve been back helping GIFT Foundation, we have had so many people contributing to GIFT’s mission. Our family and friends in the United States, Singapore and Malaysia donated money and food. New friends we made in Klang where we found a rental house…

We have been almost a month in Malaysia and today is my mom’s birthday. My sister suggested getting mom her favorite food “Chai Pau” in Pandamaran Jaya, Port Klang for lunch. I haven’t eaten “Chai Pau’ in years and the thought of it just made my mouth waters. “Chai Pau”…

When you have an inquisitive and active grandkid, it is always a fun time to take him exploring new places. We are blessed to be living in Spokane, WA. It’s a city with a small town feel, lots of nature trails, dozens of lakes and ski resorts within 1 and…

An easy drive from Spokane, WA to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho took us just under 35 minutes. It was a pleasant day trip to enjoy the beautiful weather, take a stroll in the park and water of the Coeur d’Alene lake. There are many of things to do in the surrounding…

A photobook I designed and printed for GIFT kids and community arrived today in Malaysia. It is a compilation of photos I have taken during our work with them. We are feeling very happy just to see their smiling faces! There have been lots of progress over there. The children…

Finally received my photobook on our trip back to Malaysia. It took me more than 2 weeks to sort all the photos I’ve taken and resorted them because I wanted to keep the book to 200 pages. I’ve started journaling and printing our photobooks in 8.5″ x 11″ so I’ve…

Beautiful layflat photobook design ready to be delivered to a happy couple who will be celebrating their 1st wedding anniversary. The empty slots on the pages will be handwritten by the husband with a white felt tipped pen. Below are photos of the front page and book when it is…