Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970)
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977)
By: Wendy Wu
1) The Food and Culture
What I love most about New York is the variety of authentic food and cultural diversity. There are so many great Italian, Mexican, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Thai, Indian restaurants, mainly because of its large immigrant population. New York is truly made up of a melting pot of creative people. Maybe that’s why the city is full of vibrant colors, cool architecture and funky character. Theater, Art, Music, Dance and Literature-New York has them all. There’s always something interesting to see, eat and do.
I was walking around the bookstore today and found a very interesting book by Amy Chua. I saw her being interviewed on the Today Show by Meredith Vieira not too long ago for her highly controversial book titled Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother…
I’ve only read the first 50 pages but it got me thinking…what should children know before going to Pre-K? I mean, most parents work on the alphabet, shapes, numbers and colors, but what about basic skills like buttoning their own shirt or cleaning up after themselves? Of course, I asked my favorite Pre-K teacher Ms. Jennifer and here are her top 10 Must-Know list (I’ll let you know what I think about the book when I finish):
By: Wendy Wu, R.D., M.S.
Mrs. Sanchez is a vibrant, eccentric, rambunctious schizophrenic patient who can be spotted a mile away with her rosy cheeks, red lips and blue eye shadow. Her favorite outfit is this flower pattern dress (with one strap that somehow always end up falling off her shoulder) paired with white sandals. She never leaves her room without her beautiful rings, bracelets, watch and layered necklaces. Her hobby includes strolling around the nursing home checking out the young men at work by the lobby, chit chatting with her sisters on the payphone, attending recreational activities like the baking club, music, or piano playing and going to Catholic church services. Most of the time, Mrs. Sanchez will walk around the nursing home, but once in a while she will try to walk out the front door to “go shopping”. The nursing home will be in big trouble if any of the patients goes missing. So in order to prevent patient elopement, wander guards are placed around the ankle (or wrist) of patients who have attempted to leave the building or are at high risk. When a patient with a wander guard passes the front door, bells go off alarming the security guards.
By: Wendy Wu, R.D., M.S.
I had no idea since posting 15 Must Have Products in Janurary that I would continue to purchase 15 brand new products every month. I’m usually loyal to products that have worked in the past but once in a while, you gotta try something new.
Now that I’m fully aware of the toxins in everyday products, I’m a little bit more cautious of the beauty products I purchase. I say “a little” because it’s actually quite difficult to shop for toxin free products in HK. The reason being…most of the products do not have ingredients listed on the labels. It’s frustrating, but I’m planning to stock up on toxin free goodies when I head back to the states. Regardless, it’s still fun to shop and share. The following are 15 of my great new products of the month.
Cute zip lock bags
