It's a new year! I must say 2023 was a tough year for me. My osteoarthritis on my left hip has gotten worse. It's down to bone on bone pain. The cartilage is probably mostly gone. Any weight or shifting onto my left hip sends a sharp shooting pain. I went from using trekking poles to canes now I require a walker to get anywhere. The walker helps keep my balance better. I hardly go anywhere anymore. == So... all I have left in my life is my art. Al Cheng used my dragon's for his whiskey club. No problem! Looks good ..read more

I feel like Saggy Baggy the elephant. One year older and feeling different. What can I say... it has been painful with this osteoarthritis on my left hip. My world has gotten smaller since I have been limited in my mobility. I wished the condition would miraculously disappear and I am no longer experiencing such pain and able to walk and do the things I used to do. I find myself praying to god as I'm trying to go to sleep. And I am not religious neither! I am desperate! During the day I've been taking 600 mg of ibuprofen. And to sleep I've been taking 650 mg of Tylenol for arthritis. The doc ..read more

I am posting from my new iPad 9th generation. I got this iPad because it Roy Sexton convinced me to get one in order to draw. I find that there is a bit of a learning curve here. I am trying to learn how to use Procreate to draw. I also have another program that I use called Tayasui sketches, which I am a bit familiar with on my iPhone. We shall see how this will progress as time goes on, and as I learn more about the drawing programs using the iPad ..read more

This was a small exhibit at the Chinese Culture Center four years ago. Just thought I'd paste the introduction about me. On Growing Up in a Chinatown Store Curator: Alice Wu Date: 4/27 – 10/27/19 Location: CCC Design Store, 750 Kearny St. 3rd Floor. CA 94108 On Growing Up in a Chinatown Store is styled as a hybrid of gallery and retail, featuring the art of Leland Wong, selections of vintage inventory from his father’s Chinatown curio shop, and installations by Amy Li Projects, Lions Den, Choose Chinatown, Ooga Booga, and Pearl River Mart. Leland’s artwork and the legacy of Fueng Wah Company ..read more

All right! I got a $5,000 artist grant from the Futures Fund through the Chinese Culture Center. I was unaware that I got nominated by the Clarion Center. I got notified and had to submit a few examples of my artwork. A few weeks later I got a letter telling me I got the grant. There were a total of 28 of us grantees. No strings attached. Just a check for $5,000 for being a struggling artist in the community. I don't know where this money came from. To me $5,000 is not a lot of money. It would be great if it was $5,000 a month for the rest of my life. The money is already spoken for. I'm plan ..read more

The year was 1974. I was twenty one years old. In my fourth year at San Francisco State University as an art major. I was ready to graduate but had two general studies requirements I had to take. I was in no rush because I decided I also wanted to learn Chinese and wanted to take the second semester course. I was doing psychedelic light shows with the Kanzaki brothers. Our group was called Red Lantern light show. I was the main artist of the group. We did light shows at various dances and concerts. Community street fairs were happening in many communities in San Francisco. Chinatown was doing ..read more

I had a News Call Bulletin route in 1964 while I was twelve years old in sixth grade while a elementary school student at Commodore Stockton. The News Call Bulletin was an afternoon newspaper right after school at 3:10 pm. The route number was X-18 and began on the corner of Stockton and Jackson Street in San Francisco Chinatown. It went down Jackson Street with about three places toward Grant Avenue. On Grant was the hotel on top of the Bank of America and the Jeung association on top of the five and dime store. Stopping at two places n Grant then continuing on to Jackson Street towards Kear ..read more

Pork balls Rice soup Noodles version 2.0 From the Chinatown Ghetto Kitchen Boil rice noodles to al dente. Rinse with cold water to stop the cooking. Drain in colander. Set aside. Seasoned ground pork shoulder with a raw egg, a little corn starch, salt, garlic powder, chicken powder, and white pepper. Roll into balls. In a wok, brown onion, garlic, add rolled pork balls. Cook to brown. Add soy sauce, oyster sauce, water. Boil for five minutes. Add package of ramen soup or chicken powder seasoning, Sugar, cornstarch slurry to thicken. Your choice of blanched greens. Add boiling soup to cooked r ..read more

I tried employment a handful of times in my life. Getting to work by 8am on time was such a struggle and I was often late. Especially before being diagnosed with sleep apnea. Then putting up with supervisors and coworkers. I found that every workplace had its politics and culture which you had to fit in or be treated with scorn by supervisors and coworkers. I guess I have that personality where people like to fk with you... I'm too easy going. Or people feeling threatened by my knowledge and skills. They want to put me in my place. There was the side of me that kept on taking on work besides ..read more

Metformin: 850 mg 3 x daily. Metformin is used to treat high blood sugar levels that are caused by a type of diabetes mellitus or sugar diabetes called type 2 diabetes. With this type of diabetes, insulin produced by the pancreas is not able to get sugar into the cells of the body where it can work properly. Side effects: Nausea, vomiting, stomach upset, diarrhea, gas, weakness, or a metallic taste in the mouth may occur. If any of these effects last or get worse, tell your doctor or pharmacist promptly. If stomach symptoms return later (after taking the same dose for several days or weeks ..read more