A YouTuber’s First Time in Japan

In May of 2017, my friends, cousin and I went to Japan for the first time. We all fell in love with Japan’s beautiful sceneries, culture, and especially … people. I compiled my Japan vlogs into one movie, something I’ve been wanting to do for a while now. Here’s a snapshot of our trip.

White Tulips

Seeing tulips in the flower section of my local grocery stores always reminds me that spring is here. A lovely sign! Last week, I spotted these white tulips in Giant. I couldn't resist and bought a bouquet. Overnight, the stems started drooping because they're too frail to hold up the bulbs. I cut all the stems down drastically and put the tulips into tiny vases (formerly spaghetti or jam jars). They're doing better now. It's been a week and they're holding up quite well.

The Bookish Life of an Introvert

I finally finished this book. Don’t know why it took me so long. It might as well be titled “The Bookish Life of Sarahdippity.” Nina works in the bookstore, loves to read, takes photographs in her spare time, is a huge introvert, and prefers to be alone rather than with the wrong people. She lives with her cat Phil.

Max loves to hang out on the deck these days. The weather is so nice ... he has spring fever. :)

Long walk, breakfast & and then it’s morning nap time!

Spring comes with pretty flowers!

Movies & series I’ve watched lately: Unhinged, Servant, The Last of the Mohicans, Ginny & Georgia, Grey’s Anatomy (Season 15), Zack Snyder’s Justice League (4-hour long movie) ….

Sky Meadows on a Spring Afternoon

I went on a short hike yesterday with my family. The weatherman said it was going to rain all day … but it turned out they were wrong. We had the loveliest spring day … breezy, sunny, blue sky & white fluffy clouds. My 2 little nephews were fabulous hikers and kept up with the adults with little complaints. 🙂

Elizabeth George Books & Vietnamese Sticky Rice Cake (“Bánh Chưng”)

I'm ... again ... behind on editing. Today's vlog was filmed last month as I was celebrating our Vietnamese New Year ("Tết"). And it's not Tết until there's some Vietnamese New Year sticky rice cake ("Bánh Chưng") in the house. I also had some time to sit down with my latest Elizabeth George book to add to my Elizabeth George book collection. She's a wonderful mystery writer! Next to Agatha Christie, Elizabeth George is my next favorite mystery author.

Be the Filmmaker You Want to See in the World

Have been a huge fan of Sofia Coppola ever since I watched VIRGIN SUICIDES many years ago at a theater in the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville, Virginia, with my baby sis. Other SC movies I love are SOMEWHERE and LOST IN TRANSLATION. I especially love the languid pacing of SOMEWHERE.