Van life - where to stay
Van life - where to stay.
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2024
Van Build - Water System
Water System.
Van Build - Bed & Table
Bed & Table.
Van Build - Electricals
Electricals.
Van Build - Gas Heater
Gas heater.
Van Build - Overhead Storage
Overhead storage.
Van Build - Insulation and Noise Reduction
Insulation and Noise Reduction.
Van Build - windows
install windows.
Van Build - roof fan
install roof fan.
Van Build - floor
install subfloor and insulation.
Van Build - get started
Get started on a new journey.
Jekyll made easy with GitHub Pages
Jekyll made easy with GitHub Pages.
2022
Home Automation 4 - HTTPS/reverse proxy with nginx
Setting up HTTPS.
Home Automation 3 - Home Assistant basics - configuration.yaml
HA configuration.yaml
Home Karaoke system
Building your own home Karaoke system
Home Automation 2 - Home Assistant basics - frontend
Home Assistant basics
Home Automation 1 - Getting started with Home Assistant
Getting started - let’s start with the platform.
2020
Blueberry Muffin
Easy and tasty, too.
Basque Burnt Cheesecake
Easy and tasty
Box Office under COVID-19
COVID-19 box office data.
Roasted Pork Rib
Oven roasted port rib full of flavour
Artechouse - Submerge
Classic blue - a meditative experience
Yosemite Galaxy
Astonishing view of the galaxy right in the parking lot of Yosemite village.
Sunset at New York Harbor
Cloud or mountain?
2019
Manhattan Bridge from Dumbo, Brooklyn
A view of Manhattan Bridge on a sunny summer day from Dumbo shopping mall.
Vessel at Hudson Yards
A BIG pinecone!
2018
Holiday Inside Octopus
Holiday inside Octopus, the path station in Manhattan
2017
A splash of colors in snow
A group of colorful mini sailboats is a nice surprise on an otherwise gray winter day.
Reflection
A girl on boardwalk after a summer thunderstorm.
Eight Precious Pudding（八宝饭）
This is a traditional Chinese dessert that symbolizes the family reunion.
Waterdrop
During our grocery shopping trip, I noticed the snow formed interesting water drop patterns on the car window.
2016
Beach at Tulum, Mexico
Beach at Tulum, Mexico. December 2016.
Holiday Season at Manhattan, December 2016
Loneliness or Romance, depending on how you see it. Financial District, Manhattan. December 2016.
Peaceful Winter Morning at Jersey City
Up early on a peaceful winter morning while fighting with jet lag. Apparently I am earlier than these birds...
Laundry in Old Town
The old town of 河头. Cixi, China.
Denali National Park, Alaska
A path to Mt Denali, Alaska. July 2016.
Double Rainbow at Jersey City, July 2016.
After a thunderstorm, a stunning double rainbow appears over the Manhattan skyline. Jersey City, July 2016....
Running Headphone v2.0 – Bluetooth
Summer is awesome for running. But I am a bit tired of the swinging wires of my last DIY, which mounted my wired headphone to my hat. Ok, it’s time for upgra...
Steamed Chicken with Chili Sauce (‘Saliva’ Chicken)
This is a well-known SiChuan dish, featuring the red oil made from chili powder.
Shanghai Style Spring Roll
This is a lunar new year must have dish in our family
Raspberry Pi - Remote Power Control with RF
This time, I would like to share my experience in using a RF transmitter to control power outlet.
Raspberry Pi - Camera Control & Time Lapse
Raspberry Pi is so powerful, I start asking ‘can it control my camera’?
2015
Raspberry Pi - Control a servo
A Servo is a small device that has an output shaft, which can be positioned to specific angular positions.
Sea Moss Biscuit
Dried sea moss is used in many traditional cuisines in Shanghai and Zhejiang area. The biscuit is one of my favorite.
Raspberry Pi - GPIO Introduction
GPIO (general purpose input/output), is one of the most interesting thing on Raspberry Pi.
Raspberry Pi - Media Sharing
It is easy to set up Raspberry Pi as a media server, so you can share your music/video over the network.
Dyker Heights NY, Dec 2015
Dyker Heights NY, Dec 2015. The warmest christmas eve ever in the most beautiful neighborhood.
Raspberry Pi - Remote Access
Now that our little Raspberry Pi is running, time to move on to make it convenient for daily use.
Raspberry Pi - Get Started
In this post, we will set up our brand new Raspberry Pi for the first-time use.
Shanghai Style Shrimp Wonton
One of my favorite cuisine that reminds me of my family and childhood. Nothing is warmer and cozier than a bowl of home-made wontons after a day of work.
Easy Crisp Biscuit
One of my favorite cuisine that reminds me of my family and childhood. Nothing is warmer and cozier than a bowl of home-made wontons after a day of work.
Raspberry Pi - Introduction
From this post, I would like to share my experience about Raspberry Pi
Portrait of fruits
This is our test shoot of our new wireless flash trigger.
Matcha Almond Cookie
This recipe is inspired by a friend who taught me how to make butter cranberry cookie. Both of them are delicious and easy to make, and you can make it less ...
The Best Winter Running Headphone
I have been searching for the best headphones for running for years. After spending quite some money of variously headphones, I finally found the perfect one...
Summer fun
Took at Olympic National Park.
Spring Blossom
A spring blossom with Manhattan as its backdrop.