Welcome to Lotus Rainier
She’s sharing her world with me
#princess2015la said: "Grandma, I am REKS. R stands for respectful. E stands for empathetic. K stands for kind, while S stands for safe with my teachers. I am a scholar of my school, and today, I got outstanding marks." She added, "I respect those around me. I am...
Olegario Cantos, one of Loyola Law School’s 50 Inspiring Alumni-Part 2
Published by Asian Journal "Since the time of the two-part article, Ollie has continued working successfully to make a real difference in people’s lives. He provided me with these updates: "In 2016, Ollie was given the Secretary’s Diversity and Inclusion Award from...
She Led without being in the Limelight
My Eulogy I have intersecting spaces with Lolit as THE clinic as board member, while she worked there; I was a SIPA board member, and she worked there; I am PWC supporter while serving as LA City Civil Service Commissioner, I am a writer for Asian Journalist here in...
An Emotionally Mature Young Girl
#princess2015la told me about her two friends, Jamie and Tiago. They wanted her to ask permission from their mom for a playdate. She smiled and simply let them deal with their mom. Her critical thinking skills are alive. She had a slice of pizza, several spoons of mac...
The world is better than you found it, because of what you selflessly did!
I have intersecting spaces with Lolit as THE clinic as board member, while she worked there; I was a SIPA board member, and she worked there; I am PWC supporter while serving as LA City Civil Service Commissioner, I am a writer for Asian Journalist here in CA, while...
Connecting with my Soulful Niece
I love my niece Jennifer. From the moment we met, we were on a soulful journey of being our best selves. I bonded with her in SF, and when I visited Hawaii with friends to attend a wedding, we bonded for a day with her hubby and newborn son. Then, driving to a...
Happy Together
Inspired by a mantra we are not promised our tomorrow. We all made personal sacrifices to meet each other. One drove from Temecula to pick up a classmate from Oceanside, ordered lunch from a favorite turo-turo place, then they both drove to San Juan Capistrano to pick...
Another Lesson Learned from you
I went to pick up #princess2015la and she handed a bag of #iylagranola to M, the 100% Filipina caring, sweet school guard. #princess2015la told me yesterday to make granola for her. Her features hinted of Mexican, Latina, and even African American. M cried upon...
Good Communication and Respect Matter
We are not promised tomorrows. My yesterdays exceed my tomorrows. So, this am, I visualized I am in a Camino and walked for 45 minutes, 15 minutes short of an hour, sweating the whole time at 7am. Drips galore. I stopped at a nearby Black-owned coffee shop. The usual...