Author Archives: rachelchiam

I love summer. The freedom to absorb the sun’s warmth, wear the cutest summer outfits, watch beautiful sunsets, and ultimately, enjoy summer activities. For a girl that used to only ever want to stay indoors; it’s quite to my surprise that the great outdoors have become one of my favourite things ever. As I blogContinue reading “Summer Mems”

After months of longingly staring at leaflets of Whale Watching Adventures; my yearning has been satisfied. Vancouver Island is well-known for their top rated Whale Watch Tours since they are located closer to Gulf and San Juan islands. I live in Richmond BC, and the closes fishing village that offers whale watching tours is atContinue reading “Whale Watching”

The Glory goes to God for blessing these blessings. While spring cleaning my room today I got the sweetest text from a close friend of mine reminding me that she’s thinking of me. Kathy, who I met in first year, was concerned about my safety since I work part-time and since I’m constantly in contactContinue reading “My views on Platonic Love”

Homemade Tomato Soup with Veggie Kabobs Ingredients:- Roma Tomatoes (5 tomatoes) Sweet Onion (1 whole onion) Garlic (5 cloves) Extra Virgin Olive Oil Oregano Greek Spice Italian Herbs seasoning Broccoli Avocadoes Oranges and Red Peppers Cucumber Grape tomatoes Directions: Cut the Roma potatoes into halves and lay them onto a baking dish. Drizzle a generousContinue reading “Vegan Food Portfolio”

I spent many nights journaling and blogging this year, I write about the downfalls and the times when I thrive. Reflections are a mirroring effect of our experiences and emotions at a certain place and time. Changes were so rapid this year, that my personal growth kept trying to fit into a new mold everyContinue reading “2020 Takeaway”

Bus 99 B-line (from UBC) A homeless man sitting in the corner because he’s in need for warmth from the heaters. Canada Line Begging people for food instead of money Downtown Vancouver A homeless man sharing food with his homeless friend There are so many ways to contribute to the community! You can help andContinue reading “The Food Bank!”

Dad walks into my room and asks, “you okay?”. He takes me into his arms and holds me tight while I start tearing up. He doesn’t let go because he knows I need him. Earlier this evening, I was sitting by my windowpane while looking into nothingness. I think to myself, the night look soContinue reading “Father Chiam”

Many times we go through a hard phase and forget to take care of ourselves, or maybe we’re too busy being selfless that we forget we’re a priority. On this warm summer night, I’ve decided to blog and share about my many self-care/ self-love tips that carries me through the recovery process after a roughContinue reading “Be Good To Yourself”