#rmksummer2017

What are these two up to?!? So glad these aunt and niece have each other in New York. #allinthefamily #auntniece #rmksummer2017 #rmknyc201710 #siefamily (at Ceci Cela Patisserie)

Pasta for Gloria and Caesar Salad for me. After that huge lunch, it's best to keep dinner in perspective. #eat #food #salad #pasta @blackbarncoffee #rmksummer2017 #rmksub201709 (at Black Barn Cafe)

The sign says, "Do not touch." Yeah, Bumblebee better not touch my Daddy. #transformers #bumblebee #livemodel #robot #bot #fantasy #japanese #rmksummer2017 #rmksub201709 (at Pakuwon Mall)

#latepost Round up of last Saturday's happening: My cousin @jeffrytandanaki and wife @sumisugeng who faithfully visit my parents when in town. His parents instilled this habit of visiting as many relatives as they can, even when they have work to do. We don't take these visits for granted. They are much appreciated; thank you! #swbfamilyties #siefamilyties #bloodisthicker #rmksummer2017 #rmksub201709

HeMoGloBin Soto Saturday: Back to Soto Ayam Cak Tho, Undaan Wetan. Soto Ayam, accompanied by its condiments: Lime, Chili 🌶 Sauce, Poyah Soto (ground Shrimp crackers and garlic); and Sweet Soy Sauce. #sotoayamcakto #undaanwetan #sotoayamundaanwetan #sotoayam #soto #eat #food #hemoglobinsby #rmksummer2017 #rmksub201709 (at Soto Ayam Cak Tho, Undaan Wetan, Surabaya)

Some books are worth rereading. Of all the classic Japanese works, these two left an indelible impression and informed me about women in Japanese society in two distinct periods: Tanizaki Jun'ichirō's "Makioka Sisters" of WWII Japan (細雪 Sasameyuki by 谷崎 潤一郎); and Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji (源氏物語 Genji Monogatari) of the early years of the 11th century (Heian period); both translated by Edward G. Seidensticker. At the Aoyama Book Center. #japaneseliterature #japaneseauthors #japanese #literature #authors #book #writing #rmksummer2017 #rmktokyo201709

Ran into a dear old friend from our Tokyo expat days in the early 2000s, Dr. Misato Adachi. She was introduced to us by my father's former professor at UCSF, when he found out we were moving to Tokyo. She was the last generation of recipients of the prestigious Shaffer Society Fellowship in Glaucoma (my father was a Shaffer Fellow back in 1963.) And this Instagram was also supposed to double as a food post from this 85-year old and 3-generation sushi restaurant 虎ノ門蛇の目鮨 (Toranomon.) I only remembered too late for the first course, then forgot the 2nd and 3rd sushi course due to the exciting conversation and catching up. So try to squint really hard and look at my tummy and imagine great sushi swimming in there! #虎ノ門蛇の目鮨 #sushi #oldsushiya #rmksummer2017 #rmktokyo201709 (at 虎ノ門蛇の目寿司)