Personal: March 2009 Archives

Hey Everyone! This is Lilia's husband and partner Ray, and I wanted to take a quick moment here to let you know about something very important to us, and hopefully to you as well.

A few weeks ago Lilia and I had the pleasure of meeting Stacie Tamaki, who, as you may know, is the brains and beauty behind the oh so fabulous Flirty Guide. While chatting with Stacie she informed us that earlier this year her cousin Tami was diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome, and will need a Stem Cell Transplant as soon as possible. To help raise awareness about both this disease and how people can become PBSC / Bone Marrow donors, she started HelpingTami.org.

If you have a moment to spare, would you please go over to HelpingTami.org and find out how you can test to become a potential donor? Both Lilia and myself have ordered our kits to test ourselves at home, and have been assured that it is 100% pain free. What you do today may save a life tomorrow. Stacie, Tami, Lilia, and myself would greatly appreciate it.

Last Friday night Ray and I drove down to Belmont for our friend Chung Li's gallery opening. Chung is a fantastic wedding photographer and incredibly fun guy too! It was great to see other wedding photogs there like Alisha + Brook Todd (and their gorgeous little girl Giada), Ricky Wong, Augie Chang, Dawn Stoloff, and Cindy Chen. Nicole Ha created a gorgeous floral tablescape, while Jen from Jen's Cakes crafted an incredibly yummy two tier cake.

Of course my favorite part of the night was meeting other amazing people like Duncan Reyes, Amy Tam, and Stacie Tamaki of the Flirty Guide, and the newly engaged Zach and Mayumi.