Adrianna TanSoutheast Asian in California. I once worked at an aquarium. Now I write, publish, speak, and consult about product management and AI ethics.
My hobby is having hobbies. I write about food, immigrant life, pets, steel bikes, film photography. I post photos of cats and octopus.
Adrianna TanI'm doing it again!
For the next few weeks, I will talk to anyone who wants to talk to me for 30 min. I didn't have a fun pun for it last year but now I'm calling it #PennePals
Do you want to be my penne pal?
https://calendar.app.google/nKj8hUaeC7E2CHvb6
Adrianna TanStarting a thread about my life with Cookie, while she’s in intensive care right now in San Francisco. She’s still conscious, but it’s not looking great. Even if she gets to come home I think it’s time to prepare to say goodbye to her.
1. This was the very first time I saw her.
I was 24 years old. I’d just moved to Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. With the first serious girlfriend I had. We thought it’d be a great idea to get a dog.
I took a pic of the moment I saw Cookie in Damansara Uptown
Adrianna TanMy wife @sabcatsilver@sfba.social, a psychology student, created a card game that helps therapists (and people) talk about grief, end of life care, and perspectives on life.
I am soooooo proud of her!! Currently it’s a prototype for class, but she may publish it in the future. Thanks to folks who helped on Mastodon! We got it printed on GameCrafter
#cardgames #gamedev
Adrianna TanI'm on the tube!! Bikes + civic tech + buns! That's also how I bike around with my dog in a bacpack, looking for snacks together #spokesandfolks #civictech #food #dogs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7BRqpyroBQ
Adrianna TanStarting a #music thread to share the music I've loved this year. Whether or not it was actually released this year.
I'm making a conscious choice to move away from 'best of' anything lists, but towards 'stuff I love'. Here goes:
Adrianna TanI was watching a video about the cold in Yakutsk, and they said that their school snow days are only when the temp drops below…
-50C
Adrianna TanI’ve been watching her videos for a while
Especially when I’m feeling cold (and it doesn’t really get that cold where I am)
https://youtu.be/D-WGGDRyf68
Adrianna TanI was watching a video about the cold in Yakutsk, and they said that their school snow days are only when the temp drops below…
-50C
Adrianna TanWikimedia is hiring a Director of data
http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/wikimedia/jobs/7305957
#GetFediHired #Jobs #Wikimedia
Adrianna TanI'm doing it again!
For the next few weeks, I will talk to anyone who wants to talk to me for 30 min. I didn't have a fun pun for it last year but now I'm calling it #PennePals
Do you want to be my penne pal?
https://calendar.app.google/nKj8hUaeC7E2CHvb6
Adrianna TanIt’s truly amazing to me that Panera has made an empire out of sandwiches that I feel a child can make
Adrianna TanSorry this is me having Panera today for the first time and then immediately having to have a taco to wash it away
Adrianna TanIt’s truly amazing to me that Panera has made an empire out of sandwiches that I feel a child can make
Adrianna TanMe: I don’t like cars
Also me: I love classic cars that don’t look at all like today’s cars
(At the Little Car Show in Pacific Grove)
#Monterey #Cars
Adrianna Tanreposting this story about food and immigrants in the tenderloin (where I live): i know it very well.
it's basically little saigon on larkin, little lahore on hyde, and there's been a recent proliferation of excellent yemeni businesses as well and also possibly the largest density of mayan food outside of the mission. maybe even larger than the mission? there's a ton of yucatan and other mayan restaurants. even a honduran one.
my pick for best pho: pho tan hoa
my pick for fave bánh mì: bo&beurre
my fave little vietnamese cafe: mong thu
halal date night for young muslims: kinara fusion (get the golgappa shots, and pakistani pizzas)
my fave cheap takeout food: the pork & shrimp rolls at hello sandwich
a good bar burger: pomeroy, formerly shovels
a good halal burger: ember grill
cheap pizzas that i like: pronto, and napoli. outta sight is a bit nicer, but i like these a lot
my favorite sf restaurant: cantoo (get the $9 venezuelan cantonese roast chicken + fried rice combo)
my fave grocery stores: hiep thanh (featured in this story) but also tuong phong. also good halal grocers in the area
halal fried chicken: halal fried chicken on geary, or chicken king (various places in the TL, in the grocery stores) or krispy krunchy
best vegan food: the vegan bánh mì at mong thu, all the food at golden era
best cheapish sushi: fishmandu (run by a lovely nepali couple who used to work with a japanese sushi chef in half moon bay)
best thai food: sai jai thai, zen yai
best late night thai food: ithai
best thai brunch: lapisara
best tandoori chicken: shalimar
best chicken tikka masala and butter chicken: chutney
best vietnamese chinese noodle shop: hai ky mia gia
best grilled beef and rice plate: golden lotus
best garlic noodles: golden lotus
https://missionlocal.org/2025/08/immigrant-restaurants-tenderloin-photos/
#SanFrancisco #Food #BayAreaEats #BAE #BayArea
Adrianna TanHomelessness is a state of deprivation, but it also profoundly compromises your freedoms:
https://theconversation.com/being-homeless-means-not-being-free-as-americans-are-supposed-to-be-214627
Adrianna TanDeep sea content in Spanish from some of my incredible coworkers:
If you've ever wanted to know how to say 'the bloody-belly comb jelly' in Spanish, it's 'el ctenoforo vientre rojo'
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/monterey-bay-aquarium_bellybellycombjelly-montereybayaquarium-jellies-activity-7361469127271583745-Ywdp
#Marine #Spanish #Science #SciComm #DeepSea