Mr. Yip's Virtual Classroom: July 2025

Thursday, July 31, 2025

Back to Yoga

Lombardy Yoga Club overtime on 7/13/2025

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Thank you Ramin for leading Wicked Wednesday running workouts. I have taken part in them for the past couple of months. My running pal Nick posted this cool image of us recovering after a long workout. From 7/9/2025

Monday, July 28, 2025

Back to Track Workouts

The effort is the prize. From 7/7/2025

Sunday, July 27, 2025

Back to Yoga

I gave out the wooden medals to the LRC team after the yoga session @ Garfield Park. What a great moment for a photo opportunity. From 7/6/2025

Saturday, July 26, 2025

Back to Road 5K Racing

Photo by Tao Tao

First road 5K in many years. Happy with the effort and the conditioning so far this summer. There's much more room for improvement. From 7/4/2025

Friday, July 25, 2025

Mini Project w/ Nephews

My nephews are obsessed with monster trucks. To create an unique variant, I painted a yellow El Toro Loco into a black El Toro Loco. From 6/27/2025

Thursday, July 24, 2025

A.I. Digital Birthday Card/Figure

I used A.I. to generate an image of an action figure to celebrate the birthday of my running friend. From 6/19/2025

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Bugs Bunny @ The Hollywood Bowl

From 7/11/2025

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

UCLA Graduation 2025

UCLA Graduation 2025
Congratulations to Antonio & Kyle. Best wishes and thank you Antonio for including me on your guest list. I appreciate our impromptu Bonita ℅ 2021 reunion.
Left to Right: Russell (USC), Kyle (UCLA), Yip (UCI), Antonio (UCLA), Conrad (UCI). Incredibly proud of all of you! From 6/14/2025

Monday, July 21, 2025

Endure by Alex Hutchinson (Book read July 2025)

From July 2025

Sunday, July 20, 2025

Wood Burn Project #8-19

I made a batch of wooden medals for the running club leaders. This project took a long time. For the first attempt, I used molded letters to burn names on the front. Unfortunately, the letters did not line up. I was not happy with the outcome and re-made all of the medals. For some medals, the wood cracked when I drilled the hole on top. The paracord 550 material worked well as the ropes. As of now, I intend to give these as a July 4th gift for the LRC leaders. I also made medals for Will (photographer), Ramin (Wicked Wed leader), and Mobin/Cookie (our favorite four-legged running pal). From 6/17/2025

Saturday, July 19, 2025

Back to Walking

I made no travel plans this summer. I've been focused on getting my body in the best physical fitness level for myself. Running, cycling, and weight training have been consistent and enjoyable. To recover a bit from the grind, I walked the Claremont streets and into the Pomona colleges in the morning as I listen to podcasts. From 7/1/2025

Friday, July 18, 2025

Year 1 & Year 20

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Columbia Mug from Bella

Thank you Bella for the Columbia Mug.

Bella’s senior year to-do list:

Serve as a leader for the AAPI Club - check

Complete Senior Project - check

Win Prom Queen - check

Get into Columbia - check

Graduate with tons of honors/awards - check

Visit Mr. Yip aka biggest fan after finals week - check

Re-Visit Mr. Yip w/ Charli to spill some tea next Thanksgiving - TBD

From 6/4/2025

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Lunch with Alum

Lunch with Alumni Yousif, Luz, and Sophia. From 6/24/2025

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Yip's Doppelgangers

Will the real Mr. Yip please stand up?
Doppelgangers from Dress-Like-A-Teacher Days.
Top: Ksenia & Hannah (Aug. 2024)
Bottom: Alex (Aug. 2024) & Sachiko (Oct. 2018)

Monday, July 14, 2025

Tea from Angel

Tea from Angel. Thank you!
From 6/5/2025

Sunday, July 13, 2025

Active SGV Boba Crawl

I joined LRC for an active outdoor day. The streets in South Pasadena and San Gabriel were closed for walkers, runners, and cyclists. From Sunday 6/22/2024