Lili Chin she/her

@lilichin

animal illustrator and author DOGS OF THE WORLD (new!), award-winning DOGGIE LANGUAGE & KITTY LANGUAGE, small biz gift shop, board gamer, cat mom, learning mandarin, swimmer, SGV, 🍉,TCK 🇲🇾 🇦🇺 🇺🇲 🚫GEN AI. shop: Doggiedrawings.net

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Lili Chin she/her@lilichin· 11d

The week so far. (See alt text)

Pantera the street cat cools off in our driveway.

A fancy iced coffee drink with tajin rim and Thai chilli pepper from Monolith Coffee, Alhambra. Delicious!

Week 4 of my Chinese brush painting class: Morning glories!

K9 Youth Alliance teaches kids about humane dog guardianship (they use doggielanguagebook.com) and they had a graduation ceremony yesterday at North Central Shelter, LA. This was one of the dogs (Ranger) and he is available for adoption!

Lili Chin she/her@lilichin· 22d

1. Different mahjong variants 2. My book will be published in Taiwan! Doggielanguagebook.com 3. Chinatown LA with @nathanrlong.bsky.social and @kiemsie.bsky.social 4. Nathan says: Look! We match the soup!

Lili Chin she/her@lilichin· 25d

We played a lot of Mahjong today: Filipino, HK, and Taiyuan Lisi!

At The Pop Hop for Mahjong Sosyal (Filipino mahjong)

I didn't win, but I had 4 Kongs. (HK mahjong at home)

You can now pick up a copy of my zine at The Pop Hop in Highland Park!

Lili Chin she/her@lilichin· Jul 11

@nathanrlong.bsky.social and I dressed up last night! "Black Sparrow Club" Mahjong night by EastNeverLoses.com

Lili Chin she/her@lilichin· Jul 10

I was today year's old when I learned from a random IG story that my favorite dimsum dish - Woo Gok - has no batter in it! The crispy bits are all taro/yam!

Lili Chin she/her@lilichin· Jul 10

Today I started a Chinese brush painting class and learned about this amazing thing called a Magic Cloth. www.blueheronarts.com/Magic-Cloth-...

Mr Henry Li (teacher) "makes notes" on my paintings

Trying out the magic cloth. The "ink" evaporates fast!!! Faster than expected.

Lili Chin she/her@lilichin· Jul 9

Lili Chin she/her@lilichin· Jul 7

Arts and crafts in Avocado Heights! Did you know about this rural equestrian community in the SGV? They are fighting data centers too.

Spray printed posters using stencils
NO DATA CENTER! NO BESS!

I did the drawing, Nathan did the cutting

Lili Chin she/her@lilichin· Jul 4

Shimmy might be more perturbed by @nathanrlong.bsky.social 's new ringtone than the distant fireworks.

Lili Chin she/her@lilichin· Jul 3

We tried out a new Mahjong variant tonight from Shanxi province, China. TaiYuan Lisi Mahjong is so interesting! With @nathanrlong.bsky.social

Lili Chin she/her@lilichin· Jul 2

Today's photos.

Our cats, Mambo and Shimmy, sharing a cushion.

Mango sticky rice, Chef G on 4th, Alhambra

Comic books: the Concierge at Hikkyoku Department Store by Tsuchika Nishimura

Lili Chin she/her@lilichin· Jul 1

As seen on reddit! When I drew this 10 years ago, I didn't know anything about scoring. It's funny to me when people on the internet analyze every detail, and this is why I try to be accurate! 😂 Print: doggiedrawings.net/collections/mahjong

Cropped image: a pug with a winning mahjong hand says 食！There is a reddit question above the image: What does this mean?

One of the comments on the reddit thread breaks down the scoring! (Faan = points)

Lili Chin she/her@lilichin· Jul 1

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday

Mahjong & potluck in the park, San Gabriel

First time at Yum Long (same menu as DTF). It was okay.

Miss Toebeans. Poor Shimmy is having tummy troubles today. We switched foods too quickly. :(

Covina City Hall. Will they listen to their residents' overwhelming opposition to this planned BESS structure?

Lili Chin she/her@lilichin· Jun 28

We bought a zine at Cool Cat Collective's Cat Zine Fest. This one's by Kat Philbin.

Lili Chin she/her@lilichin· Jun 27

Closeup of a one-eyed black cat with a white locket.

Lili Chin she/her@lilichin· Jun 27

Friday afternoon.

Making Malaysian style pineapple tarts. I am cooking fresh pineapple for a change instead of canned pineapple

Lili Chin she/her@lilichin· Jun 26

Apologies! There was a typo. The Covina City Hall meeting is JUNE 30, not July 30. This coming Tuesday, Covina City Hall, 126 E College St, Covina CA. #NODataCentersNOBESS www.instagram.com/p/DaASkvMO0Kc/

Lili Chin she/her@lilichin· Jun 25

First image by @laloalcaraz.bsky.social 2nd image: a call to action on July 30, 7pm Covina City Hall. There are at least 3 BESS structures planned for the San Gabriel Valley which is majority Latinx and Asian - and we need People Power to stop them.

Lili Chin she/her@lilichin· Jun 25

I started reading @mollycrabapple.bsky.social 's new book tonight and I keep thinking that this book needs to be made into a movie!!! (And I am only a chapter in) #herewhereweliveisourcountry #jewishBund

Lili Chin she/her@lilichin· Jun 24

Happy Cat World Domination Day!

Assorted colorful buttons with cat illustrations on them

Mambo the Pirate loafing out on our wooden floorboards, bookshelves behind him.

Upside down orange and white cat illustration from Kitty Language book.

Lili Chin she/her@lilichin· Jun 20

I'm thinking of Jameson, the pup who was shot by LAPD and my heart goes out to his human family. Why are first responders in the US so untrained??? Posting here some illustrations I was hired to do many years ago - 1. For firefighters in Austria by Vier Pfoten 2. For Hawthorne police by spcaLA

Illustrations commissioned by 4 Paws International (2020) to teach firefighters in Austria how to read dog and cat behavior and how to help them.

Illustrations commissioned by spcaLA in 2014 to teach Hawthorne police officers how to read dog body language

Lili Chin she/her@lilichin· Jun 20

Nobody has heard of Madrid Park- you can't even Google it. It's a small park grown by community members and has become a home to bats, native plants and other wildlife. It is now in danger of being replaced by a data center. Gofundme.com/help-cancel-a-local-data-center

Follow and support instagram.com/ndc_madridpark

Sage Wisdom mocktail at Free Spirited Lounge

Lili Chin she/her@lilichin· Jun 18

Mambo trying to steal treats. Shimmy requesting a lap.

Lili Chin she/her@lilichin· Jun 17

Things...

A "Hedobake" by TheBeastIsBack/Christopher Lee. (He will be at Designercon this weekend)

And a Largemouth Bass, also by Christopher Lee

Big orange mahjong tiles we played last night at Dym Books and Boba

DOG stickers added to the mahjong stickers collection!
1. Dog Fan Club
2. Gau Man
3. Faat Dog

Doggiedrawings.net/collections/mahjong

Lili Chin she/her@lilichin· Jun 14

🐱Today we visited Purrrlandia, a beautiful cat cafe in Thousand Oaks (too far away from us!) It was a research-inspiration visit. With @nathanrlong.bsky.social

Nathan and Diane. (They had my Kitty Language book!)

Diane got adopted today (not by us though)

Lili Chin she/her@lilichin· Jun 13

@nathanrlong.bsky.social and I were recruited by a friend to be HK Mahjong teaching assistants to total beginners. That was fun but wow, I don't remember the last time I talked/answered questions non-stop for 2 hours. It was intense! 😅 And next wknd: Vietnamese mahjong 101! #ourMahjongLife