Seattle to Richmond, BC

The hustle and bustle of preparing and shopping for the beginning of Spring Festival at the mall decorated for the in special decors and flowers to begin the lunar new year of the fire Monkey.  Jesse Tam, stores filled with customers and unique flowers, gifts items and special food. Seattle friends enjoy visiting Richmond and Vancouver.

Celebrate  Spring Festival , Jesse Tam

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Vancouver is a fun place to visit with plenty of food venues and sites to experience.  It is a n easy drive  on Interstate 5 North approximately 2.5 to 3 hours from Seattle.  Relax and take the train or bus if you prefer. The exchange rate makes the trip worthwhile for the US dollar going a lot further in Canada.  Read more about Jesse and stay connected.

Every year the mass trains and traffic create long lines and waits at terminals as families and workers travel home for this important holiday celebration in Asia.

Pacific Northwest -Jesse Tam

The mountain ranges are a sight to see in the Pacific Northwest with the Cascade range and views of several mountains to Puget Sound.  You can spend a day on the beach or go hiking in the mountains the same weekend.   An easy drive north on I-5  from Seattle, Bellevue  Jesse Tam – Mt Baker winter trails, nature and the great outdoors.

Mount Baker near Bellingham, Washington and close to the northern Canadian border.  The area is also a ski area paradise for those who enjoy snowshoeing or playing on the snow.  Clear skies and natural landscapes for generations to see and enjoy year round.

National Park Days to Explore, Jesse Tam

Discover the beautiful parks and sites with your family and friends. Jesse Tam, Bellevue blog. Only a short day trip and two hour drive from Seattle is Mr Rainier National Park. The National Park Service turns 100 years old in 2016  and  everyone can join the party!  Listed below are 16 days this year when all National Park Service sites that charge an entrance fee will offer free admission to everyone.  http://jessetam.com/

Mark your calendar for these entrance fee–free dates in 2016:

• January 18: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• April 16 through 24: National Park Week
• August 25 through 28: National Park Service Birthday
• September 24: National Public Lands Day
• November 11: Veterans Day

It’s not too early to make plans for the summer campsites and make reservations to enjoy the trails and parks. Discover the wildflowers, waterfalls, old growth trees, rain forest, wild life and nature. Remember to bring your camera for the sunset or sunrise photos.  Mount Rainier near Seattle is a beautiful place year round to visit for playing in the snow or exploring the wild spring flowers.

Happy hiking and exploring nature's trails and the great outdoors.  Take time to discover...

Set Goals

How quickly its another year ringing in 2016.  The months were filled with many exciting venture and visitors to the regional from Asia. Sharing stories Jesse Tam, the real estate market has remained a hot market for investors and buyers in both commercial and residential housing.  Seattle International airport travelers added more flights and routes to our Emerald City with a record number of passengers.

The past summer was filled with many months of enjoying the summertime heat and sunshine.  Fall brought rain with a one day record and recently a snow in the mountains in November and December.
What resolutions have you made for 2016? Goals, bucket lists, to do, wish lists and healthier life style or updating your Facebook.

Set your goals, move ahead, discover and expand new ideas.

Boeing's New 737 MAX

The long wait in Seattle has arrived as Boeing rolls out it's new 737 MAX jetliner in Renton.  The Max is the fastest selling airplane in the company's history.  It gets better fuel economy from new LEAP 1B engines. A new large double winglet design to help reduce drag and sculpted tail will also save fuel.

The larger cockpit displays and redesigned spoiled will distinguish the MAX from their previous version of 737.  Four of the new 737 Max-8 aircraft will be ready to take to the skies in early part of 2016.  The production and assembly line is done at the Renton factory.

The first customer deliver for the 737 MAX will go to Southwest Airlines. The increased production will mean more jobs in the future for incoming machinists, which means a bright future in aerospace.

Boeing 737 MAX-8

Canada's New Leader

Seattle's neighbor to the north, Canada held their elections.  Americans are busy debating the latest in Joe Biden's will he or won't he status and trying to keep track of how many Republicans are still in the race. Canada elected their next Prime Minister.   Who is the soon to be resident of 24 Sussex?

Justin Trudeau, the leader of Canada's Liberal Party, is a boxer, a self described feminist and a former high school teacher.  He's young and charismatic with the public.  He'll be the second youngest Prime Minister in Canadian history and the very first to fellow a parent into office (his father was former Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau).

Canadians don't actually elect their Prime Ministers, they only vote for members of Parliament.  A person becomes Prime Minister by being the leader of the party that wins the most parliamentary seats in a federal election.

The change in leadership will impact North America and Canada relations in regards to trade and the economy.
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World Smile Day

Today is World Smile Day.  Did you know this first Friday of October each year was founded in 1999 by Harvey Ball, creator of the famous yellow smiley face?  It marks a day to do one act of  make someone smile.  An act of kindness from Seattle to across the ocean, Jesse Tam reminds us to spread the news.

" founded in 1999 by Harvey Ball, creator of the now famous yellow smiley face, when he thought his logo was becoming too commercial and losing its real meaning, he organised the day to recognize that a smile knows no religion or politics and that we should all spread a little happiness.  And after all, it doesn't take much effort to smile!

When Harvey died in 2001, the Harvey Ball World Smile Foundation was created not just to honor his memory but to sponsor World Smile Day and raise money through donations and the licensing of the smiley face for charities that often receive little recognition.

Now in its seventeenth year, 2015 looks to be another big one for World Smile Day, with people all around the world cracking smiles, making the world a better place. So ...  give a real smile and spread a little kindness on World Smile Day"     http://www.national-awareness-days.com/world-smile-day.html      

September, End of Summer

The month of September usually means the end of summer with changing temperatures. Jesse Tam, it's the end of vacation from many students heading back to school or attending college for the first time. It's also the best time to take advantage of traveling when lower priced airfares are available and the planes are less crowded.

Venture further and take a road trip and see the cities and landscapes when leaves are changing colors. Fuel prices are lower, which makes traveling by car a great way to see the states or short
weekend excursions.

Wildfires in Washington

The summer has broken record high temperature this year in the greater Seattle/Bellevue region, Jesse Tam. Extremely dry summer and little rainfall has sparked many wildfires in our region. In eastern Washington, the and Okanogan fires grew more than 26 square miles since Sunday and is expected to continue to spread even more this week.other parts of the country.

Washington asked volunteers to help fight the flames and fire official will provide basic fire training to help those who have backhoes and bulldozers to help dig fire.  The communities have assisted with generous donations for the firefighters. Firefighters from Australia and New Zealand has arrived to assists in the raging lighted caused wildfires. They arrived in Boise, Idaho and were heading to fight fires burning in the West.

Three firefighters were killed last week and four injured when they were trying to escape the flame.Sixteen large wildfires are burning across central and eastern Washington with more than 200 homes destroyed.  Thousand more homes and structures remain threatened. Western states of Idaho, Washington and Oregon are among the area affected.

Preseason Game is Here

The Seattle Seahawks first preseason game will start this Friday, August 14 versus Denver Broncos. Ready for new season, Jesse Tam.  All gates open at 4 p.m. and kick off is at 7 p.m.Century Link Field.  Football is back for the 12's leading to another exciting season.

Back to school donations will be collected by volunteers from Communities in Schools of Seattle. Suggested items most needed include backpacks, markers, colored pencils, crayons, pencils, folders, rulers, glue, scissors, composition and spiral notebooks.  The items will be given to local Seattle schools with most needs.

The opening game will entertain the whole family and fans with several events. Tribal Order will perform on the outdoor stage located at the northwest entrance to the stadium from 5-6 p.m. and The Neil Diamond Experience will perform in the Brougham Beer Hall from 5:45-6:45 p.m.

Activities include the following:

• New interactive games and contests
• New photo opportunities
• Airbrush tattoos and hair painting
• Sea Gals and Jr. Sea Gals performances
• Legends autograph area
• Sea Gals autograph booth
• Appearances by Blitz and BOOM, Seahawks mascots
• 710 ESPN Entertainment Zone featuring live reports and pregame analysis
• Season long food and beverage specials 

Seattle Seafair Summer Favorites

It's one of the greatest things about summer in Seattle and the northwest regions. Jesse Tam encourages viewing and visiting Seafair week when the Navy fleets are stations for visitors at various ports in Seattle's waterfront. So much to do and see in all the surrounding cities and communities from Greenlake, Fremont, West Seattle, Bellevue...more.

The 3 day weekend brings many to Lake Washington to watch the amazing Blue Angels fly over with precision and form.  On the water you'll be able to see the hydro races roaring.  The warm summer heat will bring many boaters out to watch the events.  Many will be viewing from bridges or higher elevations from their houses and neighborhood.

The Seafair event will be filled with people taking buses, biking or shuttle for a day filled with music, performances, food, crowds, speakers and so much more...a must see and experience.

New Idea is Priceless

Hi Friends and Readers,

After over 30 years in the financial industry, I decided to take time from daily corporate tasks and life to explore new ventures and careers. Jesse Tam destinations places and business updates...

This blog is to share with you with some of my personal findings and certainly look forward to receiving some of your comment from your experiences. 

"New fresh idea is priceless and is an energy source for us to live on."

Discovering Olympic National Park - Jesse Tam

Sea to Sky - Beautiful Northwest

Highlights for Festival Weekend

Northwest Folklife Festival starts today and goes through Memorial day weekend.  Bring the family and it's all free to explore new places and culture.  Jesse Tam looks forward to attending this annual event with locals and out of town guests at the Seattle Center. One of the largest free folk festivals in the country, the 44th annual Northwest Folklife Festival celebrates the music, dance, stories, and art of the people of the Pacific Northwest. Festival goers have the opportunity to participate in the many traditions of our diverse region featuring over 7,000 performers, participatory dances, workshops, crafts, food, and more.     http://jessetam.com/

Here some of the up coming highlight for the weekend: May 22-25th

Friday

• The Art of B Boying
• Garfield High School Jazz Ensemble
• Hobe Kyle -  NW folk songs

Saturday

• Bulgaria Showcase - music and dance
• Massive Monkees - break dance
• EMP JBL Theatre - History of NW hip hop (panel)
• Discovery Zone Stage, Canote Brothers - classic folk

Sunday

• Hawaiian Showcase - music and dance
• Ginny Reitly - folk singer
• Gabriel Teodros - hip hop

Monday

• The Not Its - children's entertainment
• Ravenna Wood - indie rock
• Hot Club Sandwich - hot jazz

http://www.nwfolklife.org/

Festivities for Opening Day

May marks the Opening Day of Boating on Lake Washington and the Montlake Cup for Bellevue and Seattle.  The beginning of summer, Jesse Tam recommends this for families and friends.


Opening day, the official opening of Seattle's boating season at Seattle Yacht Club with a celebration of many kinds of water activities.  The morning festivities will include crew races, a sailboat race and the Grand Opening Day Boat Parade.

Parade starts at noon the first Saturday in May with the blast of a cannon and the raising of the Montlake Bridge. Seattle Yacht Club's Opening Day has become the nation's largest regional celebration of water, spring, and the opening of boating season. Participating yachts will be decorated to illustrate the 2015 theme for Opening Day, "Myths & Monsters". 

Opening Day in Seattle is a family affair; families decorate their boats for the festivities and parades; spread blankets on the shoreline and spend hours watching and picnicking. Families dream of the boats they someday will own

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Opening Day offers some outstanding story with crew competition and viewing of the variety of boats and costumes.  

Celebrate Earth Day - Jesse Tam

 Earth Day 

We celebrated Earth Day with a brisked sun filled day in Seattle and Bellevue with Jesse Tam appreciating the outdoors. It was a picture perfect mild spring temperature in the 60's during the afternoon with early flowers and trees blooming this year.  Our city is so fortunate to enjoy the green trees that surround us and rainy days to maintain our water supply for the environment.

The trees and clear skies are always admired by visitors who travel to Seattle from China and Asia. Recycling is another importance in helping us reduce pollution and the landfills.  Take a few minutes to separate the cans, paper products and glass.  http://jessetam.com/

Capturing nature's beautiful animals feeding on the plants in the neighborhood.  It is amazing to see the wildlife  roam freely in the outdoors nearby.  Friends and visitors marvel at the sighting of the tall beautiful evergreen trees, mountain ranges and clear skies and waterfront.

Seattle Top 25 US Destinations

Summer plans are just a few months away, Jesse Tam's favorite place in Seattle for locals and out of town visitors is the Pike Place market. The market is a historical site filled with fresh flowers, produce and all types of seafood displayed in stalls throughout the year. There are several floor levels to discover, so don't miss the unique shops to browse the trinkets...collector's items, books, posters and more. http://jessetam.com/seattle-jesse-tam/

Enjoy a cup of chowder or salad along the fine or casual dining options along the waterfront.  Did you know that the first Starbucks coffee is located at the market?   There will be a long line of regal visitors at this location to view the first store front.

Good reads for popular travel destinations and making those travel plans, interest places and cities on where they rank.  Seattle is listed as #5 on the list, can you guess the #1 top destination?  How many places have you visited?  Read more below to see all the cities....

The 25 most popular travel destinations in the US ....most-popular-travel-destinations-in-the-
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Pike Place Market

Waterfront

Seattle Skylines

Photos of Seattle waterfront, downtown skylines and historical landmark Pike Place Market.  Take a ride on the Big Wheel when you visit the waterfront and try have a quick snack on the dock.

Seattle's Tallest Tower

The Pacific Rim and Seattle discovered with overseas  investors from various countries created a buyer's challenge. Jesse Tam noticed the new market trend for real estate investments in our area with overseas capital continues to grow. Since last year, several groups have inquired about our tallest tower in Seattle included speculations and discussions.  The latest news regarding Columbia Tower is finally on the market, but it will be at a premium price.  New growth, market trend, high tech, start ups, health tech are all part of this region..

Columbia Tower, Seattle's Tallest tower is for sale and available to interested buyers.

" Rumors had been around since last year that it is on the market and now this is the year It's been rumored for months that Columbia Center would go up for sale...The decision by Beacon Capital Partners to put the 76-story downtown Seattle tower up for sale puts an exclamation point on the region's office market, emphasizing that it's now a seller's market. Numerous assets are either on the market or soon will be as owners try to capitalize on rising values.

Beacon has been upgrading the building to attract more tenants, and the 1.6 million-square-foot building has been filling up with tenants...Beacon bought the building from Blackstone for $621 million in 2007

Celebrating the Lunar New Year

It's the lunar year of the Sheep with Jesse as the Greater Seattle community celebrates with lion dances, fireworks, music and food. This year Jesse Tam and friends enjoyed the live performance in the International district with a children's parade, judging contest, food from variety of restaurants in the area and just a gathering of people. The traditional celebration usually will last for 7 days with each day having a specific meaning. Other festive events were well attended at Bellevue Square mall with martial arts demonstrations, children participation in martial arts, traditional music and folk dancing. This year was a great success to see so many visitors to join the Chinese celebration, thanks for Mr. Tam for inviting us to join his friends at the gala evening.

The evening Gala with HKAW benefit raising money for our Seattle community at the Sheraton Hotel with fashion show, dancing, silent and live auction.  It was a lively and well attended celebration.  The photos below are from street vendors and people in Shanghai getting ready for the Chinese lunar new year, Jesse Tam's recent business associates.  The traditional lanterns, oranges for good luck, decors for the home and sheep symbols for this year.

Seattle Seahawks Victory

There are few words to describe the Seattle Seahawks, Jesse Tam discussed the victorious overtime WIN for the Hawks leading to Super Bowl 49.  Seattle trailing for 3 quarters of the game with several inceptions and missed connections the remaining two minutes painted a different picture. Our Hawks team stayed composed together and made everyone a Believer.     

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Keeping the Faith.  Don't Give Up.  Believe in Yourself.   Strive to the End. 
Stay Focused. What really matters is how you play the game...

Motivation keeps one going with helping one another as a team.  Thinking of the team instead of just yourself and watching each others backs. That was the spirit of the team and winning.  All the difference is the end results! Thoughts from Jesse Tam.

Home of the Seattle Seahawks

Century Link Stadium, Seattle, WA

First Trip to Seattle

It is January, starting the year with Jesse Tam will mean more visitors discovering Seattle as they come to see the Pacific Northwest.  It's amazing how many people I've meet who have business and traveled the world to Europe, Africa, Australia, Asia but this is their first stop to Washington state.  Some have visited other cities in the United States such as New York, Boston, Chicago, Florida, Los Angeles...now they are loving Seattle.
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Seattle Space Needle - Night 

One friend introduces you to another friends and they want to come experience America. They are interested  in knowing more about schools, housing, Boeing, Microsoft and Starbucks, Amazon, wineries and of course the Space Needle.  It's fun being a tourist in your own city. It's not boring seeing the same places because each new friend will share a different story.  The common factors  expressed with everyone visiting Seattle is the beautiful trees, fresh air, education, lades, mountains and quality of life. What other cities have the combination of mountain and water?

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 Regardless of whether you are a first time visitors to Seattle or a long time Washington residents, the Space Needle is always a fun sight. Just drive or take the monorail from downtown to the Seattle Center and take a stroll.   You'll be amazed at the people and number of visitors each year.  Discover the shop and browse inside the store for a few souvenirs. 

Boeing The Museum of Flight - Seattle

Airplanes, space travel and fun is a great place for adults and kids. You'll get to view modern and historical planes, hear war stories and movies, ride the simulator and learn about navigation and airplanes. Summer camps are offered during the vacation periods.

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