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Kendra

@kendratoysaround.bsky.social

Halloween 2025 🎃

Photo of a small pumpkin painted like Derpy Tiger from Kpop Demon Hunters. There is a small succulent in a pot next to the pumpkin; it is tipped over on its side

Photo of three friends in costumes holding their painted pumpkins. On the left is a woman with glasses wearing a purple shirt with the M&M “m” on it; her pumpkin is a cute lavender vampire. In the middle is a man with glasses dressed up like SpongeBob, with a white shirt, red tie, khaki pants, and a Kristy Krab hat; his pumpkin is a white Japanese snow fairy bird. On the right is a woman (me) wearing a green dress with white markings like a bikeway with sharrows; her pumpkin is the blue Derpy Tiger from K-pop Demon Hunters.

Photo of 3 women and a white dog. On the left is me in my bike lane costume kneeling next to my grandma, who is in a wheelchair and holding the Derpy Tiger painted pumpkin. Behind and off to the side of her is my mom, wearing a grey sweater and holding onto one side of the wheelchair. In front of us all is a white Jindo-mix dog sitting and wearing a pumpkin-and-bats bandana around her neck.

A histogram titled “2025 Halloween: Trick-or-Treaters over Time” with Time on the X-axis and # of Trick-or-Treaters on the Y-axis. The chart shows the number of trick-or-treaters peaking around the 8:00-8:09pm window.

November 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM

Kendra

@kendratoysaround.bsky.social

This upcoming Sunday I am participating in a fundraising ride for Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition and would greatly appreciate your support. Register to ride, volunteer, donate, or share about this with a friend!

Register, volunteer, or donate: linktr.ee/ktoy

SVBC presents Bike to the Future
October 26, 2025

This Sunday I’ll be participating in a bike ride to raise funds for safer streets, particularly El Camino Real, the deadliest corridor in the region from traffic fatalities.

Ways You Can Support
Join the ride!
Share with friends!
Volunteer!
Donate!

Link in bio
OR
tinyurl.com/ktoybikes

October 20, 2025 at 8:20 AM

Kendra

@kendratoysaround.bsky.social

The #TransitMonth2025 fun continues! We took the ACE train to The Tech Interactive in downtown San Jose, got lunch at San Pedro Square Market, and headed home on Amtrak’s Capitol Corridor. It’s great not having to deal with traffic or parking - biking and transit make the journey part of the fun! 🥳

Photo selfie of two Asian-American women in their thirties sitting inside a train. You can see the train window behind them. The woman on the left (next to the window) is wearing a yellow shirt, and the woman woman on the right (aisle seat) is wearing a grey shirt that has the word BICYCLE on it and has on glasses. They are both smiling.

A photo of a woman in a dark-colored T-shirt and white shorts doing tree pose in front of an animated and interactive blue/purple digital backdrop. The digital backdrop has a waterfall that is splitting where the woman is standing.

Photo of a woman in a dark-colored graphic tee posing next to a dark orange exhibit entrance. The exhibit entrance says “Ann and John Doerr Present BODY WORLDS DECODED” on the right. On the left, there is a sketch of a human in muscle form (as if there were no skin and it shows just the muscles underneath). The woman is mimicking the same pose as the sketched body: legs in a light lunge form with right leg in front, right arm hanging down, and left hand raised up, and head looking toward the raised hand.

Photo selfie of two Asian-American women in their thirties (the same from the first photo in this post) in front of the outside of a museum building which has a decorative banner saying “The Tech Interactive,” “Tickets: thetech.org,” “…garden: an AI-powered immersive exhibit,” and “New Exhibit Now Open.”

September 19, 2025 at 6:40 AM

Kendra

@kendratoysaround.bsky.social

Tomorrow is the last day of SJMade’s Little Shops Village outdoor market! The event is very transit-friendly (walking distance from Sunnyvale Transit Center @caltrain.com @vta.org), and there are bike racks too. It’s a fun way to log a ride for #TransitMonth2025 and support local small businesses! 🤩

Promotional flyer/post with cartoon people and animals at an outdoor artist and food/drink market. Background is green. Text reads “SJMade Little Shops Village. A new outdoor artist and maker event designed for comfy curiosity, crafty exploration, finding faves, just having a good day. Located at Cityline Sunnyvale. Free admission. Free parking available. Sep.12 open 4pm to 9pm. Sep.13 open 2pm to 9pm. Presented by Cityline Sunnyvale.

Photo of a crowded outdoor market. Booths are along the right side, and there are tall-ish apartment buildings on the left and ahead.

Photo of a bowl of handpulled noodles with minced pork and a Chinese donut in a cardboard to-go bowl labeled Liang’s Village, and a plastic to-go cup with a pale orange drink and labeled Nha. The food/drink are on a tiny brown table, on the other side of which there is a short folding chair. A bicycle with a backpack on the rack and helmet hanging from the handlebar is in the background

Photo of the inside of a Caltrain car (photo shows the digital screen showing the line and stops, and the door)

September 13, 2025 at 5:25 AM

Kendra

@kendratoysaround.bsky.social

I rode 5 different transit agencies today just going about my day!

- @rideact.bsky.social (not pictured) to get to a medical appointment
- ACE train to get to work
- @caltrain.com to get to an SJ Made festival after work
- @vta.org and @bart.gov to get back home!

Happy #TransitMonth2025 ! 😄

Photo of ACE Train (gray with purple and blue) arriving at the platform. It’s outdoors and cloudy.

Photo of the inside of a VTA bus, taken from one of the seats and looking toward the front of the bus

Photo of an underground BART station taken from one of the platforms. A train is on the other platform.

September 13, 2025 at 4:35 AM

Kendra

@kendratoysaround.bsky.social

There’s still time to participate!

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September 7, 2025 at 6:28 AM

Kendra

@kendratoysaround.bsky.social

When you and the bestie participate in Dress to Impress on Transit Week, check out the Let’s Glow BART Anime Fest event, and bike for our last-mile connections! ✌🏼🚈🚲 We love @bart.gov, we love bikes, and we love #TransitMonth2025!

Photo of woman in 30s in lavender dress (3/4 sleeves, fit and flare) sitting in a blue seat by the window on a BART train. Her legs are crossed and her hands are folded on her knee. Her nails are painted to match the dress.

Photo of woman in 30s wearing a dark blue-ish, sheath-style, dress with lace, sitting on the yellow-green seats on a BART train. She is wearing a canvas bike-to-wherever-day bag across her body, she is reading a book titled Revolutions with a woman on a bicycle on the cover, and her ankles are crossed. There is a colorful flower-patterned grocery tote bike bag at her feet.

The two women from the previous photos are in front of a backdrop that says “let’s glow” and that has a cartoon BART train and an anime character on it. The two women are standing behind their bikes. There is a crowd of people behind the backdrop. The setting is an outdoor event.

The same two women from the previous photos in a selfie photo on the BART station platform. The woman in the purple dress is taking the photo in the foreground, and the other woman (myself) is in the background, holding her bike and holding up a peace sign with her fingers. There are other people in the background also waiting on the platform.

September 7, 2025 at 5:54 AM

Kendra

@kendratoysaround.bsky.social

Biked to pick up my book order and dinner, and ran into @votealexlee.bsky.social and @alfredtwu.com at Alex’s community ice cream “town hall.” Thank you both for the work you do!

Photo of the book Revolutions: How Women Changed the World on Two Wheels by Hannah Ross in the foreground, with my bike and the storefront of Banter Bookshop in the background

Photo selfie of me (wearing lavender bicycle helmet) and Alfred Twu (wearing straw-woven hat and name badge)

Photo of myself and Alex Lee. We are in the dining area of the ice cream shop Pints of Joy

July 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM

Kendra

@kendratoysaround.bsky.social

Our family and community traditions grow more precious to me every year ♡

Photo of my grandma standing next to me and watching me roll maki sushi. We are both wearing blue Hawaiian-themed aprons and hairnets/coverings.

Photo of my grandma, seated in a chair, stuffing an inari wrapper with sushi rice. There is a tray of inari wrappers in front of her, and next to it is a tray of finished inari. She is wearing a white long sleeved shirt with a blue Hawaiian-themed apron and blue hairnet on.

July 22, 2025 at 4:25 AM

Kendra

@kendratoysaround.bsky.social

After work I biked to our mini “downtown” street and got myself some ice cream 🥭🍦

July 8, 2025 at 3:14 AM

Kendra

@kendratoysaround.bsky.social

First time in my 10+ years of consistently donating blood/platelets that I passed out 😵‍💫😵

It was post-donation. One moment I was standing, I remarked, “I feel a little dizzy…” and the next thing I knew I woke up on the floor 😅

Staff took great care of me and no issues afterward except fatigue

July 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM

Kendra

@kendratoysaround.bsky.social

Biked and took @bart.gov to meet my family at the county fair today! My favorite fair things: corn, strawberry lemonade, and the quilts 😍 #biketowherever

Photo of the book Bikenomics by Elly Blue (blue cover with bicycle artwork on it) in foreground with my bicycle in the bike parking area of a BART train car

Photo of me holding up a roasted ear of corn with bright lights from county fair food booths in the background

Photo of me and my family (4 Asian-American women, 1 Asian-American man) in front of a fake cow display that has a sign that says Alameda County Fair. The decorations around the display are red, white, and blue.

Photo of a multi-colored and extremely detailed quilt, the design of which looks kind of like looking into a kaleidoscope. The border of the quilt is white polka dots on black fabric.

July 6, 2025 at 6:41 AM

Kendra

@kendratoysaround.bsky.social

Soy yo

A picture from Duolingo with a sentence in Spanish reading, “A ella le encanta montar su bicicleta en el parque” followed by the English translation “She loves riding her bicycle in the park.” At the bottom of the image there’s a cartoon girl wearing purple riding a pink bike with a yellow flag and a white basket.

June 23, 2025 at 5:33 AM

Kendra

@kendratoysaround.bsky.social

Timely. At church today the pastor said some Christians use the gospel as a weapon. They may think they’re well-meaning but they’re actually inflicting harm to the people they’re interacting with. When we realize we’ve become this type of Christian we should repent and pray for wisdom and compassion

June 1, 2025 at 9:43 PM

Kendra

@kendratoysaround.bsky.social

Thanks @rideact.bsky.social for getting us to the Burgers and Brews event hosted by the Fremont Chamber of Commerce yesterday! We could’ve carpooled but we didn’t really want to drive or deal with parking…so we didn’t! 😄🚏🚌

Photo selfie of three friends wearing sunglasses in front of a bus stop sign

Photo selfie of three friends. Middle person is holding up a burger and fries. There are trees in the background.

Photo selfie of three friends inside an ice cream shop with a flight of 4 flavors of ice cream on the table in front of them

June 1, 2025 at 8:22 PM

Kendra

@kendratoysaround.bsky.social

Happy BTWD to all who celebrated today! 🚲🎉

Fret not if you missed the free bag today! You can still enter the raffle to win a Rad Power e-bike by making a $35 gift to Bike East Bay @bikeeastbay.bsky.social by May 31st here: bikeeastbay.org/bikemonth/

Photo of me holding up a Bike to Wherever Day canvas tote bag at an Energizer Station hosted by the City of Fremont, Transportation Engineering. The background is the stairs and escalators at a BART station

Photo selfie of me and two other women wearing Bike to Wherever Day shirts.

Photo of me kicking one leg up for fun and holding up a Bike to Wherever Day canvas tote bag. I am next to a Bike East Bay banner attached to a corral blocking off the street. Bike to Wherever Day activities are happening in the background across the street.

Screenshot from the link in the post. It reads: “Win a Rad Power E-Bike. This May, join as a monthly donor or make a $35+ gift, and you’ll be entered to win a Rad Power e-bike.” There is a button to Make a Monthly Gift, and there is a photo of an example of a Rad Power E-Bike below the text.

May 16, 2025 at 6:55 AM

Kendra

@kendratoysaround.bsky.social

Meringue wants some of my agua de pepino 😆

Photo of white jindo mix dog eyeing a glass of agua de pepino in my hand

Photo of Jindo mix dog lifting her head up to sniff a glass of agua de pepino

April 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM

Kendra

@kendratoysaround.bsky.social

Happy Birthday to my dad! He’s currently in Japan and my mom sent this photo. It’s the happiest I’ve ever seen him.

Dad was an alcoholic, and we had a terrible relationship. A lot has changed. Since 2021 he’s sober. He’s the dad I wish I’d had growing up, and I’m grateful to get to know him now 🥹

Photo of an Asian American man in his 60s smiling with a snowy Mount Fuji in the background

March 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM

Kendra

@kendratoysaround.bsky.social

Quoting my own post so I can show off this cover graphic made by @hammychels.bsky.social since only 4 photos are allowed at a time 😅

Check out the post, and learn more and donate here! tiny.cc/ktoybikes 🌏🚲💚

March 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM

Kendra

@kendratoysaround.bsky.social

Join my efforts by donating through the link in my bio or at tiny.cc/ktoybikes. Your donation truly does make a difference, and I greatly appreciate the support!

March 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM

Kendra

@kendratoysaround.bsky.social

This May I’ll be riding 90 miles in my 3rd NorCal Green Fondo with Climate Ride! I’ve joined @bikeeastbay’s team and will be fundraising to support their work of building safer streets and more thriving communities where people come first. 1/3

Learn more and donate here: tiny.cc/ktoybikes

March 11, 2025 at 1:08 AM

Kendra

@kendratoysaround.bsky.social

Go see The Thing About Jellyfish at Berkeley Rep before it closes on March 9!

Easily one of the top plays I’ve seen.

www.berkeleyrep.org/shows/the-th...

Photo of the program and ticket for a play called The Thing About Jellyfish being held up with a stage (dark and bare but with vertical blue light projections around it) in the background

A photo of the front/entrance of the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. It is a metal gate with some ribbony pattern on it, with the name of the theatre above the doors

A photo of a wall display completely full of pastel-colored square post-its. The prompt at the top of the display is “What advice would you give to your 12-year-old self?”

A photo selfie of 4 friends sitting together in a theatre

March 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM

Kendra

@kendratoysaround.bsky.social

Some photos of Grandma being a transit 👑 queen 👑 on @bart.gov! We love that she’s able to get a discounted fare with her Senior Clipper Card. Check out other discounts BART offers here: www.clippercard.com/ClipperWeb/d...