I met Richa and Mian at the last company. Richa and I saw each other in some group meetings. Mian recently joined the company and we were introduced by her manager who was a key partner of the Global-localization initiative I was leading. We hit it off. A month after Mian and I met, the …
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Simone – Owning Your Career & Voice
I met Simone at Greater Stamford Toastmaster (GST) in 2011. She was the club president and I was a new member. I admired her energy, confidence, and how she presented herself so I asked her if she’d be willing to mentor me. She said Yes. In our first meeting, she asked my goal for Toastmaster. …
Carol – Building Forward
When you first meet Carol, she welcomes you with a big smile and enthusiastic questions to learn about you. You immediately sense her intelligence and diligence, yet, if you ask what she does, she would simply say, she is a lawyer. What makes Carol special isn’t that she went to Harvard Law School or is …
New Year’s Eve
I called home at 11AM US ET (Taiwan midnight) to wish mom and dad a happy new year. They were watching A-Mei, a local famous singer, singing in her hometown, Taidong. She put up a free concert which brought in NT$3 billion (~US$ 10 million) revenue for the local economy. That’s a great way to …
Go Chessica!
After reading https://www.yahoo.com/news/shes-chess-champion-barely-see-200244741.html, I looked for the contact of the journalist on what we can do to support Jessica’s dream then I found https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-sight-impaired-chess-champion-jessica-lauser, 2020 may be a challenging year yet there is always bright side and plenty of good people! Go #Cheesica! … twitted above 8:09PM Dec 29, 2020 @UncoverSpecial
Giving
My aunt’s best friend called me last night suggesting a Christmas picnic lunch today at aunt’s front yard. She said she’d order Chinese noodles for lunch and I just “show up”. I offered to pick up the food since the restaurant is closer to me and said I’d bring drinks. I loved the chewy, fat, …
Christmas Tree and Gift
I heard from the radio that a single mom who was laid-off during Covid felt bad that she couldn’t buy presents to her children, actually, she couldn’t even afford a Christmas tree. I felt sad for her, not only the financial challenges but also the “holiday obligation”. I never had a Christmas tree or gifts …
湯圓Glutinous Rice Balls
Today is winter solstice or 冬至(pounced: Dongzhi), meaning the arrival of winter. Normally in Taiwan, family would get together and enjoy 湯圓(pronounced: tang yuan), glutinous rice balls together. Tang yuan are usually in two sizes: normal, slightly smaller than a plum comes in a variety of flavors. Sesame and peanuts are popular traditional flavors. The …
Take a Moment to Appreciate
Many people would say 2020 is a challenging year yet there is always bright side… I wrote an article called “Take a moment to appreciate” at work. We have made tremendous progress, including automation/ time saving for team, reduced outsourcing cost, enhanced community experience, and increased user adoption in 2020 (see “Cheers” post for more …
Cheers
3 great news today… We gave a successful executive steering review for the initiative I’m leading. Development team has completed a key software feature and cross-functional teams are preparing for the January rollout. We celebrated initiative’s 15 months anniversary and progress: we have built 2 new systems and enhanced 2, doubled the job processed (automation), …