Not Perfect but Always Get Better

I attended a virtual AI conference and several speakers/ hosts, based on how they spoke, were not native English speakers. One host kept saying ‘you know’, another seemed hesitated to choose word to use, and a panelist spoke on ‘n on in circles… At first, I was irritated then I felt bad for them (they …

Engineer & Communicator

A few month ago, the product manager proposed to change the feature demo after the sprint (development cycle) from by himself to the development team. I thought it’s a great idea. It let developer showcase his/ her work and engage with stakeholders. Even better, the product manager said he’d coach and support the team in …

Thoughtful and Resourceful

A few weeks ago, we received email invitations from CEO’s executive assistant, Tammy and head of HR for a “social distance” lunch today. It will be great to see everybody after seven months of working from home due to Covid. To keep social distance, we were assigned “time slot” based on last name to get …

Mid-Autumn Festival 2020

Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the top three Chinese festivals. Last year, I celebrated it with 2 friends by a feast of seafood pasta, wine, and Barossa cheese with tomato. We walked around “Little Italy” (North End) to help “digest” afterwards. Then we watched the moon with Boston skyline while sharing the moon cake on …