A different day today! Not only it’s Mid-Autumn Festival, 1 of the top 3 celebrations in Chinese culture but also a big moment/ transition at work… I’ll be leading a big project/ system development forward. It’s highly visible, highly anticipated, and what colleagues called the ‘most technical complex and changes-involved’ initiative the company has ever …
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WoW, What a Fortune!
I went home opening the fridge…WoW, a food truck just landed with 10 boxes of food. My roommate said his company had a welcome new employee party; nobody wanted to take the ‘left-over’ food home so he did. I was at the restroom of a public library. A young woman came in and left her …
9/11
I noticed flag half way while having lunch with 2 young colleagues A and C. I asked why and was suggested (A guessed) in memory of 9/11. It has been 18 years yet it’s still vivid. A and C said 9/11 had ‘forever’ changed America. They were in elementary school then. A remembered worrying about …
Marathon Bike Ride
2nd week into my new home/ life and an Art Festival in downtown, I decided to ride a bike there before it’s getting cold. I haven’t rode for the whole summer because of moving (bike in storage). It’s ~10 miles each way so quite an exercise and ambitious adventure. A beautiful day to ride, sunny …
New Month Exercise
I did a monthly experiment – between 7/21-8/20, intentionally chose something new or did differently. I tracked and wrote the experience in ‘Open Mind’ and ‘1 Month Anniversary’ posts. It was fun and expanded my comfort zone. For September, I’d like a new exercise to get to know 3 new people or acquaintances more each …
Feeling
My manager and I had a meeting with the group president to confirm I’d be the product lead of a high priority project. I started right away to put together the vision, scope, and requirements, consolidate prior works, and gather team inputs. A few days later, I was told the project would be led by …
New Month, New Home, New Life
September started a new chapter: new home, new roommate, new life! I signed a 1 year lease and will be settled for a while (vs. moved 5 times in the past 2 years). I’m grateful for the different experiences (beautiful small towns with 3min walk to trail and farm stands on road side; bustling city …
Moving
It has been a fun summer, living in the city, exploring different activities (e.g. African Festival, island getaway, improve meetup, summer concerts…) and restaurants (e.g. Italian Fettuccini & meatball, Korean fried chicken, Chinese Dim Sum & clay pot rice, Vietnam sandwich, French pastries…), and hanging out with roommate R & her friends (e.g. watching 7/4 …
Do the Right Thing
There was a big pine tree in my neighborhood. Somebody digged the roots out and left it there for weeks. Half of the leaves was brown/ dried out, the other half was still green and fighting. I walked pass it many times until 8/25, a week before I’ll move out. I got to do something… …
1 month anniversary
7/22/19 I wrote ‘Open Mind’ post and decided to do an experiment – for a month 7/21-8/20, I’d intentionally choose something new or do differently… I’ve done many different things, e.g. Summer concerts: enjoying the symphony by the river park and watching people dancing in the city center plaza. Island getaway: joining my cousin & …