A friend asked me about hackathon: instead of explaining what it is, she encouraged me to walk her through the journey in a story, making it visual and memorable. I came up 3 characters, a participant, a mentor, and a judge and talked about their interactions. Well, it didn’t impress her, more accurately, it’s more …
Category Archives: Beauty
Being Vulnerable
I asked several experienced toastmaster friends their recommendations for me of high impact area to work on communication/ public speaking. I was surprised to hear ‘showing vulnerability/ sharing difficult personal stories’. I signed up for a speech tonight and I had no time to prepare. I thought of dropping off but felt bad to do …
Letting Go
3 biggest takeaways for me from Letting go: – others is a mirror reflecting what we’re unaware of ourselves: A person doesn’t create fear, rather, if we have fear inside, he/she may trigger that. If we don’t have fear, nobody can trigger that. – past is a little teddy bear: agonizing for what we did …
What Will You Choose?
After writing ‘Where is positivity from?‘, I needed to use the restroom. As I walked toward a nearby building, rain came down quickly. I ran for a cover by an entrance. The door was locked and required a pass to enter. I watched the rain and wondered what I should do. A student came, swiped …
Where is Positivity From?
I’m sitting under a big tree at Harvard campus. The sun pokes through the leaves while breeze travels through the air. A young man walked by with a bunch of roses in his hand, I cross finger for his successful conversation. 5 young ladies walked by with a badge in their hands, attending a summer …
Be ‘Real’
Friend shared this video with me…WoW! No question that Sydnie has amazing voice and she was cute and funny yet what really made her stand-out, in my view, is… She was very Real Sydnie said ‘I really felt heard, I’d never forget that’…oh, yes, I/we all heard her, loved her, and possibly cried along with …
Story-Telling
A friend introduced me to The Moth. I went to a live event, StorySLAM where 10 volunteers, randomly drew from a bag, told a 5 minute story. I loved it – the sincerity of the stories, the energy of the room, and the humor of the host. I noticed a first-timer night with the theme …
Site Progression
*** Why I started and named ‘UncoverSpecial’? *** All of us have dreams, e.g. writing a book, learning a music instrument, taking a dancing class, etc. yet there never seems to be enough time or we often wonder what “exactly” to write, create and what others may think…I’m no exception yet I decided to just …
Honest Conversation
After experiencing the power of diet change, more see ‘Sharper, Lighter, and Faster – UncoverSpecial’, I shared the information with family, friends, and doctor. I got a mix bag of reactions: some curious or enthusiastic, others skeptical or defensive, e.g. ‘you’re already thin, why would you need the change?’, ‘where do you get protein?’, ‘No …
Kyle Cake, Killing Story
My friend made Kyle mini muffins/ cup cakes…well, the look takes some ‘curiosity’ to try it but when you bite it…soft, warm with a tint of fresh sweetness, yum! 20 plus dark green balls were swallowed by two of us. I decided to try to make Kyle mini muffins for the volunteers as snacks in …