It may not be a surprise as ‘cooking’ is traditionally ‘women’s works and probably still today done mostly by women around the world though I know several men who love cooking and are in charge of that at home. Many women (include myself) never cooked while at home, only started when we’re moving out or …
Category Archives: Creativity
Dream Ramen
Yume Wo Katare is among the top 5 Ramen places in Greater Boston. A small place with a big (waiting) line. What makes this place unique is not only the super size food, ‘pile’ of tender meat and chewy noodles, but also the community atmosphere. You sit next to fellow eaters on a long table, …
Career Change
Several people (friends and strangers on Linkedin) asked me about how to change career across industries. So far I’ve spent 16+ years around the globe working in 5 industries (consumer, tech/ software, personal care, consulting, education) with 3 startups and 3 multi-national companies. Here are 3 suggestions… 1) To find what’s relevant experiences and transferable …
Surprise
I came across Boston Writers of Color & Write Down the Street August Writing Retreat on Meetup. Interesting so I went…CrubStreet, a cozy space of rooms dubbed different ‘themes’, e.g. quiet, music, light talk, family, plus free-style sofa. Diverse, friendly, and respectful people (quiet, brief talk and no cell phone ring or texting). I chatted …
Open Mind
7/21 I had dim sum (tea with small plates, Chinese style tapas) with my roommate. She ordered奶黃包 (steam custard buns) and榴槤酥 (durian cake). The steam custard buns is unique, instead of typical ‘sweet’ taste of milk and egg, it uses ‘salted duck egg’, when I bite into it, slightly salty sweet juice comes out, it …
Networking
Everybody says “networking” is important yet no class in school teaches us “how” to network, not even in business school even though there are plenty of “networking” events. We show up with a drink in hand, business cards in the pocket, and try to “figure it out” as we go. You look around to see …
Improv
I came across the Cambridge Improv Incubator on Meetup. I’m curious and decided to check it out. I thought it’d be “teach ‘n learn” but it’s actually “learning by doing”. We started with adjective + name + action + sound, e.g. jumping Jane jump (action) shut! (sound), one-by-one in circle and everybody repeated. We then …