When people meet me or hear my travel, there are usually 2 responses: ‘are you traveling alone?’ or ‘wow, you’re brave!’. I often heard ‘advices’ from people of the region/ continent recommend ‘it’s not safe to go alone as a female’. I know people mean well yet the truth is that solo travel is easier/ …
Category Archives: Creativity
Success as ONE Team
My boss and I spent several weeks tweaking the BI model and examining the data then tried multiple times explaining the model/ goal of pilots to team. We got lots of questions (and tension), a mix of trying to understand, worrying of the change, and being suspicious…Later we saw a demo of another BI model …
Happy Chinese New Year!
Another Chinese New Year away from home yet it’s filled with love and joy from friends, food, and family (relatives)… Shared Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner with a Chinese and Korean friends. Making dumpling is the tradition for people in NE China and fish is a main course for Korean. We had both plus beef …
What is My Style?
I had 2019 review with my boss. He was very pleased with my performance and complimented on my proactiveness, ability to work with people, and follow-through to get things done/ deliver results. In terms of growth area, he pointed out that I can process lots of and complex info yet I don’t seem to have …
Are We Ready?
I’ve spent the past few weeks with my boss and BI lead ‘digging data and tweaking the model’ to prepare for an experiment. Data analysis was messy and time-consuming. Meanwhile, we heard from team: some want to push the change forward faster, other question our ‘collaboration’ because they haven’t heard anything (though we had presented …
Incredible
A friend asked ‘why the tea leafs in my tea is so big?’ , I thought ‘what do you mean?’ (in my mind: haven’t you seen a tea leaf?); I looked at my glass and realized…in America, people usually drink from tea bag which is made of tiny pieces/ shredded leaf. Many people never see …
Smily
I got a squeezing ball (see image) from my yoga studio. What a simple and smart idea! The ‘Smily’ makes you happy by simply looking at it. Bonus: squeeze, throw, or play with the hair to have some fun!
Peaks ‘n Valleys
Happy New Year! I came across Peaks ‘n Valleys audio book at the library, 2 CDs share a simple story yet powerful message. What struck me are: There is no gap between peak and valley – things are connected and actions influence each other. We create our own peak and valley – We may not …
Buen Viaje (Great Trip)
At airport wrapping up a fun 10 days trip across Guatemala. When people first heard about my trip, first word was ‘be careful’, several friends from Latin America especially recommended not to go alone as a woman. It concerned me a bit yet I’ve heard similar comments for many other countries. People mean well yet …
Create Good News
Received a $500+ eye doctor bill 2 weeks ago, called the office twice, unresolved. I was told different reasons why it’s billed this way and asked to call the insurance if I want to dispute. Another 2 calls, I got K who was positive and energetic. She called the doctor office billing department and had …