I called home at 11AM US ET (Taiwan midnight) to wish mom and dad a happy new year. They were watching A-Mei, a local famous singer, singing in her hometown, Taidong. She put up a free concert which brought in NT$3 billion (~US$ 10 million) revenue for the local economy. That’s a great way to …
Category Archives: Creativity
Christmas Tree and Gift
I heard from the radio that a single mom who was laid-off during Covid felt bad that she couldn’t buy presents to her children, actually, she couldn’t even afford a Christmas tree. I felt sad for her, not only the financial challenges but also the “holiday obligation”. I never had a Christmas tree or gifts …
湯圓Glutinous Rice Balls
Today is winter solstice or 冬至(pounced: Dongzhi), meaning the arrival of winter. Normally in Taiwan, family would get together and enjoy 湯圓(pronounced: tang yuan), glutinous rice balls together. Tang yuan are usually in two sizes: normal, slightly smaller than a plum comes in a variety of flavors. Sesame and peanuts are popular traditional flavors. The …
Cheers
3 great news today… We gave a successful executive steering review for the initiative I’m leading. Development team has completed a key software feature and cross-functional teams are preparing for the January rollout. We celebrated initiative’s 15 months anniversary and progress: we have built 2 new systems and enhanced 2, doubled the job processed (automation), …
Nice Work
Aunt texted me that the lights I put on her Christmas trees didn’t work and she doesn’t know what’s going on. I rode bike there to check as exercise. While I was slowly riding uphill, one paddle at a time…a lady running passed and said ‘Nice work’ to me, I was caught in surprise for …
Blind Taste
Mom suggested me to get an eye warmer to prevent dry eyes (more prominent nowadays and at younger age due to extensive usage of 3C products). I tried on the warmer, it’s so smoothing that I almost fell asleep. My roommate told me there is a restaurant in NYC that you eat in the dark …
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving! Last year I went home and spent the week with family. This year, due to Covid, I along with many stay wherever we are. I saw a friend’s text comparing last year she had a Thanksgiving dinner with friends in NYC then flew to Asia for class reunion trip, this year, she’ll have …
Gen Z
I contacted Skillers, a Toastmasters club in Lublin, Poland twice on its website expressing interest to join its meeting and requesting the virtual meeting link. I didn’t hear back. I messaged them on Facebook page, there was still no response, I posted on its board (less than 30 min before the meeting), last try…right at …
Think of Why
Not sure what triggered, our new neighbor was yelling with F* words on the phone yesterday morning and throughout the day. The apartment temperature wasn’t news, she signed the lease knowing landlord asked to put 70F constant for both units as the heat is included in the rent. The temperature control of the front part …
TEDx Seattle: Other Sides
I joined TEDx Seattle 2020. The event itself showed the other (bright) side of Covid, first ever virtual and free. I don’t know its past attendance # yet 1200 watching live would be a great # to spread worthy ideas, thank you TEDx Seattle hosting team. The theme was chosen well – to bridge and …