After reading https://www.yahoo.com/news/shes-chess-champion-barely-see-200244741.html, I looked for the contact of the journalist on what we can do to support Jessica’s dream then I found https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-sight-impaired-chess-champion-jessica-lauser, 2020 may be a challenging year yet there is always bright side and plenty of good people! Go #Cheesica! … twitted above 8:09PM Dec 29, 2020 @UncoverSpecial
Category Archives: Inspiration
Giving
My aunt’s best friend called me last night suggesting a Christmas picnic lunch today at aunt’s front yard. She said she’d order Chinese noodles for lunch and I just “show up”. I offered to pick up the food since the restaurant is closer to me and said I’d bring drinks. I loved the chewy, fat, …
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), …
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 …
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 …
Candle Light
I saw an email from a Toastmaster club that I attend meeting every now and then; a shocking news of a friend’s passing due to a heart condition. Brad was only 54. I hasn’t attended the meeting (seen him) for a while yet I remember his unique style. Brad was ambiguous and perhaps quirky sometimes, …
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 …
Staycation => Voluncation
Due to Covid, this holiday season will be staycation, no travel for me. I would enjoy reading, writing, and attending virtual activities yet I want to do something more and different. I read about Catch a Fire, a platform for skill-based volunteering, a while ago and decided to sign-up. I applied for two projects with …
Give a Gift that Lasts a Life Time
I met Heather Beem, founder of Practical Education Network (PEN) at an MIT social innovation event several years ago. I like her/ PEN’s mission to improve learning outcomes by building teacher capacity with locally available materials. We became friends. I reached out to her recently asking if anything I can assist with my voluncation (volunteer …
Buy-in => Believe-in
Change is never easy. I’ve learned that to be effective and lasting, we need “Believe-in” beyond “Buy-in”: people not only agree but also understand why and take ownership to drive it. When things go well, people feel proud to be part. When things get hard, people would persist, collaborate, and come up creative solutions to …