We had a global all-hands town hall meeting. In the meeting, COO shared 3 numbers (3—4880—0) and asked everybody to guess what they mean. The answer was ‘in 3 weeks, we’ve moved 4880 to work from home (due to Covid-19), and 0 production issue. WoW, what an achievement and collaboration across-functions! COO then played a …
Category Archives: Joy
Smart Kindness
I am a supporter of Children International. Recently I sponsored 2 new girls in Philippine and Zambia. When I received the welcome pack, it included not only their pictures and profile info but also a card and a stamp-exempt return envelope asking me to answer a few questions to introduce myself. It took me only …
Our Choice
Schools are closed, events are cancelled, and people’s conversation is often around covid-19. It is uncertain, it may be scary, yet we always have the choice to be happy, hopeful, creative, considerate, helpful, grateful…
Be, Breath & Give Thanks
A lighter attendance to yoga class due to covid-19, the instructor shared with us her mantra ‘Be, Breath & Give Thanks’. I love it and it lights up this uncertain time. Being present in our practice or whatever we do, breath and appreciate what we have/ who we are. Crisis (worst time) often brings the …
Normalcy
With covid-19, many schools are closed and certain products are in short supply (I can understand for mask, sanitizer yet I’m surprised to see empty shelf of toilet paper, grocery). I don’t know what will happen next yet I try to live as normal life as possible, go to work, yoga, toastmaster…Worry doesn’t change the …
A Special Weekend!
I planned to attend the social enterprise conference at Harvard, due to the covid-19, the event was cancelled at the last minute. I was surprised yet glad to have the extra time to do class/ homework and enjoy a special Women’s Day… My roommate and I planned to have a farewell lunch with the departing …
Be Present
I’ve been practicing yoga consistently since October ’19 yet this week seems to be the first time that I can be ‘fully’ present in class, not only physically but also mentally without thinking about other things or planning for work, etc. Physical strength, breath, and flexibility all improved over the past few months yet it …
Pot lot Game
I wanted to something different for the President’s day long weekend so I looked up meetup. I found a Pot lot game, food + game sounds fun so I signed up. I stand in front of a big house, dark and quiet outside and I can’t find the #, neither a doorbell. Am I at …
Boundry
To set a boundary and leave (work), stop (doing whatever you’re doing) may sound controversial or contradictory to we’ve learned from books, teachers, and parents yet it’s to the best interests of ourselves and people around us. There is always more thing to do yet everybody needs a break. Especially for high-achievers, we care about/ …
另類元宵 Alternative Lantern Festival
Traditional Chinese New Year (CNY) lasts for 2 weeks and wraps up in 元宵節 (lantern Festival). When I grew up, my parents bought my sister and I 燈籠 (denglong); we walked around the neighborhood as well as going to the temple and燈會 (lantern ceremony) with it. And I love 湯圓 (tangyuan), bigger sticky rice ball …