A friend and I chatted about the books. I remember the book title and knew I had read it yet I couldn’t recall the gist. At first, I thought because I read the book a while ago and couldn’t remember. Yet for book I read recently, I also didn’t remember much. Why not? Did I …
Category Archives: Kindness
Site Progression
*** Why I started and named ‘UncoverSpecial’? *** All of us have dreams, e.g. writing a book, learning a music instrument, taking a dancing class, etc. yet there never seems to be enough time or we often wonder what “exactly” to write, create and what others may think…I’m no exception yet I decided to just …
Honest Conversation
After experiencing the power of diet change, more see ‘Sharper, Lighter, and Faster – UncoverSpecial’, I shared the information with family, friends, and doctor. I got a mix bag of reactions: some curious or enthusiastic, others skeptical or defensive, e.g. ‘you’re already thin, why would you need the change?’, ‘where do you get protein?’, ‘No …
Kyle Cake, Killing Story
My friend made Kyle mini muffins/ cup cakes…well, the look takes some ‘curiosity’ to try it but when you bite it…soft, warm with a tint of fresh sweetness, yum! 20 plus dark green balls were swallowed by two of us. I decided to try to make Kyle mini muffins for the volunteers as snacks in …
Customer Care
I bought a new HP laptop in my last trip home (Taiwan) so I have the keyboard with ㄅㄆㄇ…to be able to write in Chinese to parents. I tried to connect the laptop with an existing Dell monitor to work with 2 screens but somehow, the monitor wasn’t detected. I googled HP customer service and …
Intention, Interpretation
A friend gave me some plants. I put a bag of them on the front of the house and went to the back to grab something. When I came back, in just a few minutes, the bag was gone. Really? Somebody stole plants? Why didn’t he/ she ask, I’d be happy to give… Some time …
New Chapter
2 weeks ago, I got a text message from my manager, out of blue, asking to talk…strange, isn’t he traveling? And we have our weekly one-on-one in a few days…anyway I said yes. He quickly called me and…gave me the bad news. Well, the tough financial situation wasn’t news and there had been several rounds …
Genius, Generosity
I like going to the traditional market with mom, experiencing the energy, the colorful offering, and the ‘genius’… Mom knows where to find the best buy: we would get up at 6AM then (bike) raced to the market to get guavas (before good ones being taken); we would ride over half an hour to another …
Flag Raising
The first day of 2024, mom, dad and I got up early to join the flag raising ceremony at 7AM at a neighborhood playground. With election in 2 weeks, the debate of identity and competition are intense yet today there is no bus, neither freebie to lure…Everybody came with his/ her heart. We held a …
Observation of Taiwan Election
In 2 weeks, there will be presidential and legislator elections in Taiwan. Candidates used all kinds of strategies and tactics to seek supports and win over competition. People might be frustrated by the attacks of each other: lie, illegal property, ‘black’ money, etc. and wonder what is true? At the same time, we saw the …