Blog
This is a collection of stories and daily musings.
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The time I felt like I was in a movie
Going to the Chimei Museum from Tainan City via train also meant that we would drop off at Bao’an Station. And you know what? I felt like I was walking into a movie when I stepped in and out of that train station. The ambience was unmistakably nostalgic, like time traveling to a serene and… Read more
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If only I could tell what bothers me
It’s been a while since I could write multiple blog entries in one sitting. As a matter of fact, there have been days that I don’t feel like writing at all. I know I should have had because my personal goal is to blog daily, but the lazy bones were at work, and I just… Read more
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When work doesn’t want you to become a good person
When my colleagues talked about working in offices whose systems require them to throw their values and principles out the window, I remembered the dread of being in one—and the nights I spent yearning and praying for a kind of work that isn’t toxic. A kind of workplace that values good conduct and cares more… Read more
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Do not settle for mediocre
I’ve never seen a person so dedicated to her work as my colleague does. In one instance, this colleague got upset because I only made a handwritten list for the conference speakers where I could have printed them from a computer (she said there was still time to do it). She also said I must… Read more
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Handwriting and the brain
I wonder if a time will come when my hands no longer know how to write the words I learned throughout my lifetime. So, sometimes, to refresh myself (or assess if I still know the things I believe I know), I jot down words I hear from a speaker (if I am in a gathering)… Read more
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Divided attention
People want you to be involved in so many things at one time. And that could get overwhelming. So if you are the kind of person who succumbs to pressure quickly, learn to say no more often. I think saying no more often is not entirely wrong. If you can identify what matters for you,… Read more
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Finding kindred spirits
A decade later, I learned that it’s possible to yearn for people you’ve never met yet. And you haven’t met them because you did not share the same circle yet. But when you do, even years apart, you’d be glad to find each other. So even when you feel so alone today because no one… Read more
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