Apr 926 weeks and 3 daysMy friend Monica turned 30 recently. It has been a tough year for her. Today I asked her if she lived her twenties to the fullest. I have asked myself this question. The reason I’ve been pondering on this is that almost halfway into my 30s, it’s still confusing to…4 min read4 min read
Feb 3, 2022Let the journey be beautiful. Let there be meaning.Yesterday I asked a friend, “Sometimes I hear people say, the purpose of life is to server God. But what does that mean?” He said, “It’s important to understand the definition of serve and God. And here is my philosophy: God is in everything and everyone. Serving is helping. The…Optimism6 min readOptimism6 min read
Oct 3, 2021My 25-year relationship with writingI hated writing when I was a child. In elementary school, every week, we had to write about our week. Looking back and writing about what happened couldn’t be more boring while in front of me was the next episode of cartoon. In middle school, teachers made us write a…Writing5 min readWriting5 min read
Oct 2, 2021Why I no longer have girlfriendsRecently I listened to many interviews with Elizabeth Gilbert. She often talks about her dear girlfriends, which is, the friends of hers that are females. She keeps telling the world how much she loves them. That makes me wonder: Why I no longer have girlfriends? I still have female friends…Relationships5 min readRelationships5 min read
Apr 3, 2021Life gives you another chance to be braveHave you been afraid? What are you afraid of? If you think you are not afraid, have you tried thinking again? I have a pair of Chinese parents. Probably not the type you are thinking about right now, that have high hopes of their child, demanding her to do as…Fear10 min readFear10 min read
Jan 18, 2020#48 What is Common Between Weight-lifting, Coding and Megxit?Last week, I heard the news that Meghan and Harry announced that they will “… step back as ‘senior’ members of the Royal Family and work to become financially independent …” Without knowing much about the English Royal Family, this felt like a big deal. …Positive Thinking3 min readPositive Thinking3 min read
Jan 15, 2020#47 What Life Story You Have to Tell Today?Yesterday, Jason and I watched a MasterClass by David Sedaris about story telling and humor. David “It is such a privilege to be a writer. To an average person, if something bad happened, he can do nothing about it… other than feeling bad… to a writer, you can write about…Family5 min readFamily5 min read
Jan 14, 2020#46 What is a Failure that You Are Proud of?At the end of 2018, I had a new years resolution for 2019: post 52 blogs. 2019 has passed. I posted 42. The turning of the calendar means that a new year has come. It also marked my official failure of this new year’s resolution. Today, Jason looked at the…Goals6 min readGoals6 min read
Jan 4, 2020#45 Single Serving KindnessStory 1: I am waiting for you. I took bus to work everyday. It gets cold and rainy in Seattle, such as today. I took off work, waiting for traffic light, and saw my bus stopping at the bus stop from distance. I was upset and sad, thinking to myself, “I guess I have to stand in…Life Lessons4 min readLife Lessons4 min read
Jan 4, 2020#44 The Myth of Falling out of PassionI was very passionate about-and consistent in- posting blogs from January to October 2019. I posted 41 blogs in 41 weeks. Then, I didn’t post anything for two months — partly because I was so interested in my job that I was working most weekends; partly because I didn’t have…Writing4 min readWriting4 min read
