December 28th, 2009
Sorry about the disappearing act. I will finally continue my quiet obsession of self-expression after this short message:
Grandma was born on July 21, 1925 and passed away on December 26th, 2009. She was born in Canton, China and moved to Hong Kong before the declaration of the People’s Republic of China in 1949. In 1978 she and her husband, Cheung Chung Yat, moved to San Francisco. She is survived by 8 children, 21 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren, all of whom she loved in the best way she could.
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What Granny Taught Me About Living:
1. Share. If there’s only one plate of food and 10 people to feed, you make a ton of rice and share that one plate of food.
2. Don’t forget the living for the sake of the dead. My grandmother was devastated when my grandpa passed away and we knew she was dealing with it poorly, but she never dwelled upon her unhappiness. Instead, she held us tighter together.
3. Dare to move. To another country, even.
4. Take a break. Regardless of what conventional wisdom teaches you, I say it’s okay to reenergize.
5. Take time to appreciate the little things in life. It helps those around you deal with you better.
6. Keep a diary. You’ll quickly realize how much you’ll forget.
7. Keep reading. Granny sent her children to school by working an extra job when she could’ve done what was expected — sending her children to work instead.
8. Handmade presents make the mundane seem special. Socks make great gifts, especially when they are knit by a loved one.
9. Capture memories, even if they’re bad ones — they will add humor to your life one day.
10. Dare to be you. Or like my darling Granny who would willingly let us photograph her with a princess crown on and two coronas in hand.
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December 7th, 2009
Hey, if you’re reading this on a Monday morning from your 9-5, chances are, you’re pretty darn grumpy. So, here are some links to keep your Monday morning brain fresh:
- 10 Tools for Lifelong Learning provides some awesome links to free university material, language lessons, and smart youtube links. It also exposes you to culture. I’m embarrassed to admit that this is my default location when my brain needs a break… ugh.
- Warren Buffet was also celebrated for his quick one-line humor. In the article, Warren Buffet on Sex , Warren gives us good career advice: “You want to have a passion for what you are doing. You don’t want to wait until 80 to have sex.” I will never ceased to be amazed by him.
- And lately, because of the nature of my work, I’ve been looking at pricing models, especially of the unconventional– Amazon loses $2 for every ebook sold; the makers of Canabalt, a popular iPhone game, decides to go against the convention of selling games at $0.99 a piece in the article “The $0.99 Problem”. Pricing is always such an interesting topic to me.
- Also… Wall Outlets with built in USB ports… for only $9.95. Whoa. New Standards on Pre-Order, how you mock me so.
- Speaking of which, my most darling friend Leif Storer launched a product called Skullyboom, a portable speaker device that seems to be a big hit with the urban art folks. And speaking of Pre-orders, you can pre-order it here. (End of shameless plug)
- Oh wait. What’s that? Feeling creative now? Here’s a link for more inspiration: A Startup A Day. Proof that there is no shortage of ideas.
- Finally, go listen to some Ella Fitzgerald.
Anyway, I think I went a little overboard on this post. Pardon. There’s a lot going on right now and these are generally the things which I’m up to. In time, I shall make this more coherent and tie the loose ends.
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