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For a long time I’ve thought of myself as a pessimist because I tend to be a “glass half empty” kind of person, usually focusing on what I don’t have. But lately I feel like I must be either stupid or actually optimistic…
The cat’s out. I’m setting up my own business. And [...]

In line with my new found appreciation for financial IQ, here’s a place you can read up on many important money matters: CNNMoney.com’s Money 101 – A step by step guide to gaining control of your financial life. It may not get everything right, but it’s a start!
I’m currently reading the section on investing [...]

Life has been difficult since I left my previous job and started working on starting my own business. Strangely enough, a lot of the difficulties I’ve been faced with aren’t even related to starting a business. Mostly they are personal/family issues that happened to come up around this time. Regardless though… I’ve [...]

I was invited to the opening reception for the new Meseum of Chinese in America last night by my friend, Julie. I’m really glad I went to see the fabulous place in person. It is designed by Maya Lin, who years ago designed the Vietnam Veteran Memorial in DC. The museum isn’t [...]

Here on this trip back to the US I get to spend a lot of time with my niece Audrey, who’s only 18-month old. She’s a bundle of joy and I really enjoy being with her. But being with a baby so much, it got me thinking about being a parent when that [...]

1. Raising a child is a lot of hard work. My niece Audrey is super adorable. It’s definitely a joy to be with her, but helping my sister watch over her can be a lot of work. For starter, she loves to run around non-stop. So you kinda have to keep [...]

As a developed, mature society, things don’t change very much or very fast here in the US. But on the other hand, it’s hard for my world views not to change a bit after having lived in China over the past 6 years. And that’s why things back here (US) feel both strange [...]

On the plane to Newark (NJ) I finished reading “Rich Dad Poor Dad” by Robert Kiyosaki. The book’s main ideas are actually quite simple and straight forward, and it did a very good job getting these ideas across to the readers clearly. I gotta say it is probably the most important book I’ve [...]

I just went out and got a copy of November’s Esquire in Chinese. Zhang Ziyi is on the cover. Obviously I didn’t get it for her as I’m not a fan… I just wanna grab something to read.
I love magazines. I remember back in college when I was in Tallahassee, I [...]