Month: July 2020

  • Scorecard, CY2020, Q2

    Scorecard, CY2020, Q2

    How did Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and COVID-19 do in Q2 of CY2020?

  • Breathing Out

    Hello Derek,Today in Hong Kong, we went into another round of lock down because of the 3rd wave of the coronavirus. No dine-in anywhere, and I could not work in the coffee shop I normally went to. So I decided to listen to the “Hell Yeah or No” book and walked around the city. About…

  • Then Go Wash Your Bowl 🥣

    A monk asked Zhaozhou (趙州從諗) to teach him.Zhaozhou asked, “Have you eaten your meal?”The monk replied, “Yes, I have.”“Then go wash your bowl”, said Zhaozhou.At that moment, the monk was enlightened. From the book The Gateless Gate 無門關 趙州洗鉢 僧問:『學人迷昧,乞師指示。』師云:『喫粥也未?』僧云:『喫粥也。』師云:『洗鉢去。』其僧忽然省悟。 I don’t really get koans 公案. I just couldn’t get anywhere trying to think about random sentences.…

  • Become an Educator

    Become an Educator

    “In such uncertain times, does it still make sense for me to continue my “career”?”  “What are the most direct ways for me to make a difference in today’s chaotic world?” “How should I take my first step?” These were the most common questions applicants to the [Island Waldorf Teacher Training Program] asked themselves. Like…

  • What is Empathy without Proximity?

    What is Empathy without Proximity?

    I can’t figure this out. Can you have real empathy for experiences that you have never had? I don’t have a single black friend. If empathy is the ability to step into someone else’s shoes, then, say, growing up as a black person is like wearing a pair of flip flops, and in my world,…

  • Back-tracking the 🏞 of Ideas

    I am now at ohwowohwowohwow.me. Before that, I was thinking if I should put my tokenised newsletter under wootwoot, or enlivenworks, or something else. Before that, I was inspired by [tryroll.com] and decided to tokenise🤑 my newsletter. Before that, I was inspired my [Mckinley Valentine] and [Balaji Srinivasan]’s [post], and decided I should start a…

  • TikTok the Tipping Point

    TikTok the Tipping Point

    (Inspired by Ben Thompson, a tech writer, who wrote about US potentially banning TikTok) The Watershed I have worked and lived in China since the mid 90s. In the 90s, things were basic- Bus rides costed a few cents, there were no taxis, and plumbing was not a national priority. The 2000s were a watershed…

  • Hagia Sophia -> 🕌

    Hagia Sophia -> 🕌

    Source: https://hyperallergic.com/576036/after-85-years-as-a-museum-the-hagia-sophia-will-become-a-mosque/

  • Nike Rise’s Shitty Press Release

    Nike Rise’s Shitty Press Release

    The press release of the new “Nike Rise” store was not written for humans 🥴 Members of Nike’s family of retail concepts:Nike RiseHouse of InnovationNike LiveKicks LoungeHouse of Hoops… As a visitor, I could be categorised as a:shopperconsumermemberMemberNike Member Services I need to learn to name:Nike ExperiencesMember UnlockScan To LearnScan to TryNike FitNike By You…

  • 🗞 The Newsletter Binge 🍽

    🗞 The Newsletter Binge 🍽

    I have been on a binge lately. I started subscribing to Tim Ferriss’ 5 bullet Friday about a year ago. I didn’t subscribe to any another newsletter, until I came across David Perell’s interview with Austin Rief and Alex Lieberman, the founders of Morning Brew. The podcast episode had all the feel good factors: the…