Adventures of a self-made techie
During my first trip to Tainan, via HSR, two old ladies asked me if they are in the right car. As they showed me their ticket, I got confused for a bit and thought, yes they were. So they approached their seats where a man already sat. He spoke to them in Mandarin, gestured to…
This is a difficult book to experience and I wanted to like it, but I’m not sure exactly how I feel about it. It is heavy stuff. But as much as I wanted to finish it, I didn’t. I can no longer connect with the story and couldn’t see where it’s leading to. I ended…
This is now my favorite book of all time. For now, that is. It used to be Atlas Shrugged, but this takes the cake, the cookie, the every-goddamn-dessert metaphor there is. It is that good. I probably have this extra love for this book because I write for a living. Though I’m not on the…
I’ve been staring at my Google Sheets, listing all the places I visited in Tainan, wondering how to fit all these in one post. Mother spoke truth when she wondered how I’ve covered so much. I was surprised myself. But then I figured this is what years of anticipation does to you, or at least…