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Reconnect with Family Today

Posted in People, personal stories, tagged on December 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Merry Christmas everyone. Hope all of you are spending time with loved ones. I’m fortunate enough to be spending Christmas with my extended family up at Snoqualmie Pass, watching snow falling while warm in front of a fire. I’ll be up on the slopes later today. Tonight, we’ll be enjoying a big Christmas feast for [...]

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Love Lock on Pont des Art Creates Another Memory

Posted in personal stories, travel, tagged , , , on November 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

A friend from Paris told me that life is but a series of meaningful memories, as we sipped wine in a swanky bar in Saint Germain, Paris’ left bank. Amid a stylish, handsome crowd, I enjoyed our continued conversation. I was in France celebrating my 25th anniversary with my wife. We’ve built quite a few [...]

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Wanderlust

Posted in personal stories, travel, Uncategorized, tagged , , on August 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

I first caught the bug for traveling when I spent a year in Seoul right after college to rediscover my roots. Spending extended time in such a different urban setting was exhilarating, liberating and stimulating. Every day was a new adventure. Prior to that I’d spent most of my life in the southern suburbs of [...]

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New Year Reaffirmation of Life Goals

Posted in lifehacks, personal stories, self-improvement, tagged , , on January 1, 2011 | 1 Comment »

For the New Year, I’m hopeful that my life will become even more simple, that I find fulfillment by what is accomplished and not by what is accumulated. I want to be more supportive of my family and friends for what they are and not what I want them to be. I would like to [...]

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Richness of Life, A Matter of Perspective

Posted in People, personal stories, tagged , , , , on August 16, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Last night, I enjoyed a home-cooked Vietnamese dinner, a day after just returning from Ho Chi Minh City. A Vietnamese-American friend visiting from San Jose prepared a wonderful meal for a group of us. She asked a lot about my trip to Vietnam. She reminisced about growing up in Hanoi with her extended family. She [...]

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By Chance Ethiopian Dinner Experience

Posted in People, personal stories, travel, tagged , , on July 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »

It was by sheer chance. A business colleague and I were discussing a possible channel partnership agreement while having drinks at a Jazz club in West London. When it was my turn to refresh our drinks, I bumped into a friendly Ethiopian lady visiting family from Singapore. Both my business colleague and I knew a [...]

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A Perfect Day with My Mother

Posted in People, personal stories, society, tagged , , , on May 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

I had an amazing mother’s day. My mother’s always been a people person. She has great timing with stories and jokes. She easily entertains in group settings, and is quick to laugh. Despite this, we didn’t always get along when I was a teenager. As a mother, she could be extremely demanding and my adolescence [...]

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Diversity Spice of Life

Posted in personal stories, tagged , , , on March 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Diversity really is the spice of life. Just happens that not everyone likes spicy foods. Well, I do and so do a lot of my friends. One of the many blessings for me right now is my wonderfully diverse set of friends. They enlighten me with different perspectives and add different flavorings to my life. [...]

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My Adventure in Soho with Hugh Simpson Wells

Posted in personal stories, tagged , , , on January 30, 2010 | 1 Comment »

I lived in London during the early 2000′s, where I  had some of my best memories ever. Now, I’m  back in West London visiting where it took about a half a day to get my bearings to feel as if I had never left. Much of my focus here this time is work, but tonight [...]

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Learning Through Parenthood, A Humbling Experience

Posted in personal stories, society, tagged , , on January 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Parenthood is a humbling experience. It is a rewarding experience. It is a growing experience. Children are a reflection of their parents. Maybe that’s why parenting can be so frustrating. I’ve gone through different phases of parenthood. Of course, there is the “overwhelmed stage” as a young parent. We had our two boys 11 months [...]

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