Jun 24Change and Transformation“The general trend of the world is as such: what has been separated for a long time will necessarily reunite, and what has been united for a long time will necessarily come apart.” ~Romance of the Three Kingdoms The phenomenon of Change and Transformation has been observed since the beginnings…4 min read
May 22:’( Rejections are part and parcel of life.I have faced rejections countless times throughout my life. Eg, the time I was rejected from being a main player in my school’s basketball team and was assigned to be a reserve player or the time I was rejected in a job application at a “dream” company and many more…2 min read
Apr 24Some thoughts on my financial wellbeingEver since I was young, I always thought that the “right path” to leading a “stable and financially secure” life is to study hard in school, graduate from a good university and find a good job that pays well. However, after witnessing a personal event in early 2022, watching some…9 min read
Mar 19Losing motivationIt’s easy to set a goal and then find myself losing motivation and passion for it a few weeks later. This has happened to me for a few times. For example, there was a time I set a goal for myself to pick up crocheting 🧶. I went online to…Grit6 min read
Jan 28元 日 New Year’s DayThis year, Chinese New Year falls on the 1st February. Here is an early post. Happy Chinese New Year of the Tiger! According to the Chinese tradition, every new year is represented by a zodiac animal. There are a total of twelve zodiac animals, as seen in the diagram below. The Rat is the first animal followed…Chinese New Year11 min read
Dec 31, 2021Book summary: The Millionaire Fastlane: Crack the Code to Wealth and Live Rich for a Lifetime!One day during my one week break from work, I felt really restless at home and I googled online “How do people become rich?”. This Google search led me to a few YouTube videos and eventually I discovered this book through an online forum where someone commented that this book…Wealth12 min read
Oct 29, 2021🍂 🍁 🍃 Dear Autumn 🍂 🍁 🍃When you arrive, trees shed leaves of joy. They have been anticipating your arrival for months. Now, they can finally peel their adornments off and get rid of all the leaves that have been weighing them down for the past year. …Autumn4 min read
Oct 3, 2021The Tall Lady With the Iceberg: The Power of Metaphor to Sell, Persuade & Explain Anything to AnyoneVery often, I struggle to pick the right words off the vocabulary buffet table to explain my thoughts or ideas. Most times, I end up with a plate of words, messily stringed together, that does little to persuade my listeners of my viewpoint. This weekend, I spent a few hours…7 min read
Sep 28, 2021My running journeyEven though the name of my Medium account is “LiveRunGrow”, I have actually never published anything related to running. Unknown to many, Running is actually one of my biggest hobby to date. And today’s article will be all about running and my thoughts on it. (1) My running “history” I have been running on…Running14 min read
Sep 15, 2021Creating my first chrome extensionInspired by a tech talk given at work — Recently, one of my colleague at work gave a presentation about creating chrome extensions. Although I have used many Chrome extensions before, I have never tried making one myself. …Chrome Extension5 min read