This is the 2nd year that Mary and I went to see the HSBC Golf Championship tournament at Sheshan International Golf Club, thanks to the free tickets (1000rmb each!) donated to us by Mary’s awesomely well connected and pretty friend. Two things are different this year: the HSBC championship is now part of the official [...]
The past week has been an intensive leadership discussion week for me. There was the visit of a Distinguish Engineer (DE) from Austin Texas during the first half of the week, and I had a classroom training at the second half of the week. Therefore, I had discussion on leadership all week long, what characterise [...]
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"Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity."
Some people see a big wave coming and run away from it, but they ultimately end up beaten by the wave and fall down. I choose to stand face to the wave, waiting for it with open eyes (nose shut), and you won't believe how much fun I have jumping over the wave as it comes! As a bonus, I have my feet firmly in the sand before and after the jump. That is the attitude I choose from now on.
— A lesson learned from Phuket