Posted in careers, culture, goals, relocation, workplace on January 9th, 2010 Comments? »
One increasing concern I have about careers is the importance of understanding how technological, social and political movements affect job markets in different places around the globe. It’s extremely messy, so bear with me as I try to explain myself.
The myth of ‘Us vs. Them’
The point I’m trying to make is that the concept of [...]
Posted in careers, culture, education on October 11th, 2009 Comments? »
I feel I’ve had a lack of education, coming from a developing nation in the Far East. I wish I had been enrolled in a school that actually taught history and geography in all its wonderful richness.
I don’t care so much about math because I feel it’s hard to screw up math because it has [...]
Posted in careers, communication, culture, social media on August 5th, 2009 Comments? »
I dreamt that I was interviewed for a job by Google a few nights ago. I had this impression that Google was the sort of intelligent, caring, but serious tech company that I could be comfortable contributing to the world through and with. I think this was a way my mind was responding to the [...]
Posted in careers, culture, ideas, life on May 23rd, 2009 Comments Off
I Internets, Therefore I Am
Having the internet as a big part of me is scary. It’s scary because I’ve let so much of my life be transformed by it. I don’t know how I got here, but I admit that using it has influenced me to stop watching TV, switch jobs the last few times, [...]
Posted in careers, culture, life on May 7th, 2009 Comments Off
It’s been officially 8 months since I left home and settled down in greyish London, although the sun has been bright these days.
A typical week for me in London
A typical week involves making sure I get my gradschool work done, which is mostly just writing papers which are due over the next few weeks, thinking [...]