A hunch is not an answer: It is a question

by | Jun 24, 2013 | Post

What I have in my mind before I write is always different from what I end up writing. A painter/designer/choreographer friend of mine told me once that he does not know what he is painting until he finishes it. I hear that crazy truth over and over: We can only figure...

It’s the end of the world as we know it (again)

by | Jun 23, 2013 | Post

Brad Pitt vs. Zombies. Seth Rogen & Pals vs. Freak of nature. Simon Pegg & Nick Frost vs. Aliens. Robots vs. Kaiju. Will Smith & Mini Will Smith vs. The Earth. They have all arrived, or about to arrive, in local theaters this summer. They have one theme in...

The one reason we are losing the privacy war

by | Jun 22, 2013 | Post

I often hear that if we really want to know a person, we should read what he writes. I find this true too. I cannot, of course, know a person’s detailed profile, such as his physical appearance or size of income or brand of clothes, just by reading his writing....

An Education

by | Jun 21, 2013 | Post

“A Separation” is a cinematic masterpiece that captures the difficulty of living a simple in the modern world. Everybody acts on good faith and reasons yet cannot stop causing troubles to each other along the way. We as the audience feel as if we are in the same house...

End of the Rising of the Sun

by | Jun 20, 2013 | Post

I was watching an online discussion between a Japanese company (a device maker) and a Taiwanese company (a component vendor). The Japanese team was demanding heavy customization and top-notch quality, while the Taiwanese company was clearly in trouble dealing with all...