Treat before we need it

by | Aug 24, 2013 | Post

We rush to an emergency room or go see a doctor when a tangible symptom surfaces on our mind or body. We think going to the hospital is our treatment. But our body has its own counter-threat mechanism, which is still far more effective than any known medical practice....

Land of the rising (contaminated) water

by | Aug 23, 2013 | Post

A 300-ton monster, born in the land of the rising sun, is attacking the Pacific. That was the premise of a cheesy (but infinitely entertaining) blockbuster from the US. Now it is turning into reality. Japan’s infamous Fukushima nuclear power plant is leaking...

We listen but we don’t follow

by | Aug 21, 2013 | Post

This is a letter to an artist friend of mine who has been suffering from illness and pain for a while. Dear, I woke up this morning and the first thought came to my mind was your illness. Why does it bother me? And more importantly, what can I do? I rewind my memories...

I am, I am

by | Aug 20, 2013 | Post

I am having trouble introducing myself lately. I start with “I am a…” and when whatever of the following options come along, I cringe and twitch internally. Writer: Oh isn’t that soooo pretentious? Or did I just say that I am a hopelessly delusional loser? Am I trying...

Design through or design around

by | Aug 19, 2013 | Post

Every Apple fan has fantasized at least once in this post-Jobs era: Why can’t Jonathan Ive, the creative guru, Jobs’ right-wing man and best friend, the greatest industrial designer alive, take the helm? But as of now, there is no hint of him aspiring beyond the...

Lost in Transition

by | Aug 18, 2013 | Post

Gone are the days of China as the greatest economic miracle. It still is the world’s leading manufacturing country, but it is no longer growing at a two-digit rate per year, and that worries many people.* * Honestly, what is broken isn’t China’s economy but the...