Category Archives: Peek into my mind

iPod Touch v. iPhone

Posted on October 7, 2009 by sinyaw

Yesterday, I found the new 64GB iPod Touch on sales for $379. Next to it was the 32GB version for $279, almost 30% drop since I bought mine 6 months ago. I felt stupid. In many social occasions recently, I … Continue reading →

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Moon Cake Day

Posted on October 5, 2009 by sinyaw

This is a re-write from several years ago. My long-time readers will recognize it. Sorry. The 8th full moon, from New Year, is the Autumn festival in China — October 4th this year. Some people call it Moon Festival. It … Continue reading →

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Long Trip

Posted on October 4, 2009 by sinyaw

Gone are the days I was a road warrior, logging more than a dozen international trips per year and earning the coveted status on airline’s frequent flyers’ club. In those days, I memorized many numbers from filling the same form … Continue reading →

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iPhone’s China Play

Posted on September 27, 2009 by sinyaw

When the first iPhone craze swept over the US, I opined on Apple’s strategic mistake treating the China market: the largest in the world. IPhones are not supported in China. If you wish to use this cool gadget there, you … Continue reading →

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水滸: 招安

Posted on September 15, 2009 by sinyaw

如果施耐庵不寫招安,水滸能流傳下來嗎? 宋江的招安心態,我看來有兩個因素:一是士大夫的愚忠,二是沒有大志. 官府功名,還是正途. 他在梁山的地位,終是草莽,當官才是他們該做的. 另外,就是沒有能得天下的信心. 覺得他不可能成為下一朝代的開國皇帝. 我還是認為施耐庵為了現實低頭了,他不寫招安,不就反了嗎.他的命都沒了,還談什麼小說?

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Obama Addressed Students

Posted on September 8, 2009 by sinyaw

What’s the controversy? I bet no k-12 students are politically aware, let alone partisan. They say their pledges in the morning, salute to the flag, and sing national anthem with all their hearts. They are patriotic. They all knew that … Continue reading →

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Boarding Number War

Posted on September 6, 2009 by sinyaw

Soutwest Airline is one of the most popular Harvard MBA cases. It has a legendary founder, Herb Kelleher. It operates with a completely different model than the traditional wisdom and does not pursue customer satisfaction blindly. It created a new … Continue reading →

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想北京

Posted on September 4, 2009 by sinyaw

女兒FB上貼了篇”如果回北京要去那”. 翻成中文大家共享. 鹿港小鎮: 炒年糕,巧克力冰沙 A-Che (加勒比海拉丁风情餐厅,东直门外,澳使馆对面): 好玩的吃吃喝喝,和服務員講講爛中文 大董烤鴨: 北京烤鴨第一. 鼎泰豐: 麻辣乾絲,小籠湯包,芒果刨冰,綜合刨冰,也許再加個松糕. 回學校: 回念一番 大山子798: 太酷的地方,朋友在那打工. 三里屯: 從沒玩過這街. 超市: è²·alaskas,太想吃了. Jenny Lou: 什麼地方同時買得到cheese,美國KitKatç³–,和烈酒? Toni & Guy: 做個頭,和我的髪師聊聊,按按頭,香一香.

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Little League Baseball

Posted on August 31, 2009 by sinyaw

The news shocked the whole island. No one could have believed it. Our kids, the Red Leaf team, did not just win. They won the World Series! That event, in 1969, started the Little League Baseball fever in Taiwan. For … Continue reading →

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SIndex

Posted on August 25, 2009 by sinyaw

BMI is so unsatisfactory. Imagine you are inside a tube that is exactly the same height. Now imagine this magic tube can re-arrange your body without hurting you. It will contract and re-arrange until there is no more empty space … Continue reading →

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