Category Archives: Peek into my mind

By now, you know the story. IOC threw eight players, in Badminton, out for “not using one’s best efforts to win.” Did Michael Phelps give his best efforts during the semi-final? Did anyone, who had already qualified to advance but … Continue reading →

HBR blog recently has this one from a Kyle Wiens, “CEO of iFixit, the largest online repair community, as well as founder of Dozuki, a software company dedicated to helping manufacturers publish amazing documentation.” If you think an apostrophe was … Continue reading →

pa·tri·ot·ism devoted love, support, and defense of one’s country pro·tec·tion·ism practice or system of fostering or developing domestic industries by protecting them from foreign competition through duties or quotas imposed on importations. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid I think they … Continue reading →

Few months ago, I went to a restaurant called Playground in Santa Ana, California. It is a place customers pay to consume what chefs having fun making. Everything was artisan: beers, breads, desserts, and, of course, all the dishes. Waiting … Continue reading →

President Obama decided to let some illegal aliens to work legally for two-years at a time. Once this door is cracked, these people can extend their work visa and eventually become US citizens. The Supreme Court just ruled most of … Continue reading →

“We will fight until the last breath,” the fighters swore! So battles after battles, they fought on. The spirits were high, the bodies were tired, the coffers emptied, lives ruined, but the glory of the fight will be remembered by … Continue reading →

I have reached the age that the most frequent topics of conversation are chronicle diseases and retirement planning. (This is actually an improvement from mid-life crisis and marital disasters.) In one of those gathering, we realized that many of our … Continue reading →

Would getting older at least make you wiser? For Americans, that appears to be true. Japanese, on the other hand, become wise much younger. More interestingly, first time I glimpsed at the definition of wisdom. There are five elements of … Continue reading →