anime
In Western culture, it is rare calling a person only by appellation without a name; maybe, "Your majesty" or "Your highness" would be in those rare cases. But in Asian culture, calling an elder's (or superior's) name could be considered rude. So,
worldcup
South Korea made the best 16. The dramatic goal at 90+1 min and the 8 minutes of long waiting for injury time of the Uruguay vs. Gana match finally made Korea proceed to the knockout stage. It was 2002 - Korean and Japan World Cup. I've been
giants
2022 was a disappointing year for Giants fans. It must not be only me who thinks so. After having a fantastic season in 2021, everyone might think this would be the beginning of a new golden era, which it was not. I loved the 2021 Giants, not because of the
life
I attended Programmatic IO 2022 NY last month. It was my first time in NYC and even my first in the US East. I arrived at SFO around 5 am, a little tired but also excited. The airport was already full of people. It's already normal; I couldn&
tech
Elon Musk finalized his $44B deal last Thursday. He brought a sink to Twitter HQ last Wednesday. I'm not sure what he wanted to sink in, but I got that he thought Twitter was stuck with something and wanted to show off himself as a savior. Many worried
life
Every October in the Bay Area starts with Fleet Week SF. It is now a family ritual to visit the SF Pier area during the Fleet Week season, and I can tell the highlight of the event is the air show by Blue Angels. This year, we wanted to have
life
Last week, I came across an article about harsh comments on LinkedIn. It was an acute accusation but interesting to me because I had never met with such bigots on LinkedIn. I have some principles on Social Networks. The most strict one is on Facebook. I think Facebook is the
49ers
Last Sunday, I went to Levi's Stadium for the 49ers' home opener. Since I came to the Bay Area three years ago, I got to love to watch football games on TV and became a 49ers fan. So, I decided to visit Levi's Stadium and
moloco
Luckily, I could've been in a fast-growing tech startup. I was surprised to learn that we made the top 100 (#95) ranking on the 2022 Inc. 5000 list, which acknowledges the fastest-growing private company in the US: we are the 5th among all SF metro area companies and
travel
During the last Labor Day weekend, we went to Lassen Volcanic National Park. It was established as a National Park in 1916 and is an active volcanic area - the last eruption was from 1914 to 1917. It always makes me tired to get out of the Bay Area on
book
I had to choose my next book when I completed "The Dispossessed." Though I mentioned it in a totally different context before, "The Remains of the Day" is one of my favorite novels. So, it was automatic for me to pick up "Klara and the
politics
I think the hottest topic in the US last month was the Student Loan Relief Plan (not the Mar-a-Lago raid). I knew it was Senator Elizabeth Warren's one of the important agendas of the last presidential primary. I thought Biden took the idea reluctantly, and he would not
