Category: inspiration

  • Passionate About Anything

    It doesn’t matter what you are passionate about, as long as you have the passion in your eyes and your heart.   For many years in my life, I was passionless.    If I had a weekend free, I would not know what to do with that time. My recent passion is all about latte art, good…

  • Playing Tourist In SF

    if I don’t loose my curiosity and passion for what I am doing and where I live, I will constantly find jems and little moments of joy. My favorite spot here in the city   — nice shot. it’s important to slow down and enjoy the little things in life. on my way to and…

  • Reaching Higher And Falling

    I’ve been asked whether I’ve ever failed before? My first answer was ‘no’, I can’t think of failure anywhere in my life. That bothered me for a few days until I realized why. I don’t fail because I don’t reach high enough. I reach for goals that I know I’ll achieve. Someone asked me if…

  • Watch Out For Self Criticism

    Last night I prepared a batch of patê fermenté and this morning I used it to make some fresh bread for breakfast.  Kate helped with kneading and mixing and she made a snail bread for herself.  When it was finally done, I thought it was not very good at all and was going to suggest…

  • Facination With Door Knobs

      When I was in Tuscany I couldn’t stop taking pictures of door hardware.. Here goes

  • your worst critic?

    My worst critic is myself.  It’s my way of pushing myself.  Today during a Y! News meeting, I was knocking something on Y! News, then my co-worker Chris stepped in and said some words of encouragement.  “Look at what sort of data we are delivering, in a consistent, fast and dynamic way to our users.…

  • live sea urchin, one of the best food in the world

    Please take the poll at the bottom: I’m not a health nut, I pretty much eat anything.  But I also have a appreciation for really exotic foods.  My brother in-law is Tony multiply by 4.  He often goes on fishing trips to catch hamachi and cuts it open for sashimi on the boat.  Recently he…

  • Blind Spots

    We have blind spots on our pupils. Our brain fills in the missing image the best way it can given what’s around the blind spot. I’ve pride myself as being able to criticize myself. I’m self-center, often not sensitive, sloppy, workaholic, not patient. I also realize even though I beat myself up enough, there are…

  • Sorry, We Don’t Share Our Food

    Self centered thought of the day. It’s dinner time at a nice restaurant: my dinner partner asks if we can share food. I cringe and say: ‘a little bit’ but deep down I don’t want to. I don’t ask others to try theirs, don’t ask to try mine. Selfish and childish perhaps, but wouldn’t you…

  • Wheel of Life

    Think of a wheel with 5 spokes, 6 pieces of arc (tire). Imagine on a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 being the arc closest to the center of the wheel and 5 being the outermost ar. Now answer the following questionç How satisfied are you with the following on a scale of 1-5.…