Derek XuA Love Letter to Twin FantasyTwin Fantasy is one of my favourite albums of all time. It is one of the most moving works of art that I have ever consumed. I love it so…Aug 23, 20201Aug 23, 20201
Derek XuA Love Letter to Norman Fucking Rockwell!NFR! is Lana Del Rey’s most raw and intimate project, which easily makes it my favouriteJan 27, 2020Jan 27, 2020
Derek XuAn Analysis of Engineering Problems Encountered During My Frontend Internship at GoogleI have just completed a wonderful internship working with the Cloud Service Monitoring team at Google. During this internship I was…Jul 15, 2019Jul 15, 2019
Derek XuA Love Letter to The College DropoutKanye West’s debut album The College Dropout (2004) is an artistic masterpiece, generally acclaimed to be a hip-hop classic. It’s one of my…Nov 2, 2018Nov 2, 2018
Derek XuWhat I Learned From My First uWaterloo Co-op Term: Applying to Jobs and Preparing for InterviewsThe most helpful advice I can give about the hiring process, extracted from my personal experience in the Waterloo co-op programSep 10, 2018Sep 10, 2018
Derek XuRecap: 2018 World Yoyo Contest ShanghaiThe 2018 World Yoyo Contest was incredible! Yoyoing is one of my favourite hobbies and I love exposing people to the beauty of high level…Aug 13, 2018Aug 13, 2018
Derek XuSong Analysis: He Doesn't Know WhyMy analysis of a beautiful single by Fleet Foxes; it features intimate, poetic lyrics about the inability to help loved ones through…Aug 3, 20182Aug 3, 20182
Derek XuSong Analysis: No Shade in the Shadow of the CrossMy analysis of a depressing masterpiece by Sufjan Stevens regarding the self-destructive ways he tried to cope with the loss of his mother.Jul 23, 20184Jul 23, 20184
Derek XuinuWaterloo VoiceMy First Year of Waterloo Software EngineeringReflections after finishing two terms of this highly reputed programMay 9, 2018May 9, 2018
Derek XuWhat You Can Learn From Watching Kim PossibleHow this cartoon teaches teenagers important lessons at a time when they are experimenting most with their lives and personalitiesApr 25, 2018Apr 25, 2018
