The Last Lecture Book Review (Randy Pausch)

Many professors share words of encouragement and wisdom during their last lectures…

21 Letters on Life and its Challenges book review (Charles Handy)

Educated Book Review (Tara Westover)

Educated, a memoir by Tara Westover on her unconventional childhood upbringing and higher…

University Reflections — Class of 2020

University Reflections 2016 to 2020 at HKUST

2020 Yushan (Mountain Jade) 玉山兩天一夜

Taiwan’s mountains radiate charm with their diversity, grandiosity, biodiversity, eternity, and…

CFA Studies — preparation and surprises

Staring out the windows of the airport express, I grinned ear to ear beneath my mask, in…

Grateful Grad of 2020 @HKUST

It has been a year since I stepped back onto the campus grounds of HKUST. In November 2019, just 2 months…

Sabbatical in Taiwan 2020 Reflections

My prolonged sabbatical in Taiwan from November 2019 to September 2020 marked the longest…

Leading Matters Book Review (John L Hennessy)

An enlightening memoir on leadership, John L Hennessy shares his values through…

The moment of Lift (Melinda Gates) Book Review

Within the genre of women empowerment, “Becoming” by Michelle Obama, “Lean in”…