The Cheapest People in the World
Comedian Russell Peters has this joke about how Chinese people can’t do business with Indian people, because Indian people can’t live without a bargain, and Chinese people can’t give you a bargain. In another...
Author: seriouslyted
Lessons from Taiwan
I just got back from a two week vacation in Taiwan, and let me tell you — it was a grueling schedule of eating, figuring out where to eat next, getting there, with the...
The Importance of Research
In the summer of 2017 and 2018, I went to Taiwan on a missions trip with people from my church. We ran a week-long summer camp for teenagers at a juvenile halfway house in...
Observations from Serving Jury Duty
I’ve always wanted to serve on a jury, but never had the opportunity to do so. Not only is it our civic duty, being on a jury has actual real-life consequences. My only hesitation...
What actually happened at the Dave Chappelle show in SF
My first time watching stand-up comedy was in college, and it was a blast. I made several trips across the Bay to go to Punchline Comedy Club with friends, and it was (almost) always...
Lessons in Expectation Setting at an All-Inclusive Resort
“The thing about all-inclusive resorts is that the food isn’t very good,” Karen said. “And you don’t really leave the resort since you want to take advantage of the free food, so you might...
The Rules of Punctuality
“What late people don’t understand about us on-time people,” Mike Birbiglia paused for dramatic effect, “is that we hate you.” It’s a quote from his Netflix stand-up special, Thank God for Jokes. It’s hilarious...
The Joy of Missing Out?
Disclaimer: “This whole story is completely true, except for all the parts that are totally made up.” (Inventing Anna, 2022) “Dude, you won’t believe what happened at lunch,” Andy said. “What?” I asked. “I’m...
New York, part 2
“I brought a couple packs of instant ramen if we get hungry at night,” my cousin Ifly said. As mentioned in my last post, she was going to New York for Fashion Week, and...
Well, it’s happened…
Two and a half years in, I finally succumbed to Covid. Some friends wondered why I hadn’t gotten it earlier, especially since I’ve traveled out-of-state multiple times and had several close contacts. Well, as...
Your risk tolerance is also not low. Just saying ;)