To Eat or Not to Eat, part 2
“What is it?” Charlene asked. We were at Gochi, one of my favorite restaurants, and I had ordered a couple of their famous fusion pizzas for a group birthday lunch. They had just served...
Rants, raves, and everything in between
To Eat or Not to Eat, part 1
Like many people in the Bay Area these past couple weeks, I recently had a power outage for more than 24 hours due to the storm and high winds. I’m grateful for friends who...
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...
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...
Love this Ted!! It is a good reminder for me to always be curious about others, even if I am…