Monthly Archives: July 2007
TED Talks: Allison Hunt gets a new hip in Canada.
TEDster Allison Hunt’s five-minute talk finds humor and marketing strategy in the most unlikely of places — her own hip-replacement surgery. As the world scrutinizes broken health-care systems, this particularly timely clip shows how getting to the front of a two-year waiting list can have an altruistic effect. (Recorded March 2007 in Monterey, CA. Duration: [...]
“On Chesil Beach” by Ian McEwan
I read On Chesil Beach last night. It was a wonderful little book to read and it made me want to read more by Mr. Ian McEwan.
I learned about the book when I saw Mr. McEwan on Charlie Rose:
Volunteering
I’d like to be a more active volunteer. Volunteer – I don’t particularly like that word – let’s just say “I’d like to be more active in the community.”
What do I mean by more active? What I mean is that I don’t think I want to have my day job be my only productive and [...]
Mt. Evans: Second Attempt a Success
I went back to Mt. Evans last weekend again, after an unsuccessful attempt a few weeks ago. This time around we left much earlier in the day and were generally more prepared for the route.
A lot of pictures were taken by Anne and Kevin and Brendan:
Anne and Kevin’s pictures
Brendan’s pictures
Blogs across the world
Wouldn’t it be fun to read blogs from across the world seamlessly using the automated translating software? This month, I am looking around for interesting blogs to read beyond the English blogosphere:
I couldn’t believe that in Q4 of 2006 there were more blog post in Japanese than in English
Is Law School For Me?
Recently I’ve been contemplating getting a law degree. For some reason I’ve never even considered the possibility until now, probably because growing up I didn’t know anyone with a law degree and the prospect of studying law seemed very remote.
I am not sure if I want to be a lawyer per se, but am [...]
Learning Japanese: Starting From Scratch
I took a sample JLPT yesterday and realized that I need to start studying Japanese all over again, from the beginning. My goal this year will be to pass the “Level 4″ exam.
The next step is to create a plan of study I can execute before the day of the test.
Japanese Language Proficiency
It’s hard to believe that it has been 11 years since I seriously studied Japanese, and 12 years since I left Japan. During this time, I felt the language slowly wither away – every time I would watch a Japanese movie or TV I would notice that I understood less and less.
It would be a [...]
Writing
I’ve been having a really hard time posting on a regular basis. There are a lot of topics I would love to discuss here – but never seem to be able to find the time or the will to do it.
I need to be more disciplined.
Christine Quinn: a politician to watch