Are You Underinvesting In A Lifetime Opportunity?
July 9, 2010 – 4:57 am | No Comment

It is a common sight in Chinatown (both San Francisco and New York City) and it has always disturbed me.  It is the sight of old, Chinese ladies hauling big bags of plastic bottles and …

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So, What Do YOU Do?
June 18, 2010 – 4:48 am | No Comment
So, What Do YOU Do?

With a pair of good eyes and a keen obseravation, you can tell a lot about a person before you open your mouth for a hello.  But, in this era of networking, we aren’t satisfied …

Dinning With 10,000 Buddhas
November 6, 2009 – 10:45 pm | One Comment
Dinning With 10,000 Buddhas

Which came first, the temple or the restaurant? For a food-loving anthropologist, this is a very tough question! If you follow the path to enlightenment, in this case Highway 101, to the City of 10,000 …

Thank You Ms. CoCo Chanel
October 10, 2009 – 3:10 am | No Comment
Thank You Ms. CoCo Chanel

After browsing through the fashion website Deep Glamour and reading post after post about Coco Chanel, I experienced a sentiment that I do not usually associate with fashion: gratitude.  So why be grateful when it comes …

Where is the Love? Where is the Buy-In?
October 4, 2009 – 7:17 am | No Comment
Where is the Love? Where is the Buy-In?

San Francisco is a great place to connect with intelligent individuals from small tech start-ups and big tech companies alike.  With plenty of panels and meet-ups to choose from, I decided to attend one all …

The Seduction of the Cupcake Cult
August 8, 2009 – 4:34 am | One Comment
The Seduction of the Cupcake Cult

If a newcomer to New York City thinks about cupcakes, she probably has sweet memories of third grade birthday parties where the whole class would get the little cakes heavy with frosting. But in NYC, the …

Bringing Back The Parasol
June 2, 2009 – 6:19 pm | No Comment
Bringing Back The Parasol

I am strange, and I know this not just because my mother told me so, but because I carry a parasol with me whenever I plan to be out in the sun all day.  But …