The Dao De Jing is a writing that can be interpreted in many ways and each time you read it you may find that you see it in a different way. It’s an interesting concept to think that as soon as we assign a word to represent something, it already distorts true essence of that…
Well, I still plan to spend plenty of time in the United States in the years. I also want to spend some time and other places like Thailand and China, as well as Eastern Europe. People often ask me why I would want to go to developed country. Here are some of the biggest reasons…
Something is not adding up… America vs. Canada: What Are We Paying For? In 2024, the U.S. spent $14,570 per person on healthcare—nearly 1.6x more than Canada, which spent about $9,054 CAD per person. But what do we get?• Life Expectancy: We spend more. We live shorter lives. And more mothers and babies die. When…
I built a new … Thai language learning app … mainly for myself, but I thought I would share it with the rest of the world. There are two main parts, studying letters and studying words. They’re all inside the same menu, but if you choose to study things like consonants and pronouns, the app…
Life on the road can get expensive, but with a few clever strategies, you can stretch your budget, enjoy better experiences, and travel longer. Here are some tried-and-true hacks to help you save money while traveling the world as a digital nomad: Flights & Booking Tips Use the Booking.com App (Not the Website): The app…
Well, the Chinese New Year just past, and it is now the year of the snake according to the Chinese Lunar Calendar. And this is a time when Chinese people exchange greetings and well wishes for the new year. Here are some common greetings that you might find useful to share with your Chinese friends:…
I went to a couple of places I haven’t been to in a long time because I haven’t been in California recently. But today I went to a Thai restaurant called My Vegan and their Pad Thai is just so delicious. After that, I went walking with a friend in Lacy Park in San Marino….
It snowed yesterday, followed by some freezing rain and sleet, and the roads were not very safe to drive on. A lot of people were getting stuck and the emergency personnel were telling everyone to please avoid driving if at all possible. I stayed in last night, and the power even went out for a…
This seems like a cool idea and I’d get the opportunity to visit four countries. It looks like it would cost somewhere around $1300-$2000 round-trip for the airfare plus other expenses like ground transportation and hotel from Atlanta, Georgia. I might consider a trip like this in the next year or so. It looks like…
Below are some pictures from my trip to Paris and the Eiffel Tower. A lot of people were telling me that Paris had become a lot more dangerous. It is true that perhaps similar to America there are new immigrants that have come there. There are many immigrants from Africa and in the Middle East….