Two weeks. That’s how long an Agile team’s Sprint usually last for. A Sprint is a feature cycle most, if not all, engineering teams use to plan, scope, meet and update, and ship incremental work. Two weeks sound and seem long, but it’s in fact short and quick. It more often than not feels like … Continue reading Sprinting till the end
Things break often
Software systems and configurations fail often even when they used to work the day or even an hour before. Working on software development has helped me built higher resilience, tolerance, and patience toward errors and fixing them. Why? Because software breaks more often than we would like them to and sometimes we don't know the … Continue reading Things break often
Que si sí, que si no…
Que si debes,que si no debes.Que si puedes,que si no puedes. Que si quieres,que si no quieres.Que si vienes,que si vas. Que si sabes,que si no sabes.Que si intentas,que si no intentas. Que si sientes,que si no sientes.Que si extrañas,que si no extrañas. Que si dices,que si no dices.Que si te atraves,que si no te … Continue reading Que si sí, que si no…
She departed
She is gone. I'm out of words. What kind of emotions and feelings am I supposed to have now that she has departed? Good people keep leaving us sooner than we would like, but why? I don't know, and I'm not looking for the answer. In fact, I don't even want to know. There might … Continue reading She departed
A trip around the sun
The past week was spent celebrating my birthday. It surprisingly lasted the whole week. And I had the most precious people celebrating it with me. I'm thankful for that. This year I missed spending my birthday around other good friends that have left the Bay Area or my life in general. Turning around the sun … Continue reading A trip around the sun
Before it gets bad
A recent conversation with my doctor sparkled a forgotten thought from the times when I used to play football/soccer (where there is more contact) or now that I run long-distance races. Knowing the difference between treating versus preventing an injury, which seems like a no-brainer for anyone involved in sports. I've probably taken the prevention part for granted … Continue reading Before it gets bad
Sex and Vanity
Just finished Sex and Vanity: A Novel by Kevin Kwan. Having read Kevin Kwan's Crazy Rich Asians Trilogy last year. Sex and Vanity was not interesting at all. Most of the book, I would even dare to say around 90 per cent, was about the many characters' luxurious lifestyles, clothings, and family heritages. And at last, 2 per … Continue reading Sex and Vanity
Correlation vs Causation
"Don't confuse correlation with causation" – Dr. Genichi Taguchi I recently picked up and started reading Demand-Side Sales 101 by Bob Moesta. I have never been a sales guy and part of me dislike sales to an extend because it always feels pushy. But sales as a trade and skills is an essential part of … Continue reading Correlation vs Causation
Living and Learning
Whatever you do, protect your motivation and self esteem at all costs. What you are attempting to do is very hard, and you should expect to suck at it for a long time. In fact, you should expect to repeatedly suck at it as you move up to more and more complex things. Don't hate … Continue reading Living and Learning
Life goes on
Life is not binary – it's not an either-or situation. It rarely is. Life is what happens to us while we are making plans – a so-called John Lennon had already said that. “Life is What Happens To You While You're Busy Making Other Plans.” — John Lennon. Life usually teaches lessons the hard way. … Continue reading Life goes on
Richard Chan 