Last week, I had to send a couple of emails to close some deal with a client. As you know, business means negotiation, and judging by the emails, both parties sounded very flat so I dropped a few lines with sad/frustrated emoji to show how I was really feeling. Suddenly, the tone of all these … Continue reading Discourse on Power of Emoji

(1) When I was young, whenever I arrived at mohinga shop, mohinga seller would ask what I would like to have. (For those of you who are not familiar with Mohinga, it is a traditional Myanmar dish of rice noodle in fish soup). I would usually order a bowl of mohinga with fishcake (nga phal). … Continue reading Confession of an Awkward Introvert

When my girlfriend asked me which sneaker I wanted as a gift, she was asking if I wanted either Adidas or Nike. I was certain I wanted Nike. It is only because Steve Jobs once talked up Nike’s branding. Hey, if Steve Jobs said Nike, then I say Nike. I didn’t think far beyond that. … Continue reading A Biased Story of Why I Pick Nike

With everything exciting and new going on around us today, we tend to forget about the effects society has on our lifestyles and the way we think. Society’s obsession with expensive things and what’s new and hot has become part of this popular modern culture that is up and rising all around us. I definitely … Continue reading Material Girl in Material World