Tag: Reflections

William Henry Gates III, better known as Bill Gates, is an American business magnate, software developer, investor, author, and philanthropist. With an estimated wealth of $129 billion in 2022, Gates has already donated nearly $57 billion to his philanthropist foundation, including a $20 billion gif...

Asking how someone’s day was when they know the sidewalk rule specific compliments, a smile from a stranger, asking you questions when you’re talking, nicknames, being in the sun, walking in a group and someone waiting for you to catch up, facetiming till 1am, ”checking in on you&r...

Barely any presidents in American history have had as enduring an effect on the country’s consciousness as Donald J. Trump. Whether you saw his organization with extreme assistance or phenomenal doubt, there’s no denying that he was a polarizing figure who evoked convincing sentimen...

Welcome back to The Monday Memoir, where we have reached the second half of 2012. We are now in the weeds of my marriage break up and its place in my ministry as a priest in the Church of England. Last week, I discussed how I found out that my wife wanted to leave and set herself up in th...

We find ourselves venturing into the rain-soaked grounds of contemporary mythmaking with the tale of Narcissus, decontextualised for our present day. Mythologies, as the eminent Carl Jung once suggested, serve as the mirrors to our collective unconscious. They reveal, albeit in veiled symbolism, the...

Berlin, the culminating city of our trip, was an amazing way to wrap up our course and travels. I felt that each city we visited and the lessons we got in each region built up to the moment where we arrived in Berlin to learn more about social sustainability in Germany. My favorite parts of this cit...

In summer, I started training with Fastlane’s swimming team. It has been nearly 3 years since I trained with HKUST’s swimming team, but the motivating sensation of team training was back instantly. Dreading a bit before the rigorous practice, counting down the drills, thriving on a chall...

I left at 5pm on the dot But that’s how most roll In these deadbeat office jobs That mean nothing I walked South through Hackney The tall lights of the City shining down on me Like crystal towers out of reach Always out of reach The November early eve was full dark alre...

Almost ten years ago, I embarked on a life-altering trip that reinforced what I truly value in this world and unleashed a passion for travel which will keep me trotting the globe until the day I die. It was the summer of 2013. A few weeks earlier, I graduated from Seattle University with a master...

During the 90s, crackdowns on sweatshops in Los Angeles suburbs made our work seem secretive. The Clinton administration even formed a “sweatshop task force” around the time my parents started their work. This task force aimed to protect garment workers enslaved in factories. While...

Reflecting on COP 28, my experience was shaped by a blend of preparation, engagement, and personal perspective. Having immersed myself in the terminology of the global stocktake, loss and damage, and the global goal on adaptation through the Climate Classroom @COP28 , I felt more equipped ...

In the past three years, there has been pivotal moments that have created an inflection point affecting the equity, inclusion and social justice for almost every group with the murder of George Floyd, hate crimes against Asians, LGBTQI exclusion and inequities against many other communities. These o...

As the Sun and Pluto meet at the last minute of Capricorn before both moving into Capricorn, and Mercury, Venus, and Mars, all catch up to Pluto through Feb 17th (plus the Moon travels through Aquarius from Feb 8th to Feb 10th), I thought I would give some personal reflections about my journey of Pl...

The best managers in my experience are those who are humble, approachable and relatable. Authenticity brings out psychological safety in the culture. Make sure you are on the floor to get a real feel of what is going on. A role model in teamwork by supporting staff. Those who stay curious and contin...

I remember how nervous I first felt traveling to the “Arab quarter,” or Palestinian-governed portion of Jerusalem, as a 17-year-old high school senior. All I knew about the place upon my arrival I learned from Sunday School and Fox News (the official and only news channel of the Tanner h...

This article highlights a quote about bringing an end to colonization and elaborates on how we can imagine AI bringing on this end and starting new beginnings for a sustainable future. We will establish the importance of citing Indigenous thinkers in all spaces, in an effort to decolonize without re...

Being an oncologic surgeon is my primary job and passion. It allows me to interact with people and immerse myself in the healthcare system, not the fancy corporate Healthcare, just everyday medicine. And, as a researcher in AI, I’m noticing a growing disconnect between the actual clinical pra...

Drawing parallels to this mathematical foundation, the philosophical exploration of emotions by authors such as Robert C. Solomon, Noel Carroll, and William Barrett invites us to consider whether emotional transformations exhibit similar properties to those of reversible processes in symplectic mani...