Category: Taipei

Today waiting in my fax at the office…. an announcement from the good ol’ law school that they are looking for an Assistant Admissions Director. Interestingly they were seeking alums looking for the alternative career path. For a brief perverted moment I thought about it, but then quickly cast it aside and continued with the day… I need to be passionate about what I’m doing. This, I could not see myself passionate about.

Carry on

=YC

Subway Fracas Escalates Into Test Of the Internet’s Power to Shame

Apparently she had to drop out of Uni because of this. There’s a fierce debate on the expat forum about it. Some feel it’s just desserts, others are like, technology’s run amok, no one deserves this.

I think everyone is missing the point. It has nothing to do with deserves or not. When an individual decides to give the proverbial finger to his/her society and its norms, then society will deal with the offender in its own (and unpredictable) way. Very Hobbesian and reasonable in terms of the social contract theory. Does the “punishment” outweigh the “crime”? Maybe so, but we live in a world where the power of technology applifies things and more than ever before, one needs to have their heads screwed on right, lest they become the next Internet chain mail topic.

Things to learn from:
1. The world is not your ashtray.
2. Golden Rule – Just Do It ™

Last night, celebration for AJ and his new Iron Chef boy C.T. Apparently, being groomed for the next big thing SE Asia’s ever seen :). Mother, kid and AJ are doing well and good spirits. (I hear he even took a swing at AJ, is that an omen?)

The gang headed over to Sergio Valente’s on Anhe Road Sec 1 and had cigars (Partagas Series D), wine (Californian, Woodbridge, Heitz Cellars, Clos do Val) and whisky (15 yr Highland). It was only the guys night. It’s an auspicious beginning for the next great leader since Ghengis Khan. Glad to have been there. Good vibes.

Meanwhile, Taiwan summer is upon us.