Aug 15, 2021100 daysSo time really flies when you are up about and at work. I've been here for exactly 100 days tomorrow. Similar to what I usually do back...
Jul 18, 2021Just over two months.Over two months here and I've already grown a routine sufficient for baristas to know what coffee I typically order. The speed at which...
Jun 22, 2021Beware of the golden handcuffsAs an investment banker I used to work very long hours (I still do) and we were almost always allowed to be reimbursed for dinner and...
Jun 17, 2021A healthy dose of skepticismIf I had learned anything at all over the last decade of my professional life and investing, it is that banking is a transaction-based...
Mar 4, 2021Double cheeseburgerI conclude. Without a doubt. That the McDonald's double cheeseburger. Is the best cheeseburger in the world.
Mar 2, 2021The dystopian worldI was watching a documentary on TV that talked about how the urgency for reducing our global carbon footprint and its impact on the...
Feb 20, 2021Fighting the bull from across the mountainMore than ten years ago before COVID-19, I recall most of my days (and nights) spent in the office working on ppt slides and having...
Feb 14, 2021The ability to just do and get things doneThe last few weeks had been a huge tailspin for me. I relate it to a multitude of challenges compounded upon each other - first, the...
Jan 3, 2021Third day of the new year of 2021I miss Blatage cafe in Shanghai. Throwback: Blatage Cafe is located on the Pudong new area side, approximately 30 minutes by taxi...
Jan 2, 2021The new year of 2021Some of my new year resolves include: * Drink less (no more than a glass day). * Run a marathon (an offline one). * Be selectively...