An English speaking taxi driver in Shenzhen
If someone older with a mediocre income can learn English as a second language, what excuses do we have for not picking up a new skill?
Praying to the Avocado Bell Curve God
Even seemingly intelligent humans, when desperate, gullible and possibly even bored enough, will believe nearly everything you tell them.
Some mud in the water might be a good thing
For people in the Gen-Z category, greed isn't always good.
Musings from a few interesting people
Not all PE firms are created the same, China, broken return models, decision making, stupid questions, and the art of investor relations.
Welcome to the world's largest gambling den
No one calls fraud when things are smooth sailing and the pie is large enough to be shared. It just takes one bad egg, one wilful misstep.
In the end, it will all make sense
At twenty, you don’t get the life you deserve, you are just the product of the environment you were lucky or unlucky to have. Then, as...
Hong Kong needs a “Taylor Swift event"
I love Shenzhen. I like its wide city roads that are peppered with electric taxis. There are virtually so many electric cars on the...
What the whales own matter to the fishes
It only takes one bad month, one wrongly sized bad trade.
Cultural learnings in China
Takeaways and reflections after working for a Chinese company for three years.
The perils of a suitcase life
"There's nothing for you in Singapore."