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I'm passionate about

life itself.

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• A comment on Talk: Tan Le: My immigration story

  Feb 26 2012: Your last sentence is most memorable to me. I think we need to keep in mind our tough times, and be careful not to settle for the comfort zone, but... on the other hands.. sometimes I'm curious what we should bust a gut for..

• A comment on Conversation: Which TED talk affected you the most ?

  Feb 22 2012: "Ken Robinson says schools kill creativity": this is one of my best..!

• A comment on Talk: Shawn Achor: The happy secret to better work

  Feb 14 2012: This looks great but it has limit in the way that he didn't explain how to distinguish the positive mind from self-righteousness.

• A comment on Conversation: Why is visual literacy discouraged in most cultures & WHAT CAN WE DO to change that?

  Nov 1 2011: I think it is because we set great store by efficiency. (usually, the cramming system is to improve efficiency.) This is obvious that for efficiency, to communicate via letters is better than via doodling, drawing, and sketching.
  
  And, yes, we have always been visual creatures---as for seeing. We have always been talking creatures---as for communication though. And for that communication, we are using phonograms that are combinations of letters that create unique sounds, and not drawing.

• A comment on Talk: Pranav Mistry: The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology

  Sep 10 2011: It's awesome. It seems like a method of image processing... If he can settle the problem of the camera around his neck and the devices at the of his fingers, it will be really great.

• A comment on Talk: Jill Bolte Taylor's stroke of insight

  Sep 10 2011: It's great talk, but it seems like pseudo-science in some way....