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About Me

I’m a little curious machina that observes how human soul trembles. I laugh with all my heart and I love to make people laugh. I enjoy traveling to unknown lands, meeting strangers, and listening to their stories. I am passionate for literature, cinema, philosophy, neuroscience, food, environmental issues and world politics. I study different cultures and believe we are the same with all our differences. I write for leisure and money. I write therefore I am.

I’ve lived on several continents and done many different jobs. I was a journalist for technology and lifestyle magazines. I worked in a French kitchen as a pastry apprentice and had a good time with macarons. I worked as a marketing director for Engadget Chinese. I am an actress and sometimes an object in friends’ films and art projects. I wrote advertising copies, animation, movie scripts and designed games. Temporary reside in Hong Kong.

I’m passionate at everything I do and who I am.

Location:
Canada, Vancouver B.c.
Current organization:
Disney Online Studio
Past organizations:
Red Cross Canada, Studio2 Animation
Gender:
Female
Areas of expertise:
Foodie, Travelling, Writing & Editing, Cinema, Script Writing, Art & Art History, Love and Loss, Cross-cultural research, technology journalism, reading and literacy
I am:
Artist, Environmentalist, Explorer, Foodie, Idea generator, Inventor, Journalist, Performer, World traveler, Writer/Editor
Languages:
Chinese, English
My website links:
Planetary Strangers, Twitter, Facebook
Universities:
University of Westminster, London, University of Victoria, Canada
TED conferences attended:
TEDGlobal 2013, TEDActive 2011
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More About Me

I'm passionate about

Literature, cinema, philosophy, neuroscience, irrational predicable behaviours, food, environmental issues and world and human politics.

An idea worth spreading

To have a soul mate, first you have to have a soul.

Talk to me about

Yourself and anything else I don't know.

People don't know that I'm good at

I"m a very practical dreamer. A serious romantics.

一個非常實際的夢想家。嚴肅的浪漫主義者。

My TED Story

In my life as a journalist, there is nothing I enjoy more than meeting people that I adore and asking them questions - questions that I really care about, questions that solve problem, and essential.

TED answered my question before I start asking.

As a global citizen, I believe in shared information, open source software, and creative commons. I hope that one day, information will transfer faster than currency does, and people in the world will understand each other better with an open mind, being tolerant and creative. May we create a better future together.

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  • A comment on Conversation: What's one thing you wish you had learned in school?

    Nov 17 2011: That you can definitely get education outside school.

    Positive psychology and financial system would help a lot, but if there is an opportunity to spend more time with real people in different field - a TED like society - that would be great.

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