Be the Pilot of your life

World We Imagine Part 1      With the current state of the world, the first thing that would make our home a better place is change. More often than not, the concept associated with change may not always be a positive one. The word itself could be linked to the idea of fear or uncertainty. However, I believe that during this unprecedented and stressful time of our lives is when people began to open up their minds to new perspectives. In a perfect world, people are filled with kindness and acceptance. Unfortunately, our society is far from that. Our current nation is undergoing the same problems that we have been dealing with for centuries. Issues such as gender inequality, discrimination, violence, and racism. Growing up, I was naïve. I believed that these issues were solved and that everyone was allowed the equal opportunity. However, I was proven wrong. In this year alone, we have witnessed countless cases of police brutality, voter oppression, blatant racism, and inequ...

Just 2020 Things For random post #2, I felt like it is only fair for me to keep you all updated on shows that I am binging and my feelings about the end of the semester. As for the shows that I recently watched, I just finished Emily in Paris on Netflix, and I felt that the show is fun and lighthearted. The story revolves around Emily, who is an American marketing employee that ended up moving to Paris for her firm to provide an American perspective. The move turned her life upside down and gave her the adventure of a lifetime. When Emily was in Chicago, she had her life planned out with a perfect boyfriend and dream job. However, after moving to Paris, she is starting from a blank canvas. Emily is now living in a beautiful foreign city alone and unable to speak the language. Her journey is definitely exciting, but there are many new challenges she will face with her boss, clients, and her new admirers. Watching Emily in Paris when the rest of America is in quarantine, I can’t help but...

Love, Loss, and What We Ate: A Memoir  For the second book of this semester, I decided to choose L ove, Loss, and What We Ate: A Memoir by Padma Lakshmi. I was fascinated by the summary as it traces through the life of Lakshmi and her love for food. When I first picked this book, I had no idea what a food memoir was. Therefore, it was fun to read how food can serve as a fundamental element in shaping Padma Lakshmi's philosophies in life. In the memoir, Padma Lakshmi walks us through her journey as it changed from an unlikely path of an immigrant childhood to a complicated life behind the camera. Before Lakshmi started her career in entertainment, she learned that what we eat is an extension of how we love, comfort, and navigate through life. Regardless of the locations, Lakshmi's favorite food remained the simple rice she ate from her grandma's kitchen. Growing up as an immigrant and a minority, Lakshmi often struggles with identity issues. The book centers around a reoccu...

TO:                 Professor Hansen, CEO, AMDP FROM:          Emily Tsai, Research and Development Analyst, AMDP DATE:            October 7, 2020                  SUBJECT:     Potential Investment Recommendation – Colorifix                                          As a Research and Development Analyst of AMDP, I am writing this memo to express my discovery of a potential investment opportunity for the company called Colorifix.  Upon conducting thorough and extensive research, I am recommending Colorifix as the next investment for AMDP. Colorifix is a biotechnology startup in hopes to innovate the textil...

  Love, Loss, and What We Ate: A Memoir  For the second book of this semester, I decided to choose Love, Loss, and What We Ate: A Memoir by Padma Lakshmi. I was interested in the summary of this book as it traces the life of Lakshmi. Padma Lakshmi walks us through her journey as it changed from an unlikely path of an immigrant childhood to a complicated life behind the camera. Before Lakshmi started her career in entertainment, she learned that what we eat is an extension of how we love, comfort, forge a sense of home, and navigate through life. Regardless of the locations, Lakshmi's favorite food remained the simple rice she ate from her grandma's kitchen. In Chapter 1, Lakshmi began with her book with her divorce from her now ex-husband, Salman. I was surprised by the honesty and sincerity Lakshmi was to her readers. Walking away from a marriage is never easy, and for Lakshmi to began her book with her personal life, it shed light on her bold personality. As the chapter pro...

Memorandum    TO:                 Professor Hansen, CEO, AMDP FROM:          Emily Tsai, Research and Development Analyst, AMDP DATE:            September 30, 2020                  SUBJECT:     Potential Investment Recommendation – Colorifix                                          As a Research and Development Analyst, I am writing this memo to express my discovery of a potential investment opportunity for the company called Colorifix.  Upon conducting thorough and extensive research, I am recommending Colorifix as the next investment for AMDP. Colorifix is a biotechnology startup in hopes to ...