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There’s an ancient Chinese saying that “Dragons sire dragons, phoenixes birth phoenixes, and the son of the rat is adept at tunneling.” It reflects the conservative Chinese mindset of not letting the apple wander too far from the tree. Many Chinese then and now proudly claim to be a 15th generation tofu-maker or 12th generationContinue reading “Growing up”

Despite many years of stereotyping artists as impecunious and impractical people, I have come to realize that I’m much more an artist than the typical engineer. What is an artist? An artist is a person who has his own vision for what is beautiful and what is worthy of pursuit, and most crucially an artistContinue reading “The Artist-Engineer”