Miley Cyrus

Here I want to write my comment about Miley Cyrus, a recognizable celebrity name of course. She was known as a notorious attention-seeker young woman who has courted controversies with her outrageous outfits, promiscuous stage acts, and lewd photos. I never had deep impression of her. Until today.

Miley Cyrus at Jimmy Fallon Tonight Show, Sept 2016, New York

Here is the article from Huffington Post, about her outspoken critic of Donald Trump and her comment during Jimmy Fallon show. The title of the article is misleading, link. Because after watching the video, I found no outright critism from her to her host Jimmy Fallon about messing up the appearance of Donald Trump on his show. But I found a masterful performance of Bob Dylan's "Baby, I am in the Mood for You" and leant her vocal critism of Donald Trump, who has so far been a disgrace of American politics. I am impressed by Miley Cyrus' intelligence, outrightness, and original spirit. She has been through a lot since the time of her teenage celebrity, and it must be hard to live through that from such a young age, among competitive spotlights, and with such an outsized talents must come expectation. She also went through a highly publicized breakup with a man that she seemed to have loved very much. So I salute a tough lady like that. Go Miley Cyrus!

Me Before You

Watched this movie on the flight to Seoul. Tear jerker movie about a romantic relationship that blossomed for a simple-happy village girl with no skills and big heart, after she became the caregiver for a disabled Tom. Emilia Clarke was silly and adorable Lou in this movie and Sam Claflin stiff but charming as the quadriplegic Will Traynor.

Fans of Game of Thrones would also recognize Tywin Lannister as Will's dad. This movie ignited fierce discussion about disability and choice. I think the tragedy of the romance would show that it takes more than a sweet relationship to uplift the lifetime of disability. It makes me realize how difficult the life could be for disabled people that non-disabled takes for granted many times. If the movie just ends with happy ending that would portray the life of a quadriplegic too lightly.

APAC FY17 Kickoff

Phew, I did it. Presented our 1-min pitch on Agility and Tools as part of the AHQ Culture initiative. I feel great and elated. What a stressful situation, I am glad I did it.