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Aug 2
6 min

A Battle Between Heart and Mind

Academically, it felt like going from a bustling city to a sparsely populated town.

Mar 24
4 min

The Walls Will Fall One Day if We Keep Growing

“The Wall” — local people like to address it this way. To locals, the mere length or the grandeur of it does not ring any bells.

Mar 6
4 min

I Was Scared by Volcanoes, so I Decided to Study Them

I was petrified of volcanoes, tsunamis, earthquakes, high winds, lightning, and even--when I was very young--the sound of the ocean.

Feb 18
6 min

The Wild Calls. Am I Listening?

My field site was adorned with loads and loads of herps and nobody can tell me otherwise.

Oct 23, 2019
6 min

"Wasteful Research"? Nah.

Failure in research is essential. If you fear failure it could distort the way you choose projects and ultimately impede science progress.

Sep 16, 2019
3 min

My Daughter's Birthday Present

"As you are about to graduate from college and go into society, we’d like to give you some suggestions."

Aug 18, 2019
9 min

獨在異鄉為異客

當我孓然一身喺太平洋嘅另一邊做六個禮拜義工，用我非常有限嘅西班牙話為氣候行動出一分力嘅時候，我實在估唔到，我竟然搵到屬於我嘅家。

Aug 12, 2019
10 min

A Home Away from Home

As I would spend six weeks on the other side of the Pacific alone, I couldn't believe that I could find my true home — for now.

Jun 20, 2019
4 min

Of Places and Colors

I recalled that I too had faced the heat of racism but I had conveniently kept this hidden away in some corner of my mind.

Jun 14, 2019
7 min

My Three Guiding Principles

"Distress as we may be in, we should hold more firmly to our integrity and never abandon our lofty aspiration."

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A Battle Between Heart and Mind

The Walls Will Fall One Day if We Keep Growing

I Was Scared by Volcanoes, so I Decided to Study Them

The Wild Calls. Am I Listening?

"Wasteful Research"? Nah.

My Daughter's Birthday Present

獨在異鄉為異客

A Home Away from Home

Of Places and Colors

My Three Guiding Principles

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