Niniane's Blog

My former intern LG is so funny. LG: "I have a great startup idea. I can explain it in 10 seconds." Me: "Okay, what is ...

Thanks to all the suggestions about a gift to give my brother for his birthday. I ended up getting him... A kindle 3! And a gift card ...

I've now done one of the items on my bucket list . This is the updated list: 1. Take my dad to Russia on a trip. 2. Have a family. ...

This photo reminds me of Burning Man, even though it's 1). clean, and 2). next to a beautiful river, as opposed to miles away from any...

I need to buy a gift for my brother's 24th birthday in 10 days. What to get him? He likes indoor rock climbing, video games, and Japa...

Darn it! I just saw that there is an upcoming movie called "Source Code". I got all excited because I thought it's a mo...

Talking to my brother about reports of radiation reaching Southern California due to the Japan nuclear reactor meltdown. niniane: are you...

My college friend Victor: "haha my whole life's effort learning cantonese is now worthwhile thanks to this video"

I like this poem. AUTOBIOGRAPHY IN FIVE CHAPTERS Portia Nelson 1) I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk I fal...

I want this: Is the fur (hair?) soft, or is it bristly? I want to hold this little pig as I fall asleep.

Sitting in my Mountain View townhouse with Azer. Me: "The townhouse complex just sent an email. You need to put the fire extinguishe...

The architecture of this house is really interesting: It's from this Guardian article about architecture in the Soviet Union.

There are some people who fascinate me. They could be a movie character. One is my personal trainer Megan, who always has an interesting d...

I like the scene where you see the mom's QQ instant messager friend list, and it only has 1 contact (her son).

J Michael designed how the "pot of meat" photo could be artistically made into a series of panels! Also, my colleague suggest...

My former colleague from Microsoft came to visit this weekend. He took some photos that I quite like. View from my window. Candid sho...

I'm planning to make a canvas print to hang in my living room or kitchen. I'm thinking about this photo that my brother took of my ...

We only stayed in Luxembourg for one day. I really liked our hotel. It had nice lighting, and a free mini-bar of sparkling water and juice...

Last night I had dinner with Elizabeth.  We went to Press Room and had flights of wine and carpaccio.  She pushed me to make a bucket list. ...