Friday, November 9, 2007
Parent teacher conferences next week.
For those of you who may have forgotten, parent teacher conferences are from today till Nov 20 at Foster City Elementary school. Monday Nov 12 is veterans day, so there will be no school. Today is minimum day at Audubon as well.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Election for city council today
Sometimes I get the grandiose feeling that this blog will be regarded in the future as a historical reference to what was going on in Foster City in the 21st century. While it is very unlikely, let me contribute my two cents any way.
Today is the election for city council in Foster City. One name that is very prominent in the signs all over the landscape is Dr Huijun Ring. She was the first one to have her hundreds of signs all over the city, almost a month before the others put up their signs. She has been canvassing everywhere personally with flyers, brochures, etc., standing in front of schools, shops and other meeting places. Today, I saw her at the corner of Foster City Blvd and Hillsdale Blvd with her fellow canvassers. Whether people vote for her and elect her or not, her campaign will remain one of the most memorable in recent times, largely due to the sheer number of places her name RING showed up over the last couple of months.
Later this week we should know if her expensive campaign helped.
Today is the election for city council in Foster City. One name that is very prominent in the signs all over the landscape is Dr Huijun Ring. She was the first one to have her hundreds of signs all over the city, almost a month before the others put up their signs. She has been canvassing everywhere personally with flyers, brochures, etc., standing in front of schools, shops and other meeting places. Today, I saw her at the corner of Foster City Blvd and Hillsdale Blvd with her fellow canvassers. Whether people vote for her and elect her or not, her campaign will remain one of the most memorable in recent times, largely due to the sheer number of places her name RING showed up over the last couple of months.
Later this week we should know if her expensive campaign helped.
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Stay hungry, stay foolish. Steve Jobs says "Follow your heart and your intuition"
Today I stumbled on what I think is a fascinating speech by Steve Jobs, one of the greatest businessmen alive. He talks about his birth, his college days (after which he dropped out), his philosophy of "connecting the dots" which he says will give you the confidence to do what you want to do; his starting of Apple with Woz, his getting fired from Apple, his confidence and his love for what he does.
He shows why getting fired from apple was one of the best things that happened to him. This led to the most creative period of his life when he met his wife, started pixar, and started NeXT. Apple later bought Next, bringing him back to apple. He says don't settle - keep looking.
He also talks about living each day as though it was his last day. He says follow your heart and intuition.
"Stay hungry, stay foolish."
He shows why getting fired from apple was one of the best things that happened to him. This led to the most creative period of his life when he met his wife, started pixar, and started NeXT. Apple later bought Next, bringing him back to apple. He says don't settle - keep looking.
He also talks about living each day as though it was his last day. He says follow your heart and intuition.
"Stay hungry, stay foolish."
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