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Just listen.

Posted on August 14, 2009July 5, 2021 by namho

Some TED presentations are inspiring and challenge you to do something. Others are funny and entertaining… And still others are just beautiful to listen to. This falls into the last category: So take a break. Relax. Just listen. Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of the New York Times best seller Eat, Pray, Love talks about how…

Louis Vuitton. Not

Posted on July 30, 2009July 5, 2021 by namho

Vuitton. Not Photo from a recent trip to Hong Kong.

Apple Store Hanoi

Posted on November 7, 2008July 5, 2021 by namho

Apple Retail Store in Hanoi On my latest trip to Hanoi, I discovered the Apple Store here. I can’t image Steve would have come to open this one personally.

StrangeSystems v3.0 now on WordPress

Posted on August 2, 2008July 5, 2021 by namho

After spending the last year on SquareSpace, I am finally switching over to WordPress. Spent the last month or so finessing the templates. Not quite 100% satisfied just yet, but the bulk of the design is done – I can continue tweaking for the rest of my life. Why the switch? I’ve been quite happy…

New Addition: Resources (see sidebar)

Posted on January 28, 2008July 5, 2021 by namho

As a web consultant, I always used to advise clients against using such nebulous terms as “Resources”. This was due to the fact that, to different users, the terms mean different things. There was alway an ongoing debate over which is the best term: Resources, Library, Documents, or Publications. There really is no answer to…

Two Resolutions for 2008

Posted on January 26, 2008July 5, 2021 by namho

#1 Meet and connect people. I find ideas are always made better when they are shared openly. I’ve tried to invite different people out for lunch each day at work. Folks who know each other, but who under normal circumstances won’t go to lunch with each other. One measure of health is how well the…

Map of major moves in my life

Posted on July 30, 2007July 5, 2021 by namho

Map of my life Just of fun I took the sketch in my notebook and plotted where I have lived on a world map. The size of the dots represent the total duration of my stay (14 years in Korea was not continuous) and the lines with arrows represent where I moved to and the…

Photos of the Corner Office

Posted on July 28, 2007July 5, 2021 by namho

In my last days at Forum One, I’ve been trying to meet up friends (who were often clients) I’ve become close with during my time here. Mike Lee from AARP stopped by and he took some snapshots of me in my office on his iPhone and he saved me the bother (and embarrassment) of having…

Good Times at Forum One

Posted on July 23, 2007July 5, 2021 by namho

Forum One UX Team The mighty Forum One User Experience and Design Team. From the left: me, Matt Humphrey, Sophie Campagne, Corey Lafferty and Courtney Clark.

New Beginning

Posted on July 21, 2007July 5, 2021 by namho

It’s done. I have decided to go to Korea. I will be moving to Korea in early August. More for my benefit, I look back at the last 13 years in the US, and it has been quite a journey. In 1994, August 16, I came to New York to start the Master of Architecture…

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