This piece gives reflections and personal insights after finishing the novel, “The Man with the Compound Eyes.” Written by the Taiwanese novelist, Wu Ming-Yi 吳明益, I recently finished reading this journey into loss and reorientation alongside my colleagues and fellow book club members from Pershing Technology Services Corporation (PTSC). — What happens in our last moments? Who do we see? What visions appear in our mind’s eye?

I get asked quite often in Taiwan about what it is exactly that a Chief Learning Officer (CLO) does. The fact is that I myself didn’t know before becoming one at Pershing Technology Services Corporation (PTSC) in Taipei, Taiwan. Sometimes we just have to make our jobs up as we go along. I decided that I would write up periodic “day in the life” entries to give a clearer picture of what this job entails and how it evolves over time.

This piece follows some of the early days of the so-called “Improv Ambassador,” Byron Kennerly, how he conjured the idea, as well as his collaborations with improv groups across Asia. As of April, 2023, he has performed in 11 different cities across 11 Asian countries! — “My name is Byron Kennerly, I’m a touring improviser from Los Angeles and I’ve just launched a quest to perform an improv show in every country in the world. Taiwan seemed like a natural next destination.”

This is the 9th installment in a series that reimagines characters in Greeth mythology. This piece directly follows Above the Clouds. — The stench of decay flooded Persephone’s nostrils. She attempted to reach her hands up to cover her nose, but she found she could not. She had been bound with some sort of weed, one that she could not name. The strength of its resistance was like no other grass that…

Pershing Technology Services Corporation (PTSC) wrapped up it’s 3rd Hackathon this Fall. Combining the terms Technology+Marathon, this “Techathon” ran with the subtext of “Light a Spark,” with the hope for creating a platform for prospective Gen Z professionals, giving participants a chance to highlight their talents before entering the workspace. In this piece, I give an inside-out perspective of the Techathon from my own viewpoint as the only non-native, non-tech background observing the activities as PTSC’s Chief Learning Officer (CLO).

This article highlights how Formosa Improv Group (FIG) provides performing artists with a platform to lead community workshops, offering the Taipei improv community a diverse range of facilitators to learn from, as well as giving guest facilitators a chance to shine and rise to a new challenge. — Prebaking the Crust The one surefire way to make absolutely certain your pie’s crust will be golden brown, crisp, and delicious — just as appealing as its filling — is to prebake it. (King Arthur Baking)

Maximum use, minimum space, a vibrant and restorative experience. These are the words I would use to describe the atmosphere of Future Factory, a small cafe located nearby Taipei’s Yuanshan 圓山 Station and Expo Park. …

As we stood nearby the exit space in the economy section of the United Airlines flight that would be departing from San Francisco to Taipei, my wife and I were determined to make every last second count before we had to take our seats. This flight would be more than…

Standing on a tatami mat from my wife’s childhood bedroom in Niigata, Japan, a painting of a gigantic purple sunfish to my 3 o’clock, the hot July Sun seeping through the traditional Japanese window screen, I admit that it has taken a while to arrive at the point where I…