What is one thing you would change about yourself?

If I could change one thing,

I’d want to be braver.

Back in high school,

I could have taken the entrance exam a second time.

But I didn’t.

I chose the easier path — accepting the first result,

telling myself it was “good enough.”

During military service,

there were moments I could have shown more of who I was.

But I stayed quiet,

safe,

invisible.

At work,

there were roles I wanted to try,

paths I wanted to explore.

But I kept myself inside the familiar,

even when I knew I had more to give.

And in everyday life,

ideas and possibilities came and went.

Most of them disappeared before they had a chance,

shut down by my own hesitation.

Looking back,

life feels like a book I flipped through too quickly —

chapters I never fully stepped into,

choices I accepted too early.

Regret is part of being human.

Maybe unavoidable.

But now things feel a little different.

With AI as an assistant,

and a thinking partner,

I can bring those old “maybe someday” ideas back to the table.

Ask.

Test.

Simulate.

Try again without the weight of consequence.

Life doesn’t restart,

but the way I think can.

Courage can, too —

one small step at a time.

And maybe this time,

the story really doesn’t have to repeat.

Are you more of a night or morning person?

Ideally I belong to the morning, but mornings are when everyone is rushing.

In reality I linger in the night, because that’s when people finally have time to sit together.

Somewhere between the two, I’m just not ready to end today—or start tomorrow.

What are your feelings about eating meat?

Eating meat, to me, is part of staying balanced — a simple way to survive in this world. Going meat-free isn’t necessarily cheaper or healthier; it just shifts the cost to a different place. In the end, it’s really about how well we control ourselves, how we listen to our bodies, and how we live in line with nature.

What are your two favorite things to wear?

Honestly, I’ve never been good at dressing myself.

More than ten years ago, the girls at work even said I looked stiff and boring.

Thankfully, Taiwan already had stores like Uniqlo back then—easy to shop, clear styles, clear sizing.

For someone with a not-so-broad Asian build, avoiding the awkward moment of “Wait… this is the women’s version?” was a big relief.

Since then, my wardrobe has slowly improved.

Nothing you’d call a real style, but at least it’s comfortable, not rigid.

And in summer, I like wearing T-shirts from charity events.

Nothing flashy, nothing loud—

just a small way to do something that feels right.

What technology would you be better off without, why?

Maybe no technology is the real problem.

The weight has never been in the tool itself.

It’s the tide of the era, history looping again, the moves of those who hold power, the quiet fog of distraction, the imbalance of information.

All of it — people pressing on people, people pressing on the world.

Technology is only the instrument.

The hands behind it decide whether it becomes gentle or cruel.

But if I had to name one…

it would be the kind of “food-forging” tech twisted by profit —

turning what should nourish us into something that harms,

and letting people swallow danger without knowing.

It’s not the science.

It’s the heart behind it that drifts.

What’s the hardest decision you’ve ever had to make? Why?

The hardest decisions are the ones that quietly divide your heart.

When the needs of the elders, the partner who walks beside you,

and the little one who trusts you completely

don’t fall in the same direction.

There’s no simple answer.

Only the slow work of choosing the path

that lets you stay true,

and still hold the people you love without dropping yourself in the process.

If you didn’t need sleep, what would you do with all the extra time?

I’ve been practicing on a simple Suzuki violin lately.

Can’t play after ten, so I shifted everything else a little later.

Cold nights help — a quiet soak, the kind that loosens the body and settles the mind.

Small changes… but somehow they feel like giving myself a bit more space to grow.

Name your top three pet peeves.

People who brag, people who don’t listen, and people who turn simple things into noise — those are my top three pet peeves.

And maybe that’s why I cherish true connection so much, because at the end of the day, it’s a life choosing to walk its whole path with you.