About (2025 version)

I am sometimes what I don’t want to be. But sometimes I become what I have always wanted to be. Who am I really?

There’s so much to learn about a lot of things. Life is short, knowledge is vast.

About (2024 version)

I often remember my very first gift. It was a book, given to me by my (maternal) grandpa. I was too young to read or even know what books were, but I felt fascinated nevertheless, and what’s interesting to me still, is that I remember this event so vividly.

I was so little that I didn’t know my name, how old I was, or even what I was. Like all children, I was instinctively behaving without knowing why (children develop reasoning skills after age six). All I knew was that it ‘felt good’ to have a colorful book in my hand. I would leaf through the book and savor each moment with the eagerness of a maximally curious child.

About (2023 version)

This is my my microworld. A place where I will continue to build upon, as soon as I get the chance.

The idea for microworlds is similar to playing a Minecraft world for the rest of your life. You just keep playing whenever you get the chance, and keep it saved, as time goes by. I am curious how this site will look in several years’ time.

About (2022 version)

Beyond childhood, youth, and the associated tribulations, I divide my life so far into three periods. The golden period, the dreamy period, and the period of reality.

In the golden period of my life, which lasted nearly 15 years, I taught computer science and mathematics at Tsinghua University, in Beijing, China (as a foreign expert).

In the dreamy period, I took a break from teaching and RE-entered the land of programming (which I had originally accidentally entered in 1995).

The teacher and the programmer are still a part of me, even though I have entered the stage of reality. In this stage, I am free. I work for myself.

I write so I can think better.