A reflection on life, near the end of 32

When I was in university, one night before I went to bed, I quietly prayed, if there was really a god, please don’t let me wake up tomorrow. I was never suicidal and I knew I’d wake up the next day. I did that as some sort of joke. I was having a rough period.…More

Why I think Reddit is a good investment

As of the market close on May 31st, Reddit’s stock was priced at $54.28 per share, with a market cap of $8.875 billion. In my opinion, it’s still a good investment. As a heavy Reddit user, I’m admittedly biased. But as Peter Lynch, the investor who influenced me the most, says, you should invest in…More

Hello New Year

I’ve made some new year resolutions for this year and shared them on Bilibili (the so-called Chinese YouTube). Oh yes, last year I decided to become an “Up δΈ»” (think YouTuber) on there. I’ve gained around 4k followers so far after sharing my 10 years’ experience outside China in a video since last December. If…More

Some thoughts on investing

Should you get into investing? First thing first, should you get into investing? I think the answer is yes for everyone. Our money loses its value because of inflation. The easiest and safest thing to get into investing is to buy some broad market index funds. The US S&P 500 index has an average annual…More

Random notes of a China trip

2023-08-10 My flight to China is tomorrow. I don’t know how to describe what I’m feeling right now. But I know for sure I’ll cry. It’s been more than three and a half years since I last visited. When I last visited, I was not yet 30. My mom was not yet 50. I was…More

On Poverty, Privilege and guiltless travel

I grew up in the countryside of a city called Xinyang, one of the poorest areas in China. Back then, young men and women dropped out of school early to move to coastal cities to make a living. It was rare to have meat on the table. On my birthdays, my grandma would boil some…More