Author Archives: Raymond Yung

A friend of mine called me over the weekend and told me that he had had an unpleasant dispute with the owner of his company. The main reason was the difference in working style. I offered him the following questions for reflection. 1) How did you explain your working style? How can you explain it […]

Last week, a friend told me that she could not sleep because she was overwhelmed with worries. She later disclosed to me that those worries were related to things beyond her control. Then I asked her whether she lost sleep over next day’s weather. She replied, “Certainly not over the weather which I cannot control.” […]

Though I was not a huge fan of the Olympic Games of Tokyo 2021, I noticed an intriguing “episode” in the men’s basketball competition between team France and team U.S.A. In the very beginning of the competition, on 25-Jul-2021 (Group A, Preliminary), France won the first game against U.S.A. (83 vs. 76). A few weeks […]

Last weekend, I went to the theater to see a stand-up comedy called “How to become a Parisian in one hour?” By Olivier Giraud. The jokes were circled around the stereotypes of a Parisian. With reflection, I have the following suggestions how to transform those stereotypes. 1) Demanding: We can start with ourselves and do […]

Recently my mobile phone has been stolen twice. The first time was at a local supermarket and the second time was in the Paris Metro. A friend of mine in London got his backpack stolen at a local pub last week. First of all, we need to pay attention to our belongings in public, in […]

Recently the subject of space mission has become very popular in France as the French astronaut Thomas Pesquet started his 6-month mission in space since 22-April-2021. Out of curiosity, I read a bit more about the criteria of being an astronaut. Actually, besides the more known elements such as intelligence, knowledge in science, fluency in […]

I was locked out of my flat a few weeks ago :s. It was in the afternoon when the Amazon driver knocked on my door. I opened the door politely and he immediately accused me for not providing the access code to the building when placing the order and thus he could not enter the […]

What will life be after Covid-19? It is a BIG question for many people in particular with the hope that the crisis may be behind us soon (perhaps in the summer the earliest) as the vaccination continues on globally. Personally, what will you do first when the crisis becomes less severe? Traveling abroad? Change your […]

Happy New Year to all. Yes, it is time for new year’s resolution. It is not too late. I would like to share the following points. 1) Be ambitious but stay realistic. 2) Understand the motivation for your goals. 3) Break your objectives into steps. 4) Stay flexible and modify your objectives if necessary during […]

Like many people today, I am astonished and surprised with great joy that the vaccine for Covid-19 made by Pfizer has arrived in some countries and will start in France soon. Despite the certainty regarding a few aspects of the vaccine, it is in general good news. To me, it was a miracle that the […]