25 November 2009 ~ Comments

Cool Silly, the Brainchild of Tony Chung and Taking the Driver’s Seat

Cool Silly, the Brainchild of Tony Chung and Taking the Driver’s Seat

Last month, I wrote a post on taking the driver’s seat and grasping control of my career and artistic direction.  Well, sure enough, I did just that in the last thirty days and achieved some groundbreaking results.

Since leaving my previous agency last month, I started a pop trio called Cool Silly with two of my [...]

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18 October 2009 ~ Comments

On Success and Taking the Driver’s Seat

On Success and Taking the Driver’s Seat

For the last two or so years, I have been signed to various entertainment agencies here in Asia.  It’s been a very interesting ride and I have learned many things along the way.  I have released an official Mandopop album (now available on iTunes), appeared in a handful of television shows, and done many radio [...]

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08 May 2007 ~ Comments

12:59AM, Reflection on College

This is one the last weeks of my undergrad at SJSU. I’ll be graduating at the end of May (17 days and counting) with an Electrical Engineering degree on a full-ride scholarship. It’s 12:59AM as I type this and I just got home from school. I’ve gotten used to this schedule in the last week [...]

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17 April 2007 ~ Comments

More Mistakes = More Expertise

More Mistakes = More Expertise

My buddy Eric posted a quote last week on geekwhat that I really dug A LOT:
“An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes which can be made, in a very narrow field.”–Niels Bohr (1885-1962)
Yep, Bohr as in the bohr model. This quote reminds me of my earlier days at Cisco. I [...]

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11 April 2007 ~ Comments

Why do you do BLANK for a living?

Why do you do BLANK for a living?

I’ve been doing some philosophi-zing recently. Here’s something I’ve been thinking about in reference to my future:
Should a person spend his / her life:

Pursuing something they suck at but want to become more proficient? OR
Improving at something they’re already pretty good at?

What if Bill Clinton had chosen to become a professional saxophonist?

I think this [...]

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16 September 2006 ~ Comments

Where Will I Be in Five Years?

Yesterday I wrote an essay for my senior project course titled “Where Will I Be Professionally in Five Years?” Thought I’d share it with you all.
Where Will I Be Professionally in Five Years?
I predict that in five years I will have saved enough money and gained enough experience to start a web-based company targeted [...]

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