Visual metaphor: Danger

Posted on May 2nd, 2012 by Sacha Chua

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2011: Thoughts from marriage: Learning together — Learning can be so much more fun when you learn with someone. Learning something with your spouse can be even [...]
2010: Braindump: What I learned from our virtual leadership conversation — Around 20 people joined us for a conversation about Smarter Leaders, which was organized by Jack Mason in the IBM [...]
2007: Why do people cry at airports? — Why do people cry at airports? I don’t know, but I know that something tore up inside me as I pushed [...]
2006: Ubuntu: kid-tested, mother-approved — Dominique had a very interesting conversation with his mom. Turns out she prefers Ubuntu over Slax. =) Parents are cool. =) Random [...]
2006: Poi — Went to Drummers in Exile, a drum jam at Queen’s Park every Tuesday. Brought my poi and diabolo, and had [...]
2005: Where to find entries — My mom noticed I hadn’t been updating this blog. If you’re looking for some news on my life, they’re over at http://www.livejournal.com/~sachachua/ [...]

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