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About me

How to pronounce my name: SAh-shah CHEW-ah (Listen to the MP3). If you mispronounce it, don’t worry. =)

I’m Sacha Chua. I’m currently:

Experimenting with entrepreneurship
A blogger who tries to write down everything possible because (a) it helps me think more clearly, (b) I’m probably going to need it again, and (c) it may help someone else along the way
A doodler sketching on my Lenovo X220i tablet or my Cintiq 12WX
A personal finance geek who enjoys balancing books and tweaking systems, but doesn’t bother with trading (just index funds, thank you)
28 years old and loving life
… and many other things

I have also been:

A teacher of computer science – I loved teaching the introductory courses because I enjoyed convincing freshmen than computer science was actually fun
A fire dancer (poi), because my sister taught me and then dragged me along on her professional gigs
A fiction writer specializing in flash fiction (really short short stories)
An open source maintainer of the Planner personal information manager and the Remember module, both for Emacs
An open source contributor to projects like Emacs Relay Chat and the Compaq iPaq Linux bootloader
… and many other things

About this blog

Here, you’ll find notes on:

Web 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0 – how social technologies can help us work and connect more effectively
Cooking – I’ve gotten much better since my CookOrDie days!
Presentation skills and how I want to get better and better
Communication skills in general
Social networking both online and offline
Gen Y guides – sharing tips with other people my age
New hire stories – I’m new! =)
The Emacs text editor – a very geeky topic, so don’t worry if you don’t understand any of these posts
Weekly reports just to keep myself grounded
… and whatever else I think of posting =)

23 Responses to “About”

generation y and powerpoint fonts « Vendorprisey // Jul 10, 2008 at 3:00 am

[...] some one asks me about generation Y and the workplace, I think I’ll just point them to the Sacha here. Read her post on onboarding, for [...]
Blog RHOL // Jun 18, 2009 at 6:43 pm

[...] de 25 años, confesa adicta a las nuevas tecnologías. Fiel representante de la Generación Y, Sacha Chua vive literalmente conectada y logró un puesto creado especialmente para ella como Consultora en [...]
Passionate bloggers: Sacha Chua and “Rock the job” Amazing! « My Online Enterprise World Blog // Jul 29, 2009 at 8:12 am

[...] lots of experienced in different professions. You can check out more about her jobs and experience here. The way she build her community was by keeping in touch with her friends lists from most of the [...]
Me encantó esta presentación 2.0 « Pateando teclas // Sep 8, 2009 at 8:31 pm

[...] (gracias traductor de Google) acerca de la Generación Y, me encontré con esta presentación de Sacha Chua, quién de manera simpática y sencilla nos da algunas pautas de como debe ser el trabajo en la era [...]
Search through flickr for CC images « Ramblings from Africa // Nov 5, 2009 at 6:04 am

[...] social networks, technology | Leave a Comment Thanks to Sacha Chua (in her own words a enterprise 2.0 consultant, storyteller, geek, and more) I stumbled upon compfight which searches through Flickr for CC (CreativeCommons) [...]
IBM Social Computing Guidelines // Mar 11, 2010 at 4:08 am

[...] of the reasons that I am so impressed is that a couple of weeks ago, a search had taken me to the website of Sacha Chua. Sacha works at IBM. I saw a reference on her website to “The opinions expressed on this site [...]
I’m back « Noetic Nought // Jul 17, 2010 at 9:05 am

[...] been inspired by Sacha Chua and her wonderful blog. She puts up anything that [...]
Initial Insights on Blogging « Matt Johnstone // Jul 27, 2010 at 5:31 am

[...] blogging journey of Sacha Chua is an excellent example of the range of purposes of blogging as a platform. Originally, she started [...]
–text follows this line– « In loathe with myself // Jul 30, 2010 at 12:08 pm

[...] and how they make themselves useful. Food for thought comes care of the highly recommended Sacha Chua, a diminutive, Toronto based technology enthusiast. Even a cursory glance over the constantly [...]
Teacher’s Guide to Web 2.0 at School | FourCirclesLearning // Sep 9, 2010 at 9:00 am

[...] 9, 2010 by Deb Hanson Got a tweet from Steven W. Anderson about this Slideshare presentation from Sasha Chua‘s blog Living An Awesome Life and thought it was the most creative, non-threatening, fun [...]
Reinventing Cause Communication through Storytelling #story10 #reinvention : Career Portfolio // Nov 13, 2010 at 3:30 pm

[...] a very cool bonus to the session: Sacha Chua, an Enterprise 2.0 consultant at IBM, created wonderful sketches of the sessions on Day 1 of the [...]
Tariq Kmail // Mar 4, 2011 at 9:43 am

Dear Sacha,

I am Tariq Abu -Assaf, working in SBM, Saudi Arabia IBM
I am a php developer, and I want to learn Drupal mpdule development

can you tell me the best way to learn.
also can I take your email please.
Sacha Chua // Mar 4, 2011 at 10:04 am

A great way to learn is to practise on a project – your own, an internal project, or a client project. Join the IBM Drupal Users group (search w3) for webinars and to hear from people working on projects. For module development, read the Drupal handbook and read the source code for modules similar to what you want to build. You can find my IBM e-mail in Bluepages or Lotus Connections Profiles. Good luck!
Karen Mae Cordon // May 3, 2011 at 11:37 am

Hey Sacha,

I’m Karen from the Philippines and I so love your blog :)
I accidentally found this when Im doing a research about negative productivity.
Anyway, I am also a writer. But I am amazed on how you present yourself.
Well, hope to hear from you.

Thanks

–
Karen
jehzlau // Jul 5, 2011 at 3:44 am

Hi Sacha! I noticed that I’ve been reading your blog for a long time but I haven’t left a comment in your about page! haha. :D

I suggest that you should also have a blogroll page (just like mine), so that readers who love your blog can also see what blogs you love. ^_^
Sacha Chua // Jul 5, 2011 at 5:05 pm

How about my shared items in Google Reader? =) That might be good to flip through for ideas.
jehzlau // Feb 2, 2012 at 7:10 pm

@sacha – Awww… your Google reader shared items link doesn’t work anymore. O_O Hehehe… It has been almost a year since I last visited your about page. Yay :D
Sacha Chua // Feb 2, 2012 at 7:34 pm

jehzlau: Added a link to my Google Reader shared items in my description. Thanks for the nudge!
Ray // Mar 27, 2012 at 1:05 pm

Your blog (and your approach to blogging [and life in general]) is awesome.
Sacha Chua // Mar 27, 2012 at 4:57 pm

Ray: Awww, thanks! Happy education-hacking!
Priya.D // Apr 11, 2012 at 3:15 am

Hey Sacha,

I am amazed by your blog…Great work.. Actually I am depressed of what I will be on the next coming years in my career,but hey, I paused on your blog and think what if I could spend my mind in happiness,cooking,gardening,parenting..etc..etc..like you…there is loads and loads of things to do apart from work..I realized it after reading your blog.

Thanks Sacha!! Keep blogging …..
Sacha Chua // Apr 13, 2012 at 11:04 am

Life is short, and eight hours a day is a large part of your waking life. =) Your work should either be something that makes you happy or that pays you enough so that you can focus on the things that make you happy. It’s possible, although each person has to figure out the path for himself or herself. Good luck!
Priya.D // Apr 20, 2012 at 8:44 am

Sacha, I’d love to see your albums which contains your childhood,teenage and wedding.. can you pls post it