I hail from Washington, D.C. in the US. I may have a Chinese name and may look Chinese, but I still have a hard time understanding Mandarin (I understand Cantonese a bit better). I enjoy most solitary sports, including inline skating, rock climbing and scuba diving. My music interests include classical (Mahler, Bach), drum and bass (LTJ Bukem), trip-hop (Massive Attack) and Lounge (Zero 7). For DnB, Makoto Shimizu has been producing a podcast since Feb 2006.

For my Ph.D. at Columbia University, I was jointly advised by Professor Kathleen McKeown of the Computer Science department and Dr. Judith Klavans of the Center for Research on Information Access.

• More about me on my personal home page.
• I documented my job search when I was a Ph.D. student and how I found my way to NUS. If you're a Ph.D. student or a postdoc, it may be interesting to you, although of course it's outdated and from another era.
• My family's website.
• Selected from my website: Flora pictures. What's my favorite rose variety?
• Do you use gmail? If so, check out this easy to use gmail keys hint sheet.
• How 'bout Macs? In SoC, Ooi Wei Tsang has a nice list of things and hints to do. I've also kept a not-so complete list of notes on my Powerbook G4 install. Zit Seng also has his great superwall.

Progress Log

I keep weekly reports of the progress (or lack thereof) I have made in my research. Right now I use my TiddyWiki more to take notes and progress logs.

• 2015
• 2014
• 2013
• 2012
• 2011
• 2010
• 2009
• 2008
• 2007
• 2006
• 2005
• 2004
• 2003
• 2002

Older logs, kept on a weekly basis:

• Progress Log 2002
• Progress Log 2001
• Progress Log 2000
• Progress Log 1999
• Progress Log 1998
• Progress Log 1997
• Progress Log 1996