by Chade-Meng Tan | Oct 17, 2011
I recently opened my first account with Chase Bank. As part of opening that account, I made an initial check deposit. Today, I received a letter saying that deposit is on hold because “the deposited check is not consistent with the account’s normal...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Oct 12, 2011
Whenever people asked me, “How are you?” I used to have one of two frequent responses: – “I am fine.” – “Busy, busy.” I found both responses to be unsatisfactory. So recently, I decided to change my response to,...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Oct 7, 2011
I have always thought different. I have always been different. I am the crazy one, the misfit, the rebel, even by Google standards. Eric Schmidt half-jokingly wagged his finger at me and called me a “troublemaker”. In retrospect, I think I have been so...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Sep 12, 2011
The Heart Sutra is one of the most popular scriptures in all of Mahayana Buddhism. I have a theory that the secret of the Mantra in the Heart Sutra is jolly goodness. My morning alarm ringtone is a Chinese-language recitation of the Heart Sutra. Hence, I wake up...
by Chade-Meng Tan | Aug 28, 2011
I just had one of those ironic experiences that are funny in retrospect. I was in Berlin to speak at the World Peace Festival. While I was at a subway station, a thuggish big blonde white guy tried to intimidate me into giving him money. He got uncomfortably close...
