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Business models: my grandfather the entrepreneur

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Anne Ku

Over the years, I subconsciously collected stories of successful business models with a view to writing and publishing an e-book to share with like-minded individuals. Here’s the story of my late grandfather who built a successful English school in Taiwan.

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Remembering dad on Father’s Day

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Anne Ku

Today may be the first time I’m joining everyone else in cyberspace, to remember my dad on Father’s Day. In Mandarin Chinese, the word for father is “ba ba” which sounds like “eight eight” — thus the eighth day of … Continue reading →

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Dad’s favorite songs

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Anne Ku

The third Sunday in June is declared for Father’s Day, first celebrated in 1910 in the USA but not proclaimed as such until years later. Coincidentally, June 21st is also Summer Solstice, the longest day in the year, and thus a very important milestone for those who … Continue reading →

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A song for dad: diamonds and rust

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Anne Ku

My dad never hesitated to share titles of the songs he loved. In his last years, he took a liking to Youtube. One of his favorite singers was Joan Baez.

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Biggest Fan

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Anne Ku

When she suddenly realizes that she has lost her biggest fan, she feels lost.

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Dad said Confucius says

Posted on October 11, 2014 by Anne Ku

When I read past e-mails from my father, I often envision a Confucian scholar. He wrote like one. His words were not spontaneous but deliberate. The writing itself is from another era.

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Tuesdays with Morrie

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Anne Ku

By chance I came across a small book in the spiritual self-help section of the Maui Friends of the Library (MFOL) bookstore. The title reminded me of an email from my dad, one of many I had not replied or … Continue reading →

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Dad’s iPad

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Anne Ku

On my brother’s last visit, he bought a new iPad for my father.  It sat unused until I showed up six months later in Taichung. Some ten years earlier, I had done the opposite. I first diagnosed that my father … Continue reading →

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The day the earth stood still

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Anne Ku

There are moments in your life that you will never forget. Ask anyone what they were doing on September 11, 2001. Wherever they were, they remember. It is as if time froze the minute they learned about what has now … Continue reading →

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Family reunion of four

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Anne Ku

I came across an old e-mail from my dad in October 2003, referring to a series of blogs I posted about our family reunion the previous month. “Your updated Sept journals,” he wrote, “describe our reunion after 17 yrs quite vividly. Though … Continue reading →

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