Never have I learned about diabetes and medtech in my entire life more than this week (technically speaking, last week) It started when I found out about Health2Sync (https://www.health2sync.com), a diabetes-tracking startup (and app) based in Taiwan and expanded to Japan market since 2018 after seeing it as a viable and strategic Asian-expansion market. It is designed to sync with different devices and apps to help diabetic patients keep track of their health. (It can be used by anyone, but is particularly valuable for those with diabetes as for whom the app is primarily for) First, the stats and background.…
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“Pain + reflection = progress” Ray Dalio One of the harshest feedback I have heard from a boss is, “Wag puro satsat. Aksyon aksyon din” (Don’t be all talk, actually practice what you preach) It was a harsh yet much needed wake-up call then, for which I am grateful. Nevertheless the leaders whose words really inspire me and push me to greater heights and that which I look back on up until now and still get inspired, are words of encouragement and trust, words of undeserved praise, especially during the times I look down on myself and doubt my abilities.…
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Our greatest strength can be our greatest weakness, as I realize even more as of late. My strength, and alongside it matters that I care about, have the power to shape me for the better or harm me when I am not careful, when I end up relying on it more than I should in order to compensate for what’s lacking in my own love tank. If we are not careful and quick to realize that the battle is within our own mind and soul, we can easily blame our circumstances or ourselves, and end up depleting our emotional love…
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I have a confession to make. I usually get excited to start things, get bursts of inspiration with ideas and dreams on articles/posts to write about, activities to do, new years’ resolutions and all that, but only to fizzle out so quick and not follow-through them. My excuse: my ENFP weakness lol. Especially in blogging, I would usually “dream” of reviving my writing passion, but end up simply walking down the memory lane of by golden blogging days back in 2011 when I was so active in the blogosphere. So here’s another attempt at restarting this. We shall see if…
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After around 5 months of job search, finally, finally… we come to the end of the road. It was such a rollercoaster ride, filled with exhilarating moments as I reached places I could not even dream of on one hand, and heartbreaking rejections on the other–getting to the final stage/interview of Fast Retailing, Sony, and Line (there’s also Edifice as I tried my shot at being an IT instructor lol), getting a job offer from Shift and Nissan! It was all in all such a humbling journey for me, and I saw how God protected me with the doors he…
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皆さん、お疲れ様でした。ジェニーのBroken日本語を耐えられて理解してくれて本当にお疲れ様でした。笑 大変お世話になりました。 グロデリセンターに所属した2年間に与えられた機会に、またはこのチームの皆さんに支えてくれて、心を込めて感謝いたします。何とお礼を申し上げてよいのか、感謝の言葉も見つかりませんが、本当にまことにありがとうございました。私にとって楽しいだけではなく、幸いな2年間でした。神様にこのチームに導かれて感謝の気持でいっぱいです。何度も自分自身を信じていない場合が多かったが、経験がゼロにも関わらずいろんな仕事をやらせてもらって、信頼してくれてホンマにありがとう。(やれる人があまりなくて仕方がなかったと思いますが 笑、それにしても信頼したことに対して、感謝感謝でした。) Words are not enough to express how grateful I am for this team, for the opportunities that have been given me these past two years. Truly a blessing that I will thank God for. A lot of times, I do not even trust myself and am not confident, but you guys just trust me anyway and give me responsibilities even if I have 0 experience in that area (I know you don’t really have much of a choice because no one else is available to do it haha. But still it takes trust to give those responsibilities, so…
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I am usually the last one to go home in our team, and up until now, I have really thought it was just due to my slowness. Yes I might have more workload than others, partly I bring upon myself as I want to help our team and volunteer often, but mainly due to my slowness I thought. But for the past weeks, months, my boss has been telling me that “we have to do something about this” (“I hope we do something about this”) He has been advising me to step back and be assertive in controlling work I will take in.…
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The Boy and the Beast (バケモノの子) apparently left such a big impression on me that I am remembering it during this time of Prayer and Fasting, as I read about the “Scalpel of the Spirit,” putting on the mighty armor of God, the “Sword of the Spirit” which is His Word. With the mention of the Spiritual Warfare, I am reminded of scenes in the movie, when both the protagonist and antagonist were in moments of despair, and in different moments and circumstances, allows it to take root in their hearts. It was, for me, a clear example of how giving in…
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One of the greatest blessing of this Prayer & Fasting time, for me, is bringing me back to the discipline of prayer. A prayer to start the day, praying during break time, in quiet moments, when I am in the toilet. LOL. Like really. I continue to pray that God will continue to open up my heart, to remind me of people–family, friends, loved ones–make me have the burden to pray for them, help me not to take them for granted, and be grateful for them, always. As I remember and pray for them, I am reminded of the time…
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It’s Prayer&Fasting Week, and while here I am in the middle of it, my mind continues to think of other things I have to be fasting for. Also half-doubting whether my promised one-meal fasting is indeed the way to go, having unable to transform my lunch into meaning time with the Lord. At least this Day 1, and most likely in Day 3 as we will have the English lunch. To join or to fast? Decide, Jenny! But more than that, I am slowly but surely, realizing my major time-wasters in the past: – ふらふらする: wandering anywhere without a specific…