i spent years saying yes to things i didn't want because i was scared of being difficult.
turns out "difficult" is just what people call you when you start having standards 😎
i have two cultural identities and none of them feel like enough.
canadian when i'm in taiwan. taiwanese when i'm in canada.
growing up between cultures means you learn to belong everywhere and nowhere at the same time.
i almost moved to korea to become a k-pop trainee when i was younger.
sometimes i think about the version of me that went. mostly i'm glad i didn't. but that version taught me i'll always be someone who almost jumps.
the thing nobody warns you about your first real job: the meetings where you have nothing smart to say.
you just sit there nodding, hoping nobody asks you a direct question. and then one day you realize half the room is doing the same thing :)
everyone told me 22 was too young to work at a startup.
then came the 2 am nights wondering if they were right. sitting in my bed before work rehearsing how to sound like i belonged.
i belonged the whole time. i just didn't have the proof yet.
i joined a tech startup at 22 knowing nothing about tech.
spent my first week googling acronyms in the bathroom so nobody would see.
turns out "fake it til you make it" is just learning in public with more anxiety.
i started reading the Bible daily in 2021. every year since, i finish it cover to cover.
my anxiety got quieter. my decisions got clearer.
i made a 2 year reading plan if you want an easier starting point. reply BIBLE and i'll send it.
everyone keeps saying gen z can't handle the real world.
we graduated into a pandemic, entered a job market that doesn't want us, and get told we're lazy for asking why we need to be in an office.
maybe we just ask better questions than people are comfortable with.
Cavan Biggio has joined the @Astros where his dad spent all 20 years of his Hall of Fame career 🥹
Cavan is wearing No. 4, the same number Craig wore his rookie year.
ROSTER MOVES:
🔹 INF Bo Bichette extended a Qualifying Offer for 2026
🔹 RHPs Angel Bastardo, Bowden Francis, Yimi García and Nick Sandlin reinstated from 60-day IL
🔹 C Brandon Valenzuela selected to Major League roster
🔹 RHPs Ryan Burr and Dillon Tate cleared waivers and elected free agency
🔹 RHP Robinson Piña cleared waivers, reinstated from 60-day IL, and assigned outright to Triple-A