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Hi! My name is Adrian Liem. I’m an online strategist and web specialist located in Vancouver, BC. I’m currently on a leave of absence from my job at UBC. Here’s what I’m up to in the meantime:

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  • Skiing, climbing, biking, swimming, running and eating
  • Playing hockey and ultimate
  • Dabbling in design, photography, and videography
  • Spending time with my family
  • Writing about the experience
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The Beauty of Music, Teaching, and Learning

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One of my little-known secrets is that I play piano. And I’ve also recorded it. And uploaded it to YouTube. I’ve witnessed some of the lashings you can take when you upload videos of your own to the site, but I have to say that sometimes it’s worth the risk.

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10 Phrases for Project Progression

In both work and my personal life, I have a few projects on the go. And as I work my way through them, there are a few things I’m learning that I wanted to jot down as reminders as I continue along.

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The Single Step

I’m about to leave on a trip to Asia, a trip of several firsts: first time visiting Asia, first time meeting some extended family, first time seeing the places, buildings, and streets where my parents grew up. It’s sure to be a trip that will add perspective to the big picture of things. This trip also marks the first time in a long time that I’ll get away for more than a couple weeks from the daily busy-ness of life. I’ll be getting the time to refocus and recharge, and the timing couldn’t be better.

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WordPress 3

Big news: WordPress 3 was released today! Why mince words, watch this video to get the rundown for yourself!

Trip to the Motherland

In about a week’s time, I’m going to be off on a 3.5 week trip to Indonesia. It’ll be the first time I’ve visited Asia, and also the first time in a long time that I’ll be travelling with my parents. We’ll be flying into Hong Kong and spending a few days there, before continuing on to Jakarta for a cousin’s wedding, and then off to other areas of Indonesia to visit family and see where my parents grew up, and then to end things off, we’ll be spending about a week in Bali. This will be the longest vacation I’ve taken in a few years, so I’m looking forward to the chance to relax and recharge.

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Social Media Fundamentals

Last week I attended my first class on Social Media Fundamentals, a course offered by UBC Continuing Studies and taught by Rob and Alex from Social Signal. Opening night covered the basics of social media, and our first assignment was to write a blog post. Given I’m a sporadic blogger at best, I can safely say this class has already helped me out by prompting me to write another post, so here it is!

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What’s New?

If there was a list of Frequently Asked Questions of the holiday season, there’s one that I think might rise to the very top that would actually have nothing to do with the season: “What’s new?” You’ll get asked this by friends you’re reconnecting with, relatives you haven’t seen in a long time, even new people you meet for the first time at holiday parties. It sounds like a simple enough of a question to answer and it gets asked all the time, but it often catches me off guard. As innocuous of a question as it may be, it’s one that really deserves more than the usual passing reply of, “Hmmm, not much.”

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