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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

Posts Tagged ‘funding’

The Dream Year Lottery

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On my way walking to the U2 concert last week, I noticed a few people along the way asking for spare change. I didn’t think much of it until a little later in the night. Standing inside BC Place, full with 60,000 people, the thought just dawned on me: This is a lot of people. What if each person in here just threw $1 into a giant hat and gave it to one of those people outside asking for spare change. What would they do with that money? Then the self-interested part of me kicked in, and this got me thinking. What if 60,000 people chipped in $1 and gave that all to me? What would I do?

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