A blog and forum for encouragement, hope and stories by Jiming Lindal

I have a friend who recently experienced an ethical dilemma at work. That made me recall a resignation I had one time due to the ethical concern. Through all the tough times one may experience, I think the most important thing is to stay true to one self. Sometimes I will ask [...]

A twist on the “unemployment” that I received a denial decision from EDD noting I quit because my “dissatisfaction” of my required working hours. I was bit emotional. Putting emotions aside, I appealed the decision. I called a lawyer and she kindly guided me through the process. There are still good [...]

Came back from a three week vacation in Oslo. Aside from sightseeing, I observed some interesting cultural differences between Norway and the US especially for the immigrants. In Oslo, you can see immigrants dressed in their original country clothes (tall wrapped head piece and big earrings for Africans; head piece and robe for [...]