Articles by Daniel Yeow
A Brave New Site
As the sun goes down over the west side highway, the traffic starts to queue Welcome to the new danielyeow.com! I’m still trying to figure out how this whole thing [more...]
25 Random Things
This is a facebook meme; one of the few that I took the time to actually do. I thought I would include it on the site because it actually says something about me (not like [more...]
A Perspective on Economics
So I want to save the world right. Turns out the world is a very complicated thing and, in order to have any hope of fixing its problems, one must understand many different [more...]
Looking for Sponsors
Enschede Training for the Olympics isn’t easy. It isn’t cheap either. I made a short promotional video recently as part of our quest to find sponsors (it also [more...]
On Conservatism
I have recently been occupied in “discussions” on the internet with people who identify with conservatism. Previously, I simply believed conservatism to be a [more...]
Training Video
Enschede Those who have seen the movie “Team America” will know that, to go from being a beginner to a being a pro, you need a montage. So I have constructed a [more...]
So… I’ve been 27 for a week
I thought I’d wait a week so that the fact that I’m older really had time to sink in. How does it feel to be older? Well, it doesn’t feel very different [more...]
Race Debut
Enschede This evening I raced on the ice for the first time. Here is what happened. Just in case there was any lingering doubt, this is NOT what is supposed to happen in a [more...]
To MB or not to MB
My application for photo editor of the Spec… that never made it (note: MB = Managing Board) To MB or not to MB, that is the question, whether ’tis nobler in the [more...]
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What exactly are you doing Daniel? A: I’m living in Enschede, the Netherlands. I am training to represent Australia at the next Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver in [more...]
…then I flew to the Nether Netherlands
So I moved to Holland to skate. I arrived on the 14th and am currently in a world of pain from all the training. Just to give you a bit of background, I used to be a regular [more...]
On the McCain Health Care Plan
Joe Biden and she-who-must-not-be-named did debate recently on many issues. One of the issues that struck me was that of health care. It struck me so much, in fact, that my [more...]
CUAI Welcome
This speech was prepared for the first meeting of the Columbia University Amnesty group, where I served as webmaster for one year. It was intended as an introduction to the [more...]