Larry Lin's Home Page:

My Self-Introduction

Designed for first time visitors to my website, for people who don't know me yet.

Hi!  My name is Larry Lin.  That is what I let my friends and relatives call me.

At work and in legal situations I go by a different name, Lawrence Sheen Lin.  But you can call me by either name.

You have seen my picture in the home page.  So for here, let me tell you other things about me:

• What I am doing.
  • As of today (October/November 2000), I am a manager/senior consultant for an internet / e-business consulting company.  I work with outside customers to help them bring together their company strategy and technology decisions, such as: what brand of software to use?  What computer hardware is powerful enough?  How many programmers will be needed?  How much money should be invested in what technical projects?  So on and so forth.
  • My skills:  lead meeting, document processes, recommend improvements, design database architecture, write web pages, make data interactive on internet.
  • I travel a lot now.  My home and my office are still in Atlanta, Georgia, but when I am traveling for work, I spend less time in my house than in different cities.
  • My typical day now:  work 10+ hours during the week days, send out daily devotionals every night anywhere, go work out at 11pm or midnight, sleep in the hotel at about 1am.
• What I like to do.
  • Sports:  Volleyball, basketball, tennis, golf, SNOW SKIING, running, weight training, ping-pong, racquetball, mountain biking, hiking, rowing,
  • Arts:  Drumming, singing, acting, philosophy, photography, Lion-dancing, christianity lifestyle, gourmet foods, sight-seeing.
  • Technology:  Website design, computer configuration, chatting, digital photography (12500+ pictures in 5 years)
  • People:  Listen to them, make them feel special, learn about people, have lots of friends.  Make friends of all ages (even babies and kids) and all ethnicities.
• What I have done before.
  • Born in Taiwan; came to USA in 1983 when I was going to 7th grade.
  • Went to school in Atlanta the whole time:  Georgia Tech for BSIE and MSHS.
  • Worked in IBM, Reuters Health, a medical informations society, an import/export company in Atlanta, an HMO in Colorado, and started my own consulting company.
  • [more details later]
• What I drive.
  • 1993 BMW.
  • 1992 Mitsubishi Eclipse DOHC, dark green.  Don't want to sell it for a loss, so just keeping it as a spare car.
  • 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix.  (Don't get it.  Not a worthy, reliable car.)  Parked for now.
• My dreams.
  • Maybe become a singer, a drummer, an actor, or a model.
  • Most likely, though:  working as executive or consultant in internet technology, in multi-ethnic culture (e.g., west coast US, China, Singapore, Taiwan), focusing on healthcare industry.
  • Make my family proud, my wife spoiled and happy, my children up-right, and my God happy for my devotion.
• What I believe in.
  1. Live life to the fullest.
  2. Taking risks, getting rewards.
  3. Love others the same way that I'd like to be loved.
  4. There is beauty in stability, order, ceremonies, traditions, past experiences, and good manners.
  5. Sense of humor, sympathetic glares and caring ears open all doors.
  6. Listen more, talk less, but share much if people like to hear about what I have to say.
  7. Just like a college degree or successful business, my life should have a plan, an over-arching purpose and a set of rules.  I choose that to be my religious faith.
  8. No need to spend lots of money on name-brand products, if the alternative product has high value.
  9. Give gifts abundantly:  invest in people, build up reservoir of good will.
  10. Love my family and friends; they can be gone at any time.  So can I.
  11. There are lots of successful, good-looking and wealthy people out there.  I am just excessively thankful that God give me what limited things that I have:  I am imperfect but still trying to become better.
  12. Usually, when something is really true and really good, then people will want it.   However, if they do not want it, then it was probably inaccurately or inadequately or improperly presented.
  13. When in doubt about moral issue, ask: "Do I want everyone in the world to behave like this?"
  14. Impulsive personality is great for a single person, who is financially independent and getting bored easily.

I invite you to read a lot more about me at the rest of my site, specially the site news, "my cities", and resume.  Also you can contact me and/or leave me a message at my "guest book".   Stay in touch!    -- LL

This page Created on: November 16, 1998.
Last revised: October 30, 2000.