Skip to content
By using Twitter’s services you agree to our Cookies Use. We and our partners operate globally and use cookies, including for analytics, personalisation, and ads.

This is the legacy version of twitter.com. We will be shutting it down on June 1, 2020. Please switch to a supported browser, or disable the extension which masks your browser. You can see a list of supported browsers in our Help Center.

  • Home Home Home, current page.
  • About

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Language: English
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • Bahasa Melayu
    • Català
    • Čeština
    • Dansk
    • Deutsch
    • English UK
    • Español
    • Filipino
    • Français
    • Hrvatski
    • Italiano
    • Magyar
    • Nederlands
    • Norsk
    • Polski
    • Português
    • Română
    • Slovenčina
    • Suomi
    • Svenska
    • Tiếng Việt
    • Türkçe
    • Ελληνικά
    • Български език
    • Русский
    • Српски
    • Українська мова
    • עִבְרִית
    • العربية
    • فارسی
    • मराठी
    • हिन्दी
    • বাংলা
    • ગુજરાતી
    • தமிழ்
    • ಕನ್ನಡ
    • ภาษาไทย
    • 한국어
    • 日本語
    • 简体中文
    • 繁體中文
  • Have an account? Log in
    Have an account?
    · Forgot password?

    New to Twitter?
    Sign up
vgr's profile
Venkatesh Rao
Venkatesh Rao
Venkatesh Rao
@vgr

Tweets

Venkatesh Rao

@vgr

This is my conversational account. For my work follow @ribbonfarm, @breaking_smart, @artofgig. Tweets are 90% vacuous views, apathetically held. Mediocritopian.

Los Angeles, CA
venkateshrao.com
Joined August 2007

Tweets

  • © 2020 Twitter
  • About
  • Help Center
  • Terms
  • Privacy policy
  • Imprint
  • Cookies
  • Ads info
Dismiss
Previous
Next

Go to a person's profile

Saved searches

  • Remove
  • In this conversation
    Verified accountProtected Tweets @
Suggested users
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @
  • Verified accountProtected Tweets @

Promote this Tweet

Block

  • Tweet with a location

    You can add location information to your Tweets, such as your city or precise location, from the web and via third-party applications. You always have the option to delete your Tweet location history. Learn more

    Your lists

    Create a new list


    Under 100 characters, optional

    Privacy

    Copy link to Tweet

    Embed this Tweet

    Embed this Video

    Add this Tweet to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Add this video to your website by copying the code below. Learn more

    Hmm, there was a problem reaching the server.

    By embedding Twitter content in your website or app, you are agreeing to the Twitter Developer Agreement and Developer Policy.

    Preview

    Why you're seeing this ad

    Log in to Twitter

    · Forgot password?
    Don't have an account? Sign up »

    Sign up for Twitter

    Not on Twitter? Sign up, tune into the things you care about, and get updates as they happen.

    Sign up
    Have an account? Log in »

    Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:

    Country Code For customers of
    United States 40404 (any)
    Canada 21212 (any)
    United Kingdom 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
    Brazil 40404 Nextel, TIM
    Haiti 40404 Digicel, Voila
    Ireland 51210 Vodafone, O2
    India 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon, Reliance
    Indonesia 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel, Indosat, XL Axiata
    Italy 4880804 Wind
    3424486444 Vodafone
    » See SMS short codes for other countries

    Confirmation

     

    Welcome home!

    This timeline is where you’ll spend most of your time, getting instant updates about what matters to you.

    Tweets not working for you?

    Hover over the profile pic and click the Following button to unfollow any account.

    Say a lot with a little

    When you see a Tweet you love, tap the heart — it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love.

    Spread the word

    The fastest way to share someone else’s Tweet with your followers is with a Retweet. Tap the icon to send it instantly.

    Join the conversation

    Add your thoughts about any Tweet with a Reply. Find a topic you’re passionate about, and jump right in.

    Learn the latest

    Get instant insight into what people are talking about now.

    Get more of what you love

    Follow more accounts to get instant updates about topics you care about.

    Find what's happening

    See the latest conversations about any topic instantly.

    Never miss a Moment

    Catch up instantly on the best stories happening as they unfold.

    1. Jules Yim 嚴佳敏‏ @homiliai Jan 22
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation

      Jules Yim 嚴佳敏 Retweeted

      Ma’s paternal family had to flee their China estates as the peasants were coming with pitchforks. Took their gold bars w them. Bought black-market steamer tickets; bro to NYC, sis to Singapore. Never saw each other again, but his son found her son in SG years later. https://twitter.com/Irish_Atheist/status/1219684470380539909 …

      Jules Yim 嚴佳敏 added,

      This Tweet is unavailable.
      2 replies 2 retweets 33 likes
      Show this thread
    2. Jules Yim 嚴佳敏‏ @homiliai Jan 22
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation

      We aren’t defeated so easily. Great-gramps was a wily bastard &set up soy sauce factory and travelled the region. We have his Republican-era passport. Also acquired three other wives. His main wife who fled China with him, from whom I’m descended, is a fascinating one.

      1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      Show this thread
    3. Jules Yim 嚴佳敏‏ @homiliai Jan 22
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation

      Born into a wealthy mercantile family, her father forbade her foot binding and sent her to a convent school. That marked them out as Western-influenced and partly why the pitchforks came. At her wedding to my great-gramps, her 嫁妝 (trousseau) was so valuable that…

      1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      Show this thread
    4. Jules Yim 嚴佳敏‏ @homiliai Jan 22
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation

      … 保鏢 armed security guards had to be hired to escort the wedding entourage from her village to his. She also had a 妹仔 (bond maid) as part of her trousseau, who followed them to Singapore. To her credit, they eventually arranged a marriage for her and paid her bride price

      1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      Show this thread
    5. Jules Yim 嚴佳敏‏ @homiliai Jan 22
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation

      Eventually one of the bondmaid’s sons married one of our womenfolk, and you can just imagine the ruckus. They weren’t happy! It just wasn’t the done thing, but afaik the marriage was fine.

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      Show this thread
    6. Jules Yim 嚴佳敏‏ @homiliai Jan 22
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation

      Meanwhile, great-gran held the family together during WWII by taking over the factory ops. Remarkable for a ‘posh’ woman of her time to do so, but we’re made of very stern stuff. She didn’t do terribly well because her son, my gramps, was only a teen

      1 reply 1 retweet 5 likes
      Show this thread
    7. Jules Yim 嚴佳敏‏ @homiliai Jan 22
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation

      …and business dealings were hard when men barely respect you because of your gender and constantly try to cheat and undermine you. Nevertheless, she prevailed. She was known as 阿恩Ah Yan, short for 恩人 (benefactor) within the multi-wife household.

      2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      Show this thread
    8. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Jan 22
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation
      Replying to @homiliai

      Damn this is a cool story Make movie Crazy Tough Asians

      2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Jan 22
      • Report Tweet
      • Report NetzDG Violation
      Replying to @vgr @homiliai

      Seriously. Write the story down. I think someone will want to make the movie. I get credit for suggesting kickass title 😎

      10:58 PM - 22 Jan 2020
      • 2 Likes
      • ann-marie Jules Yim 嚴佳敏
      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
        1. New conversation
        2. Jules Yim 嚴佳敏‏ @homiliai Jan 22
          • Report Tweet
          • Report NetzDG Violation
          Replying to @vgr

          You defo get that credit. And yes, I will. This is the decade I get serious about this shit. Planning to record interviews with surviving elders in the family.

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Jan 22
          • Report Tweet
          • Report NetzDG Violation
          Replying to @homiliai

          Yay! Publish on ribbonfarm if you want

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        4. 3 more replies

      Loading seems to be taking a while.

      Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.

        Promoted Tweet

        false

        • © 2020 Twitter
        • About
        • Help Center
        • Terms
        • Privacy policy
        • Imprint
        • Cookies
        • Ads info