For those who don't know me, my name is Meng. For those who know me, my name is still Meng. Welcome to my home page! I hope you didn't lose your way coming here.

My full name is Chade-Meng Tan. I started using the nickname "Meng" when I realized Americans can't do names with more than one syllable. ("Meng" is the name of a famous ape in Singapore).

I was trained as a Software Engineer. I used to introduce myself simply as "an engineer", then people would ask me, "So, what type of engineer are you?". My reply was, "Well, I am a good engineer". This reminds me of a joke:

Q: How many software engineers does it take to change a light bulb?
A: None, it is a hardware problem.

As you might have guessed, I'm quite a funny guy.

I work in Google. I am Google's Jolly Good Fellow (yes, it is my official job title). I used to be a Google engineer. I'm now semi-retired and my current day job is the Head of Google University's School of Personal Growth. In my free time, I try to save the world.

I'm a practicing Buddhist. I used to volunteer as a counsellor. I also have keen interests in philosophy, psychology and history. I maintain a personal website on Buddhism, "What do you think, my friend?". May I invite you to come and visit.

Anyway, thanks for coming to visit. Perhaps we can have coffee together some day.

Contact me: cmtan@serve.com

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