The first month of 2014 was pretty laid-back for me (except work). With 40 inches of snow, I decided to socially hibernate and fully enjoy playing my Djembe drum at home. When I was not hibernating, I went on a trip in Texas, adventured the North American International Auto Show, and hosted a Chinese New Year party at my host company, Mango Languages.

I have never been a big fan of cars but even I found the auto show to be a blast.

This might sound nerdy but my ideal type of transportation is definitely teleportation. No more worries about the skyrocketing gas price, no more fear for car accidents, no more should-I-wash-my-car-now-or-wait-for-the-next-snowstorm hesitation. Well, I don’t really know if teleportation will feasible at a certain point in the future, but technological advancement is always an exciting thing to me.

One reason I think that counts for the popularity of auto show among the general public, apart from its many obvious reasons, is the hope it brings. President Snow from the Hunger Game once said: “Hope. It is the only thing stronger than fear. A little hope is effective. A lot of hope is dangerous. Spark is fine, as long as it’s contained.” Shows like this give effective dozes of hope to the audiences, assuring them a promising future of the related fields and a better tomorrow in their life accordingly.

After getting a doze of the automobile hope in the automotive capitol of the world, I crossed off one more thing off my Motown To Do List, feeling content.