These days my memory fails me quite a bit and I’ve realized that I’ll forget the specifics of what I do or who I saw unless it’s written down. …

2023 is around the corner, and the holidays always has me reflecting on the past year. Reading has become a significant part of my life (more so this year compared to previous ones), and I thought I’d take the opportunity to mull about the books I’ve chosen to read over…

I recently got the opportunity to travel to Sydney, Australia with my team at work in early August. This was completely out of my element but honestly a wonderful, unexpected treat of the summer and I’m really glad to have gone. Flight & Day 1 One of the perks of international work travel is…

This is a recap of 8 amazing days spent exploring Alaska. I traveled to Anchorage and other parts of Alaska with 6 college friends from May 28 — June 4, 2022, on a trip that turned out to be one of the most memorable weeks of my life. Day 1 — Travel Day 3 of…

[Disclaimer: These thoughts are somehow coming to me right at the tail end of a jam-packed and fun-filled NYC weekend. Kind of unrelated to the content here but I felt like sprinkling in some weekend footage in here to lighten things up lol.] For some reason, few young adults or…

I looked at the calendar and realized I’m a week away from being halfway through my year-long apartment lease. So, I thought I’d publicly check in with myself about how it’s been like living here. Please call me out if I’m spewing nonsense lol. Full disclosure: Although my…

Edit: I wrote most of this in summer 2020 but reading Cathy Park Hong’s book Minor Feelings: An Asian-American Reckoning made me want to revisit this draft and get some more ideas down. And hit publish on this draft in case these rough thoughts resonate with anyone reading. I’ve spent…

I had a lot of fun and good times in 2021. Personally, it’s been a much better year than 2020. A quick scroll through my camera roll fondly reminds me of this. I’m grateful for lots of things including the health and love of my friends and family, the presence…

I’ll admit I wanted to come up with some sort of overall 2021 reflections but somehow I’m. Just. Not. In. The. Mood. so I think a close alternative is a look back at some books read over the year. …