Journal

  • This week I really struggled to start my workouts. I ate pizza on Monday, and slacked off on Tuesday for no reason. I finally did an upper body workout today (Wednesday). I normally get one workout done by Tuesday. I will complete two more workouts this week before I board a flight to Asia on…

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  • Here’s why I blog

    Why do you blog?

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  • Quite Good

    I didn’t quite understand the meaning of quite until learned this from my coworkers a few years ago: “quite good” in America 🇺🇸: really good, very good, totally awesome “quite good” in the UK 🇬🇧: fairly good, actually not that good really

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  • Turning 40!

    Today is the last day of my 30s. Life is rarely all good or all bad, but I am so thankful that my life and work experience of the last decade turned out largely in my favor. I owe a huge part of it to my family, moving to this country and working for my…

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  • Week 15, 2023

    This week I exercised Mon, Wed and Fri. And I walked for an hour on Thursday. I bought and returned the Bose Smart Soundbar 900. It is not an impulse purchase— I have been contemplating it for a few months. But when we got it home this weekend and set it up, the sound output…

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  • Week 13, 2023

    We are three months into 2023. Time flies! This is the last week of Daylight Savings which has ended today (Sunday). The days are already getting shorter and cooler. I love the seasonal change. So I am looking forward to cool weather and wet days over the next six months. This week has been great.…

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  • Week 11, 2023

    This week is good. I was on track with my weekly goals, and kept my habit streaks. Will share specifics on my weekly habits and goals in a future post. Moved to 1Password. Good riddance to LastPass which served me well for the last 7-ish years but I am concerned with the frequency of breaches…

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  • Unsubscribing to Lists

    Oh, someone has to really take time out of their busy day to review and unsubscribe me from the email list whereas signup is a breeze!

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  • New Mac Apps

    I am loving these new apps that I recently got for my 14″ Mac Book Pro. Make sure to check them out if you are a Mac user too. Top Notch to hide the top notch. PixelSnap to measure things on the screen. The above two apps are from the makers of the screenshot making…

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  • 2022 Workouts

    In 2022, I worked out 130 times using the same principle and tips I used in the prior years. I missed a lot of workouts, but I never cease to amaze by how small numbers add up over the year. Month Number of workouts Excuses for missed workouts Notes Jan 9 Skipped first week for holidays. Feb…

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