Hiya! I am Chai.

I keep this blog to enjoy writing, sharing, and reflecting on my life experiences, both for my future self and anyone who is curious.

I hope you discover something on my blog that resonates with you.
Nice to see you here. Thanks for stopping by!

Besides the posts below, I occasionally write weekly notes.

  • Earlier this afternoon I realized today is day 2 of Level 3 lockdown 4 for the 1 community case we got on Saturday evening. Yes,…

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  • Lockdown — third wave

    We had another —third so far—lockdown in Auckland from Valentine’s Day’s midnight, but luckily it lasted only three days as initially stipulated. Auckland went from…

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  • In the July of 2020, I read What I learned by losing a million dollars book. I blogged a quote that I loved from that book. But there…

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  • Auckland Anniversary Day

    In 2010 I first landed in Auckland and instantly fell in love with the city. So much that I applied for permanent residency right in…

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  • Books I read in 2020

    Here is the list of books I read in 2020, lifted from the Todoist Read project. Books with ♥️ are insightful reads that I’d like to revisit.

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  • Worldwide WP 5K 2020

    Back posting 2020 WWWP5K run that I did on Christmas day.

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  • I voted today!

    I voted today! This is my fourth time voting in this country since 2011. Having voted once in 2009 in a third-world country amidst lot…

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  • I’m so glad that we as New Zealanders could contain the second wave of Covid-19 in 56.5 days since the last outbreak. Auckland will join…

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  • Definition of Expert

    Found and liked this definition of expert in James Clear‘s newsletter. The physicist Niels Bohr on what it takes to be an expert: “An expert…

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  • Lockdown returns

    Last night I woke up to this emergency alert: Auckland returned to lockdown alert level 3 since this noon: 12 noon on Wednesday 12 August.…

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