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.

  • Avocado toast recipe

    One of the highlights of spring and summer for me is the onset of the avocado season. Avocado toast is an expensive eat-out but works…

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  • It is 2019 and I wonder why there are no messaging apps that will let me choose the people from whom I wish to receive…

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  • Can’t wait to hear from my favourite author and speaker @berkun live!

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  • The enemy is within

    Many years ago I read this essay titled Why overachievers go down the path of self-destruction written by Subroto Bagchi. Although I am far from being…

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  • Automattic buys Tumblr

    Catch up on this news at WP Tavern: Automattic Acquires Tumblr, Plans to Rebuild the Backend Powered by WordPress.  

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  • Just after four days since I suspected this would happen, Twitter started pushing top Tweets on me: Is quitting Twitter the only way to stop this?

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  • The first thing I noticed with Twitter.com’s redesign is that the algorithmic timeline (aka top Tweets) is set as the default. A few days ago I…

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  • Bill Bennett, a local technology journalist I respect, tweeted a CNN Business article about Twitter’s overzealous algorithm. That article quoted a Twitter spokesperson: … We will…

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  • I ♥️ NZ

    Reason number 1143 why I love NZ. https://twitter.com/mcspocky/status/1107674528870813697?s=21

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