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.

  • Happy New Year 2017

    Happy new year to my blog readers. Hope you had a great 2016. Here’s to 2017. Last night we went to Wynyard Quarter to watch…

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  • Daddy, do you work for WordPress or something? Thanks to the WordPress swag in the house, on our bodies, and ❤️ in our hearts.

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  • Chait.Blog

    From today, this blog’s address is chait.blog. Thanks to my employer for giving this domain for free. I love my full name, but it is…

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  • Quit News

    Few years ago I read this article titled News is bad for you – and giving up reading it will make you happier in Guardian…

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  • I ❤️️ NZ ☕️️. 

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  • It is almost December. I couldn’t yet swing a 30kg kettle-bell non-stop for 50 times as I hoped at the start of the year. But,…

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  • Chait.photo.blog

    I changed the domain of my photo blog from chait.pics (53 USD per year) to chait.photo.blog (free). The current domain also aligns better with the…

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  • Chait.pics

    Bought a new short domain for my photo blog: chait.pics. Thanks for the prompt post of my colleague Luca. This blog’s domain changes soon too…

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  • Ownership and control

    I read a great post today that explains why we should take the ownership and control of our content we put on the internet. Discovered…

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  • Learning to write well

    Since I started reading English language style guides few years ago, I became critical of the text I see everywhere.  There’s heaps of imperfect writing…

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