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.

  • Whenever we are surprised by something, even if we admit that we made a mistake, we say, ‘Oh I’ll never make that mistake again.’ But,…

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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…

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  • What actually brings happiness is the contrast between what you have now and whatever you were just doing. When you realize how powerful expectations are,…

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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.…

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  • Week 14, 2023

    This week all habits were kept. The highlight of this week is that our car returned home after getting involved in an accident and then…

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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…

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  • Week 12, 2023

    This week felt accomplished overall. I hit all, well actually, two main weekly goals: I saved some money and exercised three times on Mon, Tues,…

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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…

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  • Weekly Notes

    I briefly re-connected with my old blogging friend Thejesh on his blog this week. We both used to work for the same tech company in…

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  • I recently came across a couple of thoughts on social media that resonated with me. Loosely why I don’t engage as much with social media…

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