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Rant

A c***d snapshot (II)

More than a year into the pandemic, and c***d is a political issue more than a public health one.

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Cleaning my closet

No, that isn’t a metaphor.

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Self Uncategorized

hello world

There are few things on the internet that are as universally guaranteed to draw ire as the infamous “edit: thanks for the gold, kind stranger” Reddit comment. And yet, it’s hard to go a single day without seeing multiple instances of the “mandatory edit”. The “hello world” post has got…

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Rant

A COVID-19 snapshot

This is a WhatsApp exchange with a friend from another SEA country. I felt like I should put it up here because it holds in suspended animation this unprecedented time in human history. Even though it’s hard to imagine, I know that things will return to normalcy and that we…

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Review

About my Mi Band 4

I think this is a great little starting device for someone who wants to be more mindful of their activity patterns and/or who wants to get into a habit of walking/running.

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Self

I’m two weeks into my second first job

Yesterday was the end of my second week of employment with rtCamp, the company that gave me my first job out of college, where I worked until I left for my gap year. Upon returning from my gap year, I was of the mind that I should go back to…

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Revelations

2020 and the decade to come

The 2020s is going to be the most defining decade of my life. I’ll complete my higher education, which will be on my CV for the rest of my life I’ll settle on an immediate career path, which will probably frame the rest of my 80,000 hours I’ll look for,…

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Revelations

I 🗣 to 🤔

I’ve noticed that my mind goes blank if I ever “stop to think”. I thought it had something to do with my concentration, but the other day, I had a revelation (while talking). I talk to think! It makes perfect sense. I need to vocalize when learning/studying or I can’t…

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Revelations SOP

Instagram + Twitter = 3

I’ve been using the Instagram Stories and it has taken the place of my old WhatsApp Stories contact list, only on steroids. Seriously, this is such a great feature. It’s ephemeral nature allows me to post without abandon, the tagging and re-sharing is great for pulling people into the conversation…

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Meta

Standard Operating Procedures

I have a shitty memory. I’m sure this fact is compounded by the fast-paced, always connected, instant gratification seeking world that I live in, but there’s no denying that at the end of the day, my memory/recall is average at best. But I am a thinker. And a planner, and…