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Hey there, ! 恭喜發財! 🧧 Happy Lunar New Year! Today's the first day of the new year, so make sure you do all the lucky things: i.e. don't clean or sweep (away...

264 - and back again to a life update 🚶‍➡️✍️

January 22, 2025

Hey there, ! Took a longer break than I thought I would, but it has been rejuvenating, restful and 'rithmetic. Is that the saying? Anyway, here's a little...

263 - to the holidays we go 🎄

December 18, 2024

Hey there, ! A break in the schedule 'til some time in January - there's a bigger post that I'm doing drawings / illustrations for again that I want to make...

262 - we just out here realising things

December 11, 2024

Hey there, ! You wouldn't be able to tell from this handsome face surrounded by sakura, but I'm single, and it's been a while since I've been in a...

261 - let him cook 🧑‍🍳🍳

December 4, 2024

Hey there, ! Look at this bachelor's fridge - how brave he is to share such an insight into his life. Cue applause. See the wondrous display of convenience-...

260 - life update 🎊🧧⏳

November 27, 2024

Hey there, ! It's been a hot (and cold (and then hot again)) minute! What is happening with the weather these days. 🎼 Springtime in Melbourne 🎶 I guess. Look...

259 - real stupidity beats artificial intelligence all the time 🤖🧠

November 20, 2024

Hey there, ! I've had some very fun conversations with friends in recent times about AI - especially as we start to use AI a lot more; it's on our phones,...

258 - the life of the (mario) party 🌟

November 13, 2024

Dear Past Vince and my Future kids, I'm pulling you both in to give you some advice. Yes, sure, I'm only 31, but I know some things that aren't just about...

257 - sometimes there's just...

November 6, 2024

...not much to report, . I have another piece that I'm working on for next week that I hope to put a bit more time and effort into, but because of the long...

256 - to be original

October 30, 2024

While I was on my trip in Europe, I picked up this book - 'Novelist as a Vocation' by Haruki Murakami (of Norwegian Wood, 1Q84 and Kafka on the Shore)...

255 - life update⏳🐈‍⬛🖼️

October 23, 2024

Hey there, ! I feel like it's been a while since a life update - there's so much that has happened but also I feel like so little has happened. Brings home...

254 - is life long or short? 👶🧓

October 16, 2024

Hey there, ! This one's a bit underbaked, but I love to stick to my habits so I wanted to write something quick. Something I was meditating on: Is it better...

253 - I'll enjoy it if it's European ☀️🌞☀️

October 9, 2024

Hey there, ! I'm back and SPRING HAS SPRUNG wow omg so nice. Did you know what my favourite season is because it's definitely not spring. Spring is back with...

252 - games and war ⚔️🎲

October 2, 2024

Hey there, ! I went to a "Museum of Childhood" in Edinburgh on one of my slow mornings there, and while it was kinda sweet, it was also kinda weird. As an...

251 - oh, i quit 🤷‍♂️

September 25, 2024

Hey there, ! Did I tell you I quit my job and I'm now in a new one? 😮😮😮 It has been an incredible 7.5 years at Deloitte, and no, this isn't a long, soppy...

250 - 5️⃣ years

September 18, 2024

Time flies, , doesn't it? I know I said I would go through and do the analytics and stuff, but I'm kind of lazy this year and the insights are pretty similar...

249 - it's a maccas rant 🥚🍔

September 11, 2024

I had plans to really go through and review my posts and do some analytics and stuff, , but I just had to postpone that to write up this rant because I have...

248.7 - cup filled 🍵

September 4, 2024

Hey there, ! Last post on the trip - a bundle of last thoughts about leave, learnings and life. If you don't want to read, I've done a photo dump at the back...

248.6 - Edin-brah

August 31, 2024

Mainly there for the Fringe, and boy did it have its ups and downs. (It's a hill joke) This was one of the places I didn't do a walking tour at because I...

248.5 - Azul: Stained Glass of Sintra

August 30, 2024

it's a reference to a board game rather than seeing any stained glass - on another note, Portugal seems to have so many board games named after their cities!...

248.4 - Lisbo-ahhhh!

August 29, 2024

Second stop in Portugal, the capital city of Lisbon / Lisboa. Sorry for some of the photo quality, and the fact I'm leaving out a bunch of stuff that I...

248.3 - Oh, Porto!

August 28, 2024

Hey there, ! Gonna slow down on some of these recaps as I realised I had way more to write; though I will try to be concise. Porto was a place that was...

248.2 From Paris to Berlin, and every disco I (don't) get in...

August 10, 2024

🎶my heart is pumping for love🎶 (Note: cannot believe that this song was so suitable to this current situation! Almost like it was planned that way...except I...

248.1 London baybeee! ✈️🥐🍝

July 31, 2024

Hey there, ! Bit of a travel series before I get to the annual 'thanks for subscribing' post :D I don't usually write contemporaneously with travel, but I'm...

247 - a short one ✈️

July 24, 2024

Hey there, ! The next few weeks may be a combination of on-the-spot blogs / travel notes while I'm away on long service leave, or REDUX's from previous years...

246 - keep on keepin' on ✍️

July 17, 2024

Hey there, ! First things first, we're nearly at the 5 year mark for Potentially Interesting - so please click here! and give me some feedback on the...

245 - life update 🐈‍⬛🌍

July 10, 2024

And just like that, , we're another 4 weeks gone and it's life update time :D I was promoted at work! Woohoo for another milestone - though it's been hard to...

244 - the meat, the mind and the media 🥩🧠🖥️

July 3, 2024

...or, a really weird title for a book that C.S. Lewis might have written today. Hey there, ! Looks like I'm on a idea train after last week's post, so...

243 - you bring it where you go 💼👜

June 26, 2024

Hey there, ! A shorter piece today, because I'm perpetually tired but I love writing and it's one of the highlights of my week. I read this piece recently -...

242 - remember? 🗣️🧠

June 19, 2024

Hey there, ! A piece from the drafts that never really got polished, had a quick squiz and re-edit which hopefully will make SOME sort of sense - the...

241 - a letter to 32 ⏳

June 12, 2024

Hey there, Vince! It's 2024 calling - happy birthday to you, mr. 32. The zodiac says Roosters 🐓 do well this year so I hope by the time you get this, you're...

240 - life update🐈‍⬛

June 5, 2024

Hey there, ! It's every 4 weeks, on the dot, we ain't missin' it now. Work has been taking me up and down from Sydney, and sucking up a lot of time from my...

293 - reviewing 3️⃣0️⃣

May 29, 2024

Hey there, ! Here were the predictions from last year, and where we are sitting as I go into the year of 31 :D Newsletter predictions This newsletter still...

238 - fooled by random merch 🗾🎁

May 22, 2024

Hey there, ! This one's a winding piece about how I like to look at the world, that ends up still having me be a bit of a weeb and loving Japan. When I was...

237 - inspired by japan 🏢🗾🦖

May 15, 2024

Hey there, ! Yes, get it twisted, we are weebs now. Japan 4eva and every post here is going to be Japan inspired until the day I forget the taste of...