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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...

236 - tweets and likes 🐣

May 8, 2024

Hey there, ! A social media update as it's been a busy one this week :) low effort but hope you find some levity in the links below <3 Some artwork from...

235 - life update 😺

May 1, 2024

Hey there, ! It's life update time :) Back from Japan (and a few days off to rest), and we're back off to the races as work has ramped up ALL THE WAY. All...

234 - The One About Japan 🗾

April 24, 2024

Hey there, ! I went to Japan. There's too many things to write about so instead here are a selection of highlights and thoughts :D Cherry blossom hunting is...

233 - dune 2 others as they be dune 2 you 🏜️

April 17, 2024

Hey there, ! I really liked Dune 2! And Dune 1 for that matter, but since they're part of the same book, technically, so technically I should just say "I...

232 - email audit 🚨📩

April 10, 2024

Hey there, ! I got this idea from a friend of mine, Cuong, because we were sharing our email habits. I thought it would be interesting to do a bit of an...

231 - ✨ razzle dazzle ✨

April 3, 2024

Hey there, ! I went to the Moth recently, a storytelling night where people come up and tell a 5 minute story on a particular topic in their life, that has...

230 - life update 🗾🎏

March 27, 2024

Hey there, ! I'm off to Japan soon again. It's the first time I've been back for a while, so it'll be exciting :) I'm most looking forward to the FOOD and...

229 - a few lonely thoughts 🙆

March 20, 2024

Hey there, ! 1. What was school like for you? For me, it was hard being the only Asian kid in a private school full of non-Asian people, and being constantly...

228 - lucky chinese numbers 🔢🧧

March 13, 2024

Hey there, ! Did you know that '228' is a really fun number in Cantonese? '2' = 'yi' = sounds like 'easy' '8' = 'baat' ~= 'faat' = fortune So 228, means EASY...

227 - the highs and the lows ⬆️⬇️⬅️➡️

March 6, 2024

Hey there, ! Is life about the middle ground? Or is it about the edges? Something I've been thinking about across this newsletter and just life in general is...

226 - random life tables 🎲🎲🎲

February 28, 2024

Hey there, ! I'm planning some of my D&D campaigns and one of the central systems is around dice-rolling. One of the things that you do when you want to do a...

225 - life update ⚫🥬

February 21, 2024

Hey there, ! It seems like an age since I've done one of these, so let's get into it. Chinese New Year was great - lots of food, and celebrations as always....

224 - KISS 📈😽📉

February 14, 2024

Hey there, ! Happy Valentine's Day :) Unfortunately the clickbait title, which makes it seem like I'm gonna be talking about kissing, has betrayed you. Stay...

223 - Year of the Dragon 🐲

February 7, 2024

Hey there, ! YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS - It's the year of the Wooden Dragon! Happy Lunar New Year (Feb 10th) for those who celebrate <3 How's your luck goin'?...

222 - dissatisfaction pt. 2 🧠👎

January 31, 2024

Hey there, ! If you haven't read part 1 - please go read this first :) Then, let's dive in! I should probably start by continuing from the last piece that...

221 - poems I read recently 📝🎶

January 24, 2024

Poetry is really pretty, I've found more recently. Here are some that I have enjoyed :) We have not long to love - Tennessee Williams We have not long to...

220 - new year life update! 🥳🎆🐲

January 17, 2024

220 - new year life update! 🥳🎆🐲 Hey there, ! Before I begin, I thought I'd just update y'all - I'm going to be slowing down on frequency for the newsletter....

219 - holiday review 🏝️🍓

January 10, 2024

Hey there, ! A bit of a holiday in review :) I made some cute li'l pavlovas for christmas! Berries and all :D Also a lovely serving board from Fat Tuesdays!...

218 - vince does things 🎉

December 20, 2023

FINALLY amirite ! Vince got off his ass and did things! I made CHEONG because of this dude johnnykyunghwo on TikTok / YouTube / Reels. It looked hella easy...

217 - X marks the spot ❌💬

December 13, 2023

Hey there, ! Busy times before the break so we're doing a content curation post :D I'm not calling it X, but even after Elon took over Twitter there are...

216 - Vince's Fried Chicken Tier List - International edition 🍗🍗🍗

December 6, 2023

Yeah, I like chicken - time to update the ol' VFC 2021 with some international flavours! There have been a LOT of places since 2021, and I'm not gonna go...

215 - life update: taiwan edition 🍜⛰️

November 29, 2023

Hey there, ! I'm back from yet another trip, this time from Taiwan! I feel more refreshed from this one, coming back more re-energised and all, but I feel...

214 - the music in Vienna 🎶🔇

November 22, 2023

Hey there, ! So I went to a concert while in Vienna, as you do. and it was a performance of Haydn (Symphony in E minor), Mozart (Symphony A Major, KV 201)...

213 - Redux: Influential Book #2: Hogfather 🎅

November 15, 2023

Hey there, ! I’m still in Taiwan, so have another [FROM THE VAULT] track (Vince’s Version). This one is about one of my favourite authors (Terry Pratchett)...

212 - Redux: If this isn’t nice, what is?

November 8, 2023

Another from the vault while I’m in Taiwan <3 It’s lovely here so far - quite hot but very old Hong Kong x Japan vibes so we are loving it! This piece was...