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61 - Send Noods
October 7, 2020
A delicious adventure awaits, ! Here’s a list of my favourite noodle dishes :D 5th Place: Crab Noodles A major treat in Cantonese cuisine (or Chinese cuisine...
60 - Van Gogh
September 30, 2020
Hey there, ! Welcome to something...well, a little lighter :) "How can I be useful, of what service can I be? There is something inside me, what can it be?"...
59 - Dynastic Thinking
September 23, 2020
Welcome, ! A longer read today - I was trying to summarise a few things I've been thinking about at the same time, so grab a cuppa and have a read when you...
58 - Brainstorming Once Again
September 16, 2020
Hey there, ! (I think I’ve fixed this now. Who knows. Maybe it’ll break again next week :D) I’m doing a bit of an easier one today - a bit of brainstorming -...
57 - Metaphors
September 9, 2020
Hey there, ! Heavy one today, so turn back if you’re not feeling up for it. I’ve been thinking about life lately. Well, actually, death. Before we keep...
56 - it's September ALREADY?!
September 2, 2020
Hey there, ! Thanks for joining me :) Also - thanks to everyone who let me know this was broken! The best engagement I got all year ;) Melting clocks Have...
# 55 - Anti Conspiracy Conspiracies
August 26, 2020
Welcome, ! Thanks for joining me again today :) Social distancing helps us stay safe. Masks help us stay safe. And yet there are so many people who think...
54 - A glitch in the Matrix
August 19, 2020
Hey - thanks for joining me today :) I did a recent re-watch of the Matrix trilogy and I thought it held up incredibly brilliantly. It was on Netflix, but...
53 - What kind of company are you?
August 12, 2020
Hey there, ! <- this is a test, hope it works! So, this post was inspired by this company which has the same name as a good friend of mine - Bev - a canned...
52 - Hindsight is 2020
August 5, 2020
My first post for this newsletter was August 1st, 2019, and I'm pretty surprised that we've got here - (just over) 52 weeks later, and a whole heap of crap...
51 - A peek behind the curtain
July 29, 2020
A year is coming up for this newsletter- I’ve nearly written the full 52! I don’t know what’s to come in the future - I’m hoping you’ll be able to help me by...
50 - Quarantine Re-Entry
July 22, 2020
Instead of ruminating on the past, let's present the present. "What's been happening Vince?" Well, I'm glad you asked! Lockdown's back! Did it ever really...
49 - Memories: Games #3 - The Physical Era
July 15, 2020
A bit on the busier side at the moment - had to bring another boardgame one out! Skip if you’d like - I won’t be offended :) In other news - we’re coming up...
48 - To Agnes
July 8, 2020
“No one is actually dead until the ripples they cause in the world die away…” - Reaper Man, Terry Pratchett My grandmother, Agnes, passed away June 16th,...
47 - Influential Book #1: Ender's Shadow
July 1, 2020
The first of a new series - bringing a bit more introspection to books I've read in the past. You might not read much sci-fi, but there's a classic book...
46 - Change My Mind
June 23, 2020
Something I thought about from the last post: I couldn't understand indie music for the longest time...It took me a long time, as well as infinite patience...
45 - Musical Memories
June 17, 2020
Have you seen this video? It warms my heart every time, but also fascinates me - the combined power of music and memory! A dementia patient is activated and...
44 - Vince, the Game Designer
June 10, 2020
I play a lot of board games. That’s not a secret. But I also spent some time thinking about how to design games as well! It’s a really fun creative outlet,...
43 - crime.coin
June 3, 2020
My birthday was on Sunday - I had a wonderful weekend and I'm so grateful for everyone who helped make it amazing. I did a lot of things that I loved - being...
42 - Vince, The Performer
May 27, 2020
It might surprise you to know this but I'm a pretty ace performer. Please see my credentials below: Grade 1 - my debut performance on stage...and what a...
41 - Liminality
May 20, 2020
A fascinating concept that there is probably another word for, but is beautiful nonetheless: liminal/ˈlɪmɪn(ə)l/ - adjective relating to a transitional or...
40 - Adulting and Exile
May 13, 2020
The next part in our series on Adulthood - the role of rituals and 'coming of age'. A long one, but please bear with me! In Before-Rona (BR) times, I flicked...
39 - Memories: Games II - The Sony Era
May 6, 2020
This one’s not for everyone; the next in a series about my history with games! - read the previous post here. From the small, moving upwards. I had my...
38 - If this isn't nice, what is?
April 29, 2020
How are y'all doing in quarantine? I think I've already told you that a. I love libraries, and b. I did a panic borrow before the libraries shut down - so...
37 - Why I Don't Eat Seaweed
April 22, 2020
Bit of a personal one, let me know what you think :) When I was young I used to dread PE class. I was already a scrawny, short little kid, and my fitness was...
36 - Coronavirus Consternation
April 15, 2020
I've had this on my mind as well recently so may as well get it out. I'll try to slow down on the Rona content, but in the meantime please bear with me! I...
35 - You lookin' for a boardgame?
April 8, 2020
Since we're all in uncertain times and feeling the iso hit hard, I wanted to recommend some boardgames that you might be able to play with your...
34 - A Treatise on Spectrums
April 1, 2020
It's a strange time of the coronavirus - I have a few posts that I want to write that will need a bit more thinking about, so I'm going to keep on with...
33 - Communicating a Virus
March 25, 2020
Flatten the curve. Wash your hands. Don't touch your face. Stay home. It's a really weird time right now, a very strange time. Obviously the virus has...
32 - The One Where Vince Builds A Robotic Arm
March 18, 2020
Most of you know that I did an Electrical Engineering / Law double degree at Monash University...which promptly became kind of useless except now Mum gets to...
31 - The Longest Song in the World
March 11, 2020
I went to Melbourne Grammar School from Year 1 to 8; it's an Anglican school, which meant we had chapel, but also that we had R.A.V.E (Religious and Values...
30 - A Wonderful Life
March 4, 2020
I always thought that being 'smart' meant you were good at reason, and logic, and rationality, and the scientific method, and being some super MENSA being,...
29 - Memories: Games #1 - The Beginning
February 26, 2020
Another deep dive into the childhood of Vince! This is the first of a slew of posts about the gaming history of my youth - personal stories that hopefully...
28 - My Favourite Author
February 19, 2020
“It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.” I'm not really going to be able to do this justice,...
27 - Adulting Scale updated
February 12, 2020
NB: I didn't forget last week's update! There was an issue with sending it out, and I've contacted support so that they can sort it out and hopefully it...
26 - The Friend Stock Market
February 5, 2020
Imagine a stock market, with every relationship you have in your life as a different stock. What kind of stock would each be? Bonds?: family or family...
25 - Your Chinese Zodiac Fortune
January 29, 2020
恭喜發財! Happy Lunar New Year friends! It's the Year of the Rat! Just like astrology, China has it's own zodiac - hopefully you've heard about which animal you...
24 - Discipline can be easy!
January 22, 2020
It's the start of year, nearing the end of January - how are your resolutions going? I don't usually have resolutions - I think I've talked about this...
23 - The Dollop
January 15, 2020
I may have already talked about this in a previous post, but The Dollop is one of my most highly recommended podcasts. You might ask me what I'm listening to...
22 - What I did last summer
January 8, 2020
Hello again friends! Welcome back to a new year, a new decade, a new start for us all :) In the classic vein of 'going back to school', here's "What I Did...
21 - The Adult-ing Scale
December 18, 2019
This experiment has already gone on a lot longer than I thought it would - if posts were human years my newsletter has finally reached the respectable adult...
20 - An ode to Singaporean Food
December 11, 2019
I mean, you were waiting for this, right? Strap in, it's a long one. So after last year's #yolo #food trip to Hong Kong, we decided to go again across the...
19 - Singapore Trip Tips
December 4, 2019
Here it is - a brief summary of the things I learnt going to Singapore! Get a Citibank card to withdraw money from. NAB - your traveller card sucks and you...
18 - Ideas
November 27, 2019
Trying something different this week - 18 weird, random ideas of things that I think could be built / written / explored - along the lines of this. Literally...
17 - Head in the Clouds
November 20, 2019
There's nothing like unfocusing your mind, your brain, and daydreaming... I do this a lot - thinking about things far too much than I should be When I see...
16 - Prove it
November 13, 2019
I’ve got a whole bunch of stuff to sort through for Singapore before I post about it - look forward to some stories of the best chicken I’ve ever had, racist...
15 - VaaALeRieEEE~
November 6, 2019
I'm in Singapore at the moment! Here's a nice little story to tide you over in the meantime :) Welcome to the one and only story I have about auditioning for...
14 - Serendipity
October 30, 2019
Recently, I've been thinking about why people read horoscopes, go to fortune tellers, incessantly focus on their MBTI (I'm an ENFJ, what are you?), read tea...
13 - Tell me a tale
October 23, 2019
I’ve always loved stories. From when I was very small (well, smaller than I am right now), I wanted to be an author. I remember planning a bunch of stories -...
12 - The pencil is mightier than the sword
October 16, 2019
"Why do you use a pencil? Just don't make mistakes" - anonymous colleague Welcome to my TED talk on mechanical pencils Do you remember the pursuit and rush...
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