The Archives - 2025
2025 (7 posts)
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In a world that feels like it is coming undone, I find a lot of solace in making things with my hands. The biggest breakthrough I developed was when I decided I don't need to be good at everything that I do. I can just.. do things. That goes against my programming as a competitive over-achiever, but…
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When I was a teenager and didn't know anything about whales or lesbians, I heard Margaret Cho say 'lesbians love whale watching. they fucking love it.' I didn't know what any of that was. Well, Margaret Cho, you were RIGHT. I fucking love it. A whale named Pepper. A whale named Little Dimple and her…
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In late April 2025, I had the opportunity to talk about my interesting career trajectory 'From Fintech to Fin Tech'. If you told me a decade ago that I would be working at an aquarium, I don't think I would know what to think. I hadn't discovered my love for marine life, puns, or marine puns at the…
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In January this year, I wrote this about how I felt being away from 'home' for the Lunar New Year again: This lunar new year eve, I am usually home in Singapore. I am seven years old, and I wake up to the smell of roasted chilli, poached chicken, and cabbage soup. There’s a bustle in the kitchen. My…
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For an all hands meeting at work, I was asked if I wanted to share a story about my life and how I got here. It has not been the easiest, holding all of these identities and selves, often in places that did not welcome me. I think sometimes of Merantau: of finding a home away from home. All of my…
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I have a new job, which also means new views! Million dollar views, in fact. I so love this part of the world: when Sabrena and I first moved to California back in 2018, we were so excited to finally be somewhere where we could travel with our dog, Cookie. We booked a trip and came to Monterey for…
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Nikon D810, 200-500mm lens. Alcatraz Island, just off San Francisco In the early days of Covid-19, a friend said 'we're getting old let's do old people things', so we picked 'birding'. Looks like it stuck. Here, a photo of some baby Western gulls on Alcatraz island, which has many types of birds,…