Towards the end of December 2025, I saw Ali Abdaal promoting his 2-day New Year reset workshop which I unfortunately was not able to attend due to stark timezone differences. So being me, I asked AI to come up with its own set of prompts for me to reflect on 2025. If I were to…

I love bourbons. Not the alcoholic drink, of course. The biscuits. Bourbon biscuits. (And no, they don’t contain alcohol either.) Bourbons are long, sweet, and chewy, with two biscuits sandwiching a delightful chocolate cream in each delectable rectangle of delight. But bourbons by themselves are what I consider to be an “okay” kind of biscuit.…

I first came across Journey while watching a video essay on YouTube. I remembered being immediately drawn to the beautiful clips of the game, and for several weeks after deliberated on purchasing it—especially once I found out that the game could be completed in just 2-3 hours. As soon as the game went on sale…

The USA has never really been on my list of countries-to-visit, for several reasons. Firstly, I have had the absolute honour of having been born in Southeast Asia—a region that offers the best variety of culinary delights one could ask for (and I stand by that). I have had the luxury of spending four years…

As I’m writing this post, six weeks have passed since I returned from Butler, Pennsylvania. It took me a while to really sit down and process my thoughts and emotions of such a significant trip, and I finally feel ready to write about my experience and have it documented here. If you’ve read my PhD…

It was another day on Reddit. I was doom scrolling (as I often do even though I shouldn’t), when I came across a post in a subreddit for academics (yes, I’m part of an academics Subreddit like a nerd). The Redditor was interested in pursuing an academic career in language and literature and asked Reddit…