Bleak perspectives from an older friend
We are in the early innings of the housing bubble in China, and the balance sheet of the current generation of young Chinese people has basically been destroyed.
May 31, 2024


Pivot, change, adjust
"Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss."
- Eric Roth
May 21, 2024
An English speaking taxi driver in Shenzhen
If someone older with a mediocre income can learn English as a second language, what excuses do we have for not picking up a new skill?
May 15, 2024
Praying to the Avocado Bell Curve God
Even seemingly intelligent humans, when desperate, gullible and possibly even bored enough, will believe nearly everything you tell them.
May 3, 2024
Some mud in the water might be a good thing
For people in the Gen-Z category, greed isn't always good.
Apr 15, 2024
In the end, it will all make sense
At twenty, you don’t get the life you deserve, you are just the product of the environment you were lucky or unlucky to have. Then, as...
Mar 23, 2024
Cultural learnings in China
Takeaways and reflections after working for a Chinese company for three years.
Jan 12, 2024
The perils of a suitcase life
"There's nothing for you in Singapore."
Jan 3, 2024
Inner peace and self-realisation
Many of life’s lessons don’t need to be drawn from the advice and anecdotes of other people. It just comes from a position of inner peace and self-realisation.
Dec 21, 2023
Twelve rules of success from Marriott
I am not usually fond of reading corporate marketing material but ended up flipping through the pages of a book I came across in the hotel..
Dec 11, 2023
