Gaming Technology and Cultural Relevancy — Gaming Technology and Cultural Relevancy I played a lot of games from my elementary school years to the beginning of college. Now, I’m not going to pretend that I was a socially awkward kid who grew up with few friends and whose sole escape was gaming or the internet. Fortunately…

Dollar Dolla’ Bill Y’all — Dollar Dolla’ Bill Y’all This past weekend my high school alumni network did an internal webinar talking about money and investing. We had great interests, with up to 40 people participating in the event (20% of our graduating class). Looking back, it is not really surprising that the turnout was…

Why we’re all content creators — Why we’re all content creators GaryVee once said that every company in this digital age is a media-first company. What does that mean? In 2020, there is one profession that all of us are participating in whether we realize it or not. That profession is content creation. From a consulting…

How it matters in Investing — How It Matters in Investing I am the only child. Growing up, this meant that I was the sole attention of my parents, which usually can either be good or bad on a child’s development depending on the parents’ skill-sets and understanding of parenthood. This also means that I was…

Deciding to Go Out in COVID-19 — Deciding to Go Out in COVID-19 I love going out. The alluring beats combined with bright lights contrasting with the night sky; the company of friends and interesting (albeit some time obnoxious) strangers; and just the general atmosphere of being alive. In college, I had a crazy semester in which…

On Trump’s Executive Order & the China Ban — On Trump’s Executive Order & the China Ban In the past couple of weeks, the business world has been occupied with TikTok. Donald Trump announced that the US government might potentially ban TikTok if it’s not sold to an American company by September 15th. This action is primarily inspired by…

Pensive Pragmatism — Pensive Pragmatism I miss going out. I miss the background noise of strangers chatting, drinks clinking, and music bumping. I’m looking forward to the days when I can eventually go back to those times; chatting with my friends while I’m sipping on my old fashioned, having our own conversations, exchanging…

Pensive Pragmatism — Pensive Pragmatism This piece is inspired by a friend’s short essay that answers a question he often received. “Didn’t you study chemical engineering in college?” For context, he’s a young tech professional working as a Marketing Data Analyst in one of South East Asia’s biggest start-ups. Perhaps unsurprisingly, I have…

Pensive Pragmatism — Pensive Pragmatism I found the term “quarter-life crisis” to be quite inaccurate. After all, it positively assumes that you’re going to live until 100 years old, a feat that’s only 0.0075% of the world’s population have achieved, providing them with the coveted title of Centenarians. Regardless of the term’s accuracy…