What it is like to join the Champion League of Chess

In June 2022, in the midst of the busiest time of the year both professionally and academically, I joined the Champion League on Chess.com on a whim. Here is the journey of how I got there.

Intriguing SAVAS Protein Drink Shaker

What makes a product that priced only at ¥425 to have more than 10,000 positive rating on Amazon.jp? https://anchor.fm/quynh-trang-ho-t That’s the question that I’m very dumbfounded by at the moment, especially because I’m not the ideal type of customers who would buy a piece of plastic bottle with slightly tighter lid just to have milkContinueContinue reading “Intriguing SAVAS Protein Drink Shaker”

Self Worth

I could again, write so much about this topic. It’s just a little big triggering that I went on Netflix for a moment of procrastination (it sucks that I did, I should loathe myself for it, but I don’t) and watched a :30-second-trailer of the digital drama Followers. From what the casts were saying, IContinueContinue reading “Self Worth”

たぶん by Yoasobi

Ahh, finally, I felt much more comfortable writing in Japanese (not really). I hope I would write more about Japan from now, because, well, I live here (lol). Normally I often listen to the song because of the vibe that it brings, so the lyrics itself doesn’t have to have too much of meanings (ofContinueContinue reading “たぶん by Yoasobi”

Tokyo night train ride and the No.1 rule

Tozai line has always been packed with people, and unsurprisingly it was always neat and quiet, regardless of how many peeps you were being squeezed in between. But tonight is different. There are only a few scattered around on the two parallel aisles of the car. There are vibes of wine and smoke, and menContinueContinue reading “Tokyo night train ride and the No.1 rule”