Aug 9A Love Letter to Vietnam’s VibrancyI often get asked the nearly impossible to answer question, “Where’s your favorite place you’ve traveled to?” There are infinite reasons why I’ve loved the many cities I’ve visited, but there’s something so palpably magical about Vietnam. To provide some borders, Vietnam is my favorite ASEAN country (of the 9…Hanoi6 min readHanoi6 min read
Jul 12, 2022Member-onlyUnder the Tuscan Sun, and When in Rome, Do as the Italians Do“We write to taste life twice.” — Anaïs Nin. Which is precisely why I’m documenting our Italy trip so I can indulge in every meal once more. Perhaps the excessive amounts of food and wine put me in such a food coma, I couldn’t help but lazily love all of…Tuscany Wine Tours10 min readTuscany Wine Tours10 min read
Jan 29, 2022Member-onlyWhy I’m Leaving Google After 100 MonthsEight years of anything is an incredibly long time, but it still feels like it wasn’t enough. It wasn’t the free food, massages, or free transportation (all of which were incredibly generous, but the pandemic made me realize were superfluous.) It was the impactful, challenging work, and, of course, the…Google3 min readGoogle3 min read
Jun 21, 2021Member-onlyMy Ultimate Singapore Food GuideIn commemoration of my beloved Singapore, this is an Ode to my former adopted country: the Ultimate Singapore Guide of the “best-of” restaurants from Peranakan to Hawker Center to Afternoon High Tea to pizza. Picking these restaurants was like picking a favorite child… difficult, but everyone has one ;) I…Best Singapore Food9 min readBest Singapore Food9 min read
Jun 12, 2021Member-onlyMy Asian-American Experience Living in Asia and EuropeThose who know me know I have a big mouth, and have no problem sharing my personal story. But when I was asked to share about my Asian-American identity at work for Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month in May, I admit I was a bit nervous. I’ve never…Aapi5 min readAapi5 min read
Jul 6, 2020Member-onlyRomantic Solo Trip in the MaldivesJust in the past year, several of my couple friends have selected the Maldives as their honeymoon destination. It’s one of the most romantic and remote places in the world where you can lounge in one of those bungalows on stilts floating above the ocean. All day long, you can…Maldives6 min readMaldives6 min read
May 14, 2020Member-only11 Ways an Extroverted Control Freak is Surviving #CircuitBreakerSGAnd can do another month if I have to… It was a punch to the gut on April 7: restaurants closed, takeaway only; you can’t hangout with anyone you don’t live with until May 4. And then the straw that (almost) broke the camel’s back came April 21: the circuit…Coronavirus Lockdown9 min readCoronavirus Lockdown9 min read
May 13, 2020Member-onlyBallooning Over Burma: the Land of a Thousand TemplesMyanmar was pure magic with its imposing temples dotting the landscape for as far as the eye could see. There were so many ways to appreciate the grandeur of the pagodas: whether through winding arches and paths, or from hundreds of feet in the air — all were spectacular. Highlights: …Myanmar12 min readMyanmar12 min read
Apr 11, 2020Girls’ Roadtrip around New ZealandI’ll be riding shotgun underneath the hot sun Feeling like a someone… South of the equator, navigate it Gotta hit the road, gotta hit the road… “Shotgun” by George Ezra was the #1 repeated song on our road trip playlist around the South Island of New Zealand. Our epic playlist…New Zealand Roadtrip11 min readNew Zealand Roadtrip11 min read
Dec 27, 2019One week in Sri Lanka: Road tripping around the “Wonder of Asia”Sri Lanka has always been a mystical place to me, a tiny island off the coast of India with its own distinct culture. As our plane started to descend into Colombo, my entire vision of the country was a patchwork of green. …Sri Lanka7 min readSri Lanka7 min read
