A child just died as a result of Covid — Here’s a screenshot of the news I saw a few days back :

Maybe I’m starting to be bearish on Bitcoin. — Please don’t hurt me. I still love the idea of Bitcoin, and I want it to succeed with all of my heart. But as much as I love and want to believe in it, it doesn’t make as much sense to blindly HODL. Let me explain my reasons for reducing…

No businesses or side-hustles. Just a regular job and a financial plan. — While it’s very encouraging to read articles about start-ups and how we can achieve it on Medium, not everyone has the time or energy to make it happen. Maybe for most of us, making that much money is nice to have, but not all that important. …

Until you can’t handle them anymore — I grew up learning that feelings are useless. There were reasons: Asian families don’t typically talk about feelings. All that mattered was getting things done: Get the chores done Get homework done Take care of the younger siblings What do you want to be when you grow up? How well are you doing at school? Obviously, this is an oversimplification of…

Can’t lose what you don’t have, right? — I have no wealth. I merely having reserves that I don’t really need in the near future. So what do I do with it? I played around with it to try to find the next big thing. My failures have taught me that patience, solid research, and having the discipline…

The advantages are obvious, but what would the consequences be? — Gaining true decentralization and having the metaverse is wonderful for so many reasons. Creating a world where nothing can stop us from continuing to live our lives is perfect, especially after seeing how much disruption to human activities the pandemic has caused. But I started thinking about the flip side……

I try to use as little jargon as possible, but sometimes it’s hard to explain a story and its significance without them. Those words have a hyperlink to another page where I explain the terminology and concepts behind them. Even if you don’t get a kick out of this story…

There are many examples you can think of that make life unfair. Or maybe, it’s just the system that we were nurtured in is unfair. In Singapore, these people are called “essential workers”: police, firefighters, healthcare professionals, cleaners, etc. This term had been coined during the government's efforts to limit…

Who are respiratory therapists anyway? — The heart beats at a relatively consistent rate and strength. If your heart beats out of rhythm, you'd feel palpitations — a fast-beating, fluttering, or pounding heart. Breathing is different. You don't have to think about breathing, yet you can control it whenever you want; take deep or shallow breaths…