Jan 5

2023: a year in review

Dec 7, 2023

TEDxBangkok 2023: Unexpectedly fruitful experience

Pre-COVID era, TEDxBangkok has been an event that I was pretty much looking forward to attending every year. The event is filled to the...

Apr 17, 2023

On Letting Go

Practice Letting Go is one of my most yoga video to practice with on Alo Move. It has calming effect and is really a good hip opener...

Jan 2, 2023

Journey to the manager role

I have been known and praised as a person who progress at my own pace at the firm and for shaping my own journey – be it my...

Jun 10, 2022

Why I write: words don't capture; they release

I have been in love with writing since I was in middle school. I started first with writing a few fictions – some finished, some...

Jun 3, 2022

Practicing through Injuries

“Practicing yoga is risky. You need to accept the risk of potential injury.” This should be added as disclaimer to anyone who is thinking...

Jun 1, 2022

About Ego

It is funny how ego can be built up over time without being noticed until someone pokes holes. Then, a certain “defensive” reaction comes...

May 30, 2022

Fire Breathing Technique First Move – Toe Tap: My first 3 months with Ashtanga practice

As I started writing this, I have already practiced yoga for about five years now. It has also been about five years that I have been a...

Jun 19, 2021

The card that was never sent

This small card painted just last Friday as a get-well card for my dad, who was hospitalized in the hospital for over a month. This was...

May 26, 2021

Wabi Sabi - Being the best imperfect self you can be

Something good can arise from a stroll. This is something I learned from the book – both the content and my experience of finding the...

May 23, 2021

New Beginning: The age of self-care and self-love

The past May 19 marked my 29th birthday, and it felt just a bit daunting. I’m hitting my last year before the magic 3 number (30 years...

May 22, 2021

The Golden Week – Yoga, Painting, Reading, and Reflecting: Day 7

Finally, the last day of the “retreat”. This gave me a mixed feeling of both relief and not wanting this to end. What I wrote on my to-do...

May 22, 2021

The Golden Week – Yoga, Painting, Reading, and Reflecting: Day 6

This was the day that I started to get used to the grueling practices; however, it was also the day that I started to feel the physical...

May 22, 2021

The Golden Week – Yoga, Painting, Reading, and Reflecting: Day 5

This was probably the toughest day for me to get through due to so many distractions that kept reining in throughout the entire day. I...

May 22, 2021

The Golden Week – Yoga, Painting, Reading, and Reflecting: Day 4

The impact of over exertion in my body can really be felt when I lay down on my bed. On the night of my third day, with a lot of back...

May 22, 2021

The Golden Week – Yoga, Painting, Reading, and Reflecting: Day 3

I finally adjusted my operating model for writing this blog post. For the first two days, I wrote this at the end of the day – after all...

May 22, 2021

The Golden Week – Yoga, Painting, Reading, and Reflecting: Day 2

First practice I started off the second day with an hour-long vinyasa practice called Energizing Vinyasa with Patrick Beach, whose...

May 22, 2021

The Golden Week – Yoga, Painting, Reading, and Reflecting: Day 1

This is the first day of the seven full days of me being with myself, doing what I love, and really being isolated by choice. This is the...

Apr 18, 2021

Familiar Yet Different

It’s been four months since I have arrived back in Thailand. While I was gone, my dad has moved all of our belongings to the new house...

Oct 21, 2020

Friendship and redemption

Today, I’m writing with a heavy and numb heart about a friendship that has come to an end. I’m not entirely sure what am I looking for...

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