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Aug 8, 2022

Revelations from my second 10-day silent meditation retreat

Finding home to a grounded spirituality — Suffering I was suffering and I knew it. It’s impossible to not know when you feel that sharp pain in your chest and nothing could stop the tears. At first, I was distressed about my situation. Soon, I was distressed about being distressed. …

Meditation

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Revelations from my second 10-day silent meditation retreat
Revelations from my second 10-day silent meditation retreat
Meditation

10 min read


Jul 17, 2022

Getting Muddy

Volunteering at the Lo’i and an individual’s homecoming in times of planetary crisis — I woke up one day and found the familiar feeling of disconnection and loneliness creeping in. I didn’t know what I wanted to do and everything, including getting up, felt equally empty and meaningless. A few months ago, I moved to the Hawaiian countryside alone to live with native plants…

Climate Change

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Getting Muddy
Getting Muddy
Climate Change

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Jun 21, 2021

“Why are you a product manager in tech?”

“After hearing your role models and aspirations in life, my question is, why are you a product manager in tech?” I stared at my new mentor at work and laughed. “Wow it took her no time to reflect this back to me.” I thought to myself. There is some bitterness…

Product Management

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“Why are you a product manager in tech?”
“Why are you a product manager in tech?”
Product Management

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Nov 2, 2020

A Collectivist’s Discomfort in an Individualistic Culture

A few days ago, I noticed that the disorder in the shared space in my apartment is getting on my nerves. I saw cookies crumbles and cheese bits lying around on the kitchen counter, used pots not washed overnight, and weekly chores still not done after 3 days. I am…

Collectivism

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A Collectivist’s Discomfort in an Individualistic Culture
A Collectivist’s Discomfort in an Individualistic Culture
Collectivism

5 min read


Oct 29, 2020

No one to call: friendships in America

Loneliness hit me a few days ago when my roommates were out with their friends and I didn’t have any social interaction planned for the day. I opened Facebook and scrolled through a dozen friends. I didn’t feel close to anyone so I ended up closing the app. …

Friendship

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No one to call: friendships in America
No one to call: friendships in America
Friendship

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Sep 29, 2020

Is there any point in worrying about the future

4 months ago, my quarter life crisis hit. The nagging feeling of not knowing the future brought me anxiety: I was concerned if I was doing the wrong thing every day; I felt demoralized and drained. As I sat down this afternoon and tuned into my worries for the future…

Worry

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Is there any point in worrying about the future
Is there any point in worrying about the future
Worry

4 min read


Sep 14, 2020

Oh, the Places I Will Go

Micro-experiments for a fulfilling life A combination of the lockdown and life being relatively stable makes me itch for inspirations. The funny thing is I have been at my current job for 1.5 years, which is exactly the longest consecutive duration I have stayed in college before taking time off…

Travel

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Oh, the Places I Will Go
Oh, the Places I Will Go
Travel

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Jul 27, 2020

Is our relationships with each other broken?

Two weeks ago, I started volunteering as a listener on an anonymous mental health app called 7Cups. I have struggled here and there with mental health. Having had others lifted me up, I finally felt I was in a position to offer help myself. …

Love

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Is our relationships with each other broken?
Is our relationships with each other broken?
Love

7 min read


Jul 20, 2020

I Ate Some Sweet Peas and Found the Fundamental Truth of the Universe

In January 2018, I went on a 10-day silent meditation retreat and experienced oneness with the universe for the first time. It was a surreal embodied experience of the self dissolving and becoming a united whole with the surroundings. …

Love

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I Ate Some Sweet Peas and Found the Fundamental Truth of the Universe
I Ate Some Sweet Peas and Found the Fundamental Truth of the Universe
Love

8 min read


Jul 14, 2020

Chasing the American dream, an international student edition (Part I)

On July 6, 2020, ICE announced restrictions on student visas if schools were to go fully online. Many of my international communities instantly went into chaos. Having previously been on an F-1 student visa for 7 years, I know that anxiety too well. When the world strips you off your…

America

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Chasing the American dream, an international student edition
Chasing the American dream, an international student edition
America

9 min read

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