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As a writer, AI has now given me access to services that were too expensive before
Creating covers for ebooks, editing books, building apps … It used to cost thousands to do this, but AI is making these services affordable. For creatives (those who do this as a hobby or for work), this opens up a so many exciting possibilities.
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A day in a life of the AI-assisted technical content writer
How a working day could look like for the AI-assisted content strategist and writer in an enterprise.
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Excited and exhausted: My honest take about life as a techwriter in the AI age
It’s the best of times, the worst of times. On the one hand, AI has accelerated my workflows and enabled me to create more content than before. On the other hand, I’m overwhelmed and burned out trying to keep up with how quickly the tech is changing and developing.
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My article was No.1 on Hacker News
To say that I didn’t expect this to happen is an understatement. But hey, achievement unlocked!
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How to Build Your Own AI Writing Pipeline (No Paid Tools)
I’m always fascinated by how other professionals are using AI, especially in the content field.
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Being a minority on social media sucks sometimes
The pressure to self-censor as a minority on US-centric social media platforms is quite real.
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On the matter of Greek erasure in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey
Nolan’s Odyssey isn’t just a movie—it’s the latest act in a 200-year-old tradition of appropriating Greek culture while denying that Greeks should have control of their own heritage.
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July 2026: Lestat, OpenCode and the art of resting
Reflecting on my medical leave and how I’m catching up on dramas, learning how to use OpenCode, and catching up with personal writing projects despite my body’s demands that I do nothing.
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The Last Generation of ‘Bananas’? How Malaysian Chinese Identity Is Transforming
More Malaysian Chinese are leaning towards their Chinese roots, and that includes having an education in Chinese.
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The key to my successful weekly planning system: Time blocking with Google Calendar and Google Tasks
My weekly productivity routine is anchored by Google Tasks, Calendar, and Google Workspace tools.
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Substack writers, you need a website!
Substack is convenient, but treat it as a distribution tool for your content. Your content should live on an independently owned website, which has a domain name you control and own. This way, you can secure long-term visibility and control over your digital presence on the Internet.
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Linkblog: Dwelling on the Internet
My compendium of links to stuff that I found interesting on the web. This week the focus is about “Being on the Internet”.
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Why the global south is grateful for Deepseek
DeepSeek made AI technology accessible to the Global South. This gave them the tools to compete and develop.
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Of abandoning mother tongues and shame
A reaction to a fascinating essay on Substack about the cultural pressure of “leaving the mother tongue” and adopting other languages for class mobility. I reflect on the dynamics of language use among Malaysian Chinese, where the shame is about not mastering more languages or being slow at learning languages.
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Writing with AI isn’t always generating entire novels with a prompt
I’m often frustrated by the writing community’s misconceptions about AI in writing. I wish more writers were more open to AI’s potential in writing and stop crucifying those who dare to say they use AI.
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Why I use Mistral as my personal paid AI service
Claude is the “cool kid” of the retail AI services world. However, thanks to its snobbish attitude to some geographical locations, token limitations, and corporate ethos I ended up in the arms of Mistral. Why I use Mistral and why it honestly doesn’t matter how great the model is as long as it serves your…
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Reading Pu Songling’s “The Haunted House”
Pu Songling’s “Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio” are more than just ghost stories. They also serve as critiques of Qing Dynasty bureaucracy. With the help of an LLM “literature professor”, I explore the deeper insights of “The Haunted House”, one of the stories in the 300-year-old collection.
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March 2026: What I’m doing now
An update about what I’ve been doing.
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Linkblog March 26, 2026: On typing
I want word processors to be boring again.
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