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  • Sometimes things disappear and reappear mysteriously in my life … and I’m kinda freaked out by it

    Today, an object mysteriously reappears in my bag weeks after I lost it, far from the original place I lost it. I have zero explanation for this. Even more that this is the THIRD time I’ve experienced this.

  • Is it me, or is it just more difficult to find good fiction these days?

    This may seem like a clickbait title, but I really wonder if this is a trend because I saw a book blogger ranting that she’s fed up with books being released today and she’s going back to read classic fiction and finding more satisfaction there. It’s kinda me too. 🤔 Currently, I am reading (extremely…

  • Hong Kong Wang Fuk Court Fire: Thoughts & links

    On 26 November 2025, a deadly fire broke out at the Wang Fuk Court apartment complex in Tai Po, Hong Kong. My thoughts and links to various articles, social media posts from China, and videos about this tragedy.

  • How to use Notebook Navigator (Obsidian Community plug-in)

    A simple, straightforward Users’ Guide to Obsidian community plug-in Notebook Navigator.

  • Does AI help you work  faster or is  it just hype?

    Whether AI makes you more productive really depends on whether you know what the heck you’re doing.

  • Conversations about AI are different in Asia

    In Asia, the real conversations and developments around AI are focused on practical applications for industry. They are quiet, hardly talked about and are not trendy.

  • After Charlie Kirk: Reflections from Malaysia

    We Malaysians have learned over the last few painful decades: you need to be united as a people to effect any effective change in your country.

  • My blood will spill on this land

    On being Malaysian. A bittersweet love letter to Malaysia.

  • Should we bring up China’s Nanjing Massacre today?

    As the movie Dead to Rights (Nanjing Photo Studio)《南京照相馆》gains attention in China and globally, some critics wonder: Why bring it up now?

  • Guide to writing fiction with AI

    A guide to how I’m writing fiction with AI. It lists all my reflections, essays and more about this experiment.

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Elizabeth Tai

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