• Fiction writing: What tasks will I outsource to AI?

    Writing fiction with AI – most people think it’s letting AI generate the text, slapping it together into an e-book and publishing it. In this article I will show you that this is far from the truth, at least for me.

  • Digital decluttering: Marie Kondo-ing the content I consume

    When you look at your social media and blog feeds, ask yourself: Does it spark joy? In this post I discuss my plan to aggressively implement digital minimalism to my blog and newsletter feeds. As much as I want to support all the writers I see online, I have to concede that my bluetooth-sized brain…

  • What my AI fiction writing experiment taught me about my creative process

    The experiment illuminated what gave me joy … and what didn’t.

  • What if using AI to write fiction isn’t an evil act?

    My quest for more nuanced discussions about the use of AI in fiction writing.

  • I support deleting your second brain

    You do you.

  • La Cocina’s Spandian touch

    La Cocina is the place to be to enjoy good Spanish food with a view a sunset panoramic view of Subang Jaya. I meet owner and head chef Jeganathan Letchumanan and his wife, Zarmila Muniandy, to learn about how their restaurant came to be, and the yummy food one can enjoy at their scenic restaurant.

  • The cognitive debt of using AI to write essays

    The way you use AI to write essays could change your brain. Simply put: It could make you more stupid.

  • Are you a loudcaster?

    So, there’s a name for the phenomenon I hate so much: Loud casting. “So how do we react when we experience others listening to their phones and other devices in public? About half of people maintain a British stiff upper lip and do nothing. The most common reaction for those who take action (cited by…

  • iTOR: A cosy Western-Malaysian fusion cafe

    Here’s a small start to start blogging about my community. First, I start with cafes offering yummy food: Here’s a sandwich cafe called iTOR.

  • Pushback against digital gardens?

    The pushback I received made me think about a way to re-clarify my message about digital gardens. The last thing I want people to think is that one is better than the other. I rather communicate the freedom digital gardening has given me, and how I’ve written so much more since taking this approach to…