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6 days ago

Quotes which stuck (Sept ‘23)

“We must learn how to wait (and experience lethargy), not because it helps us get ahead, but because to endure something is to mark time differently.” — Hu Tung Hui “Never be proud to do the right thing, just do it” — Ange Postecoglou “You pass yourself off as cynical…

Quotes

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Quotes which stuck (S ‘23)
Quotes which stuck (S ‘23)
Quotes

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Sep 23

Reverse-Hacking and Going Beyond “Short-Cuts”

The most effective learning looks inefficient; it looks like falling behind.” (David Epstein) I don’t recall when I first heard the term “life-hacking”, must’ve been more than ten years ago. But since then, as everyone is surely aware, almost every other day you get some video, WhatsApp message or tweet…

Hacking

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Hacking

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Sep 15

Letting Go 101?

Our learning will change once we stop comparing academic qualifications. Our fitness will change once we stop counting calories and tracking “steps”. Our investment will change once we stop predicting prices. Our social media experience will change once we stop noticing the number of Likes for our posts. Our corp life will change once we stop calculating KPIs’. Our spirituality will change once we stop obsessing over sin (both our own and that of others).

Improvement

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Improvement

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Sep 12

Book Review of “The New Nomads”

I picked up this book only because Nassim Taleb blurbed it. And I can (sorta) see why. Felix Marquardt’s writing style is similar to Taleb’s (non-academic in tone but contains healthy scattering of citations and quotes) and is full of personal stories coupled with his “philosophy” of the world. A…

Books

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Book Review of “The New Nomads”
Book Review of “The New Nomads”
Books

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Sep 11

Relaunching my novel, “Jampi”

Jampi (Malay), n. magical spell, charm. Synopsis: To ‘kena jampi’ is to be spellcast. There are many Malaysias’ and all of them are bewitched. Cursed with pain, spooked with love. This novel presents Malaysia via a kaleidoscope of voices: Malay, Chinese, Indian, working mum, racist, car thief, schizo, outcast, fallen angel, corrupt cop. From a restaurant in Cheras to a hospital in Selayang to a Chinese temple in Bentong to a playground in suburban KL, “Jampi” narrates multiple lives stuffed with chaos, heartache and Bak Kut Teh; hearts intermingled with joy, love and traffic jams.

Fiction

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Relaunching my novel, “Jampi”
Relaunching my novel, “Jampi”
Fiction

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Aug 28

My #MyZizek Articles

I’m glad The Malay Mail ran one of my pieces today on how apps track our non-presences, a theme I tried to connect with Žižekian principles of ‘generative negativity’ (or how the non-real can be a force constitutive of the real). I haven’t been writing much on the Slovenian philosopher recently, so I’m happy with this jump-start of sorts. Other pieces (most, though not all, connected to Malaysian society) similarly tagged:

Philosophy

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My #MyZizek Articles
My #MyZizek Articles
Philosophy

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Aug 21

The Earliest “Holy Communions” were not easy…

Today in churches around the world the Holy Communion (or the Lord’s Supper as it’s more casually known as) is a generally sober and formal affair. …

Roman

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The Earliest “Holy Communions” were not easy…
The Earliest “Holy Communions” were not easy…
Roman

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Aug 17

9 Benefits of Regular Exercise

Whilst this is a no-brainer for some of us, for others it’s still a mystery. Either people remain stuck in their sedentary ways or — not entirely impossible — there are some who are unconvinced that exercise benefits us in substantial ways. Anyway, what follows is a recounting of the…

Fitness

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9 Benefits of Reglar Exercise
9 Benefits of Reglar Exercise
Fitness

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Jul 30

Quotes that stuck (Aug 2023)

“You don’t learn by reading everything, but by figuring out which parts you don’t need to read.” — Adam Alter “Forgiveness is to remember the past that it might be forgotten.” — Paul Tillich “The best things in life are free. The second-best things in life are very, very expensive.”…

Quotes

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Quotes

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Jul 18

A Review of 5 Views of the Exodus

This book (Stripling, S., Hoffmeier, J. K., Rendsburg, G. A., Feinman, P., & Hendel, R. (2021). Five Views on the Exodus: Historicity, Chronology, and Theological Implications. Zondervan Academic) flew over my head so often I had to read and re-read 4–5x just to even retain the gist. …

Bible

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A Review of 5 Views of the Exodus
A Review of 5 Views of the Exodus
Bible

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Alwyn Lau

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Edu-trainer, Žižek studies, amateur theologian, columnist.

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