February favorites and goal tracking

Read: I read 6 books this month, 3 fiction, 1 memoir, 2 non-fiction. The fictions are intense, especially My Dark Vanessa. I don't remember who recommended and why I got it so I started without knowing what it is about. Then few chapters in, I was so engaged that I'd keep thinking about the characters … Continue reading February favorites and goal tracking →

March books and more movies

I can't believe we are in April already. Honestly, I didn't think we'd be in this situation in April, locked at home, living the pandemic life. Even at the start of March, the prospects were so different than now. Yesterday we hit a new high in term of daily cases (15k), so prospects? vaccination seems … Continue reading March books and more movies →

February review

It was a great month of reading, i had two solid 5s out of 8 books. Good Economics for Hard Times (5/5): mind opening, ideas shaking book for me. This is probably not a book for general audience but more for economists working in development. I like the quote "strong opinions loosely held". As I … Continue reading February review →

January review: books, time, and oura

It was a so-so month in term of reading. I finished 8 books but only really enjoyed two of them. China, the bubble that never pops (5/5): one of my reading goals this year is to read books related to my work. Not that I work on China but as a chinese born person and … Continue reading January review: books, time, and oura →

December books, habits, and my experience with IF

I finished 8 books, one of them through audiobook when we were in Miniloc. Not all of them were life changing but 2 that really stood out. The promise land by Barack Obama (5/5): this is an unexpectedly great book! Very long, 27+ hrs of listening that I finished in a week time. I didn't expect to … Continue reading December books, habits, and my experience with IF →