• Live Action / TV Series

    Start-Up Kdrama ~Ep12: a mid-series review reflection of sorts

    January 16, 2021 - By 

    [SPOILER ALERT!] I honestly thought the series ended here. I mean I can see it an open- yet very fitting and hopeful ending. Do-San x Dal-Mi shippers won’t agree with me on this, but that is my personal opinion. Up until this episode we have seen the characters grow immensely–discovering the masks they wear in sometimes heartbreaking ways and become true to themselves–and more importantly, mustering the courage to confront the consequences of their actions. And for some, making painful decisions to the path they think is right. I am loving just about every bit of this show–except for the…

  • Personal Life

    Sometimes in life, we need to learn to give up too

    January 16, 2021 - By 

    I’m not taking about giving up on life altogether. That’s the ultimate giving up that we do not want to reach, and exactly why we need to learn to give up in other aspect of our lives. Like… Giving up on certain people (especially toxic ones) Giving up our perfectionist tendencies, or self-damaging expectations and standards Giving up the possibility that things will get better(giving up control on things you cannot control)—accept things, move on and start anew (NOTE: you will get better. The situation itself may not, but YOU will be better) Giving up on pleasing people, and do…

  • Personal Development - Personal Life - Work Life

    Demystifying Diabetes

    January 11, 2021 - By 

    Never have I learned about diabetes and medtech in my entire life more than this week (technically speaking, last week) It started when I found out about Health2Sync (https://www.health2sync.com), a diabetes-tracking startup (and app) based in Taiwan and expanded to Japan market since 2018 after seeing it as a viable and strategic Asian-expansion market. It is designed to sync with different devices and apps to help diabetic patients keep track of their health. (It can be used by anyone, but is particularly valuable for those with diabetes as for whom the app is primarily for) First, the stats and background.…