a written memoir

creation and action

It all began in 2018 on a flight to America. Over 13 hours from Singapore to Boston, I created the first model of an artificial personal training coach. Little did I know that four years later, it would become the reason why I wake up in the morning.

This is my ongoing professional journey as an entrepreneur.

log 102: experience
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log 102: experience

This was the first time I have ever sold anything I created myself. While I was cooking, I had an idea. Braised Beef Buns.

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log 101: oops
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log 101: oops

This past week was a rollercoaster of work. I worked my first shift at the Tavern as a kitchen cook.

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log 100
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log 100

One hundred logs of my professional development. It feels weird to me that I started this written journey a year ago.

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log 99: experience
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log 99: experience

Aside from working on my app I have been going into my brother’s bar a few times a week just to help around. After all, he watched my dog for 4 months while I was away.

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log 98: plan
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log 98: plan

Last log I finished by ending React Native, this log I begin with my plan moving forward. My first order of business is to make a template that I can copy and paste to other projects.

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log 97: ++
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log 97: ++

This past week I finished my React Native course. It took me a lot less time compared to the Swift course I took last year.

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log 96: completion
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log 96: completion

I have been putting all my time into watching and coding along with the React Native course. At a certain point, I stopped to think, “why am I watching this?”

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log 95: humbled
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log 95: humbled

When I was young my dad always said, “there’s always someone smarter than you.” I never understood that message until now.

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