Software Engineer by trade; explorer by nature. When I’m not at my laptop, you’ll likely find me on a hiking trail, at a bookstore, or scouting the city of Seattle for the best new eats. Here lays a collection of things I’ve learned from my daily life - ranging from my technical curiosities surrounding the ever-changing Tech field, to my reviews of books, restaurants, recipes.
Title: Immaculate Conception Author: Ling Ling Huang Themes: sci-fi, friendships, jealousy Summary This is a sci-fi novel about two best friends - Enka and Mathilde, who met in art school. The story is written in the perspective of Enka, who is hard-working, and had entered the prestigious art school through a scholarship for under-privileged students. There, she meets Mathilde, a prodigy in art and admired by many. The two ended up bonding when Enka cared for Mathilde while she was emotionally vulnerable. On the surface level, they are best friends. But deep down, we see how Enka deals with her jealousy and obsession over Mathilde. Enka becomes envious and helpless over Mathilde’s success due to her natural talent in art, developing groundbreaking work over and over. ...
Some articles I would like to read but haven’t gotten the chance to. How to Do What You Love by Paul Graham No “yes.” Either “HELL YEAH!” or “no.” by Derek Sivers How to Pick a Career (That Actually Fits You) by Tim Urban Make Your Work Your Calling by Arthur Brooks The Pmarca Guide to Career Planning by Marc Andreessen High Agency in 30 Minutes by George Mack High Agency: what is it, why it is important, and how to cultivate it by Shreyas Doshi The High Agency Mindset by Nick Wignall Review on these articles coming up next!
My website is a simple HTML+CSS base, hosted on GitHub Pages. I wanted to extend this page to contain a collection of writings, thoughts, learnings. I’ve decided to try out Hugo, due to its reputation of being the world’s fastest static site generator (SSG). Step 1: Install Hugo locally Use the official .deb from the Hugo GitHub Releases Download the latest .deb Install: sudo dpkg -i hugo*.deb Verify version: hugo version Step 2: Initialize your site cd username.github.io/ hugo new site my-blog cd my-blog git init git submodule add --depth=1 https://github.com/adityatelange/hugo-PaperMod.git themes/PaperMod Step 3: Add a new Post hugo new posts/first-entry.md Open this MD file and start adding your content ...