The past week Jiwon and I spent some time exploring Bangkok and Koh Samui. The weather was perfect and every single day was filled with laughter, joy and a sense of connection. There's much more to share about our adventure, but for now I want to reflect on…
It started with an obsession Unlike many people I know, our family have very little to no official historical records prior the 1900s. Example I was always fascinated when I have classmates who went to school with me and they would tell stories like, "My great, great grandfather came…
Today was one of those days where it seemed like the world constantly throws messages at me. I'm a touch emotionally heavy, taking into account I yet again changed location a week ago after ±3 months in Seoul, with a stint in Scotland in between and still settling…
As I hit the big 3-0 in August (yes 8 months ago at time of writing), I paused to reflect on the epic ride so far—a journey with more ups and downs than a 12 foot day at Pipeline. Here’s what catching life’s waves for three decades…
Growing up my dad would always film holidays, Christmas, birthdays and when visiting family and friends on his Sony Video 8 Handycam. We'd get back home and then I'd be all excited to have all the footage recorded onto a VHS tape from the camera and…
As a passionate software developer, I often find myself going into a nostalgia trip trying to think what it would be like to rebuild and relaunch Sixty40 in 2022. I used to live on Sixty40 and it played a huge role into growing my passion for the sport. After all,…
I've been bodyboarding since around 2008. It's the sport that drove me through much of my teenage years. I made close friends thanks to it and it introduced me to the idea of exploring, travelling and it drove me to combine the passion and combine it…
In May I got covid. I managed to avoid it for the greater part of the pandemic. Now I'm a statistic. Symptoms was pretty rough to be honest - I expected it to be borderline a cold. It was worse. I was bed bound for about 4 days…