Newsletter 83 – Golly, Dolly!
In this week’s newsletter, I write about how Dolly Parton was not just one of the biggest influencers on earth, she was the role model that Christians didn’t know they needed. In my weekly recap, I wrote about Dr Dre’s…
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Newsletter 82 – Digest the truth
In this week’s newsletter, I write about regulating my heart rate after someone rammed into my car, faith in the age of AI, teaching students how to draw so they can steer AI, the multidisciplinary mindset and skill set of…
Newsletter 81 – Be your own watermark
In this week’s newsletter, I wrote an essay about why real writers need not worry about Anthropic’s latest watermarking tool. You already embed your own “watermark” with your personal style, passion and soul. As for the weekly recap, I wrote…
Newsletter 80 – Grumblers who create
In this week’s newsletter, I write a essay for Singaporeans on National Day to rethink our reputation as “champion grumblers”. It is never enough just to complain, we must come up with practical solutions for ourselves, then society. For the…
Newsletter 79 – Degrees of freedom
In this week’s newsletter, instead of an essay, I’ve shared my QnA with a LinkedIn user who is concerned about the usefulness of her humanities degree. If you ask me, a degree should free your mind to infinite possibilities, not…
Newsletter 78 – To each their own
In this week’s newsletter, I wrote an essay about how I too, can feel FOMO about how others claim to use AI agents in their lives. But we shouldn’t! I also recap what I wrote about vibe coding’s “Three Ps”,…
Newsletter 77 – Make and Throw
In this week’s newsletter, I write about how the work we do must be valuable even though they are disposable. My recap covers my latest appearance on CNA Talking Point, my retrenchment story, how we need to be correctly identified…
NTU Alumni Regional Conference 2026
Thank you to Nanyang Technological University Singapore and the NTU Office of Alumni Engagement for inviting me to give the first faculty masterclass at the annual NTU Alumni Regional Conference in Bangkok today. The topic was “AI and the Future…
Newsletter 76 – Never trade down
In this week’s essay, I write about how the advent of new technology often causes people to trade quality for convenience. Or maybe I’m just too extreme. Also, I wrote quite a bit about AI visuals and lifehacks for health…
Newsletter 75 – Wrestle with AI and yourself
I didn’t write much on LinkedIn in the past week due to many IRL adventures, so I’ll kick off with the Sunday essay first about wrestling with AI and yourself. Photo of the week June 29 2026, Bishan, Singapore Sunday…