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A space for everything that doesn’t fit neatly into a category — and that’s entirely the point. From our daily lived experiences and personal reflections to mental health and the quieter, more human moments of the journey. This is also where older writings find their home; posts that may not speak directly to craft or industry thinking, but are still very much part of the story.
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Rough Re-Entry

For the last few months of my life, I have been mostly quiet on this platform because I intentionally wanted that time away. I needed time to work on many of the internal issues &… (continue reading)
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Struggles of the Old vs New

Hey guys, sorry for being away for quite some time. I needed the time to work on myself rather than talk about it. And that required some serious commitment. This is something that my old… (continue reading)
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Artisan-Mode: ON ✅

Hey wassup guys! After nearly a week of not posting anything, I thought it would be timely for me to now share an update. What a week it has been. We started our week with… (continue reading)
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Movement ≠ Progress. #shorts
Hey morning everyone! It’s Monday and so, a brand new week. Honestly, I’m really appreciate the “pause” that I’ve taken in the past week to just sit, be still with myself, and to take the… (continue reading)
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Working on My Exit Strategy from Singapore’s Design Industry
Hey guys, it’s been a couple of days since my last entry. I was about to apologise for my recent silence, but I realized that I didn’t have to apologise for it. This recent adjustment… (continue reading)
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Being Still is the Hardest Work. #shorts
I live as part of a society where we have been mostly rewarded for how productive we are. We are constantly setting goals, chasing after deadlines, work, and trying to fill up all of our… (continue reading)
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Choosing to Sit with the Ugliness (All of It) #shorts
As I step back into another week, I could feel my old mental patterns screaming at me, “Danny, it’s time to get back to work.”, “You have no time for this. You have to do… (continue reading)
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Taking the Hits. Owning the Mess. #shorts
Today is the day that I have to begin taking the hits/heat from Mama. After the perpetual cycle of mistakes, faking it, lying and putting up false images/masks, Weizhi has created a ton of mess… (continue reading)
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Putting on the New Man
I won’t lie, my head hurts slightly, and my shoulders are feeling the deep tensions after that meltdown that I had to face and sit through yesterday evening. But as I was sitting here, in… (continue reading)
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Goodbye Weizhi. Say Hello to Danny.
(Danny) For the last couple of months, I feel like I’ve been in this tug-of-war between the old Weizhi who was trying cede control, but at the same time, reluctant to let go. But over… (continue reading)

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