After getting all my gear over Black Friday weekend, now it’s time to put everything together! Next, I need to make sure I’m physically ready to carry the weights and cover the distances. Enter stage 1 of Camino training! Camino training stage distances My goals for this upcoming short Camino aren’t very ambitious – 4

From Revenge Travel to a First Camino For 2023, the travel bug reared its head and drove me into several rounds of reverse-digital-nomad stints. In the process, I discovered the one-bag community and started going carry-on only. And to take one-bag travel to the next stage, what better than a first attempt at the Camino

This short shows what you can do with the skills and processes taught in Episodes 1-4 of the Budget Beginner’s Tutorials. Essentially, you can make punchy videos about your life, hobbies and holidays. Because I wanted to make a YouTube Short, this video had to be less than 60 seconds long. So, the main challenge

This tutorial wraps up the basic knowledge that you need to edit your first home video end-to-end. Exporting is the process where you create a new video file incorporating all the edits. In this tutorial, I explain the concepts of file formats, codecs, and bit rates. One extra tidbit over and above what’s in the

When I first started learning how to make videos, I needed a lot of trial and error to get to a decent(ish) end product. Therefore, I created this series to help people learn how to make videos using free tools. Instead of parading software features, I want to share practical tips step by step. This

Hi everyone! This weekend, I managed to complete Episode 2 of the Budget Beginners Tutorials. In this episode, I start by explaining the structure of the timeline. Then I describe how layers (tracks) work, and how to understand what’s going on with the playhead (cursor in VSDC) and time codes. The second half of the

Hi everyone (and to my future self)! I have decided to wrap up my daily shorts project before the end of the 30 days. Going into this, my main goal was to practice editing and filming with a smartphone. Also, to experiment with different types of themes and content. Furthermore, I wanted to push myself

Can infrastructure be a luxury good? You bet! That is yet one of the other ways that Singaporeans are enviably pampered.

Today’s short about pampered Singaporeans talks about food. After all, where else is food a national pastime?

This week, I’m doing a series of shorts on how pampered Singaporeans are. And day 1 is a topic very close to my heart. In Singapore, we have no idea how troublesome it is to get rid of rubbish elsewhere!