Oh man, I have project ADD! Before even finishing my planned November project, I’ve started a mega-undertaking. So in fact, this new idea may take over from my original plan of creating 30 shorts in 30 days. Youtube has a ton of beginner video tutorials. Yet, I still haven’t found a single one-stop shop that
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Honest opinions on all kinds of learning journeys not related to analytics or sewing.
November 2021 Thirty Days #13 – Cooking Japanese Curry From Scratch
Here’s my first try at a cooking vlog. It is not a tutorial, though the recipe is semi-original. I found it in the now-gone Japanese Food Report blog, but over the years I’ve changed the ingredients and amounts. But filming cooking on portrait, with a smart phone, was not easy. I used books to prop
November 2021 Thirty Days #12 – Legendary PSLE Questions Pt 1
These PSLE questions were legendary because the panic they inspired brought them into the newspapers. Yet, you can answer them easily with some real-world knowledge. Today’s video is part 1 of a Friday series with at least 2 parts.
November 2021 Thirty Days #11 – Work Things You Don’t Learn In School pt 4
This is my fourth and final instalment about work things that you don’t learn in school. Today, I talk about how building business relationships is also counted as work.
November 2021 Thirty Days #10 – Work Things You Don’t Learn In School Pt 3
This is my 3rd instalment about work things that you don’t learn in school. Today, I talk about getting rid of perfectionism.
November 2021 Thirty Days #9 – Work Things You Don’t Learn In School Pt 2
Part 2 of this week’s career series – work mindsets they don’t teach you in school. Today’s short is about dealing with ambiguity.
November 2021 Thirty Days #8 – Work Things You Don’t Learn in School Pt 1
It’s Monday again! I’m back to my weekday posting schedule of career-related content. This week, I have a multi-part series about work things you don’t learn from school. My first episode today is about ruthless prioritization.
November 2021 Thirty Days #7 – Making Fun of My Hobbies
It’s Sunday! So, let’s try a fun weekend short. With this one, I had some fun playing around with transitions and image effects, as well as just practicing making videos.
November 2021 Thirty Days #6 – Remembering the year my Prime Minister broke into song at the National Day Rally Speech
Of all the things I will remember about 2021… it was the year when our Prime Minister burst into song during the National Day Rally Speech. The speech was over 2 months ago, so this video is long overdue. However, I want to record it for my future memories. I suppose that the song would
November 2021 Thirty Days #5 – Scalability Thinking In A PSLE Question
Many kids will break down in tears at this PSLE question. But it involves a useful thinking process for working with big data. Note: PSLE stands for the Primary School Leaving Examination, which is the primary (elementary) school graduation examination in Singapore. (Image credits: The Straits Times. For the question, not for me).