Thoughts.
The Diversity Dilemma: True Inclusion or Statistical Illusion?
Diversity reports count who gets hired. Inclusion is who gets heard, trusted and promoted.

Love Does Not Need Time: Remembering My Amma
My mother-in-law, whom I called Amma, passed away from heart failure. I knew her for only two years, but she made me her daughter…
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Another Blessed Year: My Birthday Reflections & Resolutions [2023]
As 19th August approaches each year, my inner child brims with anticipation and excitement. For me, birthdays are less about adding another year and…

This Is How I Want To Spend My Life – Exploring The Existence
I want to explore. I want to belong to myself, not to a place. I would love to live a hundred lives more than mine.

Stay Alive: Things to Remember When Everything Goes Wrong
A note I first wrote in 2018 for anyone who feels everything is going wrong: the tiny reasons that are worth staying for, and…

2017 Year in Review: My First Two WordCamps
The year I found the WordPress community: my first two WordCamps in Singapore and Jakarta, a new website built with Elementor and two lessons…

Confession: Not Having a Personal Website Is a Crime
Platforms rise and fade, change from country to country and differ by profession. A website with your name on it is the one identity…