Micro • ∞

Someone needs to do a series on the various “stock exchange person facepalming and looking worried” photos on top of every piece of financial markets news these days.

Reading • ∞

Book Notes: Everybody Writes by Ann Handley

I was stuck in my writing so decided to do some very elaborate procrastination by reading this book. I was initially drawn because it seemed to focus more on writing for marketing and general purposes rather than creative writing.

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Micro • ∞

I resolved to write around 300 words a day, and apart from the actual writing output, I feel a lot less scatterbrained. Ulysses makes it effortless to set a daily writing goal. I love the pretty little graph the app makes to gamify the experience:

Today I Learned • ∞

Renewing a US tourist visa in Singapore as a foreigner

Holding a Philippines passport means you will plan most international travel well in advance. This is especially true for trips to the United States. (Photo by Erica Jahn on Unsplash)

I hold a weak passport in a country whose citizens hold the world’s strongest passport.

Whenever I need to get a visa, there are very few resources online for how to actually get it done. I’ve even gone on adventures to Kuala Lumpur for smaller countries that didn’t have consular services in Singapore.

In my case, I was renewing my B-1/B-2 (Tourism/Business) United States Visa that expired in 2022, and was originally issued by the US embassy in Manila. I’m writing it down, hopefully to benefit someone is in a similar situation.

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Micro • ∞

Chinese tradition during weddings suggests gifting a red packet that at least offsets the cost of your seat, and there’s something beautiful about that, when done willingly.

Micro • ∞

I’m settled into my new writing setup (hopefully, at least for the next year). Principles were:

  1. Use purpose-built apps for writing (Ulysses)
  2. Publish once on your site, syndicate elsewhere (Micro.Blog + Zapier + Buffer)
  3. Easy capture (Apple Shortcuts)