life
4 posts
The Day The World Turned Red
January 12, 2026 · 6 min readA story of health: hospital tests that ended with a rare blood cancer diagnosis, severe cirrhosis, and a full change of diet, habits, and outlook on life.
The Day The World Turned Grey
December 06, 2025 · 5 min readRemembering the December day in 2023 that the author's cousin Trang Van passed away, the drive to the family house, and the grief still felt two years later.
The Move
August 31, 2020 · 4 min readRelocating from Orlando to Charlotte during the pandemic: a remote job interview, agonizing decisions, and a stressful eight-hour drive with a stressed out cat.
Failing Fast
June 10, 2019 · 2 min readReflections on the programming idea of failing fast and why real life offers no reset button or redo, only hard lessons learned from the choices we make.