15 fun facts about me and what I do.
I am a Canadian living in Vancouver, BC.
I used to live in Singapore and two cities in Indonesia as a kid and during my teenage years. (They’re all only about 1-hour plane/ferry-ride away from each other.)
Jobs I’ve done: Web design (I still do this), marketing (I still do this), accounting, bookkeeping (I still do this), teaching math. After leaving Shopify as a Plus Support Specialist, I’ve been doing all my work under an incorporated Canadian business since 2022. I post about finance, web design, ETF investing, service biz strategies on this blog and on 𝕏.
I plan to post videos on YouTube later on (I already have some drafts going). I’ve gotten started on TikTok as well.
My alma mater: The University of British Columbia in Canada.
My favourite cuisines: Canadian (Poutine!)/American, Singaporean/Malaysian/Indonesian, Italian/French, Chinese/Korean/Japanese, Thai/Vietnamese.
Please, no cilantro!!!
Sometimes I like watching Masterchef Australia. It’s taught me quite a bit about the art of food.
I’ve been to a few places around the world. I post about them on my travel photo blog, Instagram, TikTok, Threads, 𝕏 (YouTube coming soon.)
My favourite musician of all time: Younha from South Korea. I’ve been listening to her work since around 2009.
I am primarily left-handed.
Shows I’ve watched and enjoyed: Suits, WeCrashed, House, The Good Place, Marvel: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Avatar: The Last Airbender, Avatar: The Legend of Korra, Limitless. I like Shark Tank, and I’ve watched thousands of business pitches from Season 4–16. (That’s 13 seasons with more than 350 episodes and 4 pitches each). Other than that, I also enjoy Korean historical dramas. Some that I’ve watched: Under the Queen’s Umbrella (슈룹), Dae Jang Geum (대장금), Dong Yi (동이), Queen Seondeok of Silla (선덕여왕).
Aside from English, in descending order of fluency, I speak Hokkien Chinese, Indonesian, Mandarin Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and French.
Favourite colour: Forest green.
I have taken the MBTI tests twice and I got INFJ on both counts.