I've been running with Asian Trail Mix for three years now. My first Asian Trail Mix event that I attended was this very one back during the Year of the Rabbit in 2023. I vividly remember being blown away by the sheer number of volunteers that contributed to
I spent a couple days in Italy last August exploring Milan, Turin, and Florence. There was so much to see and eat, and the way I got around was by walking and riding public transit to get from my point A's to point B's. Milan utilizes
Finance
Everyone aims to retire for their career at some point in their lifetime. The thought of retirement creeps slowly after each subsequent work anniversary until one day something snaps. You think to yourself - What would it be like to not: * "have to report to someone?" * "have
Finance
Backstory Recently, I've been leveraging 4-week treasury bills to generate some fixed income because of market uncertainty. I've noticed that due to, supposedly, short term rate changes, you can acquire treasury bills the moment they are auctioned in the secondary market for a much better rate.
Boardgames
With an abundance of downtime, freezing weather perfect for gatherings indoors, and plain seasonal depression, the turn of the new year is the best time to play board games. Much has happened this January to kick off the new year, and here is what made the list: Some Notable Things:
Coffee
Some Backstory: Fourteen brews and twelve days later on the V60, I decided that today was the day I will try a new type of coffee. I did a little homework and found a handful of coffee shops near my workplace in Downtown Brooklyn that I could just walk in
Boardgames
One of my board gaming friends recently competed in a Splendor tournament in person. I've known and seen the game on shelves and online but never knew the premise of what the game entailed. Better late than never, here are my thoughts about Splendor. What is Splendor? Splendor
Coffee
My coffee making supplies finally all finished arriving today and I am very excited to brew my first cup of coffee. To preemptively celebrate, I enjoyed a can of room temperature Trader Joe's Black Cold Brew in the early afternoon while I waited for UPS to deliver. Dopamine
I had the chance to play Wyrmspan because of an end of year sale put on by Barnes and Nobles. I reached out to some friends that expressed interest in the game when I saw it at a discount in store, and they decided that they wanted it. What is
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I came into game night thinking I was going to be playing Shikoku 1889, or teaching and playing Root. But it turns out that I was going to be learning to play Dune Imperium - Uprising. A pleasant surprise. Even though I have never seen any of the movies or
What is Mycelium: A Mushling Game? Mycelium: A Mushling Game is a route building game heavily influenced by the luck of the draw. Players draw from two randomized decks that manipulate where victory tokens will be placed and rearranged on the map, as well as a deck that players draw
Pasaraya: Supermarket Manager is a game that found its way onto one of my friends' board games shelves because it was given away to them from some other friends that bought the game and determined that it was too tough to learn. Upon initial inspection, the rule book was
I acquired my copy of Root one year ago around this time. It has sat in its shrink wrap until now. I never thought I would get this much enjoyment out of learning and looking up game references for a board game that was not a trading card game. I
2024 was an underrated year for board games. I did not have the opportunity to play many of the games that live on my shelf, but I was able to play many new games through attending gaming conventions and hanging out with friends. This initial brain dump of Shikoku 1889
PAX Unplugged 2024 was my second time at PAX Unplugged (my first time being PAX Unplugged 2022). I just arrived back home from two weeks in Chile and with no bus ticket booked from New York City to Philadelphia, I decided to wake up early and drive to the Pennsylvania
I traveled to Chile, South America for the first time in November 2024. The first stop was Puerto Natales, a jump point to Chilean Patagonia. Here are my thoughts: Day 1: Traveling and Settling in My first stop in Chile was a town called Puerto Natales. Puerto Natales is located
