Tuesday, March 26
Nice thing
Someone at work said a nice thing to me today. She said,
"You look like you're a model. Have you done any modeling before?" I didn't know what to say.
At 26 it was nice to hear that!!
When I was in school I had many pretty friends. I wish I was pretty like them. Now I've grown to accept my flat facial features, protruding eyeballs and aging skin.
I still religiously put on skincare and makeup every day, but beauty is longer a focus of mine. I don't take that many selfies anymore! I guess, at work, looking nice doesn't seem to get you taken more seriously.
My first design talk
With my designer friend I gave a design talk at YouTube!!
I did a live design demo, which was nerve wracking but I'm glad I did it.
People learnt stuff from us!! We got a 4.8/5 rating.
I'm so proud.
I plan to do 2 more this year
- One in Singapore about my personal UX journey at Google
- One later in the year to Google about UX/Engineer collaboration
Photos
I got a Samsung S10 now!! It's gorgeous.
I just made a custom skin!!
I sit very close to two dogs
This is hiro, he is is an 8 year old forever puppy!! he's quiet and super cute
This is Maya, she's the sweetest chihuahua!
Sesame turned 4 recently! :)
I was in Switzerland!
I ate the best sushi in my life, Sushi Yoshizumi.
A Michelin star at San Mateo!
More work pics lmao. Here's YouTube's new lobby
Also went to Seattle.
Getting over stress
I was in a crazy anxiety mode the past few months, feeling inferior and lousy compared to my younger friends who've progressed further in their career. I'm so competitive and scared of failure, and performance reviews really do a number on me.
But I have to remind myself that...
- I overcame challenges unique to me, and it's not fair to compare myself to others.
- I love my team and they love me too, and that's what matters most.
- I'm talented, and I should keep doing what I'm passionate about. And have fun!
- I work on the coolest product ever. Not every Googler gets to work in Gaming!
- A few years won't matter to the entire span of my career.
I have to thank my supportive mentors and friends who got me out of my self-depreciating state. I'll most likely fall back into it again, but hopefully each time I get myself out of it a little faster.
I ALSO JUST DID ACCOUNTING AND TAXES AGGGHHH
I store my business expenses in a Google Sheet now omg
*adulting*
Labels: food, life, phone, photos, seattle, Selfies, switzerland, travel, work
Wednesday, June 27
Life update
Things are going well!
I'll be in a new team at Youtube,
YouTube Gaming, starting next week. So stoked about this team, the work they do, and the people in it!!
The support I received from my coworkers and friends helped me make the leap. I'm so grateful and have their sweet messages saved to look at again to stop me from beating myself up. I don't want to leave these amazing people!!
A summary what I did in the last 16 months at YouTube limited to what I'm allowed to disclose
- I started on YouTube Messages, which allows you to chat and share videos with friends directly in YT! One of the features I designed is on youtube.com, you can check it out by clicking this icon
at the top right corner
- I then worked on YouTube Subscriptions, one of the features you can find by clicking "SUBSCRIBE" on any Watch Page to see more YouTube channel recommendations.
- Now my journey with YouTube Gaming is about to start!
July
Next month is going to be a busy month.
- 3-10 July: I will be boothing in Los Angeles for Anime Expo (biggest anime convention in USA) and spending time with my artist friends from Singapore
- 14-22 July: On vacation in France - Paris, Lyon and Provence! Want to see lavender fields!!!
More artist alley prep!
Yeastken my obsession
I love this pom at work
This sweet girl drew me yeastken fanart
Obsessed with this cheese pineapple banana summer drink
I haven't taken a lot of selfies because I have no life and age is starting to show on me. This is my latest
Labels: anime expo, artist alley, cat, life, photos, selfie, work
Tuesday, July 28
Workspace
My new
desk and chair are
HEEEREEEEEE
YEEESSSSSSSSSS (╯ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°）╯︵ ┻━┻
I need a
long table light to attach to the top of the table's shelf. Does anyone know of any place to buy them?
Shopping! (＾∀＾)
Almost all my shopping is done online now.
Clothes, shoes, bags
Disney tsumtsum hair ties
HAIR PLS GROW
Previously on Musho Channel,
I tried buying this cat shirt, but ended up with a
cat with dicks on its face.
I took a leap of faith and got another...
Finally, I got a cat shirt without dicks! (◕‿◕✿)
Exercising!
- Last week, I went running by myself for the first time in my life.
- Then I played basketball with my colleagues on Friday.
- Then I cycled 17km with my friends on Sunday.
Punggol park truly is a beautiful place.
Sunday cycling with Felicia and Zeke, my friends for 7 years!
I miss them so much.
I'm not sure if I can keep this up, but it feels nice to be fit. I just wish I had time (╥︣﹏᷅╥᷅)
Gonna borrow a bicycle from Jitty~!
Labels: bed, cats, cycling, exercise, photos, shopping, taobao, workspace
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