I still remember the first time someone mentioned Palentu to me. I was standing in line at a café, eavesdropping (just a little!) on the two friends behind me. One of them whispered excitedly about this “life-changing platform” that helped them organize everything — from daily tasks to big creative projects. I pretended not to…
I still remember the first time I heard about jade venison. I was at a small countryside restaurant in New Zealand, and the chef mentioned it on the specials board. At first, I thought it was a fancy dish made from deer and jade (don’t worry, I had the same puzzled look you probably have…
It’s not every day you meet someone who genuinely changes the way you think about life, work, and self-growth. For me, that person was Rowan Puri. I didn’t expect much when a friend invited me to a leadership talk where Rowan was the keynote speaker — I just thought it’d be another corporate pep talk…
I still remember the first time I stumbled across the word soutaipasu. It wasn’t in a classroom or a book, but during a casual chat with a friend who had been studying Japanese. We were sipping coffee, swapping stories, and out of nowhere she dropped the word as if it were the most natural thing…
I’ll never forget the first time I ordered a coffee-to-go at a tiny bakery in Berlin. The woman behind the counter handed me my steaming cappuccino, and instead of a bulky sleeve or napkin, she slipped this thin, round piece of cardboard on top of the cup. At first, I thought it was just a…
A few months ago, I stumbled into Yalla Choy completely by accident. It was one of those evenings when I was too tired to cook but didn’t want the usual fast-food routine. A friend casually mentioned, “Why don’t we check out Yalla Choy? It’s kind of different.” That’s how it all started — with no…