Popagandhi

Food Food is politics, history, culture.

In the midst of a historic heatwave on continental Europe, I am here, bemoaning the lack of standing fans, ceiling fans, AC and housing infrastructure that expels, not keeps, heat.

Beyond Responsible AI # I was in Geneva to speak at the UN's AI for Good summit this year, on “Beyond Responsible AI.”

First international trip in years # I'm on my first international vacation in years.

(A shorter version was originally posted on Mastodon here:) San Francisco as seen from Crissy Field.

We celebrated Lunar New Year a few weeks ago, and as usual, I was 8000 miles away from home.

Back to founder mode # I am back in founder mode.

Refreshed design # Spent some time changing up this site's look and feel.

In a world that feels like it is coming undone, I find a lot of solace in making things with my hands.

Building a new website # I am working on a new website to feature my marine and nature photography and writing.

When I was a teenager and didn't know anything about whales or lesbians, I heard Margaret Cho say 'lesbians love whale watching. they fucking love it.'

In late April 2025, I had the opportunity to talk about my interesting career trajectory 'From Fintech to Fin Tech'.

In January this year, I wrote this about how I felt being away from 'home' for the Lunar New Year again: This lunar new year eve, I am usually home in Singapore.

For an all hands meeting at work, I was asked if I wanted to share a story about my life and how I got here.

Got into Instant Film # I got a Polaroid SX-70 and that's unleashed a new passion for Polaroid instant film.

I have a new job, which also means new views!

Nikon D810, 200-500mm lens.

This is a jumbo sized update, because lots of things have happened.

Nikon D810, 200-500mm lens, somewhere near the Farallon Islands Once or twice a year I try to get on a boat out to the Farallon Islands with birders in the Bay Area.

I love the Mission.