In my previous blog, I wrote about why I built Travelogue and the overall approach I took to build it. In this post, I’ll dive deeper into the technical decisions behind the project and share how I used AI as both a sounding board and a collaborator throughout the journey. To be clear, I didn’t write the code myself. AI generated the code, and my role was to iterate on it until it matched the product I envisioned for my own use. ...
Over the past one and a half years, my husband and I have taken two international trips, visiting nearly ten cities across different countries. The knowledge I’ve gained and the experiences I’ve had during these journeys are both vast and deeply personal. They are the kind of memories worth preserving. During our first trip to Germany, I carried a notebook with the intention of jotting down my thoughts and experiences as we explored each city. To my credit, I managed to fill several pages during the first few days. However, writing by hand felt slow and unfamiliar, as I’m far more accustomed to typing. By the end of the trip, I had documented only about half the cities we visited, and even those entries felt vague and superficial. I couldn’t fully capture the places I had seen, the food I had tasted, or the countless little moments that made the journey memorable. ...
Start Date: 17-April-2026 End Date: I don’t remember who recommended this book, or why. But I do remember the quiet certainty I felt last year that this was a book I had to read. I had written to my neighborhood bookstore, only to learn they didn’t have it in stock. They said they could place an order with their distributor if I really wanted it. I did. Two days later, the manager called to say it had arrived. I left work early that day and went straight to the store, hoping to make it before closing. The manager - a kind, elderly gentleman - handed me the book and wished me a happy reading. The manager, a kind and elderly gentleman, gave me the book and wished me a happy reading. This was a few months ago and the book has been collecting dust since then. ...
‘Reading Notes’ is one of my initiatives to keep a tab of what I read and when I read. These are just my general musing; I am interested in recording my thoughts as I read so that I can look back and reflect on my thought patterns. It will be a raw, unedited version of my thoughts. So here it goes. I am starting with ‘Inspector Imanishi Investigates’ by Seicho Matsumoto. ...
I had never previously read anything by Shusaku Endo. All I knew about him was that one of his novels, Silence, had been adapted into an award-winning film directed by Martin Scorsese. I had watched bits and pieces of the movie, and it was compelling enough to spark my curiosity about the events that took place in Japan during the 1500–1600s. Discovering that The Samurai was set in this period, I decided to give the book a try. I went in without expectations and emerged with a new perspective on faith and what it means to us. ...