keongzai

The past three months were consumed by work. I’m exhausted and to be honest, a little burnt out. And there’s six more months of 2023 to go.

Between being “strongly encouraged” to spend three days in the office, to the back-to-back in-person meetings and the hour-long commute to and fro, I can’t imagine how anyone could find this fulfilling.

I haven’t found much time to write (or rant), without the risk of feeling like I’m screaming at the top of my lungs into the abyss of the internet, only to be heard by exactly no one.

I’ve recently started making cocktails at home. It’s partly driven by my desire to have a drink (or three) after 4pm, a habit I picked up during the quarantine months of the pandemic. The other part is really about saving money. I can’t bring myself to pay so much for a drink in a bar when I can whip one up for a fraction of the price.

It wouldn’t be the worst idea in the world to share some of my favourite recipes (or specs as the pros call it) here while I try keep honing the craft.

Also, top of mind, is how we’re inching towards of financial independence. I see this as the only way to escape how soul-sucking corporate work is. Unless of course, I get a huge inheritance but the chances of that is close to zero.

This all-work-no-play rhythm of life has got to change. Here’s hoping that the second half of the year will be better than the first.