island interlude (jayemsey x taiwan)
island interlude (jayemsey x taiwan)

Ten days in Taiwan during which I did nothing but drink boba and eat delicious street food

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traveljayemseyboba, Taiwan, Taipei, Christmas, island, Kaohsiung, Hualien, Bastille, Vietnam, pho, cilantro, Ximending, wax apples, mochi, hookah, Nakhla Shisha, Hong Kong, Din Tai Fung, Taipei 101, xiao long bao, soup dumplings, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall, Star Wars, Rogue One, Chef Hung Taiwanese Beef Noodle, Sun Moon Lake, The Lalu, zen, Hawaii, infinity pool, night market, tea, Taroko Park, go-karting, Taroko Gorge, Shilin Night Market, street food, red-eared sliders, turtles, Happy New Year, hotpot, ATT 4 FUN, Electro, clubbing, karaoke, JAYEMSEY x TaiwanComment
minute thoughts 1.4.17
minute thoughts 1.4.17

On wifi wanderings and the aestheticism of avocado toast

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minute thoughtsjayemseyGoogle, Ludwig van Beethoven, Moonlight Sonata, Cécile Chaminade, Flute Concertino Op. 107, James Galway, Five-Year Journal, journaling, microjournaling, gratitude, Happy New Year, Taylor, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Netflix, Phryne Fisher, detective, mystery, LAX, Meowmi Cat Café, Del Playa, Chelsea Market, ArtScience Museum, Marina Bay Sands, Kuala Lumpur, TapEx, KPO Café Bar, Gardens by the Bay, WakeCup, Isla Vista, Seattle, Barnes & Noble, POSSIBLE, San Francisco, Thailand, Serenity Hostels, Changkat Bukit Bintang, Canopy Brand Group, The Getty Villa, Hong Kong, Sephora, stairs are difficult, language, aesthetics, Kinfolk, Instagram, Coachella, Anna Lunoe, BANKS, Bastille, Big Gigantic, Bon Iver, Crystal Castles, Dillon Francis, Glass Animals, Gryffin, Hans Zimmer, Jagwar Ma, Jai Wolf, Justice, Kiiara, Kungs, Local Natives, Marshmello, Martin Garrix, Mura Masa, Radiohead, The XX, Porter Robinson, Silicon Valley, classical music, EDM, college, what even is sleep, celebrities, ellipsis, MoMAComment
friday five 12.16.16
friday five 12.16.16

Silicon Valley's empathy problem + the importance of cognitive strain

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friday fivejayemseymorning ritual, morning routine, Twitter, Medium, Quartz, Bloglovin', Reddit, Morning Brew, theSkimm, food for thought, Silicon Valley, empathy, EQ, advertising, OK Go, H&M, The Grand Budapest Hotel, Nike, Under Armour, Old Spice, Nicholas Kristof, conceptual blending, Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers: The Story of Success, racism, police violence, Black Lives Matter, Marshmallow Test, grit, Tumblr, masculinity, BuzzFeedComment
i wasn't dressed for this (jayemsey x singapore, part III)
i wasn't dressed for this (jayemsey x singapore, part III)

I went to a Friends café, finished a Spartan Race in Indonesia, and danced on a beach until 6:30 am, in Part III of the Singapore travel blog series!

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traveljayemseyPeranakan, Armenian Street, nyonya, beadwork, Chinese, Malaysian, ang moh, Tanjong Goodman Weekend Market, Overrun SG, Supermama, chendol, gula melaka, the American Club, UCSB, The Belljar, Gardens by the Bay, ArtScience Museum, Big Bang Data, Marina Bay, Marina Bay Sands, Sephora, ArchiFest, PARKROYAL on Pickering, infinity pool, Esplanade Theater, How I Met Your Mother, Ted Mosby, basil almond pesto, Preeti, Kin Cow, Monster Curry, Beard Papa's, matcha, Muji, Makansutra Glutton Bay, Hai Di Lao, Central Perk, Friends, prawn-fried chicken, yin-yang, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Orchard Road, POSSIBLE, KPO Café Bar, the '80s, Kung Fu Fighting, Pac-Man, Taiwan, ZoukOut, Sentosa, Dillon Francis, Hardwell, Alan Walker, Martin Garrix, RAC, Snakehips, Zedd, Reebok Spartan Race, Bintan, Indonesia, JAYEMSEY x Singapore, TOKiMONSTAComment
minute thoughts 12.6.16
minute thoughts 12.6.16

On mystery novels and the value of creativity

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minute thoughtsjayemseyHemingway Special, cocktail, Singapore, KitchenAid, cast-iron skillet, food processor, blowtorch, Crock-Pot, VitaMix, Bee Movie, travel, road trip, holiday, California, Yosemite, Lake Tahoe, Death Valley, Sequoia National Park, Joshua Tree, Pismo Beach, The Shadow of the Wind, Carlos Ruiz Zafón, Dark Places, Gillian Flynn, Where'd You Go Bernadette, Maria Semple, reading, Gone Girl, Information is Beautiful, design, advertising, Allegro, MRT, writing, HitClips, Aaron Carter, Britney Spears, Destiny's Child, Spice Girls, McDonald's, baking, brown butter, dark chocolate peppermint brown butter shortbreadComment
festival of lights: kuala lumpur travel blog
festival of lights: kuala lumpur travel blog

My weekend in Malaysia for Diwali—a fish spa, some temple selfies, and the accidental kind-of crashing of a wedding

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traveljayemseyKuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Diwali, Deepavali, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Singapore, Aerotrain, airport, Petronas Twin Towers, Serenity Hostels, Bukit Bintang, Changkat Bukit Bintang, night market, nasi lemak, Hong Kong, mangosteen, Muslim, POSSIBLE, Batu Caves, limestone, temples, Hindu, weddings, monkeys, oil lamps, roti prata, National Mosque, Central Market, Chinatown, Sri Mahamariamman, Sri Mariamman, fireworks, Public House, fish spa, Little India, firecrackers, Old Town White Coffee, Pavilion Comments