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2022 In Review & Life Update

As we bid farewell to the tumultuous year of 2022, it was a rollercoaster ride of both planned and unanticipated events. Amidst the ups and downs, I've set some goals for myself that I hope to achieve in the coming year. A exciting surprise for me this year was being a part of the Friends of Figma, Hong Kong community, where I got to meet new designers, friends and even future colleague! I set out the goal from last year without knowing how exactly to contribute more time to the design community

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Best of 2022

Finally settling down for year review. Here're my best apps, products and films in 2022! Switching to Arc from Firefox in 2022 is the most delightful experience I've onboard. It has done a lot of rights as a new browser. Challenged existing browsers' mental modal with Profiles & Spaces. While Profiles handle our online identity (who are we browsing as), Spaces take care of our use case (what websites are we browsing together). It was steep learning curve that I took me awhile to understand and g

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Decommission Review: My Farewell to Pixel 2 and Android

As flagship smartphones are getting more expensive, the lifespan of a smartphone is expected to be longer. We want our phones to be more durable and powerful, so to justify the price. Therefore, coming to a conclusion that I need to switch phones should be harder and harder. That is my intention of writing this article, this is a long term review, this is about the tipping point, that makes me want to switch my phone. I would like to call it a “Decommission Review”. Pixel 2 - Developer: Google