I’ve been spinning at bunch of different studios recently. In Singapore there’s at least 26 of them now (across 18 brands). This is too many and most of them will fail and shut down eventually. They are all the same. Some have slightly nicer lights, a better sound system, a…

The lame man’s race I had no business trying to run 10k in under 40 minutes. I hadn’t done much running in the previous year or two (the heat and humidity in Singapore are strong deterrents), I had been partying way too much, and I was coming out of one…

(Aquí tienes la versión en español) The La Liga goal has aged. A lot. As an example: of the top 10 scorers in the 2014–2015 season, that is, 7 years ago, almost all the players who are still active in La Liga today are still in the top 10: Benzema…

(For the English version, click here) El gol en la liga española ha envejecido muchísimo. Como muestra, el siguiente dato: de los top 10 goleadores de la temporada 2014–2015, es decir hace 7 años, casi todos los jugadores en activo en La Liga siguen siendo un top 10 actual: Benzema…

The adventurers, having recently returned from the Tower of Alfier after rescuing Tsil, a Shallowshore survivor, find themselves once again in New Milton. Examining the late Captain Oki’s field notes, they learn that a diplomatic envoy had left Sumaeden, the kingdom of the Moon elves, towards the capital in order…

The adventurers, now rested and stocked up with supplies, set off from New Milton towards the legendary Tower of Alfier, in the continent of Muras. Along the way they reunite with Vanya (the Druid) and her lynx, who agrees to join them on their quest to rescue the girls of…

A principios de temporada escribí un artículo que decía que el fútbol que estábamos viendo durante la pandemia era distinto al fútbol “normal.” …

The pandemic has left us starved of a lot of good movies to watch: many festivals shut down, cinemas were closed, and studios held on to most films for fear of not making enough $$$ if they released it during that time. Still, some movies have trickled out, and some…

This is the third piece -originally written in 2019 of a series I began in 2017 about how the Tokyo Olympics were meant to catapult Japan’s English proficiency into the 21st century… but somehow didn’t. You may also want to read part 1, part 2, and part 4. Last year…