Hey! I’m Jalyn. I ask why and why not, a lot.
I’ve been a person-of-the-internet since the late 90s, and at the end of 2019, I decided to finally start penning down and publishing my thoughts online. I have been on-and-off, but I’m committed to being more consistent and building up my writing craft.
I used to have these, on the previous build of the site, but I’m contemplating shfiting them to a post. I think they still hold mostly true, but I’m in the middle of refining these, as of August 2024.
Mission
To empower individuals to know that they have the capacity to be and do more, and drive towards a shared goal of bettering processes and lives
I know. That’s a lot of words, but it essentially boils down to:
Vision
Do awesome things, with awesome people.
My writing focuses
This website started out as a blog, but I’m giving the digital garden a spin. I try to update once a week, but time sometimes gets the better of me.
- The pursuit of an intentional, meaningful and happier life
- Productivity (and my struggles)
- Minimalism (and my struggles)
- Fitness, both physical and mental (and my struggles)
- Personal finance (and… you know, this I’ve got a little handle on it right now!)
- Experiments I run on myself, on the above topics
Other things that fascinate me
- Travel, just like every other person out there that I know
- Equality and intersectionality are themes close to my heart
- I enjoy playing music, and learned to play the ukulele during the pandemic. So far I’ve only posted one video of me playing a cover, but hopefully I’ll work up the courage to post more videos!
- Coffee and matcha are new interests since 2023 – Caffeine doesn’t quite hit my brain the way it’s supposed to, but it has been fun experimenting with doses
- Stage productions — I’ve been known to center whole trips to cultural epicenters around shows I can watch
- If time travel is a thing that will get invented, I hope my future self tells me about it
About the site
I use Hugo to generate the site structure, with GitHub hosting the repo and GitHub Pages pointing to my domain for publishing. PaperModX is my theme of choice for now, for my learning journey into Go, Hugo and Git.
Typography wise, it’s simple with Inter for both headings and body copy. I use Utopia’s fluid type scale, which is really helpful in figuring out percentages based on your browser size.
I’ve moved from a Wordpress and shared domain hosting setup since 2019 (and since 2004, as far as tech stacks go) and I’ve been very happy so far on this self-hosted setup, and to not pay that yearly hosting subscription.
Get in touch
If you’re in 🇸🇬 Singapore — hey! I love meeting new people and exchanging ideas and discussions, so if you’d like that over a coffee or another beverage of choice, let’s work something out!
Email: Say hello@jalyncai.com, if you prefer something where character limits are not a thing
Instagram: Slide in @jalynish! I limit myself to 30 minutes a day on social media, so expect some delays
Book a time: Set up something on my calendar for a chat