It’s summer in Australia, it’s hot, and I’m finally doing one of those chill sit-down life chats again—coconut and lychee juice in hand. I recap the last couple months: most of November was Japan (a mix of solo travel and hanging with my boys), then straight into end-of-year stuff like Christmas, New Year, and a whole lot of eating and family time. I also kept chipping away at my home office makeover because I really want my desk space to be somewhere I actually thrive in and look forward to being. With Lunar New Year coming up, I follow that Vietnamese/Chinese tradition of doing a deep clean to clear out last year’s bad energy and start fresh. Deep cleaning is not fun, but it’s worth it. I also share my 2026 goals: posting one YouTube video per fortnight (and short-form content twice a week) in a way that’s sustainable with a full-time software engineering job, moving my body five times a week to balance all the sitting, and investing more time into hobbies—especially Pokémon cards and coffee. The big reminder for me (and you) is: don’t wait to be happy as some “future version” of yourself—enjoy your current life while you’re building it.