Letters from the Equator

When I attended the first Design Jam last year, no one was really sure what to expect. It was great at the time when I was transitioning careers from being a hybrid dev/designer to full-time UX, as it gave me an opportunity to practice a lot of cool stuff I’d been dying to try out. [...]

This year I decided to attend more UX conferences, having fully made the transition into UX for good. The year kicked off with UX Hong Kong (which was amazing), followed by UX Lisbon in May, and just few weeks ago – the DIBI conference up in Newcastle. Every conference has its own strengths and general [...]

I have decided to stop posting on leapwalking.com for quite awhile now. However, I made no indication of my intentions, and I felt I should at least say something about it to bring some closure to this site. The blog initially began as a way for me to explore the issues of work and life [...]

One increasing concern I have about careers is the importance of understanding how technological, social and political movements affect job markets in different places around the globe. It’s extremely messy, so bear with me as I try to explain myself. The myth of ‘Us vs. Them’ The point I’m trying to make is that the [...]

I haven’t been blogging for awhile, and here’s why – I’ve had a go at living a normal life. I checked my twitter messages a lot less, unsubscribed to Wired’s Top Stories and a whole bunch of other popular feeds, and instead I just… “did stuff”. I spent a bit more time cooking at home, [...]

I’ve been bored of the Internet lately. I’ve stopped checking my twitter messages, reading my newsfeeds, and going on sites I used to frequent just for the fun of it. I feel completely overwhelmed by information, and I feel wholly inadequate to survive the 21st century. Everyone seems to be really upbeat. Articles are constantly [...]

I bought myself an £85 pair of jeans from a major high-street retailer today. I have about 4 pairs of trousers, 3 of which I wear on a regular basis, and they are starting to show signs of wear and tear despite being in use for 2 years. The £85 jeans costs the sum of [...]

I feel I’ve had a lack of education, coming from a developing nation in the Far East. I wish I had been enrolled in a school that actually taught history and geography in all its wonderful richness. I don’t care so much about math because I feel it’s hard to screw up math because it [...]

Startups aren’t sexy things. Sad to say, I believed all the hype when I read it. But no one talks about it anymore. They don’t say – “Oh, you work at a startup! So, do you have beanbags and free food and wear whatever you want?”… basically, no one gives a hoot – because it’s [...]

23:52:37 reyhan: For me interviews are me interviewing them 23:52:51 Boon: totally 23:53:06 Boon: i so need to write a blog post about that 23:57:58 reyhan: Yes 23:58:06 reyhan: You totally should Why do you attend interviews? Do you do it just because it’s what you need to do to get a job? Or do [...]