the personal blog of C.K.Koay
An arm-chair punter’s view on his world.
I first heard about the movie “Dear You” from an online article accusing it of being Chinese Communist Party propaganda, engineered to forge an emotional bond with the Chinese diaspora, particularly those of us in Southeast Asia. Now, I consider myself pretty savvy at sniffing out subconscious attempts to buy my loyalty. So naturally, I bought a ticket.
Continue reading “Dear You…Dear Me”
I am a sucker for anything new. So naturally, the moment Apple released the Developer Betas for macOS 27 and iOS 27, I installed them immediately.
The reason for the plunge was simple: the new Siri, powered by the new Apple Intelligence. Yes, yes, I get it that the new OSes deliver consistently rounded application windows (wow), more realistic glass refractions that you can personalize (wah), faster Apple Music load times (fuyoh) and more. These are all fine. (Nope, they are not.) The real meat of Apple’s WWDC 2026 keynote was AI and everyone knew it.
Continue reading “Waitlisted: My Adventures with the New Siri “
I have spent my entire life hoarding random knowledge the way a squirrel hoards acorns for a Game of Thrones winter.
This sounds more deliberately methodical than it is. The truth is the habit formed when I was a bored kid with nothing better to do than thumb through every page of my Junior Britannica Encyclopaedia. Not because of some noble aspiration to be a top student but because there were only two TV channels growing up.
Continue reading “The Squirrel Who Taught Magic: My HRDC Train-the-Trainer Experience”
There’s a Zus outlet near my girls’ school in Subang Bestari that I’ve quietly adopted as my unofficial second office. I pull in some mornings when I have to do the drop-off, order an Americano, open my laptop and wait for the traffic outside to clear.
Continue reading “What AI Agents Can’t Do (And Why I Still Miss The Office)”
This is the time of year when we resolutely resolve to finally do the things we have always wanted to do. Nothing encapsulates this peculiar ritual more than the act of making New Year’s resolutions.
Continue reading “Why New Year’s Resolutions Are Overrated”
Recently, I took a trip with colleagues to Forest City. Like many who spend too much time doomscrolling, I had already absorbed a steady diet of articles painting it as a desolate ‘Ghost City.’ In my head, it was the kind of place where tumbleweeds roll down spotless sidewalks– if Malaysia had tumbleweeds. If it weren’t for work, it would’ve been nowhere near my weekend plans. Spoiler: I was spectacularly wrong.
Continue reading “Forest City x The Network School”