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Hurricane Park, Sindang-dong: The Tteokbokki Alley Old-Timer's Chicken Feet Stew
Hurricane Park, an old-timer of Sindang-dong's tteokbokki alley: dakbal (chicken feet) stew and fried rice. Add steamed egg; cheese rice cakes are a must.
Explore DetailsThe Scholarship Student Who Became a Mentor | Seoul Future Foundation's Volun-Career
At university I received a scholarship from the Seoul Scholarship Foundation, now the Seoul Future Foundation. This September I went back as a mentor in its alumni programme, Volun-Career: a wooden birdhouse with younger students, then an aspiring IT engineer's résumé.
Explore DetailsPancone, Sinyongsan: Italian Done Right for a Team Lunch, and the Lamb Steak Wins
A Monday team lunch at Pancone near Sinyongsan Station: a pasta spot, but the lamb steak is the best thing here. Focaccia to French rack, then gelato, in order.
Explore DetailsWeekend74 Cafe, Hongcheon: A Red Benz by the Rails, a Sidecar and an A-Frame Wooden Roof
Weekend74, a cafe on a friends' trip to Hongcheon: a good menu, huge grounds with a forest path, a sidecar, a red Benz, then lunch at Dongmakgol.
Explore DetailsLau Pa Sat, Yongsan: Singapore Shrimp Noodles and Satay That Taste Like the Real Thing
Lau Pa Sat in Yongsan, Seoul, serves Singaporean food and nothing else. The satay and shrimp noodles taste genuinely local. Plus desserts from COMMCOMM.
Explore DetailsNodeul Island, Round Two: Takeout Burgers, Then a Coworker's Tea Ceremony by the Han
The last of my lunch breaks by the Han. Back on Nodeul Island: takeout lunch, then a coworker brought out a tea set. A little chilly, and all the better.
Explore DetailsA Whole Octopus in Hand-Torn Noodle Soup, Sangdo-dong, Seoul: Lunch That Starts With Barley Rice
A sujebi (hand-torn noodle soup) shop on the ground floor of the Brownstone arcade on Sangdo-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul: a whole small octopus in every bowl for ₩12,000, barley rice first, and easy parking.
Explore DetailsChamchinara, Guui-dong: A Hidden Tuna Omakase That Grills Gopchang Too
A hidden tuna omakase near Gangbyeon Station: fair prices, tuna until you're stuffed, and gopchang grilled on the side. A Saturday-night course in order.
Explore DetailsCrystal Jade, Yongsan I'Park Mall: Jjamppong With a Coworker on a Late Night, Plus a Coupon Pancake
Working late, so dinner with a coworker at Crystal Jade, Yongsan I'Park Mall: seafood jjamppong, jajangmyeon, six xiaolongbao and a coupon sojwabing.
Explore DetailsA Packed Lunch on Nodeul Island: A Cool Breeze, the 63 Building and a Cup of Black Tea
Part 2 of my lunch breaks by the Han. A packed lunch on Nodeul Island under a cloudless sky, a cool breeze, a freshly renovated island and a cup of black tea.
Explore DetailsWhy Gamification Matters at Work: What Homo Ludens Teaches About Play and Work
Huizinga argued in Homo Ludens that culture arises in and as play. What play's features mean for work and onboarding, and gamification beyond points and badges.
Explore DetailsAuckland Pie Garage, Apgujeong Rodeo: Seriously Good Fish & Chips, British Food with a Kiwi Accent
A New Zealand-themed spot in Apgujeong Rodeo: a Wednesday lunch of fish and chips, Kiwi Brekkie, minute steak and fisherman's pasta. Get the fish and chips.
Explore DetailsOnboarding Is an Experience, Not a Document: Deciding Sticks Better Than Reading
Plenty of onboarding docs, yet new members still get lost. Why reading doesn't stick, and the four things good onboarding needs instead.
Explore DetailsLunch Break by Seoul Bike: A Jamba Juice Açaí Bowl on a Riverside Deck by the Han
Part 1 of my Yongsan lunch breaks by the Han. An açaí bowl from Jamba Juice at Yongsan I'Park Mall, a public bike toward Oksu, a riverside bench, and back.
Explore DetailsWhy Onboarding Matters in Projects: Decisions Made Without Context Become Risks
People join projects all the time. A PM's look at repeated explanations, slow ramp-up and context-free decisions, and why onboarding is project management work.
Explore DetailsHanwoomul, Itaewon: A Birthday Dinner for Seven, a Hanwoo Course in a Private Room
A family birthday dinner for seven in an Itaewon alley: a hanwoo (Korean beef) course in a private room, beef seared at the table, pot rice, purple ice cream.
Explore DetailsNot Bad Coffee & Sandwich, Sinsa-dong: A Jambon Focaccia and a Seoul Bike Ride Along the Han
After a morning health check-up the weather was gorgeous. A jambon sandwich and coffee to go from NOT BAD COFFEE & SANDWICH, then by bike to the Han River.
Explore DetailsIchon and Oksu, Han River: A Tteokbokki Picnic, a 6 km Run, a 6 km Ride and a 63 Building Sunset
Tennis with a friend, takeout tteokbokki by the Han, a 6 km run to Oksu, pull-ups, a Seoul Bike ride back and a 63 Building sunset. A perfect Saturday.
Explore DetailsKyoomo Ramen, Yaksu-dong: Two Bowls Marked 'きょうも' and a Chashu Rice Bowl
A small ramen counter near Yaksu Station where customers keep coming in: two bowls printed 'きょうも', chashu rice, karaage and a Sapporo. Deep flavour.
Explore DetailsBâton, Yongsan: An Egg-Topped Burger and Shrimp Avocado Toast on a Weekday Lunch
Bâton, a meal cafe in a slate-roofed one-story building behind Yongsan Station. A Wednesday lunch: fried-egg burger, shrimp avocado toast, iced tea and juice.
Explore DetailsWhat If Chiikawa Took the PMP Exam? 🐹 | 7 Test-Takers, 7 Answers
Worried Chiikawa, upbeat Hachiware and act-first Usagi sit the PMP exam. Seven study styles and three original situational questions show how PMs make the call.
Explore DetailsFrieze Seoul 2026, COEX: Three Hours on Closing Day with a Card-Event VIP Pass
Free entry to Frieze Seoul 2026 via a KB Kookmin Card Amex event. Work left me only closing day, but three hours and Do Ho Suh's thread house were enough.
Explore DetailsGuanajuato Travel 05: An Estudiantina Outside a Church at Night, San Miguel de Allende, and Home
October 8–11, 2025: by bus to Guanajuato, a day trip to San Miguel de Allende, a last day on Mexico City's Calle Bolívar and a 6 a.m. departure.
Explore DetailsGuadalajara Travel 04: Chewing Agave, Then Out to the Blue Fields on a José Cuervo Tequila Tour
October 7, 2025: a tequila tour from Guadalajara. Chewing agave, blue agave fields, piñas in the José Cuervo distillery yard and the centro at night.
Explore DetailsBali Travel 04: Blue Lagoon Almost Rained Out, a Kintamani Jeep Sunrise and Canggu Sunset Beers
Bali's last three days, December 2024: a dawn jeep up Mount Batur for sunrise and luwak coffee, Blue Lagoon snorkeling nearly rained out, and Canggu.
Explore DetailsPuebla Travel 03: The Palafoxiana Library, and the Camera I Turned On After a Run
October 5–6, 2025: Puebla's Palafoxiana Library and Talavera streets, Xochimilco at night, a first intro video in Parque México, Guadalupe and the Zócalo.
Explore DetailsUbud Travel 03: Best Even in the Rain, a Coconut-Bowl Office and a Rice-Field Villa
Ubud, December 2024: rainy Tegallalang and Saraswati Temple, a workday of meetings over a coconut bowl, and a rice-field villa with a tub and mangosteens.
Explore DetailsMexico City Travel 02: Night Tacos Under a Pink Tent, and Siqueiros at Chapultepec Castle
Mexico City, October 3–4, 2025: a night taco stand under a pink tent, the Niños Héroes monument, Chapultepec Castle and its Siqueiros mural, the zoo.
Explore DetailsJakarta Travel 02: The Office That Never Opened and a Pepper Crab Picked From the Tank
Three days of a Jakarta business trip, December 2024: touring empty offices, pepper crab picked from the tank at Bandar Djakarta, two Airbnbs and local food.
Explore DetailsMexico City Travel 01: Midnight Check-in, Then a 4:40 a.m. Teotihuacan Balloon
October 1–2, 2025: Air Canada via Vancouver, Mexico City at 10:50 p.m., check-in at midnight, then a dawn Teotihuacan balloon and the Pyramid of the Moon.
Explore DetailsJakarta Travel 01: A 5,000-Rupiah Twist, Istiqlal Mosque and Kota Tua
Two days in Jakarta, December 2024: offering 5,000 rupiah at Istiqlal Mosque and getting a laugh, Jakarta Cathedral, Monas, and satay in rainy Kota Tua.
Explore DetailsRome Travel 08: Rome Again, Everything I Ate in Italy, and Home via Taipei
The final part of my 19 days after quitting: a rainy last night in Rome after Egypt, every Italian dish from Milan to the airport, and wonton noodles in Taipei.
Explore DetailsSharm El Sheikh Travel 07: Escaping Rome's Rain to the Red Sea, With Zero Research
A week of rain forecast in Rome. One search for a country with no rain, a flight to Sharm El Sheikh. A surprise visa fee, an ATM wad, the Red Sea, the desert.
Explore DetailsQingdao Malatang Yangkkochi, Ansan: Thick Lamb Skewers After Hoamsan
From a night hike on Hoamsan straight to Qingdao Malatang Yangkkochi in Wongok-dong, Ansan. Thick, fresh lamb skewers, numbing mapo tofu rice, hearty onmyeon.
Explore DetailsDakjinmi Gangwonjip, Namdaemun Market: Chicken Soup Since 1962, and My Go-To Since 2015
Deep in Namdaemun Market's hairtail alley, a dakgomtang shop with a SINCE 1962 sign. Clear broth, hand-pulled chicken, 10,000 won a bowl. At lunch, you queue.
Explore DetailsA 7-Week PMP Study Plan You Can Follow Day by Day: Jayden's PMP Kit
The order I followed to prepare for the PMP in 7 weeks, rebuilt as a day-by-day calendar around four books. The four-book kit is $24.99 instead of $31.96.
Explore Details16 PMP Cheat Sheets to Print and Finish One Page at a Time: Jayden's PMP Cheat Sheets (Word)
The one-page summaries I wanted while studying: 16 landscape A4 sheets, one topic each, with EVM formulas, contract types, Scrum timeboxes and ECO 2026.
Explore DetailsThe Book for Your Last Two Days Before the PMP: PMP Final-Week Cram Book (Word)
Two days out, I reviewed only my error log and the Mindset. This is what I wanted then: 56 keyword patterns, a 1-minute checklist and 10 practice questions.
Explore DetailsPMBOK 8 as One Map Instead of 400 Pages: PMBOK 8 Study Notes for the PMP (Word)
Studying PMBOK 8, I wanted notes that showed the whole structure at a glance. These Word notes rebuild 6 principles, 7 domains and 40 processes for the exam.
Explore DetailsLearn the Right Move, Not Just the Definition: PMP Master Vocabulary (Word)
The PMP word list I wished I'd had: 105 term clusters, each with a star priority, the right move and the trap answer, built on PMBOK 8 and ECO 2026.
Explore DetailsFlorence Travel 06: Four Skies in One Day, and a Rain-Soaked Pompeii and Positano
April 2023, the second half of Italy: from Florence's Duomo to a Guinness on Piazzale Michelangelo, a flooded Alexander Mosaic in Pompeii and a grey Positano.
Explore DetailsFrom Reading Other People's PMP Stories to the PMI Korea Chapter's Education Committee
For seven weeks I only read other people's PMP stories. Three months after passing, I joined the PMI Korea Chapter's education committee. Here's what it does.
Explore DetailsPMI Korea Chapter education committee
Three months after passing, I joined the chapter’s education committee.
Is the PMP Worth It? An Honest Look at Work, Salary and Hiring
What the PMP does at work, PMI's 17% median salary gap, the missing Korea data, real Korean job postings and the actual costs, three months after passing.
Explore DetailsThe PMP May Matter Most for Non-PMs: When Developers and Designers Think Like PMs
Scope, stakeholders, risk, change control, value: why the PMP mindset helps developers, designers, marketers and ops even more than PMs, and a realistic way in.
Explore DetailsVenice Travel 05: Walking the Grand Canal, Climbing the Tower Opposite, 235 Shots in Burano
Venice, April 10–11, 2023: evening light on the Rialto Bridge, the view from San Giorgio Maggiore's bell tower, then Murano and color-switching Burano.
Explore DetailsWhat Changed at Work After the PMP: Not My Title, but How I Talk
The work habits the PMP changed for a Global Tech PM: shared vocabulary, assessing before acting, change control, value over deliverables and tailoring.
Explore DetailsMy 3-Year, 60-PDU Plan to Keep the PMP, Starting with My First Approved PDU
How PMP renewal works (60 PDUs in three years, 35+ Education, Giving Back capped at 25), my first approved PDU, and my year-by-year plan by Talent Triangle.
Explore DetailsWang Gopchang, Nakseongdae: The ₩13,000 Offal Soup That Keeps Giving
Two minutes from Nakseongdae Station, a gopchang house makes a beef offal soup where every spoonful comes up loaded. Add a spoon of perilla powder and it gets even better.
Explore DetailsMilan Travel 04: From the Duomo on Easter Morning to 74,742 Fans at San Siro, Visited Twice
April 2023, where the Italy stretch begins: the Duomo on Easter Sunday, Sforza Castle, aperitivo on the Navigli, and AC Milan vs Napoli at San Siro.
Explore DetailsPMP vs CAPM vs PMI-ACP: Which One Fits You? (2026 Comparison)
PMP, CAPM and PMI-ACP compared for 2026: eligibility, exam format, member and non-member fees, retakes, PDUs and recent changes, plus which one fits you.
Explore DetailsHow to Prepare for PMP Case-Study Questions: Reading and Solving the New 2026 Format
The new 2026 PMP case-study questions: what PMI has published, a four-step way to read long scenarios, an original practice case with answers, and a time plan.
Explore DetailsPMP Study on Your Commute: Short, Frequent Sessions (+ My PMP Vocabulary List)
Short, frequent review beats rare marathons. How I used my commute for PMP review with audio and a word list, plus tricky term pairs and a 5-minute word loop.
Explore DetailsNice, France Travel 03: Three Trips to the Same Beach, and Chagall's Saint-Paul-de-Vence
April 2023, my first look at the Mediterranean. A first day in Nice spent bouncing between a pebble beach and Place Masséna, then Chagall's hilltop village.
Explore DetailsGPT for Concepts, NotebookLM Audio for the Commute: My PMP AI Study Routine
How I used a ChatGPT project to re-check concepts and a 155-source NotebookLM notebook to make audio reviews for my commute, with prompts and setup steps.
Explore DetailsPMP Error Log: 6 Steps to Turn Wrong Answers into Judgment Rules (+ Free Word Template)
A PMP error log isn't for copying questions. It's for building judgment rules: log misses and lucky guesses, tag the cause, and write 'If ___, first ___.'
Explore DetailsLondon Travel 02: One Packed Day, from Red Phone Boxes to Big Ben and a Soho Pub
April 5, up from Bournemouth to London after four years: a laughing halibut, swans and blossom in St James's Park, Big Ben, then Chinatown and a Soho pub.
Explore DetailsEverything That Changed in the 2026 PMP Exam, Plus PMBOK 7th vs 8th Edition
The PMP exam that launched July 9, 2026, compared with the old one: questions, time, breaks, domain weights, eligibility, PMBOK 7 vs 8 and the AI Standard.
Explore DetailsWriting Up Your PMP Experience and Handling an Audit: Applied June 1, Approved June 9
PMP eligibility under the 2026 rules, how to write experience entries PMI accepts, with a full sample, and how the audit works, from an 8-day approval.
Explore DetailsBournemouth Travel 01: A Same-Day Ticket via Dubai, and Back to My Old Homestay
April 2023: I quit my job, bought a ticket that day and flew that night. Emirates via Dubai, a Megabus, and the homestay where my English began.
Explore DetailsMentor at the Seoul Future Foundation’s Volun-Career
Back at the foundation that gave me a scholarship, this time as a mentor in its alumni programme.
From PMP Application to Pearson VUE Booking: Applied June 1, Booked June 13 (Real Emails)
It took me 12 days to go from PMP application to a booked Pearson VUE exam. Here is every step, from PMI membership to booking, shown with my real emails.
Explore DetailsGuryonggak, Yangjae: I Came for Jjamppong. The Cucumber Salad Stole the Show.
Jjamppong, ganjjajang, and an ambush nobody warned me about: cucumber salad. 7,900+ reviews, a 4.83 rating and genuinely kind staff at this Korean-Chinese spot in Yangjae. The cucumbers are not optional.
Explore DetailsUreong Ssambap Igane, Anyang: What 'Loaded with Snails' Really Means
A clay pot of gang-doenjang that's half snails, half doenjang. A basket of leafy greens, with spicy pork and bulgogi on the table too. At this ssambap house in Seoksu-dong, Anyang, the snails are the real deal. Just go.
Explore DetailsThe Back Food Truck, Haebangchon: A Fried-Egg Burger After Namsan, View Included
Walking under N Seoul Tower, I found a burger joint at the top of the Haebangchon hill. A tall burger crowned with a fried egg, and a terrace that takes in the whole city. Seriously good.
Explore DetailsDallat, Sinsa-dong: A Tower of Pork Bones and the Thai Spot to Hit Near Garosu-gil
Dallat means 'market' in Thai. Under purple neon: pork backbones stacked into a tower (leng saap), shrimp pad thai, and basil stir-fry topped with a fried egg. A 4.89-rated Thai restaurant in Sinsa-dong.
Explore DetailsPpulnan Hwangso Gopchang, Hongdae: One Pan of Mixed Gopchang, One Word: Best
Four minutes from Hongik Univ. Station, 5,000 reviews and a 4.84 rating. Gopchang, daechang and more on one pan, fried rice under a mountain of seaweed, and ramyeon to finish. The mixed gopchang is the best.
Explore DetailsSakaya, Jegi-dong: The Pollock Roe Steamed Egg Is No Joke
An izakaya under a ceiling of cherry blossoms, open until 2 a.m. The skewers are good, but the real kicker is a fluffy steamed egg topped with a whole chunk of pollock roe. Two visits in one month, and here's why.
Explore DetailsDongmakgol Sikdang, Hongcheon: The Post-Ocean World Meal You Actually Need
After a day at Vivaldi Park's Ocean World, your stomach is basically touching your spine. This is where you go: spicy stir-fried baby octopus, wrapped in lettuce with a spoonful of snail doenjang, at Dongmakgol Sikdang in Hongcheon.
Explore DetailsOneuldo Bossam Kalguksu, Yangjae: Self-Serve Barley Rice and Kimchi Stew After Dark
A bossam-and-noodle house that still serves kimchi jjigae at dinner. Barley rice is self-serve and unlimited, every side dish is made in-house, and it's rated 4.85 on Naver. The Yangjae branch is the best!
Explore DetailsCheolsanjang, Mullae: In Seoul's Steel District, the Broth Never Lets You Down
In Mullae-dong, Seoul's old metalworking neighborhood, a restaurant with 'iron' in its name gets everything right: Pyongyang naengmyeon, bibim naengmyeon, suyuk, dumplings. Over 2,500 reviews and still rated 4.9.
Explore DetailsPETRA, Itaewon: My No. 1 Middle Eastern Spot, Settled by One Plate of Hummus
Tear off warm bread, drag it through hummus pooled with olive oil, and the Itaewon Middle Eastern rankings sort themselves out. PETRA: 5 minutes from Noksapyeong Station, with spices gentle enough for first-timers.
Explore DetailsAI Didn't Help Me Pass PMP. It Changed How I Learn
How I shifted from using AI as an answer machine to a cognitive partner, building a robust learning feedback loop for the PMP exam and future knowledge systems.
Explore DetailsHow I Build Products Alone with AI: From Idea to Launch
A practical process for using AI across research, planning, development, testing, and launch while keeping product judgment and responsibility human.
Explore DetailsHow to Trust AI-Generated Code: 8 Verification Rules for Solo Builders
Facing hidden mocks, duplicate components, and silent database drops while building AttractiveWebAI and Shopify apps. Here are 8 hands-on verification principles for AI coding.
Explore DetailsPMP Pass Review Part 2: Time Management on Exam Day and Final Tips for Passing
My PMP exam day in Korean at a Pearson VUE center in Seoul: the booking email, ID rules, 80 minutes on the first 60 questions, the breaks and my final review.
Explore DetailsPMP Pass Review Part 1: 7 Weeks of Prep, Study Hall Scores in the 60s, and a PASS
How I passed the PMP on July 3, 2026 after seven weeks: the full timeline, the $499.40 I paid for Study Hall and the exam, and mock scores of 66% and 65%.
Explore DetailsPassed the PMP
After seven weeks of study, a PASS at a Pearson VUE test centre.
Beyond Copilots: Why AI Agents Changed My Daily Workflow
Smarter autocomplete was only the beginning. The shift to autonomous terminal-based AI agents has changed how I build, debug, and ship software.
Explore DetailsStarted building First Run
An onboarding RPG that turns a new hire’s first weeks into quests. Playable at firstrun.fit.
Explore DetailsSpeed in the AI Era: How I Built Three Products in Weeks
In the past, launching a software product took months of engineering. Here is how I designed, built, and shipped three digital products in weeks using AI.
Explore DetailsClaude Code vs Cursor: A Builder's Deep Dive
Having spent months building real software with both, here is a detailed breakdown of terminal-native Claude Code versus IDE-native Cursor.
Explore DetailsApplied for the PMP
Applied on 1 June, audit approved on 9 June, Pearson VUE exam booked on 13 June.
Why Every PM Should Learn AI Automation
Product management is notorious for coordination overhead. By building lightweight AI automation pipelines, PMs can reclaim focus and build better products.
Explore DetailsThe End of Prompt Engineering?
As models become more robust and developers transition to agentic workflows, the era of prompt hacking is ending. The future belongs to systems engineering.
Explore DetailsMCP Will Become the USB-C of AI Applications
In the fragmented landscape of LLM integrations, the Model Context Protocol (MCP) is emerging as the unifying open standard that links models to data sources and tools.
Explore DetailsStarted building AttractiveWebAI
The first version of a tool that analyses a website from one URL and turns it into an IA spreadsheet. Live at attractiveweb.site.
Explore DetailsFirst post on DailySay
“My Way of Logging Life”: why I keep a record of work, travel, food and thoughts.
My Way of Logging Life
I document work, projects, travel, food, and my thoughts. This blog is a personal project notebook to organize past experiences and mistakes, helping to make the next choices slightly better.
Explore DetailsMexico, ten days: a trip for the tacos
Mexico City and a balloon over Teotihuacan, Puebla, Guadalajara and tequila, Guanajuato and San Miguel de Allende.
Indonesia, 8 nights: a Jakarta business trip and remote work in Bali
A business trip to Jakarta, then work carried on from a villa in Ubud and a jeep sunrise at Kintamani.
Europe, 18 nights: the UK, France, Italy and Egypt after leaving a job
I left my job and bought the ticket on the day I flew. It started at my old homestay in Bournemouth and ended in Rome.