Day, night. Spring, fall. Birth, death. Our lives operate in cycles. Four months ago, I was in the hospital witnessing the birth of my daughter. And four months later, I am back in the hospital witnessing the final days of my dad’s journey with cancer. My dad and I live…

Why do I write? Why do any of us write? A part of my purpose here is to refine my writing skills. Yet another purpose is to mark down my learnings and even teach myself when I re-read these entries. I’ve been on a book reading binge this past month…

What does it mean to be a modern father? I’ve been reflecting on this question as I embark on this next chapter of life. Instead of diving into the usual prenatal classes, I’ve been talking to my friends who are dads and taking them for a drive in my car…

As the clock strikes 12:00 am, I hear the sounds of my wife and my newborn daughter sleeping next to me. They say that when you have a child, your own birthday feels different. Truthfully, I never understood that saying until now. Turning 36 today has opened my mind to…

It is currently 1:52 am. I just put my daughter to sleep. Instead of catching up on my own sleep, I felt a calling to turn on my laptop and start writing this article. Recently, we welcomed our daughter, Avery Trinh Ngo, into the world. …

Intuition. There is so much meaning contained within this one word. But what does intuition really mean? How do we let intuition guide our decisions? Does intuition actually work? I admit that the concept of intuition can be a bit fluffy. But as I reflect on the decisions that have…

I don’t believe in new year’s resolutions. They seem like something that we “should” do, because everyone else is doing it too. But by February, our resolutions are thrown out the window. A few years ago, I decided to change things up. Instead of making resolutions in January, why not…

In April, I was the target of an anti-Asian hate crime and faced incredible challenges reporting it to the police. On June 24, I addressed the Vancouver Police Board and shared my vision on how to we can make reporting hate crimes as accessible as possible. …

What is your narrative? Is there a story that you tell yourself when you are faced with disappointment or difficulty? Is there a way to shape this narrative moving forward? “I am not _______.” “I don’t deserve because _____.” I recently read a passage in a book that described life…