Finding the Happiness of Pursuit
What You Will Find Here
Three pillars. One honest voice.
Emotional Wellness
The interior life of retirement — identity, meaning, and what changes when the title is gone. Honest writing about the emotional landscape.
Joyful Living
The deliberate practice of joy — not aspirational, not saccharine. The genuine discovery that joy is available in ordinary moments.
AgeTech
Technology that earns its place in a good life. Honest reviews — tested by someone who uses tools, not selling them.
Latest Writing
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The Marvel Smartphone That Makes Life Easier
Your smartphone is the most powerful tool you own — and most of us use about ten percent of what it can do. Let me walk you through what I actually use, and why.
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When the House Goes Quiet: On the Loneliness of Retirement
It was a Thursday afternoon when the silence in my house got so loud it startled me. Eight months retired, and I hadn’t had a real conversation in three days. On the loneliness nobody says out loud — and going first. · 790 words · 4 min read
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You Don’t Need to Understand Electrons to Turn On a Lightbulb
I was in a Grab car last week, and the driver — a man in his late sixties — told me his daughter taught him the app. He’s not a tech person. But he figured out the one button that matters. · 1033 words · 6 min read
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About Farook
Singaporean by birth, Vietnamese by choice. After decades in manufacturing across Asia, I write about what comes after — without a wellness agenda, without performing. Just what I’ve actually found to be true.