Hiyo from Bangkok! The durian season has arrived. My aunt has a durian orchard and loves to bring in durians of different varieties. We fully embrace…
The tale of the Chinese farmerHiyo from Bangkok! Can't believe it has been half a year since the last newsletter! After a long hiatus, my typing fingers got itchy again. Some…

November 2020

Hiyo from Bangkok! A few yays in the past weeks. Yay, US election! Yay, vaccines! Keep them coming. :) Cost-based vs. value-based pricing I saw this…

October 2020

Hiyo from Bangkok! Hope that this reaches you well. I have been on hiatus for the past few weeks, taking some time off to think. I didn’t find the…

September 2020

Hiyo from Bangkok! It has been raining every day here for the past week. I love lazy rainy days when you can lie down and listening to the rain while…
Hiyo from Bangkok! I wonder what else could have made 2020 even more um... memorable. Anyhow, it could be worse? Source…
Hiyo! Hope this reaches you well. I just got back from a weekend trip to Chantaburi, a province on the eastern side of Thailand. It is by the sea with a…
Hiyo from Bangkok! The Chinese Ghost Festival is coming up on September 2nd this year. My family (mother's side) opted to celebrate the Ghost Festival…

August 2020

Hiyo from Bangkok! AlphaGo - The Movie This weekend, I got a chance to watch AlphaGo - The Movie. As a researcher who is interested in Artificial…
Hiyo from Bangkok! Hope that you all are in good health. This weekend, I took an Aikido class for the first time in months. It was great to get on the…
Hiyo from Bangkok! I was talking with a friend who is studying law a few days ago about GPT-3. We wonder who would be responsible if a generative model…

July 2020

Hiyo from Bangkok! Cooping up in a hotel room for 14 days was quite an experience. I also wrote an extended article on my quarantine shopping…
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