After four and a half years, I’m retiring this blog. I started this blog after my work stint in Japan and I’m concluding it after my recent vacation to Asia (which included Japan). The foodie guide I met in Seoul suggested I write a book instead. So in 2018 I’m going to try to write […]
My favorite TV show Twin Peaks has returned after a 25-year hiatus. Agent Cooper is slowly waking up to our present day of hipster coffee, smart phones, Siri and Alexa (instead of Diane). If these red velvet curtains could talk, what would Twin Peaks characters say about online dating? Let’s ask my bLog. The owls […]
This blog is approaching its 4th year come April 2017. In those 4 years, we have seen the rise of dating apps and big name online dating sites playing catchup by developing similar apps of their own. We have also seen the integration of social media into dating sites and apps, namely to upload photos […]
For the longest time OkCupid offered the more interesting, liberal, alternative dating pool. The regular masses that you would find on Match.com have sprung up on OkCupid. Or maybe I’ve looked through every nook and cranny of Portland’s OkCupid pool and have gotten bored. Whichever it is, I decided to finally try the dating app […]
I recently came across an app called Rendezwho where you get one match for life. At first, you are given very little information about your match. Over time, you get to know your match and figure out a way to meet in real life. This reminded me of the wildly bizarre and Jungian dream-like story […]
Are you tindering? Even if you’ve never participated in the dating app, you’ve probably utilized the swipe left/right user interface design somewhere. Or if you’ve never swiped, then you’ve probably clicked in a druthers-like user interface on some website (like OkCupid’s website version of its Quickmatch). Tinder is being mimicked. Tinder’s UI/UX holy grail design, the […]
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