welcome to my now page, which is basically a place to get to know what i’m up to in the quickest way possible - first started by derek sivers, and later adopted by tobias van schneider and many others. if you happen to have a website, you should have one too

monthly updates

2025

10/25

  • second month (out of the first 6 months on probation) into the new job so far, have been trying to get into the groove of things, but honestly it hasn’t been easy so far
  • made friends and gotten closer to two other new hires, winna and krissten who also happens to create content online!
  • played my first ever game of pickle ball and i think i do have a knack for it!
  • finally created a barebones site for fomties as a new project i want to work on
  • updated my entire site and shifted to my root domain , my work and portfolio can still be seen either here or directly

    9/25

  • started my first day at my first ever ‘real job’ at seeksophie - have been freelancing and running small businesses instead of working part time since young
  • playoffs for the singapore floorball league has begun, and we managed to progressed to the semis next month
  • ordered and received 16 boxes of smiskis from japan
  • got the handle smiskurt as a potential side project about smiski related collectibles, a small business or just a couple account for my partner and i

    8/25

  • concluded our league matches for singapore floorball league div 1 and are transitioning to playoffs once the break is over

7/25

  • been awhile since i’ve updated this page
  • went through a couple rounds of interviews in my latest job applications
  • have also started wrapping up my freelance work because it coincided with my contract with my potential 9-5
  • got a confirmed offer in the second week of july, and will be embarking on my 9-5 in august
  • opened my first ever box of smiski! got lucky with a dual in the cheer leading series

    6/25

  • started the month off with a week in vietnam with my girlfriend (da nang, hcm, and hoi an - da nang is defo the best place and somewhere to visit again!)
  • started posting more consistently on my personal brand
  • started more freelance work helping solo preneurs grow their personal brands online

5/25

  • attend my final month of classes in uni and in fact my 16 years of education in singapore
  • previously reached out to a fellow creator gabe chia, and started interning part time at his short form content agency - this was my final month working here

4/25

3/25

  • from end of feb to march, i was transitioning from focusing on school competitions to club competitions as our season is beginning soon. at the same time, i have also overtaken the role of managing the social media of my club, which i am enjoying having the free rein while also having more things in my portfolio!
  • i recently went to jb with my partner again during our recess week, and i used the time there to film for one of my assignments (will update here once i upload on youtube). i am hoping that through taking the time to film and edit a proper short film, it would sort of rejevunate my discipline to start creating content again. nonetheless, its been a week of exploring and enjoying so far.
  • i recently started a side gig for this financial advisor that i was introduced to, basically i am suppose to help him create slide decks for his presentations, and would roughly get paid $200 per deck - honestly a very good deal, and at the same time i am expanding my network a little.
  • the biggest news of the year so far, and the month, would be that i got an internship. not any internship, but an internship that i wanted. its not glamorous because of the name of the agency, nor is the pay something that is very competitive, but the fact that i am able to work for someone that i have followed in the social media space for quite awhile now. i will be writing a newsletter about it in the coming few days.

2/25

  • its been about a month since i posted about my video, sharing that i would like to stat focusing on content creation. honestly since then, i was back in my mind again, fearing about how others would think of me, which eventually led to me only planning videos and not actually filming them. i am hoping that soon i would be able to start working on them again as i am basically running out of time.
  • we have also just concluded our ivp competition and after 18 long years of school competitions, i ended my final season with a bronze medal. i would definitely have preferred ending it with a gold but i guess that is what the big man up there has planned for me.
    • moving forward, i also am starting to focus on my final semester of school as it is currently in full swing now, hence i am trying to balance my commitment to my studies, while also hoping to make some progress with my agency that i am trying to build in the short to medium term, ‣
  • the recent chinese new year was also a good break, however i have to start getting back on track, ensuring that i set out to do is on track as well.
  • i am going through the first half of my final semester of university, kinda enjoying how it goes, trying to keep tracking on school but not being really hard up on grades either (not like i was ever so)

1/25

  • i posted a video telling my story - struggles of being lost in my twenties and the current stage of my life, i was honestly quite scared before posting it, and to be honest, it didn’t do as well as i expected (at least on tiktok), but what was more important was the messages and support i received, mostly from friends but that was more than enough.

    • hopefully i’ll be able to take this in my stride and start focusing a little more on building a personal brand, but as of this writing, i am still pretty confused
    • heres the video if anyone’s interested

    ryant on Instagram: “my 2024 year in review and trying new things again in 2025 #videojournal #selfreflection #lifelessons #2024season #twentysomething”

  • school has also recently restarted and i’m into my final semester! i’m currently taking some modules from the media communication faculty such as digital storytelling and user experience, so hopefully through them i’ll be able to deepen my understanding of the subject and translate the skills into building my personal brand, as well as euscape

2024

12/24

  • at the time of this writing, i have completed the first three weeks of cs50, but all of a sudden i hate this yearning to start again on the brand that i always wanted to build. i decided to put a pause on my coding course (unless i find the time during the day) and instead work on the brand that i hope to be building. i don’t want to publicly share on my personal page as i wanted to try organically growing it instead, hence if you’re one of the few that is lucky to stumble across this page, do check it out, i appreciate the support.
  • more information on the brand as well as our social media pages can be found here euscape!
  • started the month off with a trip to jb with the bois for our pre season cohesion
    • all i can say it was a blast and i’m still working on the edit for the video
  • going off for another trip with j and her friends…to jb
  • i also recently started a newsletter for my brand, and i am proud to say i have 3 subscribers, that are definitely not my friends as i have not publicly shared anything that i’m doing on my main accounts
    • you can check out the newsletter here
    • i also intend to start writing newsletter for my personal brand
      • if navigating your life in your twenties as an ambivert is something along your alley
      • do check out fihtus by ryeones
  • for the past few weeks i’ve been slowly applying for jobs within the creative and marketing sector as that is where my interests and passion intersects
    • starting to feel the sting of it as i have zero internships and am graduating soon, but i shall not give up!
    • something else that is far in the distance, i do hope to start a social media agency, focusing on helping small creators and brands share their stories authentically

11/24

  • i had dinner with j and her sister and they wanted to eat hothideout
    • honestly it was pretty alright, i guess it had a little something different from the way they cooke compared to other mala tang stores
    • but its still overhyped (she wouldn’t like this 😅)
  • had dinner with j and her other close friends, and this was our very first time meeting everyone as well
  • i’ve more or less wrapped up the semester as i’m writing this, but still have a couple of submissions for this up coming weeks
  • but in the meantime, i’ve been updating this site and am pretty happy with the way it looks so far
  • for this winter, i am challenging myself by taking cs50’s introduction to computer science and am continuing to learn how to use blender

10/24

  • division 1 is over and nemesis emerged as champinos for the league table, and second runners up for the playoffs
  • sunig is officially over and nus lost out to ntu in the finals.
  • this semester so far has been really enjoyable, i’ve dabbled into branding more so than i would have on my own time, though it still requires the same tenacity that architecture requires in studio, i think being able to approach it from an enjoyment point of view really makes things a lot more manageable
  • j and i went back to ikoi again to celebrate the end of sunig as well as division 1
    • we also had an impromptu trip to jb again during the long weekend that we had
    • this time it was much more enjoyable since it wasn’t during examinations period
      • we still spent most of our time in the airbnb
    • we also watched the brawl stars world championships together
  • i also attended my cousins wedding, what a beautiful couple they are

09/24

  • have been doing pretty alright in division 1, but always feel like i can being doing much more
  • i’ve also recently been removed from the national team after 5 years and it has been weighing on my mind quite a lot
    • to be honest i cried like a bitch when i first heard the news
    • nonetheless, i’m trying to focus and spend more time on other things now that i have that extra free time on my hands
  • we went on our first trip to jb during our recess week, it wasn’t the most enjoyable since we didn’t have the capacity to treat it as a proper vaycation
    • spent most of our time in our airbnb studying
  • ended the month off by celebrating the birthdays of some of the bois
    • chatted at a rooftop at funan mall, truly is some vibes

08/24

  • im in my final year of architecture school, but after deciding against taking masters, i am now able to freely choose the modules i want to take
    • i have decided to take modules that interest me or would propel me in my very young and fihtus career
      • moduless such as personal branding, visual communication, financial literacy and career catalyst amoung others
  • let’s call the girl i’m dating j, because i’m too lazy to type the girl and it just makes sentence structuring reall
    • we celebrated the start of school by going to a japanese buffet that i love
    • its called ikoi and its pretty cheap assuming that you’re just there for the sashimi
  • attended my first ever branding class and though it was pretty new to me, i’m really enjoying every second of it
  • i’m also taking up sketching classes this semester, it seems pretty chill so far but i guess the main point of that module is not to see who is the best at technical sketching, but how imaginative we can be by communicating our ideas visually
  • sunig preparations are also in full force, and our team seems to be in pretty good shape for the upcoming compeitions

07/24

  • am mostly free this month as she had gone to europe with her friends for three weeks
  • i also had to serve my very first reservist in which i achieved marksman during our shooting practice

06/24

  • went on a trip to phuket with the girl, haven’t officially asked her out (i guess i sort of did at the roof top bar at our hotel 😂)
    • really enjoyable trip overall despite our final day plans being cancelled totally because i had food poisoning
  • starting to enjoy national training again, but seems like there are new players added to the squad, perhaps some kind of restructuring happening soon
  • spent most of my time updating my notion set up, reading self help books as well as playing brawl stars

05/24

  • summer holidays has begun and have basically given myself the time to relax again
  • most of my peers probably would have chosen to find an internship (something i would definitely regret) but i’ve decided to just focus on doing things that i love
  • singapore floorball division 1 has also started in full swing
  • the bois went to one of our friend’s house to celebrate the end of semester and also to start with our preparation for sunig
    • we had bbq at his place and it was such an enjoyable time talking, eating and just having good vibes overall, i miss them

04/24

  • an entire semester has flown by, and i basically submit one of the worst projects i’ve done in my 3 years
    • nonetheless, i think i’m more thankful that it has ended rather than whether i did well
    • you can check out portfolio for the project once i’ve found the time to update it
  • we had our first meeting with our sponsors for the season (nemesis and reds) and honestly the hype videos film looked pretty lit
    • hopefully it turns out good
  • for the first time, we went out to somewhere further from school to eat
    • it was her birthday so i guess we can’t just eat at school
      • we had bagels at holland village
      • the bagel was pretty good but price was pricey too
  • chelsea has been horrendous this season, i’m hoping for a change of manager and perhaps there can be some significant improvement over the summer…

03/24

  • i’ve been meeting this girl almost everyday, spending time in our room doing work together
  • studio work still hasn’t been easy, and honestly have been really bad sleep cycles the past few days
    • having to stay up to come up with ideas, and make models
  • i also attended nemesis’s agm this month, it was a pretty fun hang out and a great way to start the season proper in which i hope i’ll be able to perform to my own expectations

02/24

  • training for nationals have resumed and back in full force
    • we recently also had our local test series in selection for the upcoming aimag competition
  • balancing sports, school and my other commitments have been much tougher lately, although i have been doing this my entire life
  • studio work this semester have been really hard for me as i can’t seem to grasp the concept
    • my professor seems to hate me, but i see him the same way so that works out
    • we also just had our interim crit which has gone pretty horribly
  • and yes, i’m still together with the girl

01/24

  • its my birthday month but as always its pretty lack lustre for the most part
  • i recently met a girl on okcupid and things are pretty smooth sailing, not trying to get my hopes up too high but she was always what i wanted in a partner - a friend before a partner.
    • recently met her and have went on our very first meal together
    • we ate korean food!
  • i’m in the second semester of my third year of architecture school
    • barely started and i’m already looking forward to the end of 13 weeks
  • i went for a site visit recently for a project our studio was working on
  • i started posting on tiktok again, documenting my journey for the first few weeks of school