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Candlelight Concert in Jakarta

First time experiencing a Candlelight Concert at Soehanna Hall-Jakarta and honestly, I’m still carrying the feeling with me. The moment I stepped into the hall, surrounded by the soft glow of hundreds of candles, everything felt… slower, calmer, almost surreal. And then the music began. Each note... read more

Out at the Pool hall

Hanging at the pool hall in Dallas.

First Library Card

Just got my first library card and checked out my first book! Starting with They All Fall Down by Rachel Howzell Hall, and I’ve already got Rock, Paper, Scissors by Alice Feeney lined up next. Feels kind of nice getting back into reading. Any books you’d recommend? I haven’t picked one up in 15+... read more

Pool Table Desgin

I'v got an idea for a pool table design. Taken the concept of a sport hall with the different colour lines for each sport. But do that with a pool table, like poker. But struggling to think of games, any thoughts

Not every conversation needs a hall monitor

Some folks white-knight or gatekeep so hard that literally everything becomes “an attack” on them. Every opinion? A threat. Every preference? A violation. Every disagreement? A grand injustice. At some point it’s not protectiveness or principles—it’s just whiny, exhausting, toxic noise. Not every... read more

Metacognition and patterned behavior

Hi all - I've been chasing down a particularly troublesome factor in my pursuit of growth, which is how to identify a patterned behavior that is deeply ingrained to the point that it feels like reflex or instinct when it's just behavioral muscle memory, possibly developed as a survival mechanism... read more