2021 was supposed to be the year that the vaccine was introduced to all and COVID deaths would (mostly) be a thing of the past.…
This is mostly a note to self. You know how you often have photographs of notes or forms that you need to print out, and…
Since the advent of React Hooks, there have been a few hook-related anti-patterns that have popped up. To be fair, these existed before hooks as…
This weekend, I did something I had never done before: binge an entire 13-episode anime AND its movie. I usually like to consume media at…
I am alive and… well? I don’t know much about quantifying wellness— but in the age of a pandemic—I feel lucky to be healthy. There…
One week ago, on 7 March, I released my animated short Paramitha. I stared working on it in early February and just as I expected…
Sometimes I wonder if I am A shard of glass Safely disposed Away from any exposed flesh A burning ember separated From dry cotton It…
There no getting around the fact that 2020 was defined by the pandemic. With that in mind, some personal stats: Transport In 2018, I took…
Watching the Adam Ragusea New York-style pizza dough recipe inspired me to make pizza at home, something that I never thought I was capable of.…
I’m sure everyone at this point has read about the paradox of tolerance. It’s a pretty common sense argument and there are many historial examples…
I finished Isaac Asimov’s seminal work, the first book of the Foundation trilogy, yesterday. This is my short review that I added on Goodreads: I…
Here’s a small recap of what I’ve been watching on the ol’ YouTube. Practical Engineering Grady Hillhouse just has the most calming presence on screen,…
I like blank slates, and I like closure. My JIRA board at work has a bunch of stubborn tickets that won’t go away. This seems…
you fall in love over a phone call in the backseat of the cinema reading whatsapps at 1 am at a candle lit dinner or…
You will often need to implement text that looks like this: Now, it’s fairly simple enough to do in HTML, but when you do it…
Flagitect just hit version 1.2.0, and so this is a brief introduction into the technical aspects of how the app is structured. Stack The app…
I created this little timeline graphic as a crutch for my non-American self trying to navigate the complex history, culture, and inter-network rivalries of American…
Cheng Xin in space I recently finished the last book in Liu Cixin’s masterpiece trilogy, and created this little piece in Krita. Cheng Xin’s name…
Am I doomed To an existence Where you You, you, and you (Yes, I know you’re all the same— though it took me a while…
Jaki, Maali, and DD on one of their vacations Down South circa late 1980s. I finished Shehan Karunatilaka’s Chats with the Dead last week, and…
It was pretty good weather for an otherwise sweltering January, as they lay perched on the rooftop balcony overlooking the suburbs. “You smoke?”, she asked…
2020 has been an interesting year musically, so here are some of my favourite music this year. Theo Katzman Vulf wunderkind Theo’s album, “Modern Johnny…
Meme by Justice For Tharindu First, you need to make up your mind. If you take this project on you must proactively try to make…
The Blog I’ve written 18 blog posts in 2019, which is below the target I set at the start of the year (two blog posts…
Yes, but can Liberals batter down doors anymore? Last night, dealing with a bought of insomnia, I read this important take on BoJo (not to…