Recent Posts
(Mostly cross-post from my Instagram Feed)
Farewell, Father
My father passed away last weekend. I’ve been trying my best to make sense of this situation but i don’t think I’ve been doing a good job on doing so. The last time someone close to me passed a way was years ago. In a sense i’ve been lucky not to experience these...
Sekiro, Shadows Die Tons Of Times.
I recently finished Sekiro Shadow Die Twice and currently re-playing it already. For those who aren’t familiar with the game, Sekiro is a action ninja game from FromSoftware who’s notoriously known for Dark Souls and Bloodborne: the games so hard but satisfying they...
Thirty
I turned thirty this month. A decade ago I wrote this piece while i was turning twenty and i think i owed my past and future self to write about what happened when I turn thirty. Lots of things happened in the past ten years: I’m married.I’m a father of a son and a...
Streaming Services Review
A very quick review of three active video streaming service subscriptions I use so far: Netflix: The OG of streaming services. It has tons of titles and it has tons of originals / exclusives. However, most of their “originals” movies feels generic and formulaic tho....
Spouse, Marriage, & Kids pt. 1
Couple of thoughts on spouse, marriage, and kids. I'm not sure what leads me to this, I think there was discussion on my twitter timeline couple of weeks ago regarding marriage and i want to share my take on these. Spouse This actually works both way: before you look...
On Making Company Retreat Vlogs
Elegant Themes does annual company retreat since 2016 and I'm fortunate to attend all the company retreats and making travel vlog out of it: 2016 in Berlin - i shot videos using GoPro Hero 4 then automatically edited it using Quik app (spoiler alert: video production...
Games in Quarantine
There are three games that I've been played more this past week during the quarantine which i'd like to talk about: Mario Odyssey Nintendo Switch I recently give more Switch time for my son since we're self quarantine-ing ourself. Among my very limited Switch game...
Altered Carbon Season 2
I tend to find stories that explore the limits about consciousness and death to be interesting. Netflix' Altered Carbon is one of them. Altered Carbon general premise revolves around the theme that in the future people extend their life by installing a device called...
COVID-19
It is pretty hard to wrap my mind about this COVID-19 pandemic. At the end of January, we still acknowledged this as epidemic that affects Wuhan (China) and several east Asian countries. In February, it spreads like crazy; Fast forward now at the end of march we've...
Make Good Freebies Then Share It For Free
One of favourite advice I frequently give to those who ask "how do i start my career" especially if the the one who ask want to work in creative field: Make good freebies (item / product / tool / assets / craft that people can use), then share it for free I did this...
Thoughts
Stuffs that crossed my mind
The Taste of Memories
I forgot where did I watch this (either YouTube, Tiktok, or Instagram Reels 🤷♂️): there’s this chef who shares his favorite fried rice recipe and he wholeheartedly believes that it is the best fried rice recipe because that’s what his late father used to cook; Fond...
The Exact Same Path
I used to walk in this mall with my girlfriend, which later turned into my wife, years ago. Fast forward recently, i was walking on the same path.. with my son. I chuckled a bit. What will 8 years ago me would think if he knows that he will walk on the exact path he...
Dopamine Addiction
If i have to recommend best tweet i read this month, it’d be this: https://twitter.com/awilkinson/status/1445749683003949068?s=21 If your life’s been nice but something is still feel off nonetheless, read the entire thread. it is worth your time. I’ve been working...
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Me and my wife started family-related YouTube channel in late 2016. Recent videos:
EPL & Unpredictability
Couple of weeks and matches have passed and i can say that EPL is so fascinating. You just don’t know what happened next or who’ll win. Liverpool which is last year’s champions are surrounded by injury; Manchester City their closest rival seems to lost their way;...
iPad in 2020
I recently got myself an iPad Pro and these are the consideration and experienced i’ve gathered so far. Why I think i’ve come to the point where i should separate my needs on different devices. I used to think that i won’t need an iPad: i already use Macbook Pro and...
Farewell, Father
My father passed away last weekend. I’ve been trying my best to make sense of this situation but i don’t think I’ve been doing a good job on doing so. The last time someone close to me passed a way was years ago. In a sense i’ve been lucky not to experience these...
Sekiro, Shadows Die Tons Of Times.
I recently finished Sekiro Shadow Die Twice and currently re-playing it already. For those who aren’t familiar with the game, Sekiro is a action ninja game from FromSoftware who’s notoriously known for Dark Souls and Bloodborne: the games so hard but satisfying they...
Thirty
I turned thirty this month. A decade ago I wrote this piece while i was turning twenty and i think i owed my past and future self to write about what happened when I turn thirty. Lots of things happened in the past ten years: I’m married.I’m a father of a son and a...
Streaming Services Review
A very quick review of three active video streaming service subscriptions I use so far: Netflix: The OG of streaming services. It has tons of titles and it has tons of originals / exclusives. However, most of their “originals” movies feels generic and formulaic tho....
Spouse, Marriage, & Kids pt. 1
Couple of thoughts on spouse, marriage, and kids. I'm not sure what leads me to this, I think there was discussion on my twitter timeline couple of weeks ago regarding marriage and i want to share my take on these. Spouse This actually works both way: before you look...
On Making Company Retreat Vlogs
Elegant Themes does annual company retreat since 2016 and I'm fortunate to attend all the company retreats and making travel vlog out of it: 2016 in Berlin - i shot videos using GoPro Hero 4 then automatically edited it using Quik app (spoiler alert: video production...
Games in Quarantine
There are three games that I've been played more this past week during the quarantine which i'd like to talk about: Mario Odyssey Nintendo Switch I recently give more Switch time for my son since we're self quarantine-ing ourself. Among my very limited Switch game...