Year: 2019
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My Spotify in 2019
Earlier today, our office Slack channels went abuzz with Spotify Wrapped 2019. It was a memory trip. Early 2019 was Spotify’s ‘Evening Jazz’ on repeat, then it started to move to lo-fi by the end of 2019. I would recommend you folks to listen to Ilya Mann if you like slow jazz (although there are…
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Spotify Playlist: Weekend Mood
I’ve been collecting some lo-fi and easy listening songs for my latest Spotify playlist: Weekend Mood. Do you have any recommendations? Feel free to share!
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Netflix ‘Klaus’ (2019): “A true selfless act always sparks another”
In the beginning of Netflix’s ‘Klaus’, we see the main character, Jesper, as a lazy, rude, spoiled disaster — which reminds me a lot with Disney’s ‘The Emperor’s New Groove’ Emperor Kuzco. What happened next was a beautiful story of a solitary island in the northern area, filled with snow, and how the legend of…
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Saturday Breakfast: Restaurant ‘ROSE’, Kuala Lumpur
Weekend usually means super unhealthy breakfast; filled with carbs, sodium, and almost everything your brain craves. The word ‘Restoran’ is Indonesian/Malaysian’s adaptation from “restaurant”. The plaque ‘Food Trails’ from Kuala Lumpur Townhall hung proudly, as a proof the restaurant joined the local government’s effort of introducing the city’s historical and foodie side. This restaurant provides…
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Before I Knew Everything
I’ll remember the days before I knew everything The Automattic Creed (part of it) In Automattic, we have creed — some kind of a promise, an oath, that we need to remember and love and live. The one above is actually my favorite. When I applied for Automattic, there was this question, “what do you…
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Martin (Wintergatan) Reacts to Marble Machine Covers
And here I am, a ball of crying mess. Heart so full while watching Martin looked so very happy watching the covers and thanking folks who covering his song, and here I am, going, NO, MARTIN. NO. WE, THANK, YOU.
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Crafting Artistry: A Journey Along the Maritime Silk and Spice Road
Last week, I scrolled my Instagram timeline when I saw Galeri Petronas’ (Petronas Gallery) post about their recent exhibition. The infamous Silk & Spice Road is one of the topics that I really really like; it’s really cool to see how trades and exploration gave birth to new cultures, culinary, religions, lifestyles, and technology advancements.…
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Hello
I always thought that when people sending some kind of outer-space mission of sending messages to extraterrestrial life out there, it was a vain attempt to show “HERE I AM. LOOK AT ME.” But this video changed my perspective, and I really really appreciate that. Voyager mission serves more than delivering messages to the space,…
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Nautilus Team and The Gulper Eel
“TOUCH IT!” — big science energy 2019