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Book Review: “The Get Things Done Book: 41 Tools to Start, Stick With and Finish Things” by Mikael Krogerus and Roman Tschäppeler
I was not a fan of the word “productivity”. While the word itself is innocent enough, thanks to the media and how society has progressed lately, I got to associate “productivity” with “hustle” and value an individual with a mere number of outputs. It took me quite some time to reframe my perspective and thoughts… Continue reading »
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13 years and counting
Happy 13th anniversary! Continue reading »
Category: The Firmansyahs in a NutshellTag: tfian -
Manchester and London Trip: April 2024
A trip to Manchester and London. The museums, the parks, the best palak paneer I ever got in Manchester, the importance of recognizing one’s wealth and technological advancement usually comes from other nations’ expenses, and squirrels. Continue reading »
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Soracchi and Sora-yan
TIL (Today I Learned) Soracchi, a mascot for All Nippon Airways (ANA) and LINE messaging app (by Naver.) Not to be confused with Sora-yan, Osaka International Airport’s mascot — yes, both Soracchi and Sora-yan are Japanese. “Sora” means “sky” in Japanese. Continue reading »
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Life update and Bandung trip
It has been, like… 3 weeks (?) after my last post of having hospitalized due to an accident, and I can say that I’m recovering. I’m pretty happy with the progress, although I must admit there are some aspects that I have strong opinions on. First is the cane. The walking cane. Or stick. Whatever.… Continue reading »
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How was my weekend?
My husband called it a “freak accident”. We were on our way to our usual cafe in the Bangsar area when I slipped and fell — and somehow, even up to today, I didn’t know what made me slipped and fell. Whenever people asked, my answer has always been: “I walked, I fell… et voila!”… Continue reading »
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The temple’s guardians. Sort of.
Just like many buildings in Malaysia, our apartment has a Datuk gong shrine for the residents to pray. This is specific to Chinese descendants in Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. Datuk gong results from cultural assimilations of Chinese Taoism and Malay Islam. And in front of the temple is this guardian. Sometimes there are a couple… Continue reading »
