Tag: blubs
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Another scam call
Yesterday, during lunchtime, I got a phone call from a person saying they were a third-party appointed by Maybank. The gist is: An account owner on Maybank named Saleha binti Zakaria listed my number as their emergency contact number. The account is suspected of several suspicious transactions, and Saleha cannot be contacted, so this person,…
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Lunchbox
For the past week, I have been preparing lunchboxes for my husband and kids. My husband usually bought his lunch at a shopping area near his office, and the kids had their lunch provided by the school canteen with a monthly fee. Things were okay-ish (or so I thought) until several weeks ago, the youngest…
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On blogging, building community, and (a rant on) AI — and back using English
… Aaaand she’s back. I tried using the Indonesian language in my previous post, and I found myself feeling “stiff” on using it. I know, the irony, I’m an Indonesian and here I am, feeling uncomfortable using my own language. I know some Indonesians out there who would love to sling mud at me because…
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Post-lunch Cardio
KL has been getting cooler recently, and I have enjoyed nice breeze as I opened my balcony door and let the air flows through. I just finished my lunch yesterday when I heard a skittering sound on the ceilings. At first, I thought it was a bug or a dragonfly entered my unit from the…
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Digital Graveyard
I never thought too much about digital graveyard until I revisited my bookmarks on my Chrome browser. When I was a Happiness Engineer, my Chrome browser was connected to my Automattic profile. For five years, I never used my personal Chrome account. Naturally, the bookmarks went unnoticed. After I resigned, I reset my Chrome browser…
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After Almost 6 Years…
I’m leaving Automattic. The first question would always be: “Why?” — Especially, considering the recent ongoing drama in the WordPress community, it’s easy to think if I (finally) left because of misalignment with Matt and the company. I’d say, it’s more of a 50-50 situation. I have been staying away from the drama and only…
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How do you “perform”?
This is more like a question than a blog post, hahah. But yes, this is something that I have been wondering about. From my limited experience and exposure in trips to different countries, I noticed there are folks that somehow so eloquent in speaking and storytelling. For example, Sergio Barros in Covent Garden Street. Barros…
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Working around “planned obsolescence”
One thing that I despise most after pocket-less dresses is a planned obsolescence. As we use things around us, it’s expected to have them in a wear-and-tear condition. In the old times, a lot of equipments and belongings are manufactured and produced in such a way that they can withstand prolonged usage and stay in…
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A morning call with a scammer
The number was unknown, as expected, and I thought it was a cold call from TV cable companies offering their Internet or streaming service or ISPs — and in a mildly amusing irony, perhaps I would respond better had those were true — so I picked it up and greeted them, the scammer