Out of all the cities I visited on my Europe trip, Paris was the only one that I had visited before (other than London, but I barely spent any time there at all). I was heading there specifically because of a gamelan that I’d found when searching up groups to go and visit – gamelan […]
After spending 2 months with just a backpack in Indonesia, I’ve had some time to reflect on the most useful travel gizmos, gadgets, and accessories that I had with me. My hope is that if you also need to travel at some point in the future, then this list will help you, particularly if you […]
Welcome to June! I can’t believe we are almost halfway through the year. In recognition of that, this post contains some things that I’ve been reading, playing, or watching recently, or just generally some things I’ve found neat in the last little period. If you like this sort of thing, let me know and I […]
This month, Doctor Who triumphantly returned to our small screens, now on Disney+ and a new writing team. I’m a huge fan of the show, and I love how whacky and zany it can be. If you haven’t watched before, it’s a time travel show where the main character, called just “The Doctor” and their […]
We all know about Steve Jobs, legendary CEO of Apple who oversaw the earliest personal computers, the iPod, the iPhone, and the iPad. His life has been written about and adapted numerous times – several films, many biographies, and lots and lots of internet articles. But, Steve never wrote an autobiography, so we never got […]
I was in New Zealand for a short trip over the weekend, and on the way back I picked up a new doohicky at the airport. It’s called the AirFly Pro, and from its name you can tell it was designed for use on airplanes. What is it? It plugs into any standard 3.5mm headphone […]
I watched all of Foundation on Apple TV+ recently, after reading the first 5 books years ago. Since then, I’ve been meaning to read some more Asimov, starting with the Robot series. Asimov was the first to coin the term “robotics”, by exploring the scientific principles that might underpin futuristic robots. Although the idea of […]
This week, I was one of those lucky few chosen to go to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour show, or at least that is what it felt like with all the hullaballoo of ticket sales and social media posts, and all the extra people who rock up outside the stadium just to hear Swift play. I […]
Greetings from Australia’s Central Coast! Although my ankle is still recovering, I am able to sit in a car now for decent length of time and I am looking forward to spending some time in the coastal air before joining my parents for a few weeks. This is going to be very important to me […]
In 2023, I wrote down everything that I read, watched, or played to completion. I’ve tracked books on Goodreads since 2017, and it’s nice to see my progress over time. Tracking books helped me to read more, because I was aware of how much I was reading and it gave me a little thrill to add them to my Goodreads account. Last year, though, I got a Hobonichi diary, which is a fancy Japanese brand of diary. The diary helped with my productivity and mental health immensely (more on that another time), but it also has a two page spread at the back entitled “My 100”. Upon seeing this, I thought it would be the perfect place to write down everything I finished in 2023, books and all (I ended up spilling into other pages, for a total of 108 things finished in 2023). In this post, I’ll go through my favourite media that I finished. Not all of these are from this year, so instead it’s more just my personal list from things I finished this year.