On Getting a Haircut
Hello world! I've recently gotten a haircut, and that got me thinking about how it's a unique experience compared to other routines. Unlike most daily...
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Week of July 4th, 2026
And it's July. We're officially starting the second half of 2026. How has life been treating you? I'm visiting my parents this week for July 4th, and...
Interactive San Jose Weather Visualizer
Live weather conditions in San Jose
Hó - My Cousin
Hó is my cousin. Or rather, he was. We used to play together as kids, even though we didn't live close to each other. My family lived in a bustling ci...
New Writing Workflow
Documenting the new content management workflow for my blog.
Celebrating Small Wins
I admit I'm not good at this. The other day, Vy shared some progress on her job search after a month of being out of work. I was happy for her and sta...
429 Page
I've setup rate liming on the server hosting this site. The goal is to preserve the same experience for readers while keeping bots at bay. Here's the...
Mixing things up
We tend to look in a certain direction unconsciously. At a crossroads, we instinctively choose to go either left or right based on habit. These habits...
Recent Updates to the Site
Over the last month, I spent some time giving this...
Resilience of My Citrus Trees
Vy showed me something that made my day. Our lime and lemon trees, which haven't borne any fruit for quite a while, have started to show signs of life...
My Insecurity
I have spent a lot of time lately looking at others and then looking back at myself with a sense of disappointment. It is a quiet feeling, like a weig...
Doing simple things
I value simplicity, not complexity. That's probably why I've been running for a few years. Running is one of the simplest activities anyone can do. Un...
Boba - Our Neighbor's Dog
!Yuna (left) and Boba (right) Vy and I have been taking care of Boba, our neighbor's dog for a few days now and I decided to write a little note about...
Self Reflection #1
I've walked the paths many have walked. I'm solving problems many people have solved. I'm living in a house a few people have called home. I do not gr...
2023 San Jose Half Marathon Recap
Race Information - Name: Rock'n'Roll San Jose Marathon - Date: October 1, 2023 - Distance: 13.1...
Chaining Wireguard Tunnels
Use Wireguard to route home network traffic to VPN
On Vy's Birthday
Another year means another piece of poetry for you. I hope you enjoy this piece. On your birthday, I just want to say I'm grateful for your being with...
Using jekyll-last-modified-at on Cloudflare Pages
I ran into the problem where jekyll-last-modified-at plugin did not work properly on Cloudflare pages. Luckily, I found the solution via Github issue....
Nextcloud Restore Attempt
I have my own instance of Nextcloud running on docker at home and have been using borgmatic to back up this service for a while now. Yesterday, I atte...
Recipes for a Tired Day
Have you ever felt so exhausted at the end of the day that you fell asleep as soon as your head hit the pillow? I'm not talking about the usual kind o...