July 2026


Be the Driver, Not the Passenger: A Complicated Relationship With AI
29 July 2026

I am ambivalent towards artificial intelligence. With the slew of corporate materials I have been writing about artificial intelligence, I thought I should pen my opinions down too. However chaotic and …

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✦ Life, Thoughts, and Musings

Noesantara Batam Review: Authentic Nusantara Flavours With Heart
22 July 2026

Every time I visit Batam, I stumble on hidden gems, and my belly always leaves more than satisfied. This time, that gem was Noesantara in the Penuin area. The large …

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✦ Food and the Savouries

Ikinokoru: Batam’s New Plant-Based Vegan Japanese Restaurant
15 July 2026

I found my new favourite bowl of truffle ramen. Ikinokoru (生き残る) is the up-and-coming plant-based vegan Japanese restaurant in Batam, Indonesia. Step through the door and you're transported into a mini …

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✦ Food and the Savouries

The Inugami Curse by Seishi Yokomizo: A Review 
8 July 2026

If the covers of the Strange Series (Strange Pictures and Strange Houses) caught my eye, Murder at the Black Cat Cafe did too. That was how I found my way …

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✦ Book Review

Confucianism: On Wisdom, Virtue, and a Cultural Temple in Tainan, Taiwan
1 July 2026

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. - Confucius While I was drafting my post on Marcus Aurelius' Meditations, I thought about another …

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✦ Places and the People  / ✦ Travelogue