17 years in plantations. The cost of being away.
From Lahad Datu to plantation life in Sarawak and Indonesia. Looking back at long drives, poor phone coverage, work and what it meant to be away from family.
From Lahad Datu to plantation life in Sarawak and Indonesia. Looking back at long drives, poor phone coverage, work and what it meant to be away from family.
My AI assistant confidently announced that a report was ready. Except there was no report. Why I kept the assistant anyway — and the plot twist behind this post.
Malay mee goreng, Chinese mee goreng, one plate of yellow noodles and somehow completely different personalities. My highly scientific method starts with the limau nipis.
The old internet felt smarter, slower and stranger. Maybe it wasn't smarter at all — maybe there were simply fewer of us, more friction, and no infinite feed in our pockets.
After months of actually using a Fold, the crease is the least interesting part. The real story is how the phone changes your habits — and why Android still makes tinkering fun.
A very confident AI translation argument over a Malaysian political parody of Infernal Affairs — Grok heard Cantonese, the video spoke Mandarin, and the machine refused to back down.