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.
Personal
Personal writing, memories, work, life and assorted observations from The Flaccid Mind archive.
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A few ways into the personal archive — revival, memory, age and everyday life.
Did the internet become stupid, or did everybody simply arrive?
October 3, 2026 | 6 min read | Posted in » Blogosphere, Personal
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.
Why Android is still fun — and why Fold reviewers obsess over the wrong things
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.
From “rate my lousy blog” to checking quantities for 17 buildings. WTF happened?
One cautious week with an AI assistant: from rating bongkersz.com and WhatsApp chats to spreadsheets, FCPO, reports and quantity take-offs for 17 buildings.
So… what now?
September 27, 2026 | 2 min read | Posted in » Blogosphere, Personal
The recovery work is mostly done. The old blog is back. Now comes the harder part: actually writing again.
I killed my blog. Then 10 years later, I brought it back.
Little walk down the memory lane… Some of you old farts might remember this place. bongkersz.com. The Flaccid Mind. A stupid name for a blog where I spent an equally stupid amount of time writing equally stupid things. I started blogging sometime around 2005. Back then there was no Instagram, TikTok, Threads or whatever shit…
Thirty three.
Turning 33 in Kalimantan, reflecting on birthdays, writing less in the social-media era, and sitting on the other side of a job interview.