A Fresh Start
This site is being rebuilt from an old static blog into a personal publication about technology, work, and life — and it also records the trade-offs made along the way.
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Writing, research, projects, and photos around “Field Notes”.
From Skin Observation to Product Selection
Choosing makeup doesn't require memorizing shade numbers or brands first: observe your skin tone, lightness, and how your skin feels that day in natural light, then narrow your choices down to colors and textures that suit you.
An Eight-Step Routine for Everyday Full Makeup
From skin prep to finishing touches, a practical full-makeup routine that leans natural and emphasizes long wear and bone-structure definition.
Gifting Is Not About Picking a Product: A Question Framework for Understanding Relationships
A ready-to-use gifting guide: first confirm the person and the occasion, then narrow the choices across three categories — generic, custom, and experience.
My Reading Archives: Book Lists, Tools, and Reading Notes
A personal reading record from 2021 to 2023: what I read, how I keep notes, and a few reflections I still haven't fully worked out.
Tokyo Wandering
Six days in June 2023: Ginza, Shibuya, Yokohama, and Kamakura, plus density, walking, and "why is area priced separately".
West Coast Daily Life
Fifteen days in May 2023: working in another time zone while driving, refueling, parking, and keeping accounts. The deepest impression was not the sights but the jet lag and the expense.
Fourteen Days in Indonesia
Fourteen days in Jakarta in February 2023: a city folded and cut apart, where high-rises and street stalls each live out their own everyday.
A Low-Friction System for Solo Meals
Don't treat cooking as a test of willpower: with a small set of fixed choices, turn shopping, prep, cleanup, and unexpected changes into a sustainable routine.
A Bug on the Network
A sci-fi short written in early university: when a bug in a two-dimensional network gains three-dimensional knowledge, what it loses is not ignorance but the ability to act.