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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#Field Notes
Writing, research, projects, and photos around “Field Notes”.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Tokyo Wandering
Six days in June 2023: Ginza, Shibuya, Yokohama, and Kamakura, plus density, walking, and "why is area priced separately".
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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