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How App Architecture Controls Our Digital Rage
CHAPTER 07·Sep 29, 2026

How App Architecture Controls Our Digital Rage

We know this classic scenario where someone posts a deliberately spicy hot take, usually just bare text slapped on a black background s…

Nobody Cares About Your 40 Page Policy White Paper
CHAPTER 06·Aug 23, 2026

Nobody Cares About Your 40 Page Policy White Paper

A few days ago, I sat down to read that article by John Arundel about his experience watching and covering Donald Trump at the 2026 Whi…

Things I Wanted to Become When I Was Younger
CHAPTER 05·Aug 20, 2026

Things I Wanted to Become When I Was Younger

Gue ngerasa tulisan ini bukan cuma kayak sekadar nostalgia manis aja soal masa lalu. Sebaliknya, ini lebih kayak gue lagi nyoba ngeliat…

Waarom Ik Mijn Normen Niet Verlaag Voor Jouw Ego?
CHAPTER 04·May 25, 2026

Waarom Ik Mijn Normen Niet Verlaag Voor Jouw Ego?

Als ik heel eerlijk ben, zijn mijn verwachtingen van de mensheid vandaag de dag gedaald tot het absolute nulpunt, het blote MINIMUM. Ik…

Groen in de Buurt
CHAPTER 03·May 25, 2026

Groen in de Buurt

De dag is hier nog maar net begonnen. Terwijl de ochtendzon zich langzaam door de wolken boort en de eerste kop thee naast mijn laptop …

De Vensterbank
CHAPTER 02·May 24, 2026

De Vensterbank

Utrecht, diep in de winter. Buiten, langs de donkere lijn van de Oudegracht, glansde het plaveisel van de ijzige natte sneeuw die de he…

Tuan yang Menanam Ladang di Punggung Orang Lain
CHAPTER 01·May 19, 2026

Tuan yang Menanam Ladang di Punggung Orang Lain

Pada suatu masa, di sebuah negeri yang pandai sekali membungkus luka dengan pita, hiduplah seorang tuan yang tidak pernah turun ke lada…

Prologue
INTRO NARRATIVE

PROLOGUE

Journal

There is a reason why the world always feels more spacious past three in the morning. The city's restless hum has finally run out of steam, leaving behind a thick silence, the chill of early dew settling in, and the tired glow of a single screen lit above a wooden desk.

My name is Ivan.

Observed closely, everything in this universe gradually drifts toward disorder. Objects decay, memories fade, and time erodes all things without exception. Yet, it is precisely in the awareness of this fragility that I find room to truly feel present. I have a deep fondness for things that are imperfect—for the unseen networks of life quietly holding each other up, and for the belief that at the very bottom of things, goodness is always there and worth holding onto.

I didn't build this space to compete with the world's noise. This page is simply a conscious effort to gather scattered fragments of thoughts, observations, and subtle details that often slip away, stitching them back together one by one. A quiet corner to nurture clarity, before everything gets swept along by the relentless pace of our days.

FRIEND
If naturally everything eventually fades and wears out, why go through the trouble of weaving these memories into a space?
IVAN
Not to try and stop time, but to remember that we were truly alive within it. To me, reading and observing things slowly is the only anchor keeping us from losing ourselves.

Take a deep breath, find your pause, and leave behind whatever weighs you down.

How App Architecture Controls Our Digital Rage
CHAPTER 07

How App Architecture Controls Our Digital Rage

2 weeks ago

We know this classic scenario where someone posts a deliberately spicy hot take, usually just bare text slappe…

Nobody Cares About Your 40 Page Policy White Paper
CHAPTER 06

Nobody Cares About Your 40 Page Policy White Paper

1 month ago

A few days ago, I sat down to read that article by John Arundel about his experience watching and covering Don…

Things I Wanted to Become When I Was Younger
CHAPTER 05

Things I Wanted to Become When I Was Younger

2 months ago

Gue ngerasa tulisan ini bukan cuma kayak sekadar nostalgia manis aja soal masa lalu. Sebaliknya, ini lebih kay…

Waarom Ik Mijn Normen Niet Verlaag Voor Jouw Ego?
CHAPTER 04

Waarom Ik Mijn Normen Niet Verlaag Voor Jouw Ego?

4 months ago

Als ik heel eerlijk ben, zijn mijn verwachtingen van de mensheid vandaag de dag gedaald tot het absolute nulpu…

Groen in de Buurt
CHAPTER 03

Groen in de Buurt

4 months ago

De dag is hier nog maar net begonnen. Terwijl de ochtendzon zich langzaam door de wolken boort en de eerste ko…

De Vensterbank
CHAPTER 02

De Vensterbank

4 months ago

Utrecht, diep in de winter. Buiten, langs de donkere lijn van de Oudegracht, glansde het plaveisel van de ijzi…

Tuan yang Menanam Ladang di Punggung Orang Lain
CHAPTER 01

Tuan yang Menanam Ladang di Punggung Orang Lain

5 months ago

Pada suatu masa, di sebuah negeri yang pandai sekali membungkus luka dengan pita, hiduplah seorang tuan yang t…