Our new next door neighbor moved in for 1.5x the rent we have been paying. Our landlord must be thrilled we decided not to renew so they can also up the rent on our unit for a new tenant.

Everyone who asks ‘what’s the best weather / time of the year to visit Singapore / Malaysia / Thailand’ makes me laugh. Sweet summer child

[Nevada] Reno no longer has any DOJ prosecutors https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/all-federal-prosecutors-have-left-dojs-reno-office-as-lawyers-leave-trump-admin-en-masse

All federal prosecutors have left DOJ's Reno office, as lawyers leave Trump admin en masse - The Nevada Independent

The Reno office typically has between five and six full-time attorneys overseeing prosecutions. But in the past year, the number of lawyers has dwindled from six to zero.

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Jollibee is for when you want fast food and you also want rice and spaghetti. I consider mid dislike for Jollibee to be a racial hate crime

Saw a company say it was trusted by 120K orgs. Somehow saw, 120K dogs. Which would be infinitely more trustworthy if you ask me

The best ramen I’ve had in a very, very long time is the Ramen Bonbori at Midtown Eats food hall in Oahu. They share the space with Dragon Burger, which also does interesting Kyoto-style craft burgers (the yuzu and shiso burgers are excellent). But the ramen is something else. Only ‘shio’ and […]

Favorite coffee in diff parts of Oahu from my short visit: - Windward side: Tradition coffee https://maps.app.goo.gl/7a3xu1zSDsHuu6Rz5?g_st=ic - Waikiki: Cafe Nene https://maps.app.goo.gl/mRw7tCAP1tDzqQpz5?g_st=ic - Chinatown: Drip Studio https://maps.app.goo.gl/Gn5W2epkBnCUwPAVA?g_st=ic […]

It’s a little funny that the word for a beloved Hawaiian bird (nene) is also the Hokkien word for ‘boobs’ so whenever someone says NENE I’m like WHERE

Sometimes words just aren't enough to describe the grace of living in a world of such beauty.

Halona blowhole, Oahu #Hawaii

August is the month of independence from European colonialism August 9, Singapore (British, via Malaysia) August 14, Pakistan (British) August 15, India (British) August 17, Indonesia (Dutch) August 31, Malaysia (British) There’s a cluster of African countries’ independence also in August […]

I mostly thought my sexual orientation was settled fact, but I am wildly attracted to Ethan Peck’s Spock. So, women, and Spock is my sexual orientation

When we arrived in Honolulu a few days ago, my wife and I immediately felt at home. The temp and humidity was familiar (but better, coz not as hot and not as humid as Singapore and Malaysia). The people and languages and food felt familiar as well. Malay and Hawaiian languages (and Filipino […]

I’ve decided to devote the rest of my life to never, ever being cold ever again. Even slightly cold. Except for when I am in New York City. I don’t mind being cold only in New York City. I will do anything to be in New York City, including being cold. Other […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

I mostly thought my sexual orientation was settled fact, but I am wildly attracted to Ethan Peck’s Spock. So, women, and Spock is my sexual orientation

All across the world this week it seems like people in the Chinese diaspora are being told to ‘go home’. From NZ’s foreign minister (saying this to a NZ minister of Chinese ancestry), to some Malaysian nationalists calling us ‘pendatang’ (even if some of us have been there longer than they have).

The amount of racism and classism by white upper middle class San Franciscans towards Jollibee opening is astounding. I’d rather eat a bucket of Chicken Joy than your bland $50 fried chicken at nice restaurants

Hawaii also has my perfect lunch options #Food

Hawaii has helped me see clearly that all I want for breakfast every morning is one onigiri and one spam musubi. I don't need anything else, ever.

SF rental market: "desperately looking for studio or 1 bedroom, budget 5K" HAHAHAHHA

so in the last 3-4 weeks in southeast asia, we've got "expats and tourists behaving badly" - italian students on a field trip to thailand to 'discover a new culture' wound up yelling condescendingly at Thai people in the train - american and european 'startup school' people kicked out of […]

Chinese artist Wang Liang, known as the "Invisible Man," uses body painting to blend seamlessly into natural and urban environments, promoting environmental awareness through his striking camouflage art.

RE: https://mastodon.social/@lnsy_dev/117011847340339614 There’s a new trend of evangelicals standing up in planes and singing and preaching in some domestic U.S. flights Like the philosophers Belle and Sebastian say; ‘oh, get me away from here / im dying / oh, I’m dying’

Saw a Hawaiian person discuss the cost of living references that mainlanders make: ‘I really don’t care that a gallon of milk is ten bucks. I don’t need milk. I need to get spicy ahi a few times a week, however. How much will that cost over there?’ Priorities. Same, brother.

My local Chinese grocer carries five different varieties of Sichuan pepper from the same manufacturer, which is indicative of how good my local Chinese grocer is

BTW, I looked at the tramTRACKER app as the new G-class tram approached, and they have indeed uploaded a new image for that class of tram. :) #tram #trams #Melbourne

Food is not spicy enough until I have to stop every two minutes to let my heart rate slow down. I no longer taste capsaicin on my tongue so I suppose that is my only physiological reaction

Two things can be true: 1. The Dutch destroy things for everyone else (two Dutch people organized a no-Indonesians running club in Bali, like they still rule the place) 2. The Indonesia government is fine over-reacting like it always does Having spent some […] [Original post on hachyderm.io]

Realistically, why would I ever want to live / spend time in anywhere cold, ever

I think I really like camping and camping equipment because it just distills things into ‘what do you REALLY need’