Two-hour soldering exercise yesterday. It’s pretty darn fun. Change my mind.
The final product: bulbs, plus resistors from the previous post—
Soldering For The Soul
Merdeka!
It’s Independence Day for us Malaysians, so my mom and I baked this orange Swiss roll. I totally needed an excuse.
Citrus-y… but kind of salty.
I Know It Looks Like Toddler Food…
…but greek yoghurt topped with apples is BOMB. And nice for your gut.
Regarding Resistor Bands
Great news! I just received a brand-new batch of resistors.
Bad news! I mixed them up, and my multimeter is funky, so I’m left to learn the peculiar skill of reading resistor bands.
I had a go at one yesterday for a short while — around 10 minutes — and I was already confused by which direction to read it. It’s a five-band, so there’s no obvious gap in the middle.
Plus, I had a hard time telling the colours apart. To the extent that I needed my phone’s flashlight. 😭
Forgive my possible ignorance, but why can’t you guys just print the value out?
P.S. I’ve also received a new toolbox. I feel a wee bit more important now.
I CAN FINALLY PRESS 12.5KG!!!! ON BOTH SIDES
FINALLY. AFTER A PLATEAU SINCE SEPTEMBER.
HWUWIHEIEUEUUSKDN
MOIST banana bread
VERY MOIST (but noice) (and sweet)
The Notebook That (Probably) Changed My Life
I’m talking about this one.
My very first entry was dated 2nd August, 2024. I’d written notes about the Caesar Cipher, back when I was learning about Cryptography. Yeah, I studied that for shits and giggles.
Not like I found it fun. Building stuff, like engineering, is so much more enjoyable to me.
Then I started journaling on 17th May, 2025, which I’m not showing a photo of.
One of my fears is being an adult and wondering if I’d thoroughly wasted my teenage years. I really hope this habit counters that; it’ll make for an enthralling read in the future.