Journal

2025

8 months
August
47 41
Trump Proof, God, Resolve
August: Timestamps and a White House note framed the attempts as aligned; faith steadied the work, with Israel and America kept central throughout.
January
2,118 1,447
Crisps, Strongmen, and Camera Ghosts
Jan: Camera issue comes into focus; the writer refocuses on safety, routines, and building—cash out 1.2m LKR, launch crisps & drinks, ship AngryPages, keep it constructive.

2024

12 months
December
1,429 29
Weddings, Wizards, War Rooms
Old friends at a wedding, Halo honor, Kenyan AI labor reality, Netanyahu briefings, then Harry Potter comfort and year-end resolve.
November
1,691 74
Election Myth, Chip Experiments
Trump-as-1776 imagery peaked into victory relief; between clips came chips research, AngryPages visuals, Samsung awe, and Mac worries.
October
1,327 77
Satay Blueprint, Warhol Joke
AML distrust and 10/7 tactics collided with crisp menu planning—satay, bread, lemonade—plus Trump-at-McDonald’s and Warhol wordplay.
September
672 22
Parrot Feathers, Reborn Sermons
Paul Simon loops, Pauline comparisons, Bible riffs, and golf-scare headlines played like performance politics—tender and uneasy at once.
August
1,081 43
Montages, Orcs, Fast Food
Trump montages and party rants mixed with Halo and LOTR mood-swings, Sri Lanka leadership talk, and late-night NYT rescue beats.
July
1,848 333
VP Fixation, Bullet Shock
Elisabeth-for-VP campaigning ran nonstop, then the rally shooting flipped into prayer, RNC lion-energy, and vows of loyalty.
June
975 104
Situation Room, Debate Heat
Patriot-faith notes, Swiss-banknote obsessions, and Bukele resolve led into All-In Trump binge, VP chatter, and late debate rage.
May
1,658 121
CS50 Grind, Star Wars
Food videos and founder fantasies fueled momentum; CS50 and GPT-4o awe hardened craft instincts as Trump-loyal soundtrack kept running.
April
1,743 85
War Machines, Soft Memories
Halo cool-logic, Apaches and jets, tax charts and founders talk—then Pauline’s desk memory and a fallout-shelter sketch softened it.
March
1,648 105
Halo Fury, Cowboy RIP
Helldivers and Halo obsession met Wordle wins, dark film gags, and Toby Keith’s death—ending in peri-peri plans and payphone nostalgia.
February
1,982 92
Coffee Math, Meat Dreams
Propaganda icons, jujube nostalgia, and relentless cravings—duck, brisket, assassin spaghetti—plus James Hoffmann turning coffee into clean science.
January
2,214 133
Leak Triage, Trump Loops
Disney nostalgia, guns and Halo mixed with Trump hype; a surprise room leak splashed the MacBook, forcing quick triage.

2023

12 months
December
3,067 125
OpenAI CIA Truth Bones
Faith, chemicals, and corporate reports mixed with CIA jokes, OpenAI drama, and late-night mythmaking—closing on Barry’s cold precision.
November
2,553 183
Cravings Halo Hardlines
Food lust and Halo nostalgia collided with leader obsession, history dread, and a sharpening worldview—ending on Lee Kuan Yew praise.
October
2,284 49
Halo Fuel Burnout Burgers
Halo loyalty powered discipline talk and dark jokes, while burnout surfaced—reset by street-burger respect, bargains, and coolness claims.
September
2,096 143
Barbie Thrawn Pirate Proof
Brand certainty and pop culture—Barbie charts, Star Wars cool, auroras, and pirate destiny—fed a louder think-big mindset.
August
1,878 58
Cockpits Cribs Moonshot Nights
Technical skies met nostalgia binges, comfort dinners, and American iconography—missiles, JFK podiums, and NYT loyalty in-between.
July
2,289 99
Bear Jokes Rockets Pizza
Food comforts, Halo-adjacent swagger, and pop clips mixed with leadership daydreams—ending with salami pizza judged like a win.
June
2,195 86
Cockpits Dragons Fight Club
Systems fascination—planes, airports, brands—ran alongside dragons, grief notes, and late-night TV chaos ending in Fight Club calm.
May
2,880 56
Fox Engineering Purple Logic
Whimsical Fox scenes and serious engineering sparked ideas, while Swift, Lee Kuan Yew, and movie clips kept looping.
April
2,093 8
Star Wars Katana Ride
Fandom swings from glossy droids to sequel anger, then pivots to blades, portraits, jet-ski joy, and Lana.
March
2,019 36
Andor Halo Cheeseburger Nights
Sci-fi and games collided with pop politics, late-night grief, and a plain cheeseburger praised like sacred American perfection.
February
1,454 7
La La Dragons Tribute
Hollywood glow and Swift loops met odd dragon searches, stock checks, and a quiet Billions-linked tribute song.
January
1,680 6
Ads, Laptops, Dapper Clooney
Kitchen ads and laptop reviews mixed with fast-food comfort, ending on a sharp suit-and-tie admiration moment.

2022

10 months
December
1,284 12
Hunger News, McDonald’s Memory
Bleak Sri Lanka headlines met comfort: Sopranos, cheeseburger nostalgia, and Singapore food walks—plus urban plans, Kojima hype, and hard politics.
October
2,321 57
Warhol Nights, Zombie Realism
Warhol portrait obsession, dev tutorials, survival-game cravings, and American Psycho energy—plus climate/data-center tangents and dark music loops.
September
1,983 71
Pop Chaos, Servers, 9/11
Gaga loops and Warhol riffs collided with 9/11 memorial notes, server/CDN obsession, tech rivalry, and “cool” icon talk.
August
690 1
August 2022
We're still working on this.
June
1,360 37
Fryers, Pirates, Data
Belgian-fry technique, Pirates adventure highs, corruption charts, and tech notes blended into a restless build-and-study month.
May
1,049 18
Streaming Freedom, Angry Fuel
Old-TV love met streaming freedom; crisis news and petrol anger spiked, while film craft, Halo visuals, and ambition stayed constant.
April
389 2
Protests, Watermelon, Heat
Sri Lanka unrest hit the feed, then small relief: bright watermelon slices and a breath of calm amid instability.
March
1,109 2
March 2022
We're still working on this.
February
2,487 61
Boba Fett, Sound Fixation
Tarantino tiers, surround-sound obsession, Boba Fett hype, and glossy food cravings—char siu, duck—kept comfort tied to craft.
January
1,395 96
Nutshells, Noir, Irish Cravings
Craft-study, violent-cinema ambition, and nostalgia—coffee, Guinness, and Bourdain—looped into standards, censors, and sharper film goals.

2021

12 months
December
65 2
Courage Portrait, Spice Riddle
A fierce anniversary portrait honored Milina’s discipline, then a kitchen mystery: Thuna Paha’s “three-five” name begged explanation.
November
1,407 6
Film Ambition, Green Book
Movie-making ambition surfaced with Pattini cap vows, then comfort-watch mode: Green Book lines, Thathi’s 100% advice, and Mahershala Ali admiration.
October
175 1
Baileys Reset Button
A simple decision month: revisit Baileys, remember two-bottle university excess, and move on—Salted Caramel next, no drama.
September
1,735 13
Gladwell, Cameras, Boba
Writing research, gear-daydreams, and telephoto shot talk—plus cozy nostalgia: childhood costumes, baby clips, and calico kitten Boba Fett.
August
604 7
Ban Return, War Notes
Back from a writing ban, COVID numbers and Afghanistan headlines mixed with film-school gratitude and a sharp Hashani-and-troops loss entry.
July
1,370 10
Zimmer Dreams, Jam Ants
Hans Zimmer scoring envy fueled presentation craft, then domestic chaos: ants in jam, Uber Eats restock, and waiting out KFC cravings.
June
603 2
Avocado Sugar, Cyberspace
Sugared avocado snacks added easy calories, while a minimalist star logo on cyberspacecommand.com read like an official welcome sign.
May
276 1
Elliptical High, Taylor
Workouts climbed from five minutes to thirty, powered by loud Taylor Swift—stamina and lift-off fantasies rising together.
April
1,075 7
Humility, Worship, Bourdain
Obama-inspired honesty met Jesus-song devotion, then real life: a friendly elliptical repair run and Bourdain’s poet-cool travel vibe.
March
619 1
Woz, Gmail Symbol
Steve Wozniak notes and Singapore links, plus a weird flash: old Gmail branding felt like a red Royal Arch emblem.
February
661 1
Thin Mind, LKY
A Trudeau-with-Lee Kuan Yew sighting triggered worry about dangerously low weight and a hyperactive, inherited metabolism.
January
353 1
Sushi Gift, Quiet Winter
Mostly blank days, then a spicy sushi surprise from mum—ginger, wasabi, tempura crunch—small comfort amid silence.

2020

12 months
December
145 5
Chess Win, Ramen Night
Beat Beth Harmon’s AI by checkmate, then family ramen-sushi night with friends and Ratched—cozy victories, sharper flavors.
November
222 2
007, Bibi Photo Fixation
Saved Sean Connery with Netanyahu, then clocked the “007” MiG shot—spy-icon glamour colliding with real-world imagery.
October
137 2
Fries Faith, Eclair Tribute
Clear snack loyalties and a sweet tribute gift—simple preferences and tiny ceremonies, clean and personal.
September
78 1
Year Review Trigger
Notes felt useful, and the year-review promise got planted—future self tasked with making sense of everything later.
August
121 2
Cold Room, Melted Treats
England-night leftovers like breakfast, then After Eights melted into packaging—nostalgia and small annoyances sharing the fridge.
July
118 1
Playful Pitch, Dealmaker
Drafted a cheeky email to Jeff about a “magic statue,” framed as a pitch and a reminder: handle bosses, close deals.
June
77 2
Westworld, Website Push
Japanese-culture joy in Westworld, then sore gums and a power cut—still pushing a website redesign through friction.
May
164 2
T-Rex Dreams, Team Grind
Playful science thoughts about cloning, then a fast check-in: busy, working tight with the team, back to the grind.
April
245 2
Sleepy Day, Dino Spark
Low-output stretch, business calls and a dying phone—then Jurassic Park lit the screen and revived the day’s excitement.
March
432 1
Just Keep Swimming
One clean mantra carried the days: keep moving, keep going, even when nothing else felt written down.
February
382 2
Runs, Cake, Small Wins
More Independence Square kilometers, then blueberry cheesecake—comfort rewards and tiny progress logged like trophies.
January
509 3
Independence Run Energy
Fast loop with mum, then TV doppelganger spotting—early-year momentum mixed with sharp, slightly surreal observation.