I had a severe heart attack, was rushed to the ER, and have been in the ICU since Monday 09/22. They finally moved me to a regular room today 09/27. I’m hoping they’ll discharge me soon so I can get … Read the rest
Author: Robin
Jack of all trades living in SF Bay Area, California. SE Asian. Currently building music media.
2025 Life Theme: Peace and Sanity
Picture: Me at The Beatles Museum, Liverpool
Here’s what I posted on BlueSky a few weeks ago about my aim in 2025:
… Read the restI’ll repost this here, my aim for 2025:
– Stay alive.
– Take a LOT of photos.
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A Night to Remember
I rarely went to my daughter’s school events, except once when she sang in a choir back in 6th grade. I didn’t mean for it to be that way, and I’m not entirely sure why it happened. Time has flown … Read the rest
Why Musicians Don’t Need to Endorse Political Candidates to be Political
I have been advocating for musicians to take a political stance, even going as far as endorsing the ‘right’ political candidates.
This stance has been developing for quite some time, beginning when I was in a band in Indonesia during … Read the rest
I Stop Posting for Algorithm
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash
Facebook wrongly marked a link to my podcast with a prominent scholar as spam. This incident changed my entire perspective on content marketing, a discipline I have mastered over the years and used … Read the rest
Why I Am Using X (formerly Twitter) Again
I deleted my X account back in 2017 when it was still called Twitter, even though I had 40k followers. I missed text-based social media and felt Facebook wasn’t enough. So when Threads launched, I signed up immediately and felt … Read the rest
Facebook Removed an Interview with a Scholar
I just posted a link to Episode 3 of my podcast on Facebook, and they wrongly marked it as spam. I tried to repost, and they removed it again.
The podcast was an interview with one of the most dedicated … Read the rest
Launching my Own Podcast Show!
I have been wanting to start a podcast for a while. In 2016, I made an attempt, but it was mostly just me ranting about the music industry, and I wasn’t happy with the result. So I stopped.
Recently, … Read the rest
Writing on the Web – from WordPress to Ghost
I love WordPress, particularly the self-hosted version. I’ve been using it since 2006 to power this blog and have built over 50 websites since I first started creating websites for a living in 2008. This endeavor eventually led me … Read the rest
My Threads Setup
As a seasoned social media user, I’ve navigated various platforms, garnering significant followings. My journey has been extensive, from being the top Google+ user in Indonesia with over a million followers to being an early adopter of Instagram and a … Read the rest