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Life·Jan 20, 2026·3 min read
#01Ready for Singapore Remote: Notes From Jakarta
I'm based in Jakarta (GMT+7), ready for Singapore remote. Here's how I work, what I've shipped, and why remote work in the same timezone is the goal.
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careerpositioningreflectionremote-work
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Life·Dec 28, 2025·3 min read
#022025 In Review: Building in the Quiet
A year of microservices, system design decisions, remote work experiments, and what I learned about building things that last, both in code and in life.
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Tech·Sep 15, 2025·4 min read
#03Why I Chose Kotlin Over Java for New Spring Boot Projects
After years of writing Java Spring Boot backends, I switched to Kotlin. Here's what I've learned, the gotchas no one tells you, and whether it's worth the migration.
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