Southeast Asian in California. I once worked at an aquarium. Now I write and work on AI evaluations.
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Quite a good number of SF / Oakland bus drivers still wear masks. Good to see.
I’ve just learned that Redding, not too far north of SF, has been taken over by a cultish mega church (Bethel) that is preparing for Redding to be the best place for the end times.
I mean most of it is going to burn down but that won’t be the end times.
From my neighborhood:
A man driving a purple Ferrari with his pet duck was arrested while having a mental health episode involving conspiracy theories
The duck is in custody and is okay.
https://sfstandard.com/2026/03/17/san-francisco-nob-hill-armed-suspect-ferrari-pet-duck/
Someone was being a round about racist saying there’s one part of SF that sucks but they won’t say where (lol assholes like that are unimaginative)
So I said oh I know
The Marina
People are mad
What is there to like about the Marina
Some days I get very annoyed at how I feel many Singaporeans are very sheltered
But then I remember
Most people my age there have not lived through many major issues (our parents and grandparents have but we’ve largely been comfortable)
We don’t have any natural disasters
We live in a weird […]
Chilli peppers of the world. An illustrated guide
https://www.notesfromtheroad.com/desertmexico/chili-peppers.html
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I really like overhearing middle aged Asian women having lunch together
They always talk about their favorite restaurants and I just write them down
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I think we should exclude the Presidio and Crissy Fields from the Marina because it’s federal land
Those beautiful places just happen to be adjacent to the blandest and most annoying part of the city
Interesting information on how China is utilizing social media to foment racial divisions in Singapore.
Kind of hard to tell because many Chinese Singaporeans are in fact racist towards Indian Singaporeans and Indians from everywhere.
In recent times I’ve noticed it’s gotten worse, tapping […]
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In case you haven’t seen it elsewhere, today there is a nationwide protest against NZ’s Definitions of Woman and Man Amendment Bill. To quote the rainbowgreens Instagram page, that’s “a proposed law that threatens the identity, safety and wellbeing of trans […]
[Original post on mastodon.nz]