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The Pumpkin Bread That Makes Thirty Degrees Feel Like Christmas

Tropical Christmas Bread The Pumpkin Bread That Makes Thirty Degrees Feel Like Christmas

Pumpkin bread in Ho Chi Minh City's December - when 25 degrees feels like Christmas and the rainy season finally packs its bags.
Chocolate Chili Plätzchen in Ho Chi Minh City’s December Glow

Chili Plätzchen Tropisch Chocolate Chili Plätzchen in Ho Chi Minh City’s December Glow

Chocolate Chili Plätzchen while motorbikes hum outside in December Sài Gòn. Christmas baking at 30 degrees - a beautiful contradiction.
Nussecken: A Small German Treat That Somehow Enriched Saigon

Nussecken In Saigon Nussecken: A Small German Treat That Somehow Enriched Saigon

Nussecken - a German childhood pastry recreated in a tropical Sài Gòn kitchen. Hazelnut, chocolate, and 12,000 kilometers of nostalgia.
AI Made Me Do It (But My Kinks Wrote the Script)

AI Wrote My Kinks AI Made Me Do It (But My Kinks Wrote the Script)

Another song cooked up with Suno AI. Yes, AI slop. But hear me out - the kinks wrote the script, the machine just followed orders.
When AI Creates Something That Hurts (in a Good Way)

When AI Hurts Good When AI Creates Something That Hurts (in a Good Way)

AI tools as natural extensions of daily life - writing, restoring photos, digging up info. Until the AI creates something that hurts.
Mango Crumble Cake à la Starfleet: Warm, Fluffy, and Ready for Warp

Warp Speed Baking Mango Crumble Cake à la Starfleet: Warm, Fluffy, and Ready for Warp

Mango Crumble Cake à la Starfleet - baked between Deep Space Nine episodes on a lazy Sunday. Warm, fluffy, and ready for warp.
The Genesis of a Vibe: City Boy Meets… Me

City Boy Genesis The Genesis of a Vibe: City Boy Meets… Me

He was a Chinese-Vietnamese city boy from this 22.5-million-strong metropolis. Older, wiser, and exactly the kind of chaos worth keeping.
On Losing Phương: A Love Letter in Retrospect

Letter To Phương On Losing Phương: A Love Letter in Retrospect

Phương checked out on November 24, 2024. A love letter in retrospect - about a friend, a comet, and a life lived at full throttle.