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One language, all years Everything I wrote in English

124 posts. The rest of the archive is mostly German, which is what happens when you start a blog at nineteen and move countries later.
Played in 23 hours: Sable

Sable Glides Played in 23 hours: Sable

Sable finished in 23 hours - a minimalist open world that gives more peace than any AAA blockbuster. Quiet, beautiful, lasting.
Yet another Bangkok visa run

Bangkok Again Yet another Bangkok visa run

Three days in Bangkok for a visa run - bigger than Sài Gòn, more chaotic, more impressive. There's worse ways to bridge paperwork.
Boomer cringe: Windows 95 keynote /w Bill Gates & Jay Leno

Boomer Cringe Deluxe Boomer cringe: Windows 95 keynote /w Bill Gates & Jay Leno

Windows 95 keynote with Bill Gates and Jay Leno. Forget Steve Jobs - Microsoft knew how to put on a show. Peak 90s energy.
Short trip Đà Lạt, the city of eternal spring

Eternal Spring Short trip Đà Lạt, the city of eternal spring

Đà Lạt - the city of eternal spring at 1,500 meters altitude. Cool climate, flowers, and no traffic lights until 2021.
Farewell 2021 and happy new year 2022

Goodbye Twenty-One Farewell 2021 and happy new year 2022

2021 was brutal - months stranded in Germany, Mom's death, weeks of lockdown. 2022 can only get better. Hopefully.
So I caught Covid-19, Delta release. A diary.

Covid Diary So I caught Covid-19, Delta release. A diary.

Covid-19 Delta hit right during the first vacation of 2021. Instead of Đà Lạt and Côn Sơn: fever, quarantine, and a diary.
Commander Keen 4 turned 30

Keen Turns Thirty Commander Keen 4 turned 30

Commander Keen 4 turned 30 - the game that launched a career in 1994. On a 386, watching over a big brother's shoulder.
Hoa – an adorable adventure made in Việt Nam

Made In Việt Nam Hoa – an adorable adventure made in Việt Nam

Hoa - an adorable adventure made in Việt Nam. No AAA, no open-world, just harmony. The oasis you didn't know you needed.
30 years of God Game history: a documentary

Thirty Years Of Gods 30 years of God Game history: a documentary

30 years of God Game history in one documentary. From Populous to Black & White - the genre that let us play creator.
Quarantine, lockdown, curfew. Or: endless days of gaming

109 Days Inside Quarantine, lockdown, curfew. Or: endless days of gaming

Day 109 of lockdown in Sài Gòn. Army on the streets, no public life - but endless days of gaming. A quarantine diary.