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Brian Belen
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President of First Asia Venture Capital and Chief Brain at Brain Drain (my blog). | AB/MA University of Asia and the Pacific | MA/PhD Fordham University. Helicopter pilot.
Managed to get back before it started raining. #winner
November 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Nine hours into Lumines Arise and I am totally locked in.

(GG, egmcary.)
November 15, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Scaled the Citadel. Descended into the Abyss. Overcame the Void. Saved Pharloom.

#Silksong was well worth the wait and for me the best game I’ve played this year.
November 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Imagine beating the final boss of quite possibly one of the hardest games you’ve ever played in your life only to realize… #Silksong
November 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Slow today but was breaking in a new pair of shoes.

(Felt it was a comfortable pace. As for the shoes…will need another go to decide.)
November 7, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Yesterday, a bunch of us got to talking about how much harder it is to keep running as you age.

So naturally I went for a run this morning.

(Confirmed: it’s every bit as hard as I remember!)
October 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
さよなら、大阪。またね。
October 25, 2025 at 1:05 AM
And just when I thought I’d have a post-game victory lap, I unlocked Act 3 and the game’s kicked my butt all over again.

#Silksong. What a trip.
October 19, 2025 at 10:19 AM
An additional thirty-two hours later, achieved the Twisted Child ending to #Silksong.

It’s the “bad” ending. But so worth it.
October 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
“My controls.”
October 18, 2025 at 3:48 AM
もう一度。
October 10, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Whoa. It would appear I have seen the ending of #Silksong. (At least one of them, anyway.)
October 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Kids and I spent the afternoon assembling an Up-Scaled LEGO Minifigure.

If it’s “up-scaled” does that still make it a Minifigure?
October 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
今朝もう早く行って走った。
October 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Renewed my pilot’s license yesterday. So I guess I get to look forward to five more years of building up hours.
September 30, 2025 at 11:17 PM
It’s been a while but I swear I know how to do this.
September 29, 2025 at 1:27 AM
My daughter pointed out a very clear rainbow while I was taking her to school this morning.

Not a bad start to the day!
September 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Take that, blood pressure!
September 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
If any one needs me, I’m gonna be in Pharloom. #HollowKnight #Silksong
September 6, 2025 at 12:48 PM
It felt like a good idea at the time.
September 5, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Again.
August 30, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Weather was cooperating, so I decided to have another go.

Decided on a route with more of an incline compared to the last 5k.
August 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It’s been a while since I ran a 5K. Decided to have a go today.
August 15, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Can’t decide whether the AI description of my X account says more about Grok or about how I use my account…
August 9, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Thought this one was also a winner (from the “Social Science” shelf).
July 18, 2025 at 4:42 AM