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The old saying “the early bird catches the worm” well today I’m hoping to capture one of my bucket list marine animals, the thresher shark. While I wait for the 4:30am briefing I captured the stars here in Malapascua, Phillipines. Take time for you, balance is key in this world.

I won’t be posting my usual motivation posts this week as I had to be rushed into emergency surgery here in Turkey. Thankfully I have great insurance and the hospital has been amazing. One thing I will say is always look after your health, people.

When AI becomes reality.

First outdoor run since 2019. Parts of me hurt, but I kept pace, didn’t stop and managed more than 5km. Happy with that.

It's been a while. Hello old friend. Will be working on a new music project this year. Stay tuned for lofi beats to code to.

Nothing but the best for our little guy.

Happy New Year, everyone! May 2025 bring you focus, growth & success. Looking forward to expanding my knowledge both professionally/personally, prioritizing health & fitness, and continuing to explore the world. Goals: mastering Python, diving into ML/AI, & excelling in my career

A merry Die Hard Christmas to all. Happy Hanukkah to all. Happy holidays to all!

Thanks Can Tho for a lovely, albeit rainy weekend. Got to hang out with an old team mate and help him get local LLMs working on his machine, ate some great food and now to drive home.

My favourite Vietnamese dish: Bánh xèo

Chopsticks for scale, I didn’t have a banana.

Who's coming with me, man?

It’s always a good Saturday when you find 1.5kg of uncut smoked maple bacon in your freezer. I totally forgot I made this 6 months ago. This tastes awesome.

No, thanks Dropbox. It appears I said yes to an external drive backup that you then proceed to back up 1.6TB to my account and fill it, whoops.

Why would I bother continuing when you have already cancelled the show?

I'm happy to announce that I've been picked as one of the Emcees for WordCamp Asia 2025 in Manila, Philippines. Will I see you there? WordCamps are a great place to network, see old friends, make new ones and learn new things in the WP space. Oh and heaps of swag!

What’s for dinner? Carbonara with truffle fettuccine. Using pancetta from Sienna. I got the all ingredients in Italy back in June. When I was at WordCamp Europe. I think this is how I get my wife to eat cheese.