Did you know that you could host a Discord bot in Vercel for free? I didn’t knew until I googled around. If you’re curious on how you could host your own bot in Vercel, follow along The theory I had made bots before, but they were like servers that are always on, so that the bot has an online status. But that was a long time ago. Discord supports webhooks for their slash commands, so when a user sends a command to your Discord bot, Discord will send a POST request. Vercel supports serverless functions, so it is perfect for this use case (despite them not recommending it). ...

Background Back when I made MaiFavorite/MaiChart (same project, just different name), I wanted to achieve two things: Bookmark favorite charts, using localStorage so that it works without having to store each user’s favorites Have an estimated rating calculator for each chart With the release of BUDDiES PLUS version, the first point is redundant because you can have up to 30 favorite songs, and it will actually show up on the arcade cabinet when you play. The rating calculator seems to be an only me thing, because other people would just use the “Recommended based on rating” category in the arcade cabinet as well. With that in mind, I wanted to remake the website, using a different stack in order to be a learning experience for myself. ...

Background I had some spare keyboard switches and keycaps lying around, so I decided to buy a barebone keyboard. Not just any keyboard, but a split one. The split keyboard that I am using is the Lily58 Pro. Something you should know I only realized after receiving the barebones keyboard, that split keyboards require some special keycaps. For example, 1u - 1.75u spacebar, 1u - 1.75u enter, 1u backspakce, 1u tab, etc. Thankfully I found an online store that offers custom keycap printing service, so I just made the keycap design myself and asked them to make the keycaps for me. ...

Background Currently my family depends on me to count the monthly spendings. Their reasoning is that so I know the cost of living. The way this works is that my mother will write out the spendings on a book everyday, and on the start of the month I will read her handwriting, add the items to a google sheet, make sure there are no items missed, and report the monthly spending of that month to my parents. After 7 years of doing it, I had enough because: ...

Background In an effort to become more professional, I decided that I want to have a personal portfolio site, and buy a domain that uses my name. I also want to relearn React and Tailwind, so this is a good opportunity for me. Creating a portfolio site Since my portfolio site has no interactive experience, a static site is my end goal. Since the static site is going to be built into HTML by Vite, I could have just made a vanilla site, purely using HTML and CSS. In the end I still chose to use React and Tailwind for learning purposes. ...

Intro 2024… A lot has happened in this world, but if I were to name the single most impactful event this year, it would be that one event that happened on the 14th of June, 2024. It was my first time getting laid off, and it really gave me some really high highs and low lows. From the happiness of earning 9 months of salary and a 14 inch macbook pro, anxiety from having no income, feelings of envy for other people that found a job faster than me, dread of job interviews where my fate is decided by other people, and relief after finally finding a new job. ...

I have a lot of stuff that I don’t use anymore, so I decided to let you guys know that if you want it you can tell me & we can arrange to meet / get it delivered. Terms & Conditions I cannot guarantee that the item will work. You will not complain about the condition of the item. If you want it delivered, tell me & we can discuss how we can get it delivered to you. You will need to pay the delivery cost though. The items Below are the list of items & a quick reason why I’m giving it away. ...

What is JLPT? JLPT (Japanese-Language Proficiency Test / 日本語能力試験) is a Japanese language exam that covers language knowledge, reading ability, and listening ability. JLPT has 5 levels of certification (N5 to N1, with N5 being the lowest level), and this blog post will detail my N4 exam experience. The exam format is multiple choice, with each section having its own length. During the listening section, a tape recorder will be played. ...

! THIS IS YOUR LAST WARNING, THERE WILL BE PICTURES CONTAINING BLOOD ! Background I went to a clinic via BPJS Kesehatan (Government medical services) because my nose kept outputting clear snot. At first they gave me rhinos cold medicine, but it only made my nose dry. The clear snot kept gushing out despite my nose feeling like a desert. They refered me to a hospital so that I can consult with a Otolaryngologist (ENT doctor). At first, the doctor gave me some medicine and a sodium chloride solution to do nasal irrigations. Despite the fact that I routinely wash my nose and take vitamin C daily, my clear snot still kept flowing out of my nostrils. My ENT doctor eventually recommended septoplasty, which confused me because apparently I have a deviated septum (my nose bone is crooked to the left, cutting out airflow). I’m not sure how it will help with my clear snot problem, but I decide to do it due to a few factors: ...

Intro I’ll be honest, my only happy memory of 2023 that stuck with me was the fact I bought a PC in August. Let’s not dwell on that and reflect on my past resolutions that can be seen in this post, or my older post. Reflection time I had 4 resolutions, let’s take a look at each one: Fix my GERD People who meet me daily would know that I still have problems with this. My main problem is my lack of discipline. If I eat too much or drink while eating, I would feel bloated. Knowing that, I still keep overeating, or drinking because my brain wants to. The constant stress from my daily life also does not help, but I don’t think I can do anything about this for the time being. I’ll try to be more strict with myself, but these are probably meaningless words that I will ignore during 1 2024. ...