20:07 · Water in the Dark / Notes

Things I've been thinking about.

Ten notes on products and places: three build journals, seven photographic field notes, and the decisions behind each.

01
A quiet desk with a row of cream and violet study cards

Memory Needs a Calmer Interface

What building Denki taught me about local-first study, honest scheduling, and making review feel less like another inbox.

DenkiJune–July 2026 7 min read
02
ScholarBank editorial artwork with a practice question card

Why I Removed 14,400 Questions

ScholarBank became more credible when I stopped treating question count as a substitute for content integrity.

ScholarBankJuly 2026 7 min read
03
A white knight on a dark chessboard beside a rain-covered window

No Account Between Me and the Board

Inside KnightClub: private game data, bounded Stockfish analysis, and an on-device loop from play to practice.

KnightClubJuly 2026 7 min read
04
A narrow waterfall crossing exposed rock in the rainforest at Barron Gorge

Warm Days in Cairns

A narrow fall at Barron Gorge, reef water, and three tropical days in the middle of winter.

CairnsJuly 2025 2 min read
05
A person in a red-and-black hood beside the water at St Kilda

Melbourne in Two Moods

Late light above the Dandenong foothills and a red-hooded figure beside the water at St Kilda.

MelbourneDecember 2024 — January 2025 2 min read
06
Layered limestone formations along Victoria's Great Ocean Road

The Great Ocean Road

Layered limestone, a cloud-heavy horizon, and the coast changing from one stop to the next.

VictoriaDecember 2024 2 min read
07
Illuminated waterfront buildings at Universal Beijing Resort at night

Forty-Eight Hours in Beijing

Two packed days between Universal Beijing Resort and Tiananmen Square at dusk.

BeijingJuly 2024 2 min read
08
A performer beneath purple stage lights at Shanghai Disney Resort

Shanghai Memories

上海片刻:舞台灯光下的一帧

A Shanghai Disney stage washed in magenta and blue, kept as one vivid frame from July 2024.

ShanghaiJuly 2024 2 min read
09
Orange fireworks and smoke above Adelaide on New Year's Eve 2023

Adelaide, Slowly

New Year’s Eve fireworks and a study-break walk among the rock and water of Morialta.

AdelaideDecember 2023 2 min read
10
A modern glass and metal building at the University of Sydney

A First Sydney Chapter

Modern campus lines, the Opera House beneath cloud, and open water at Kamay Botany Bay.

SydneyOctober 2022 2 min read