What am I doing now?
Last update: 14 June 2025.
Chilling in a common area at my capsule hotel before my early flight tomorrow.
Work
I am currently working in Bali as a primarily frontend developer for Songstats.
We are a small, capable, international, and all-around amazing team dedicated to providing artists, DJs, producers, labels, etc. with the most up to date data on their music.
Knee Rehabilitation
I've been dealing with knee dysfunction most of 2025, likely stemming from an injury from early 2024.
I'm currently on a little tour seeking medical advice.
The good news is that the initially suggested treatment of ACL repair seems unnessary.
The bad news is that I still may need surgery to repair fractured cartilage if I want to run again.
Recovery time for that is long, but it may be what I need to really get cycling again.
Bahasa Indonesia
I'm conversational in Bahasa Indonesia, but I am leveling up and hope to be fluent in the next 6 months.
I was just in Malaysia and pleasantly surprised by how much I could read and interact in Malay.
Bought a Bicycle
Yes in Bali.
Friends and strangers alike think I'm nuts.
I missed cycling so much that I'm starting to cycle again despite that there is zero cycling infrastructure in Bali.
Doesn't matter.
I love it and it's good for my knee.
Going to start going on Sunday morning rides with friends.
Yoga
I am doing yoga semi-regularly again, 2-3x per week.
I want it to help with my knee issue, but it is always spectacular for mental and spiritual health.
Generally attending simple, flowing Hatha/Vinyasa sessions and doing Yin once a week.
Latin Dance
I am working on my salsa and my bachata.
I just visited Jakarta for a dance festival, which was awesome.
When I get back to Bali, I will start focusing more on learning dance again.
This Website
I decided to get myself out there and use this as my social media outlet.
I want to start writing more regularly and see where that takes me.
Follow along, reach out, and do your own cool stuff!
Latin Dance App
I created a web app to help support communciation for the Latin dance community in /REDACTED/.
I used the same tech stack at work so I could learn more about servers, databases, and self-hosting.
Unfortunately, this has been sitting around collecting dust for the past year, but I will bring it back out before the year is out.
Travel
I am on a medical tour in Jakarta - Singapore - Kuala Lumpur - Hong Kong for my knee right now.
I love motorbiking around Indonesia, both in and out of Bali.
The country is vast, diverse, and breathtakingly beautiful.
Surfing
This has unfortunately fallen to the bottom of my list.
I have been busy and this is such a time-consuming (worth it) activity, that it often gets axed from my routine.
Breaks have also gotten much more crowded since I learned during covid, which decreases my motivation.