There are places in Bali that survive precisely because they refuse to compete. Kubon Coffee is one of them. Nestled along one of the trekking trails cutting through the famous […]
Places - Review
A Refusal: Ubud’s Oroboro Coffee Shop
There is something quietly defiant about Oroboro Cafe. Hidden along the increasingly chaotic arteries of Ubud, this tiny coffee bar refuses the tired theatrics that have come to define much […]
Movies - Review
Chief of War: A Canoe of Stories on the Ocean of Time
In a world saturated with historical dramas, where the tides of entertainment ebb and flow with predictable rhythms, there occasionally surfaces a craft so singular in its purpose, so beautifully […]
Places - Review
Stone Coffee: Sai Ying Pun Cultural Embassy
Stone Coffee is more than just a café; it’s a political act, a quiet resistance against the tyranny of the fleeting moment that governs modern Hong Kong. In a city […]
Places - Review
Happiness Single: A Cup of Calm in the Concrete Rainforest of Sai Ying Pun
There’s a kind of hush in Sai Ying Pun if you know where to listen. It’s not the absence of sound but the texture of it — layers of clinking […]
Movies - Review
Moana 2: It just a sequel of a franchise
When I first heard about Moana 2, my immediate reaction was excitement tinged with skepticism. Sequels, especially in the Disney pantheon, are tricky. They often fall into the trap of […]