lists
favourite scents
  • Vanilla
  • Shea butter
  • Oud
  • Jasmine
  • Post-gym musk
misspellings of my name
  • Tango
  • Mango
  • Django
  • Wrangle
  • Dango
skincare products i use
  • Cerave SA Facial Cleanser
  • Cerave PM Moisturising Lotion
  • Biore UV Aqua Rich Moisturiser
  • Aveno Eczema Care Moisturising Cream
  • Vaseline
favourite video essayists
"autism rules"
  • Different foods can't overlap/touch each other on my plate
  • Different food groups have to be eaten in a specific order
  • Everything has to be even/equal/consistent (i.e. I cannot own an odd number of x item)
  • Anything requested of me must have an explicit reason
  • Jeans will burn in hell
things that remind me of my mom
  • The colour purple
  • Chemistry
  • Tigers
  • Freckles
  • Hong Kong dramas
  • Leslie Cheung
  • Lavender
ethnicities I've been mistaken for
  • Vietnamese
  • Filipino
  • Coast Salish
  • Inuit
celebrity crushes i've had
  • Megan Thee Stallion
  • Tracy Chapman
  • Julien Baker
  • Katie B/RealKatieB
  • Shawn Mendes
  • Anthony Joshua
places i want to visit
  • Ithaca, Greece
  • Kyoto, Japan
  • Atlanta, US
  • Iqaluit, Canada
  • Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
daily games i (try to) play
  • NYT Wordle
  • NYT Connections
  • Travle
  • Real Bird Fake Bird
"old-school" things i enjoy
  • MP3 players
  • CDs
  • Tactile controls in car consoles
  • Women
  • Paper & pen journalling
specific memories
  • The vast expanse of highways, farmland, and mountain ranges on the drive to Utah.
  • Playing with tiny shark figurines with my grandma on the walk to preschool.
  • Sucking on sour key candies while playing with LEGOs.
  • My grandparents' vase falling on my head, resulting in me requiring glass shards removed at the hospital.
  • Getting the wind knocked out of me for the first time, while playing on the jungle gym.
skills i'm working on
  • Web development (HTML/CSS/JavaScript)
  • CAD modeling (SolidWorks)
  • PCB and circuit design (Altium/LTSpice)
  • Calculus and algebra
  • Maintaining a consistent sleep schedule (failing)
things i do poorly
  • Most sports
  • Taking my medications on time
  • Mental math
  • Social interaction
bucket list
  • Create an indie game (visual novel? interactive fiction?)
  • Own a home
  • Get a pet pigeon (or two)
  • Get a Master's degree
  • Get a PhD
  • Become an engineering professor
what i want in a partner
  • Tough, but fair
  • A strong sense of justice
  • Loyal
  • Biceps 20 inches around
  • Weird and nerdy
  • Kind, in spite of everything