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music stuff 2

1.  微光群岛 Shimmering Islands 三分之一摇篮曲  emotional dragging, twinkly post rock, mellow nostalgia, crecendo style, beautiful climax. 云开了之后 gentle slowcore start, decent development, okay 2. toe  goodbye gentle, minimalist entry, an almost lacklustre lazy yet gentle vocals by yamazaki hirokazu a very good riff, eventually layered with piano, drums, more guitar by mino takaaki catchy bass line riff by satoshi yamane and toki asako mature vocals. insane jazzy drumming takashi kashikura. catchy gentle piano layered with the insane drums and good guitar riffs. small peak, complex yet clear, emotional yet disciplined. break into a bridge, crazy drumming. into peak again, into a fade synth effect, into final climax batshit crazy emotional catharsis, drums go crazy, guitars go crazy, emotional intensity at its highest, complex, chaotic, yet clear in heart. long tomorrow, distance sessions 2020 catchy, jazzy, bright, twinkly, crazy drums as usual. just makes me want to fucking dance. m...

an overview of coffee roasting, 23 August 2026.

This is basically a recap of my coffee things learned from my past coffee career. data collection during roasting to understand solubility of volatile organic compounds (VOC) - charge temp or preheat temp - turning point - drying phase - mailard phase - rate of rise - first crack - drop temp - development time - weight loss, initial moisture. 1. charge temperature - the initial temperature the roasting chamber maintains at a 0-3 ROR to allow a consistent roasting.  the effects of charge temp in my opinion needs to do to work alongside in-drum moisture level as well. I feel if the internal has a higher moisture at that temperature, the coffee will still have a different drying compared to a lower moisture in-drum with the same charge temp. charge temp affects your turning point as well. it mainly provides an initial negative energy pressure directing inwards to the bean. a higher charge temo has a higher amount of energy for the coffee bean to soak in, now i want to try 230-240c cha...

music stuff

reviewing, exploring, learning, choosing songs i like. listening and writing at least about 2 songs per artist. 1. Message to Bears Turbines Over Oceans from Tired Eyes, Waking Hearts (2025) instrumental, modern classical, little bit of electronics, some folk vibes. Tired Eyes, Waking Hearts the album titled song immeadiately put to Pierrot Coffee list. fact might put the album to the Pierrot List, very beautiful ambiance intrumental, complex, slightly obscure, quite a vancouver sleep clinic's ayahuasca vibe. saxophones along xylophones and reverb creates a mellow, white, blue, jazz, sensation.  PC. River Calls from 2025 EP more instrumental and melancholic light post rock. nice, NPR. Disquiet 2025 EP saved to PC, beautiful crescendos and buildups. beautiful sounds, contempo ambiance and electronics, mellowed with violins, trumpets, vocals, and emotions. 2. Sigur Ros Personally really love the albums () (2002) and Agaetis byrjun (1999). i guess putting both in both playlists. Untit...

some tasting overview with Pierrot v0.01

 1. bench sheko washed gesha, ethiopia four versions on this coffee. first cup was beaming with lime and citrus with perfume bergamote and florals. second profile had more developed or roasted notes, like black tea, and earl gray, which promotes a higher body. third and fourth were not very on point, very lacking and underdeveloped i guess. i hope the rambutan will have a chance to pop out. 2. amba marian a more chocolatey, white chocolate, neapolitan vibe. 3. carmo de minas ama araya cm wash gesha, brazil there were three profiles. first one had high sweetness like honey, but all of them were nutty. i did not manage to assess their flavours and acidity, i think mainly first coffee was more characteristic, then second one was more mellow. third one was abit weird 4. sol de la manana natural caturra it is kind of purple spectrum, so blackberry, red apple and a chocolate note is good. depth and sweetness is there. 5. los suyatez washed parainema, nicaragua well during the cupping thi...

a conversation on conservation, a conservation of conversation.

 invite people like nigel, jude, etc to do talks, discussions on the future of the botanical landscape within malaysia, wild and designed, the ethics of conservation of native plants, the why, the bigger picture on invasive species, the future of biodiversity, in the most realistic sense.