No. 01 · Feature Lifestyle · 5 min read
Queenies, Fades & Blunts
On the radical quiet of a queer barbershop — and what it means to finally sit in a chair that sees you.
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Notebooks from a slow life — on travel, beauty, the body, and the small disciplines of being a person in 2026.
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No. 02 Travel 5 min read
Penang Hill: The Old Way Up and the View From the Top
On the funicular, the cool air at the summit, and what it means to look down at a city you have been walking through.
No. 03 Travel 6 min read
Kek Lok Si: An Afternoon in Penang's Great Hillside Temple
The pagoda climbs in tiers above the rooftops of Air Itam. An essay on the ascent, the layered faith, and what it feels like to arrive somewhere that has been here far longer than you.
No. 04 Travel 9 min read
Kuala Lumpur: A Guide for People Who Are Not in a Hurry
The city I now call home, seen through the eyes of someone who arrived with curiosity and stayed because the city kept rewarding it.
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