Writing on Derek's Bloghttps://blog.hnghd.com/tags/writing/Recent content in Writing on Derek's BlogHugoen-usTue, 21 Apr 2026 17:24:51 +0000Study Dayhttps://blog.hnghd.com/blog/study-day/Sun, 20 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.hnghd.com/blog/study-day/<p>Just a quiet study day. Trying to keep the habit going — a little bit every day adds up.</p><p>Just a quiet study day. Trying to keep the habit going — a little bit every day adds up.</p> Normal Dayhttps://blog.hnghd.com/blog/normal-day/Fri, 11 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.hnghd.com/blog/normal-day/<p>I try to write a blog every day. Even though every day feels the same to me, writing something helps me feel like I&rsquo;m making progress, like I&rsquo;m importing something meaningful into my life.</p> <p>I&rsquo;ve been writing blogs since I was 22 or 23, I think? But you know, writing on the internet always comes with risks. What kind of risks? The biggest one is losing everything you&rsquo;ve written. My first blog was on MSN Spaces. I remember it fondly — it was so nice. You could customize everything: background, music, photos. But if you added too much, it would lag. So I kept it simple — just writing and sharing with friends.</p>I try to write a blog every day. Even though every day feels the same to me, writing something helps me feel like I’m making progress, like I’m importing something meaningful into my life.

I’ve been writing blogs since I was 22 or 23, I think? But you know, writing on the internet always comes with risks. What kind of risks? The biggest one is losing everything you’ve written. My first blog was on MSN Spaces. I remember it fondly — it was so nice. You could customize everything: background, music, photos. But if you added too much, it would lag. So I kept it simple — just writing and sharing with friends.

It was fun. But like I said, there’s always a risk. I lost everything from that site. I had a backup, but it was a compressed file, and honestly, I forgot where I saved it. It’s okay though — not everything needs to be saved.

Now, I write in Markdown and save everything on GitHub (I hope GitHub lasts forever). I also bought a domain. It’s not forever, but it’s good for now. Everything is easier now — easy to back up, easy to publish, easy to make it look good. I just want to leave something on the internet. To prove I lived.

Life Update

August will be my last month at ZT Systems. I feel a little sad, but it’s okay. I won’t talk much about the company, but I can talk about myself. I already bought a ticket to go back to Hong Kong for a month.

I’m still looking for a new job. The market feels a bit tough right now — I’m not sure. Last year, I told myself I should build something. Not something big — just start. But unfortunately, I didn’t do anything. I lost too much time.

But now! I built a blog website. Cool, right? I’ll keep building it, and I hope I can keep doing it until the day I die.

What I’ve Built So Far

  • Blog – for writing notes and thoughts
  • AI Chat – though it’s slow on my cloud server, my PC is much better
  • Proxy Server
  • Docker
  • Jupyter Server – I want to use it for Kaggle

What I Want to Learn

  • Music Tools – I’m not sure what tools to use yet, but I recommend open-source ones
  • 3D Projects – I already have some ideas
  • AI for Trending Stocks and Crypto – many people are doing this; I’ve watched some YouTube videos and I’m still learning
  • Data Projects – I want to do something on Kaggle, but I don’t have a clear idea yet

What I Want to Do for Fun

  • Guitar – my first instrument
  • Piano – just started, but I don’t have space, so I keep it on my bed… so sad
  • Running – I haven’t run in a long time. I thought I’d run more in the US than in Hong Kong, but actually, no. My area doesn’t have a good place to run, and I don’t like driving, so I don’t run much.

Final Thoughts

Is it too much? Maybe. I want to do so many things. But I also sleep too much. I should start now. Don’t change too much — just begin.

]]>New Year New Posthttps://blog.hnghd.com/blog/new-year-new-post/Fri, 03 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.hnghd.com/blog/new-year-new-post/<p>Ha, I have long time did not writing a new blog, I think I should do it every week, but I did. I hope this year I can keep it going.</p> <p>Yes, I have gone to Dental Cleaning this year on Jan, new start, but I still don&rsquo;t 100% understand what they are talking about. I know, I have to take time to learn English, but you know, I progress still too slow. I hope I can improve my English fast.</p>Ha, I have long time did not writing a new blog, I think I should do it every week, but I did. I hope this year I can keep it going.

Yes, I have gone to Dental Cleaning this year on Jan, new start, but I still don’t 100% understand what they are talking about. I know, I have to take time to learn English, but you know, I progress still too slow. I hope I can improve my English fast.

I went to Annual Physical today, the doc almost did nothing for me… I have told him I have high blood pressure but he tested it very sloppy and said I am ok. I am not ok, I have high blood pressure many years — it is not ok. So, I just booked a new appointment about my high blood pressure, it is next Tue. See how it goes this time.

]]>Martin Luther Kinghttps://blog.hnghd.com/blog/martin-luther-king/Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.hnghd.com/blog/martin-luther-king/<p>Next Year on January 16 2023, it is Martin Luther King Day. I like what MLK said &ldquo;I have a Dream&rdquo;. A Dream means, you will try what you can do to catch your dream, even if you never get there.</p> <p>Just like MLK did, service people do not impact immediately, but for the long term, that may help a lot of people, you do service not only for yourself, it is for the world.</p>Next Year on January 16 2023, it is Martin Luther King Day. I like what MLK said “I have a Dream”. A Dream means, you will try what you can do to catch your dream, even if you never get there.

Just like MLK did, service people do not impact immediately, but for the long term, that may help a lot of people, you do service not only for yourself, it is for the world.

If you could go back in time and meet MLK, what would you say to him? I think I would say today is better than past, but could be even better.

What would you do to make the world a better place? I am only one person. I can’t do something big like Elon Musk, but that means I would still do anything to make the world better. I would like to share my ideas on internet, like this blog, I hope some clever people read this and do something better than me. Does this mean I am also do a good thing to make the world better?

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