Graphic designer turned web developer, bookworm, gaymer, hobbyist artist and crocheter. Malaysian Chinese queer Millennial. Autistic and visually impaired. They/she. 🏳️‍🌈 https://helenchong.omg.lolhttps://blacksky.community/profile/helenchong.omg.lolhttps://blacksky.community/profile/helenchong.omg.lol/post/3mjf5v6zwss24New blog post about How I spent the Qingming Festival days in 2026: https://blog.helenchong.omg.lol/en/posts/2026-04-13-my-2026-qingming/13 Apr 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:t5gqjwqicgu4bf5ks2ae7jnh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjf5v6zwss24https://blacksky.community/profile/helenchong.omg.lol/post/3mhnjfmahws2wI have published a new weekly recap post, featuring: Eid al-Fitr, playing Beastieball for the first time, and enjoying things on purpose. https://blog.helenchong.omg.lol/en/posts/2026-03-22-weekly-recap/22 Mar 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:t5gqjwqicgu4bf5ks2ae7jnh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhnjfmahws2whttps://blacksky.community/profile/helenchong.omg.lol/post/3mgkfjthhy22dI have published a new weekly recap post, featuring: International Women's Day, total lunar eclipse on the Lantern Festival, car accident on my way to school, and Eleventy's rebrand. https://blog.helenchong.omg.lol/en/posts/2026-03-08-weekly-recap/08 Mar 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:t5gqjwqicgu4bf5ks2ae7jnh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgkfjthhy22dhttps://blacksky.community/profile/helenchong.omg.lol/post/3mfyoxyepf22eI have published a new weekly recap post, featuring: Pokémon 30th anniversary, Scarlet Hollow Episode 5, Stardew Valley 10th anniversary, and more! https://blog.helenchong.omg.lol/en/posts/2026-03-01-weekly-recap/01 Mar 2026 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:t5gqjwqicgu4bf5ks2ae7jnh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfyoxyepf22ehttps://blacksky.community/profile/helenchong.omg.lol/post/3mfcedr4hps2mMy uncle's dog who lives in our family durian plantation had given birth to her second litter of puppies in December 2025. We just got the chance to see the new puppies during Lunar New Year! 🐶 https://blog.helenchong.omg.lol/en/posts/2026-02-20-bak-baan-puppies-2/20 Feb 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:t5gqjwqicgu4bf5ks2ae7jnh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcedr4hps2mhttps://blacksky.community/profile/helenchong.omg.lol/post/3mevl4brdws2yI have published a new weekly recap post, featuring: Preparing for Lunar New Year, Limeide mechanical gaming keyboards, completion of Pokémon Legends: Z-A's DLC main story, and IRC as a Discord alternative. https://blog.helenchong.omg.lol/en/posts/2026-02-15-weekly-recap/15 Feb 2026 12:49 +0000at://did:plc:t5gqjwqicgu4bf5ks2ae7jnh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mevl4brdws2yhttps://blacksky.community/profile/helenchong.omg.lol/post/3mdsmtndjr22tI have published a new weekly recap post, featuring: my student showcase presentation, VPS access problems, Pokémon Legends: Z-A base game post-game completion, and more. https://blog.helenchong.omg.lol/en/posts/2026-02-01-weekly-recap/01 Feb 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:t5gqjwqicgu4bf5ks2ae7jnh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdsmtndjr22thttps://blacksky.community/profile/helenchong.omg.lol/post/3mdao2lleo22aI have published a new weekly recap post, featuring: student showcase preparation, Pokémon Legends: Z-A post-game, Neko-like website widgets, web browser de-bloating tool, and more. https://blog.helenchong.omg.lol/en/posts/2026-01-25-weekly-recap/25 Jan 2026 11:51 +0000at://did:plc:t5gqjwqicgu4bf5ks2ae7jnh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdao2lleo22ahttps://blacksky.community/profile/helenchong.omg.lol/post/3mcp2flqqjk2wInspired by other weekly or monthly recap blog posts, I decided to start writing such posts myself, and just published my first weekly recap post: https://blog.helenchong.omg.lol/en/posts/2026-01-18-weekly-recap/18 Jan 2026 11:43 +0000at://did:plc:t5gqjwqicgu4bf5ks2ae7jnh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcp2flqqjk2whttps://blacksky.community/profile/helenchong.omg.lol/post/3mbqmyo2n5c2jAs a contributor to the Affinity On Linux project (mainly by improving documentation), I'm happy to see the project got shout-outs from established news publications, especially one that I respect like 404 Media! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jan 2026 09:24 +0000at://did:plc:t5gqjwqicgu4bf5ks2ae7jnh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbqmyo2n5c2jhttps://blacksky.community/profile/helenchong.omg.lol/post/3maxpj2tcw22vI wrote about what I am looking forward to in 2026: https://blog.helenchong.omg.lol/en/posts/2025-12-27-2026-things-look-forward/27 Dec 2025 11:32 +0000at://did:plc:t5gqjwqicgu4bf5ks2ae7jnh/app.bsky.feed.post/3maxpj2tcw22vhttps://blacksky.community/profile/helenchong.omg.lol/post/3m7femmgwac2iToday I learned that Obsidian allows you to use Vim key bindings by enabling it in the settings. I also love that Obsidian wants to make sure you know how to use Vim by asking you what is the command to quit Vim without saving, before finally enabling Vim mode.07 Dec 2025 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:t5gqjwqicgu4bf5ks2ae7jnh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7femmgwac2ihttps://blacksky.community/profile/helenchong.omg.lol/post/3m74vetiomc2qI used to use Bun, but I've ditched it as soon as I found out the team had been posting U.S. propaganda memes on Twitter: https://helenchong.dev/blog/posts/2025-09-12-ditching-bun/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Dec 2025 02:10 +0000at://did:plc:t5gqjwqicgu4bf5ks2ae7jnh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m74vetiomc2qhttps://blacksky.community/profile/helenchong.omg.lol/post/3m724vc2hd22vHad a weird dream last night where my PC, which has Arch Linux installed, somehow had Windows reinstalled without my knowledge. I have ditched Windows and switched to using Linux full-time for months, and I have no desire to go back, so thank goodness it was just a dream.02 Dec 2025 23:47 +0000at://did:plc:t5gqjwqicgu4bf5ks2ae7jnh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m724vc2hd22v