Helen Chong

a web that isn't human-first is a web I want nothing to do with. I'm not going to "optimize the graph" of assertions, or whatever. I'm not a content farm for your algorithm. i'm here to build real relationships with real people - and if that's not what the web is for anymore, I'll be somewhere else.

'The Way We Talk' Impressions After waiting for months, I finally got the chance to watch 'The Way We Talk'. Did this Hong Kong film meet my expectations?

Recently, I finally had the chance to watch "The Way We Talk", a Hong Kong film about the deaf community, in the cinama here in Malaysia, and I loved it:

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HTML for People HTML isn't only for people working in the tech field. It's for everyone. Learn how to make a website from scratch in this beginner friendly web book.

htmlforpeople.com is #BuiltWithEleventy 🏆

A New Laptop and Now I Use Arch BTW I just purchased a new laptop for myself, and I took the opportunity to start using Arch Linux for the first time.

Recently I bought myself a new laptop, and I took the opportunity to start using Arch Linux for the first time. In other words, I have officially joined the "I use Arch BTW" club.

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I am Officially a Full-Time Linux User | Helen Chong, Web Developer I have migrated to using Linux, not only on my virtual private servers, but also my personal computer desktop.

Big news: I have officially switched to using Linux full-time, not just on my VPS, but also on my PC desktop!

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"Don't compare yourself to others, we all have something unique to offer!" ❤️

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Unapologetically Queer on My Personal Blog | Galaxy Garden In the first Pride Month after the launch of Galaxy Garden, I want to take the opportunity to celebrate my queerness in my own blog.

🏳️‍🌈 In this Pride Month, I want to take the opportunity to celebrate my queerness in my own personal blog:

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#PrideMonth

“Built with Eleventy” Animated 88x31 A Note on chrisburnell.com

This 88×31 #BuiltWithEleventy animated badge from @chrisburnell.com is only 3KB!

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Bye, Bandicam, and Hello Again, OBS Studio | Galaxy Garden I finally decided to ditch Bandicam for good and instead use OBS Studio as my PC gaming screenshot and recording software.

After using Bandicam as my PC gaming screenshot and recording software for almost a decade, I finally ditched Bandicam and switched to OBS Studio:

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Happy Birthday to My helenchong.dev Domain Name Celebrating the first anniversary of my helenchong.dev domain name.

Happy (belated) Birthday to my helenchong.dev domain name! 🥳

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My Virtual Private Server Arc Has Officially Begun I have officially joined the

Migrated my websites, along with my instances of Gitea, FreshRSS and The Lounge, to a new VPS I just rented.

My recent blog post about starting to self-host and using a VPS has also been updated with information about my new server:

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Vento: My Favourite Templating Language for Eleventy I have switched to using Vento as the template engine in my websites built with Eleventy, and I love it.

In praise of Vento, my favourite template engine to use in Eleventy:

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#Eleventy #11ty

My Virtual Private Server Arc Has Officially Begun I have officially joined the

I wrote about my journey to learn VPS and self-hosting:

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Attended WordCamp Johor Bahru 2025 I attended my city's first ever WordCamp conference.

I attended my city's first ever WordCamp conference.

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#WordPress #WordCamp

My local area's first ever WordCamp conference happens today at my local campus of 42 the computer science school! I have been interested in attending the WordCamp after hearing about it last year, and last week I managed to win the 42 campus' ticket giveaway, so I am attending the WordCamp.

I Have Passed 42's Piscine Bootcamp After studying hard in 42 the computer science school's 26-day bootcamp, I am officially eligible for 42's core curriculum.

After studying hard in 42 the computer science school's 26-day bootcamp, I am officially eligible for 42's core curriculum! 🎉

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I Love Pomeranian Dogs Gushing over Pomeranians, one of my favourite dog breeds.

I am gushing over Pomeranians, one of my favourite dog breeds:

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Thank you, Bob!

42's Piscine Bootcamp Completed At last, I finished 42 the computer science school's 26-day bootcamp.

I have completed 42 the computer science school's 26-day bootcamp:

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Happy Lesbian Visibility Week, and happy 5th anniversary to A Summer's End — Hong Kong 1986, my favourite piece of fictional lesbian media ever! ❤️🤍🩷

Uninstalled Visual Studio Code from my computer, since Neovim with Lazyvim setup has met my IDE needs that I previously used VS Code for.

I have set up SSH access to the server of my Hostinger premium shared hosting plan, including generating a pair of SSH keys for this server. This means now I can directly access my websites' folders and files from my local machine's terminal.

First Week of 42's Piscine Bootcamp My first week attending 42 the computer science school's 26-day bootcamp named Piscine.

I wrote about my first week at 42 the computer science school's 26-day bootcamp:

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April 7 is my first day of attending the 26-day bootcamp of my local campus of 42 the computer science school, and the day Cassette Beasts game version 1.8 "Sunshine Update" is released!

My 2025 Qingming Festival How I spent the Qingming Festival days in 2025.

Wrote a new blog post about how I spent the Qingming Festival days in 2025:

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I Use (Neo)Vim BTW I have officially joined the Vim ecosystem and switched to Neovim as my main code editor.

I have officially switched from Visual Studio Code to Neovim as my main code editor (BTW):

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Uses A non-exhaustive list of hardware and software that I use.

I have added a /uses page to my developer website to list the hardware and software I use:

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Happy Trans Day of Visibility and Eid al-Fitr! 🏳️‍⚧️☪️

I don't actually celebrate Eid because I'm not Muslim, but it's still a major event when you're living in a majorly-Muslim country, and as a queer person I notice the coincidence that TDOV and Eid fell on the same day this year.

Check the speedometer on the brand new Blog Awesome (now with 11ty) News and information from Font Awesome – the internet’s favorite icon set; mixed with musings and nerdery from the team behind it.

Check the speedometer on the brand new Blog Awesome (now with @11ty.dev)

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