As Squarespace kept increasing its price, I feel it is time to find an alternative. Also, as I grew comfortable again with coding, I think I can handle a bit more complexity from Squarespace. From my search, I conclude that going back to WordPress is the way to go. The platform has grown well, balancing customization with ease of use. Further, 1and1 also morphs to IONOS. So, the journey came a circle. Until then…

Jawaban:

Saya menulis tentang keterhubungan aneksasi Timor Leste dengan revolusi bunga di Portugal dan keterlibatan Amerika Serikat sebagai topik tugas akhir mata kuliah sejarah politik Amerika Serika. Paper tersebut saya unggah di: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237773623_Indonesia’s_Annexation_of_East_Timor_The_Connection_with_the_Carnation_Revolution_and_the_US_Involvement (dalam bahasa Inggris).

https://www.forbes.com/sites/brentdykes/2020/08/11/a-simple-strategy-for-asking-your-data-the-right-questions/?sh=1eb0e72b9a7c

https://hub.jhu.edu/2021/08/11/luis-quintero-biden-infrastructure-bill/

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/19/world/asia/indonesia-pollution-lawsuit.html?smid=li-share

https://www.allaboutalpha.com/blog/2021/05/03/analyzing-60-40-portfolios-without-bonds/

The fasting month is over. Summer is coming. Received both vaccines. The economy and the state are reopening.

I think “new year resolution” can start now, as I am signing up for a YMCA membership. The Blaisdell Y is close by, about ten minutes walk. They have 20+ facilities between the Twin Cities and I am allowed to use any of them with my membership. Plus, I can get part of my dues back from my health insurance if I work out at least 12x in a month. I choose month-to-month membership for the obvious reason that I am a “nomad” at this point.

I am recording my metric here to keep me motivated. I used to be able to measure more than just weight but I will keep one stat only for now.

In 2010, I was 177 lbs, not my heaviest but close. Just a mere 3 lbs away from it. I know that weight alone can misleading, but for comparison, my muscle mass was 132 lbs (I can measure that since I had a different digital scale back then). Fast forward to 2014 plus diet and exercise regimen, the weight came down to 167 lbs (which had been my most stable) with a muscle mass of 130 lbs. It seemed that I can only gain and lose weight so much and gaining muscle is just not in my DNA, though I could get away with form-fitting clothes.

Fast forward present day, my weight is 158 lbs, slightly more than my lower point last year, 155 lbs. Student life and living single kind of having that effect on me (and yes, undergraduate life got me into my lowest weight of 152 lbs). Too bad I won’t be able to measure muscle mass, but I’m optimistic.

I got my Covid-19 second vaccine shot yesterday. Side effects were different from the first shot. I anticipated headaches, so I gulped acetaminophen right after the shot. My arm wasn’t as numbed, but the fatigue lingered longer (still feeling groggy, in fact).

I want to thank Huma Yusuf of the North West Islamic Community Center (NWICC) of Plymouth, Minnesota, for organizing the vaccination clinic. I didn’t get the bracelet as Matt Damon did in Contagion. Instead, I got a card showing I received both vaccines. There may be a “passport” of some kind down the road, but the card will function as one for the moment.

Last month, I got the privilege of attending Climate Reality Corps Leadership US Virtual Training. This second time, I attended as a mentor. It wasn’t too long ago that I attended my first training (as a mentee) in August 2020. How did I get involved as a Climate Reality Leader?

Well, I had been aware of environmental issues since high school, but it was Al Gore’s documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, which shocked me in college. Since then, I have built my career in the capital market and only connected to environmental organizations as a patron.

I enrolled for Climate Reality Project virtual training in August 2020. After meeting such a diverse group of committed climate activists, I was hooked on the Climate Reality Leadership Corps’ mission and its ability to connect so many people under one common goal.

Since my training, I have learned on my own about diverse climate change issues, including reporting standards, smart cities, regenerative farming, slow fashion movement, community solar power, climate tech, and environmental justice. Climate Reality Project gave me a platform for active involvement in promoting climate awareness to the public.

As a mentor at the training, I was tasked to lead small group discussions after their online lecture attendance. There were four lectures administered during two weekends (there were also weekday sessions, but mine was weekend). I even got to participate in asking guest scientists in the lecture.

How do we develop better clean energy practices? And how do we make sure that they are available worldwide?

The question was prompted by group #274. Dr. Cobb responded, and I am summarizing, that the technologies for clean energy practices are here already, and they make economic sense. Hence, it depends on the Government globally to weave them into their policy. Dr. Pellow added that such policy should be mindful of environmental justice impact. Their implementation must not repeat the environmental injustice experienced through many fossil-fuel energy practices of the past.

Our group #95 bonded well, and we planned to check up periodically for the following year. The training participants include 300+ mentors and 5000+ mentees. I plan to participate again as a mentor for the October 2021 Global Training. Sign up for the next training information here!

http://www.allaboutalpha.com/blog/2021/01/28/keeping-digital-assets-stable-with-stablecoins