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Smiley Face Pizza: Choosing Joy Over Perfection
Making homemade pizza with my daughter using Tangzhong dough, learning to step back, and discovering the beauty of letting children create freely.
#family#cooking#parenting#life#baking#pizza
Engineering, Craft & Life • 2010 – Present
Hi, I'm Doni.
Software engineer, builder, father, and home baker. Over the past 15+ years, I've believed in writing clean, enduring code, solving real problems without the hype, and living an honest, grounded life alongside the people who truly matter.
Welcome to my personal notebook on the web — an archive of self-taught engineering lessons, production architecture notes, Tangzhong bread experiments, turn-based storytelling games with my daughter, and reflections on family as an equal partnership.
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Notes grouped across the core dimensions of work, craft, and home.
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Family
Storytelling games, growing up together, and the deep conviction that a family is a crew where no one drops out.
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Cooking
The patient rhythm of fermentation: Tangzhong milk bread, artisan loaves, homemade pizza, and kitchen trials.
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Tech
15+ years in production: from Linux, Java, and Rails to distributed systems, shell habits, and software that lasts.
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Thoughts
Candid reflections on choosing roots over industry hype, the compounding value of persistence, and thinking before doing.
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Fresh dispatches from the terminal, the kitchen counter, and everyday life.
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The Three Little Pigs: A Heading-Home Story Game
On our way home, my daughter and I played another round of our storytelling game—inventing a new tale about three little pigs named Scion, Celestia, and Mira who learned to share.
#family#parenting#storytelling#creativity#games
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Adding Color to Life: Naturally Green Spinach Tangzhong Bread
Experimenting with fresh spinach juice as a natural colorant in Tangzhong bread—producing vibrant green dinner rolls and a soft shokupan loaf.
#baking#cooking#tangzhong#bread#experiment#life
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A Sunny Afternoon at the Hong Kong Cultural Festival
A family outing celebrating Hong Kong heritage—vibrant dragon dances, martial arts demonstrations, retro memorabilia, and seeing our hometown culture embraced across communities.
#family#hongkong#culture#community#life
“Focus on creating real value. Code never lies, quiet persistence compounds over time, and a healthy family is an equal partnership where no one drops out.”