Build in public
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September 2026
~3 min
SideSpark started with a conversation
Benny and I talked about workplace connections at the ChatGPT Sites Hackathon. That conversation became a small shared-break idea, then a working SideSpark prototype.
Field note
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August 2026
~2 min
Mentorship works both ways
Four months in Standard Chartered Singapore × NTU’s LevelUP! programme reminded me that experience has to leave room for a new perspective.
Build in public
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August 2026
~5 min
Two lights and a thread
48 hours at the 65 Labs Gemini hackathon building 87K Windows - local Gemma protects the memory, a boring matcher earns the trust, and Gemini gets out of the way.
Build in public
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August 2026
~4 min
Agents don't clock out
The Claude community met in Singapore. The recap became a 15-second 8-bit story generated with fal.ai from real photos - then a reusable skill.
Build journey
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August 2026
~8 min
A graph is not a guide: building Ishara.
How a Qur’an meaning graph became a useful study path: meaning first, context on demand, with the sources always in view.
Build journey
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August 2026
~8 min
Three doors into one local agent.
Terminal, Telegram, and WhatsApp drawing from one deliberately bounded memory layer—without turning a personal machine into a public service.
Build in public
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July 2026
~7 min
Codex gave developers pets. I gave the pets a leaderboard.
The first version looked brilliant. It was also ranking imaginary pets. That is where the real build started.
Essay
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July 2026
~6 min
What 20 years in banking taught me about shipping AI
The bridge between global banking delivery discipline and after-hours AI building - regulated instincts, sprint rigor, and why the harness matters more than the model.
Session notes
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June 2026
~7 min
You don't need a $240/year subscription to use AI
Field notes from our community session - Ollama, AnythingLLM, local agents, and a real business automation flow.
Essay
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June 2026
~4 min
The harness matters
The model isn't the whole story. Workflows, tools, context, and handoffs decide what actually ships - notes from building HalalEats SG.
Essay
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June 2026
~3 min
Same flight, two endings
Tracking an overnight family flight two ways - a polished native AI scheduler vs. my own agent over Telegram.
Essay
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June 2026
~3 min
"Which AI model is the best?"
It's the wrong question - like asking who the best athlete is. Match the model to the job instead of chasing a single winner.
