Hong Cheung 
Recent Activity
- Moved Website From The Average Learner to My Own Name
theaveragelearner.com This domain had been with me for over 2 years, I'm very grateful. However, I believe that I've grown from being just "average" and trying to be relatable, to just to be myself. That's why I changed the domain name. Honesty Writing with just initial or alias is good for...
- 3-2-1 Backup and Business Logic
Server Safety So, I have my own personal VPS and a business VPS. I spent a lot of time tinkering the VPSs in the past few weeks. I've learnt a lot more about server safety and accessibility. Now, I only use tailscale to access my own services. My public facing websites are all proxied by Cloud...
- Self Hosting Git to Avoid GitHub AI Training And The AI Worries
Back in the game I'm using Forgejo, so far so good. As I'm the sole dev, I don't need much. Though there are some setups to do, I can auto deploy using ssh key with Coolify just like in GitHub. It is not available to the public as I've put it behind Tailscale. Tailscale This stuff is easier ...
Recent Posts
It is not dead. It is still relevant. But it depends on how you think of it.
Why is Africa not advanced yet? How Chinese Investments are helping out?
Sharing what I have learnt to stay focused on working my goals.
How to quit social media for the better.
Personal experience using the most famous note-taking apps and how they compare to Obsidian. And why Obsidian is the best.
My favourite Obsidian plugins that I use on a daily basis.
I was learning Japanese and Dutch about a year or two ago, solely and religiously using Duolingo for 3 months everyday. The following is my subjective opinion about Duolingo.
If we are prisoners of our own minds, we have to remember we are also our jailers.
Recently, I've decided to remove all Google Ads from my apps. However, when I submitted the new tracker removed version to the App Review team, they rejected me. The reason were as followed.
How I learned Spanish flapping Rs within 2 weeks.