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Bobby Dioriza

Notes on movies, series, and trips.

Exciting Indonesia's Infrastructure Projects

A personal list of Indonesian infrastructure projects I was most excited about during the pandemic era, from toll roads and urban transit to intercity rail.

2020 Movies & Series

A 2020 watchlist shaped by cinema trips and streaming, with Dark: Season 3 standing out as my personal best series of all time.

IT Project Paradox

A short observation on the vicious cycle of unrealistic timelines, weak requirement gathering, rework, and delayed IT projects.

Cancelled: Singapore 2020

A short Singapore trip plan that was fully booked, then cancelled when COVID-19 changed everything.

2019 Movies & Series

My 2019 movie and series roundup, with Game of Thrones: Season 8 standing out as the weak finale to one of my all-time favorite series.

Osaka & Kyoto 2019

Osaka and Kyoto trip, 1 to 6 September 2019, continuing the friendships from my Tokyo 2018 trip with a few new travel companions added along the way.

Singapore 2019

My first and only fully solo trip, 28 February to 3 March 2019, with a compact Singapore itinerary covering Kampong Glam, Sentosa, Marina Bay, and Chinatown.

Tokyo 2018

Tokyo trip, 21 to 25 September 2018, with friends I first knew from the Backpacker Indonesia forum, covering Shinjuku, Asakusa, Hakone, and Odaiba.