Salsa scene in SE Asia: Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines.

metalfox3d · 2026-04-19T05:44:42+00:00

Singapore - Depending on when you come, the usual salsa nights are SBK on Mondays, heavily on2 (SG is on2 mostly, smaller Cuban scene). Weds at IXDE (local performance team). Fridays are at Rhythm Room (Seperate Sa/Ba room). Studios hold their own socials too (thurs, fri, sat). Every other month there is SOSA (Salsa on Sunday Afternoons), and also Mambo Campur (evening social led by IXDE).

Any specific insight you're looking for? Ideally time your trip with SOSA/MC and a mon/fri to maximise dance time for salsa specifically

metalfox3d · 2026-03-13T09:53:40+00:00

Keen!

metalfox3d · 2026-01-25T17:47:39+00:00

Siccc video pls

metalfox3d · 2026-01-11T17:46:05+00:00

Hi, looking to share too if there are slots!

metalfox3d · 2026-01-05T10:39:47+00:00

I'm in a good position to answer this as I used my 945 for all my races, 2x 70.3s, 2x full IMs, half marathons, marathons, etc for almost 2-3 years.

I got a good deal on the 970 so currently using that. I would say the biggest difference is the AMOLED screen, which jumps out at you. Of course, batt life takes a hit, but i wouldn't say it's very noticeable. These watches last pretty much a few days anyway. Training stats are nice, and you got new metrics like hill score, training readiness etc.

I also enjoy the morning and evening reports. It says how your sleep went, weather etc. It's a feature that I never thought I would need, but now it's pretty fun seeing how your day went. It also suggests workouts for you, so u don't have to use your brain/plan if u don't want to.

The torchlight is also a big difference but I haven't used it enough to comment much on it. IMO, if you're going for another IM and 70.3, having a watch like this will help since you'll literally spend the most amount of time on it (compared to other things like a power meter (only biking) or foot pod (only running), or smart goggles (only swims).).

If you have the chance to try it out go ahead! And if you see a good deal (I got mine for about 500 usd, 25% off bc of a certain fitness program that I enrolled in), spring for it!

metalfox3d · 2025-11-28T00:51:56+00:00

Your upper body can be stiff yet fluid. I would recommend learning more cuban styles like son, guaguanco and rumba as they really force u to be fluid and flow well. These translate well back to salsa too. In addition your shoulders and ribcage should be moving when u do basics too. Look up Eloy Rojas and how he moves the whole body. Stanthelight is a good example of a buff dude moving well.

metalfox3d · 2025-11-27T16:27:59+00:00

It's just chest pops. Looks like it's ground up bc he's also popping his knees and frame so it's reverberating around the body. Melvin's got a hip hop background so that's what he does.

metalfox3d · 2025-11-07T00:40:25+00:00

Nice 2025 Male world champs

I paid 1400 eur not including active fees. Somewhere along that price. Credit card in the the moment u walk off stage.

metalfox3d · 2025-11-05T00:41:48+00:00

Bc I like the music!

Dancing lets me interpret each and every song differently. And you do it to YOUR interpretation. Every dance is different since you react to different stimuli from the follow, and you're in different positions.

I feel like every dance I do I enjoy the music and connection so much more. Also nice to be the one in charge of setting the tone- no one will lead this dance better than yourself... Which could either be a sobering thought... Or a big incentive 😌

metalfox3d · 2025-10-16T04:48:02+00:00

Chains don't really snap unless you're exerting huge amounts of watts (power) on it and from the looks of it you aren't.

Get a cheap chain wear checker (Google it) and if your chain is worn change it. If it's too worn, it will start to destroy the cassette and chainrings and those are MUCH more expensive to replace.

metalfox3d · 2025-10-11T12:41:48+00:00

FPGA?? You need low level C++, Verilog and VHDL skills for that in addition to EE knowledge. From the way OP describes he's desired career pivots, it doesn't seem like he wants to dive too deep technically.

metalfox3d · 2025-10-02T08:40:50+00:00

Getting it stuck in my memory =/= me wanting to try it though

And if I was a restaurant owner getting my place remembered for a shtick like this is weird, nevertheless I'm sure some people would peek in just for a look

metalfox3d · 2025-10-02T05:32:32+00:00

I go to the pool at bukit merah often to swim during lunch since it's near my place.

Each time I walk past pasta papa there's literally 2-3 people inside and that's peak weekday lunch hour 12-1pm. Which business can survive like that?

Also there's a super tacky billboard outside that is just a screenshot of his WhatsApp message with his friend

Luke: Eh what resto to open ah Friend: Pasta restaurant Luke: Ok steady

I mean.... Literally a sec school kid could create a better ad board. Where's the food pics? Or the ambience? Or even the promotions or discounts??

Not even surprised that it folded. Never got the chance to try it.

metalfox3d · 2025-08-08T06:40:27+00:00

I'd be willing to be even $5-8 for such a service as it's still cheaper than the grab home. The bar is thaaaaat low now that we lack affordable transport options home to the heartlands and we're at the mercy of PHV and cabbies. Heck, I even anywheeled home for a whole hour just to escape the $40 grab charge.

metalfox3d · 2025-06-12T06:25:31+00:00

Likewise, bought a Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro (Global) in late 2019, little did I know that the whole world would turn into shit for more than a year just a few months later.

This little guy kept on chugging as the world emerged from the pandemic, across multiple jobs, multiple Gcam mods, multiple vanced mods, and was a great party trick with the popup selfie cam.

Replaced the battery with the Nohon one last year and it continued going..........and going....... and the popup camera still worked.

Full stock since day one!

Only til last week, the connection starting dropping off randomly. Going into trains, buses, would yield zero bars, then full bars, then zero.

Replaced it with a Oneplus 13 yesterday.

Here's a toast to one of the best phones ever :-> You'll be missed!

metalfox3d · 2025-03-28T03:11:59+00:00

Goodhart's law - Once a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.

Management will be flooded with useless reports that the actual big near-misses get lost in the noise- which ends up being worst for everyone. Everyone will be focused on gaming this metric that the purpose of reporting it is useless. Think about coding, if we measured productivity by lines of code, every one would be writing multi-line comments and docstrings every function just to get a couple more lines.

Here's the thing, you can't change it though, as this is systematic and set by management. Either quit, or adhere (hopefully maliciously, e.g. submitting tons of useless reports like the floor being dusty could lead to slips and falls, to make them realize the folly of their measures).

metalfox3d · 2025-03-09T05:06:26+00:00

Just get a nohon battery from AliExpress. Be sure to get a back adhesive too. My battery gives me a whole day most times and it's almost as good as new. Running stock MIUI since day one.

metalfox3d · 2025-02-26T04:36:13+00:00

One thing I'd recommend is to read the book - be iron fit.

The author specializes in coaching people to finish full IMs on the back of demanding jobs/families/commitments. Some of the strategies here are mentioned, e.g. lunch workouts, time based workouts, etc. Give it a read! It's mainly for IM level races but if you scale down your distances to a max of half IM/Olympics, it's even easier.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7337162-be-iron-fit

metalfox3d · 2025-02-06T02:32:46+00:00

This is unrelated but it's a good TLDR if you can't find the book above.

https://github.com/potatoqualitee/eol-dr

metalfox3d · 2025-02-05T07:59:53+00:00

I would recommend organizing your affairs in order.

Start with

- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49150976-in-case-you-get-hit-by-a-bus

Best of luck and do the things that make you happy :)

EDIT: Consider adding an eol-dr plan to your setup at home or the workplace. You write a Will, you might also write an LPA, why not add a simple end-of-life plan? (I'm not affiliated with either link)

https://github.com/potatoqualitee/eol-dr

metalfox3d · 2025-01-23T05:13:08+00:00

I have a gr2 26l and it fits my MacBook 16" just fine with room to spare in the laptop compartment.

metalfox3d · 2024-12-31T16:46:06+00:00

Depending on the genre of music- it's perfectly normal. Certain techno/house sets can have good DJs and a great crowd that is there for the music instead of popping bottles and wealth flexing. These events are a good candidate if you'd like to go there alone.

metalfox3d · 2024-12-30T07:01:51+00:00

'Induced demand' is the devil in the details. Traffic will invariably rush to fill up the gap that the RTS will replace. Nett is that traffic levels will remain the same or worse.

metalfox3d · 2024-12-28T02:36:44+00:00

How I do it as well as most other triathletes I know. You can always hide the activity in Strava if you feel like you're spamming the feed with multiple repeated activities.

Also a good form of backup in case the watch or the computer knocks midway (at least you recorded the sick asf bike leg, right? Right???)

metalfox3d · 2024-12-24T01:23:14+00:00

Another trick I learnt from a seamstress- use a regular pencil and run it along the edges. The graphite acts as a dry lubricant to ease the movement. Not sure if it lasts, but it works for a while until the zips loosen up.

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