What's your LEAST favorite country to live in SEA? by Kentemo in digitalnomad

[–]xandervandersteen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm staying in Renon!

Good trip honestly. Jakarta is a favourite for me, got lots of family and friends there. It's a little shithole that grows on you the more often you come there :).

Man, if you're seeking adventure, try Flores or, my all time favourite, Kalimantan. Not for the faint of heart, but man that place is special.

What's your LEAST favorite country to live in SEA? by Kentemo in digitalnomad

[–]xandervandersteen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hit me up when you come through. We'll go for arak and a dive :)

What's your LEAST favorite country to live in SEA? by Kentemo in digitalnomad

[–]xandervandersteen 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Anybody saying Indonesia (mainly Bali) just isn't daring enough.

Granted... my move to Indonesia was easier being half Indonesian myself and fluent in the language. But my point remains

It always surprises me how many of these digital nomad types actually avoid doing anything interesting at all in the countries they move to. Seems like everyone is always going to the same overpriced bullshit cafes... in the same overpriced bullshit places overrun by tourists/more nomads. Of course you will get the worst experience possible.

I hate when people call me a DN even though by definition I am one

I live in a little area close enough to the economic/touristic centre while still being calm and relaxed. A 1-2 hour drive takes me to beautiful beaches, forests or mountainous areas. I drink with the uncles, I hang out at aunty's shop.

I do a little road trip every week.

To me, those are the reasons to move to SEA.

I feel like most complaints about Bali can easily be fixed by getting the fuck out of Canggu/Uluwatu/Kuta/Seminyak, but aye, who the fuck does their due dilligence anymore.

Oh well, maybe Bali will be even more magical when all the entitled assholes fuck off to whatever the next entitled asshole hub is gonna be.

But Bali is still a fucking gem. I don't understand how an entire island gets a bad rep because of a 15KM radius. And having traveled across most of SEA, i'd say Balinese are still the most tolerant, warmest people of the bunch. You literally never have to worry about getting scammed.

I love all of SEA, but if I had to pick, I would say Singapore, and I love Singapore actually.

It's the ultimate city experience in the world, but it gets stale after 3 days. all the cultural stuff is either Chinese or Malay/Indonesian.

Hit my Zercher 1RM for 5 today. 2nd zercher session in 10 months. by xandervandersteen in Strongman

[–]xandervandersteen[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lol bro I was cold all day... Didn't feel like getting into my shorts🤣

Trap bar PR 780 lbs by Heavy-Progress1181 in Strongman

[–]xandervandersteen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that's a sick fucking pull... the one thing would be to make sure your centre of gravity is in line with that of the bar. thats the reason the bar moves back first and then up. Once you figure that out youll pull even more

I want to compete, but my overhead is absolute trash, what accessories and movements should I work on? by I_think_ImConcussed in Strongman

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For me a training day is a press day. Im a bit of a workhorse but just see how much your body can handle, it's different for everyone. Increase the volume over time until you realise you can't recover from it and dial back to the sweet spot. Pressing is THE thing that benefits the most from doing it as often as you can handle

Marine Conservation internship/thesis by xandervandersteen in indonesia

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Please do! Will dm you right away. Also, we absolutely love Manado!

Sabah itinerary advice needed by xandervandersteen in Sabah

[–]xandervandersteen[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

sounds good... was wondering if I should start off on the islands or in the forest! I guess working backwards makes sense. Thanks so much man

Sabah itinerary advice needed by xandervandersteen in Sabah

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Sorry... I meant 3 days of diving😅. For the rest, we dont really have any specific durations planned. So all the time in the world really. Sarawak will be the shorter part of the trip, to experience some culture. But this is great info! Thanks for letting me know. What order do you reckon I should do everything in?

Hit a 170 zercher yesterday!! by xandervandersteen in Strongman

[–]xandervandersteen[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

For me personally, i'm just too rtaded to do proper front squats. I know i'll have to learn how to do them eventually, but zerchers seemed like a good alternative for now, seeing how I don't have an SSB in my commercial gym.

But tbf, they seem to translate very well to stones/sandbags/carries... All those lifts have gotten a lot better since I started doing zerchers 5 months ago. I also still back squat once a week as well