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Escape to the Pines: The Intimate Rhythm of Bonafest
On November 7–8, 2026, John headed to Rasamala at the New Ciputri Campground for Bonafest. A refreshing two-day independent camping festival filled with live music and a short trek to Curug Padalarang.
The Sound of Wooden Dummy in a Songshan Alley
In April 2025, John’s curiosity about overseas martial arts led him deep into a Taipei alley. Up on a weathered fourth-floor rooftop, he found the living lineage of Grandmaster Ip Man, kept completely untouched by time