Welcome to my site! Honestly, having my own corner of the internet with my own domain name has been a childhood dream of mine, and I’ve finally made it happen.
The name "DAYS WE SHARED" actually comes from an article I read on a Blog way back in 2009. I’ve always believed that life is all about constantly sharing and growing, so I've kept this phrase as my personal motto ever since.
I’m a super nostalgic person. I constantly look back at the internet era from my late elementary to high school days—the vibe, the platforms, and the way we used to do things online. I first stumbled into MSN chat rooms and Friendster around 2008, then jumped on Facebook, Weibo, and Douban in 2009. I loved reading and writing so much that I started a Sina Blog. It actually got pretty solid traffic, which even helped me score the coveted "V" (verified) badge on Weibo back when it was nearly impossible to get!
You won't know that the Chinese internet back then was so wild and free. There was hardly any corporate or political noise. People just genuinely loved sharing their favorite movies, music, and hobbies. We’d swap recommendations and then hunt down torrents on BitComet or Storm to download movies and shows.
Out of everything, music definitely shaped me the most. For my birthday in 2004, I got a 2GB MP3 player, and I can’t even tell you how many of those things I’ve broken, dropped, or accidentally left in my pockets through the washing machine over the years. Back then, "Kuwo Music" was the ultimate god-tier app for free music. I swear by it because literally anything you searched for—Western, Asian, mainstream hits, super niche indie tracks, or random movie soundtracks—was right there. Usually it was in MP3, sometimes in glorious lossless audio if you got lucky, or at least a decent WAV file for the really obscure stuff. The best part? You could just download it, chop it up, remix it, and upload it wherever without dealing with copyright strikes, muted audio, or geo-blocks. Long story short: it was the golden age of internet freebies, and it was beautiful.
Nowadays, buying a domain and building a website is a breeze—you don't even need to know how to code. But the modern internet feels totally hijacked by big money. Everything is paywalled and scattered everywhere. You pay for one subscription, realize they don't have what you want, and have to pay for another one somewhere else just to find it. Even the content itself feels tainted now; every other post is either a sponsored ad or some influencer shoving a product in your face. It's honestly exhausting. A lot of the creators I used to follow have long since stopped updating, or their accounts just vanished. So now, I just stick to my old tastes, searching around on today's mainstream platforms, crossing my fingers that the AI algorithm gets me and feeds me stuff I actually like.
So, full disclaimer before you dive in: this blog is purely subjective. If you’re looking for life-changing epiphanies or a stash of free resources, you probably won't find them here. But if you're a kindred spirit who still loves sharing bits of life and personal tastes—I hope you'll stick around, get to know me, and maybe find some inspiration or cool recommendations along the way.
Years ago, I realized that the future has its limits—so from now on, I guess I'll just keep romanticizing the good old days.
7 May 2022, Sunny, KL | Seet
