WEEKLY LOGS
Build notes, labs, wins, and lessons.
All logs, newest at the bottom of each section. Each has its own readable page; there's also a full index at llms.txt.
UCSD · Junior Year · Fall 2025
- Week 1 - 11/06/2025 · Hello! Welcome to my website! For those who do not know me, I'm Tristan Lee, a third-year/first-year transfer Electrical Engineering student at the…
- Week 2 - 11/17/2025 · Hi everyone! I hope you all had a great day off on Veteran's Day last week! Salute to the all the troops and everyone who served! Here's how my week…
- Week 3 - 11/25/2025 · Happy Thanksgiving week everyone! We or at least I am at the final stretch of the year. After my finals, I am clocking out until 2026. Here's what happened…
UCSD · Junior Year · Winter 2026
- Week 1 - 01/10/2026 · I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a great start to the New Year so far! I'm back! The break was good and restful, but it is time to get back to…
- Week 2 - 01/18/2026 · Happy Martin Luther King Day! Here's an Instagram post from the King talking about another King: View this post on Instagram A post shared by 👑…
- Week 3 - 01/26/2026 · Good morning! Good news: Officially cleared of my concussion and got my first goal! Bad news: I am back on the IR (Injured-reserve) and most likely out for…
- Week 4 - 02/02/2026 · Morning! No football last weekend 🥀 I started the week off brutally. Woke up on Monday with a sore throat and light congestion, which later turned to a…
- Week 5 - 02/09/2026 · Good morning! Happy Super Sick Monday! I am disappointed that the Seahawks won in our home, but I am super happy for Sam Darnold. His story of resilience is…
- Week 6 - 02/16/2026 · Happy G-Washy Day! Although, I am cheering for Team Canada during the Olympics, I got to thank Mr. George for crossing the Delaware on Christmas. This is…
- Week 7 - 02/23/2026 · Sorry there is not a good morning, today! For starters, I got a quiz today, midterm Thursday, another quiz on Friday, and what happened yesterday morning.…
- Week 8 - 03/02/2026 · Good morning! Officially in Week 9 now, just two more weeks left in La Jolla for a while, then 3 weeks til I am at the airport gate boarding to Tokyo.…
- Week 9 - 03/09/2026 · Good morning! Here is a surprise for you all: Something just came to me and I decided to record, and upload. I will make another video, but do not know when…
- Week 10 - 03/16/2026 · Good morning! It is finals week time, and I am about to walk into my circuits final. I am scared because I failed last quarter, but it is time to get my…
UCSD · Senior Year 1 · Fall 2026
- Week 0 - 09/27/2026 · Good morning, Here we go again! I have been back for about 20 days, still kind of jet-lagged, and adjusting has been pretty difficult. I really enjoyed the…
- Week 1 - 10/04/2026 · Good morning! I am working my hardest to get these out before Monday and 10 AM (PST) for NFL Sundays. Also, working on getting out the videos too: It's…
- Week 2 - 10/11/2026 · Good afternoon, I turned 20 yesterday, yay! Here is my birthday present to you all: Majority of what I was going to write in the log is in the video, so…
- Week 3 - 10/18/2026 · Good morning, Headed into Week 4 already, I can not wrap my head around it. Midterm season is upon me, and I am stressed, but I only have one. This is such…
- Week 4 - 10/25/2026 · Good morning! I hope everyone is doing well and feeling good about themselves! As I stated in last week's log, I tried to practice positivity and…
京都大学
- Week 1 - ２０２６年０４月２０日 · おは異様ございます！ (Good morning!) As I get better with my Japanese, I will start typing sections of the log in Japanese. Do not fear as I will have the English…
- Week 2 - ２０２６年０４月２6日 · おは異様ございます！ I hope everyone had a good week and weekend. There's a surprise on the home screen or right here: I had another eventful week last week, I am…
- Week 3 - ２０２６年０５月０３日 · おは異様ございます！ It has already been one month into my exchange, and I am only in Week 3, while UCSD is already in Week 6. The semester system is slow, but time…
- Week 4 - ２０２６年０５月１０日 · おは異様ございます！ Hope everyone's weekend is going well so far! The log and video are coming out early because I have a late-night practice tonight and will be…
- Week 5 - ２０２６年０５月１７日 · おは異様ございます！ Apologies for the delay, I have been traveling this past weekend, going to Hong Kong for the 3rd time and Shenzhen for the first time. A lot has…
- Week 6-7 - ２０２６年０6月０3日 · おは異様ございます！ Better late than ever, but I need to get back to the schedule and routine for the last half of the semester. I did not mean to combine the log…
- Week 8 - ２０２６年０6月０８日 · おは異様ございます！ 先週はいそがしかった。にほんごのしけんがあるし、アイスホッケーのれんしゅうがにかいおそいあるし、しあいがあるし。 Translation: Last week was busy. I had a Japanese test and 2 late night hockey…
- Week 9 - ２０２６年０6月１５日 · おは異様ございます！ Almost forgot to hit the git add, commit, and push on this one, but here’s week 9. Praying for NY! The city is going to burn. Game 3 was madness,…
- Week 10 - ２０２６年０6月２２日 · おは異様ございます！ I have given the site another update. Now you can switch between light and dark mode. Along with light mode, I made modifications on the home…
- Week 11 - ２０２６年０6月２９日 · おは異様ございます！ “Mr. McKenna, we’d like to draft you to the Toronto Maple Leafs!” - JB View this post on Instagram A post shared by NHL (@nhl) Probably fitting…
- Week 12 - ２０２６年０７月０５日 · おは異様ございます！ 250 years free! God bless America! Happy belated Canada Day too! (Generational fade run needs to end 🙏). I really missed 250 summer 🥲. I had so…
- Week 13 - ２０２６年０７月１２日 · おは異様ございます！ Or こにちわ since it’s now the afternoon in California. Excuse the delay, I just finished my last Japanese university hockey game. Would’ve been more…
- Week 14-15 - ２０２６年０７月１９日 · おは異様ございます! LeBron to the Sixers‼️ LeFifth inbound, I am so excited for my glorious sunshine pookie bear king. Would have been nice to see him return to…
Travel · North America · Canada (CAN 🇨🇦)
- Calgary, Alberta · I abused camera filters when I was 12 🤣 "Sometimes It Snows in April" - Prince Very cold and dry, it is not Toronto and not Vancouver, but good hockey,…
- Vancouver, British Columbia · I have been to Vancouver at least 3 times, but I "lost" or did not take photos from my visit. Every visit for Vancouver was for hockey and nothing else.…
Travel · Asia · China (中國 🇨🇳) · Beijing, Beijing Municipality (北京)
- Arrival - Day 1 · First photo I took on the digital cam! This photo was on Wangfujing Street, and you can see CITIC Tower peeping in the back. Early morning flights are…
- Forbidden City & Temple of Heaven - Day 2 · View of the Forbidden City from Jingshan Park! The vastness of the Forbidden City is mind-boggling! The day started relatively early, but not as early as…
- Mutianyu Great Wall - Day 3 · Completed 1/7 of the Modern Wonders of the World! This was definitely a day I and my feet will not forget! We started at 6 AM this day, so we could get…
- Tian'anmen Square, Beihei Park, Lama Temple, & CBD Mall - Day 4 · Scariest place I have visited! I have never gone through so much security and been monitored so much in life until visiting Tian'anmen Square. The amount of…
- Church, Summer Palace & Marco Polo Bridge - Day 5 · The highlight of Beijing! I love Summer Palace and I regret not scheduling it sooner in the trip because as you read on, some unfortunate events took place…
Travel · Asia · China (中國 🇨🇳) · Chengdu, Sichuan Province (四川省成都)
- Panda Research Center, New Century Global Center, Chunxi Road Pedestrian Street, & Anshun Bridge - Day 1 · Pure "Panda"-monium and cuteness overload! I wish I would have booked one more day in Chengdu because this was probably one of the most fun and favorite…
- Tianfu Square, People's Park, Jinli Pedestrian Street, & IFS Panda - Day 2 · This is the China I imagined in my dreams! The photo above is from Jinli Ancient Street! Another early start today because our ticket for the High Speed…
Travel · Asia · China (中國 🇨🇳) · Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality (重庆)
- Jiefangbei Square & Hongya Cave - Day 1 · I wonder how much light pollution this generates 😂‼️ The train from Chengduddong (Chengdu East Railway Station) took about 1 hour and 30 minutes, and was…
- Kuixing Building, Shibati, Raffles City, & Deyi Plaza - Day 2 · Mission: Impossible - Graduating on Time Coming 2028 (hopefully) 😂 This would be such a cool movie poster! Maybe I try to audition in the next one if they…
- Libizba Station, E'ling Park, Longmenhao Old Street, Nanshan Botanical Garden, & Chongqing Grand Theatre - Day 3 · The Cyberpunk City Obsessed with this skyline. If you told me that I would be staring down Chongqing's skyline and walking its embarcadero 3 years ago, I…
Travel · Asia · China (中國 🇨🇳) · Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality (上海)
- Arrival, Yuyuan Old Street, Taoist Temple, & The Bund - Day 1 · Shanghai Baby! Out of all the cities in China I visited, Shanghai is the city I can see myself living in the most. It feels the most Westernized I'd say.…
- Qibao Old Street - Day 2 · The day continued to get better! Our train from Hangzhou back to Shanghai was at 5:15 PM. We got to Shanghai Station around 6:00 PM. KFC Boba! 🧋🍗 Only…
- Shanghai Museum East - Day 3 · Rainy days on trips are not fun 🥲 After living in Kyoto for quite some time, I should not have underestimated typhoons at all. Typhoon Dolphin absolutely…
- Nanjing Road & People's Park - Day 4 · Oriental Pearl Tower is just engulfed in the fog! We were supposed to be joined by our Japanese Kyoto University teammate on this day, but unfortunately his…
- Yuyuan Garden, French Concession Area, Tian An 1000 Trees, & North Bund Green Land - Day 5 · The last full day in China! 🥲 I thought 15 days in China would be more than enough for me, but on this final day and pretty much every day, I longed for…
Travel · Asia · China (中國 🇨🇳)
- Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province (杭州) · My favorite day on the trip! We took a day-trip to Hangzhou! I wish the weather was better because this was my favorite spot on the trip. Our High Speed…
- Shenzhen, Guangdong (深圳) · Mind-blowing. I was only there for less than 12 hours, but Shenzhen is one of the most impressive cities I have ever visited. Shenzhen is what one would…
Travel
- My Bucket List Adventures · Last updated: July 31st, 2026 Everything I want to do, so I can earn the privilege to say I am cool 😎 There's definitely more I checked off, but this is…
Reads
- 2026 Reading List · Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (3/5) First book I read by Mitch Albom other than his classic, Tuesdays with Morrie . From the beginning of the story, one could tell how much…
Reflections
- UCSD - 2025-26 (Junior Year 1) · Welcome back! I hope everybody had a great Spring break, a wonderful Easter, and may you all be blessed forever! I was hoping to get the reflection and the…
- 京都大学 - Spring 2026 · こんにちは！ I hope everyone enjoyed their summer break, or is still enjoying it if it's evidently still going. During my hiatus I did a lot, as you could…
Thoughts & Papers
- Repeated Resilience · "Don't ever let someone tell you you can't do something. Not even me." This powerful quote from The Pursuit of Happyness captures the essence of societal…
- The Rhetoric of Laziness · In a society where productivity determines success, Devon Price challenges the common belief that “laziness” is to blame. Price’s essay, "Laziness Does Not…
- Privilege and Perseverance · "Everyone deserves an education because it is a human right" — Malala Yousafzai. Malala’s quote echoes with me as I read Tara Westover’s Educated: A Memoir…
- Unmasking Male Mental Health · Man up. This is definitively the most common phrase every male hears from other males when confronted with tough situations. From a young age, whenever boys…
- The Parlay Problem · College students have gone from pulling all-nighters to going all-in. With the rise of mobile betting apps, many college students are turning in their…
- Playing in the In-Between: Ice, Identity, and the Long Way Home · Introduction I did not really grow up thinking about being Asian American—not in any deliberate way. Growing up, I moved a lot: born in Palo Alto, moved to…