Sai#
While surfing the internet, I discovered that the founder of Bangumi, a website for tracking anime and manga, is Sai. I was curious to learn more about this person, and it turns out that he is truly extraordinary. I have documented my awe-inspiring findings below.
Several Blog Posts#
When I met PHP__My Journey as a Programmer - ::Nothing but SAi#
In this blog post, Sai reflects on his experiences before the age of twenty. There were a few parts that resonated with me.
During this year, I simply followed tutorials and hacked around with programming. It wasn't until many years later that I started writing PHP programs.
Sometimes I feel like I'm still doing similar things. And this was something he experienced in middle school.
Their words, their way of life, seemed to be enveloped in a halo of angels from my perspective at the time.
There were also people he admired.
The days that followed marked another round of self-reflection. Looking back now, such behavior was a display of weakness and cowardice. I lacked clear and firm goals, and I vacillated between the decision to pursue higher education or drop out. Indecision is life's greatest enemy, and I almost succumbed to it. In the end, I took the college entrance examination and was admitted to the university affiliated with my high school (which was also my middle school). I left myself an escape route because I wasn't confident enough to abandon my education and venture into the world. You could call me a loser. I continued studying, pursuing a major unrelated to what I am currently engaged in.
Recently, I have been hesitating between taking the postgraduate entrance examination or preparing for employment. A while ago, I roughly made up my mind and chose to prepare for employment. Since I made the choice, I should strive for it. I don't know if the outcome will be good or bad, but it's better than being indecisive.
After the college entrance examination, I created Bangumi, the first website I built from scratch, a website that seemed like it could last for half a lifetime.
Bangumi is a website I frequently use, and I will continue to use it in the future.
When will I be able to work on a project that I can devote my life to?
In a few months, I will join the ranks of those in their thirties. Deep within me, there is a strong desire to change the world with all of you before I turn twenty-five, in a skyscraper with huge floor-to-ceiling windows.
Here, "thirties" refers to turning 20. He later achieved this goal. At 25, he became an important member of a company.
Before the Third Decade - ::Nothing but SAi#
My dream used to be to read extensively and travel the world.
Suddenly, I realized that such dreams should be pursued in one's youth.
Dreams that can be realized in one's prime cannot be considered dreams.At twenty, I am no longer at the age where I hold my parents' coins and gaze at the stars, questioning life.
Reading this made me feel ashamed and unsure of what I can achieve.
Points that Amazed Me#
- Energy (or time management): While developing software, he also seems to find time to read books, watch anime, and play games. He even participates in editing Bangumi entries at times.
- The usability of the projects he has worked on. Several websites that have been around for over a decade are still accessible today. Here are a few examples I discovered:
- YUME Dreamland
- iPadly | The Shortest Chinese iPhone/iPad Resource Navigation Site
- Clover Four-Leaf New Media
- ::NoName Magazine
- NONAME Studio This is a collection of his past projects that he created himself.
- The name is really cool.
My Thoughts#
Seeing someone achieve things that I wouldn't even dare to think about at a similar age is truly inspiring.
Aside from admiration, I also have some other thoughts.
Is it anxiety? Not really, because now that I'm 20, I have roughly realized one thing:
I'm not smarter than others, let alone talented. So I think: I can do things that make me happy, seize the happiness that may be overlooked in daily life. It's quite nice to live as an ordinary person. It would be even better if I can make the people around me feel happy too.
But do I still feel dissatisfied? That might not be entirely accurate.
These twenty years may only account for one-fifth of my entire life, or even less. (I feel like I can live to be at least 100 years old, or even longer, because I have a pretty healthy lifestyle.)
To decide a large part of the future based on this small portion is unfair. But currently, I maintain a relatively positive mindset.
The future is full of possibilities.
Conclusion#
This post was originally supposed to be about Sai, but it ended up being mostly about my own thoughts. It seems a bit off-topic, but I don't really plan on changing it.