A quiet place where life grows.
Hello, and thank you for visiting Flamabloom.
Every journey leaves something in us: a new experience, a different perspective, or simply a small idea that makes life more interesting. I hope that when you pause here, you will find something like that too.
Flamabloom is the name I chose from two images I love. Flama means flame, and Bloom means flowering: a flower carrying a small flame within it. Not a blazing flame, but one warm enough to comfort, nourish life, and awaken curiosity. I hope this website can feel the same way.
I am a software developer, born in Vietnam and currently living in Germany. On this website, I write down the things I love and what I have learned in life.
Here you will find writing about:
Flamabloom is not a place for experts or perfect answers. It is simply my small garden, where I sow ideas, record experiences, and share things that might be useful to someone else.
If one article helps you learn something new, smile, or feel inspired to begin a project of your own, that is already the best thing I could hope for.
I wish you a gentle walk through this place.
Please feel free to explore this small garden at your own pace.
Featured writing
Notes from moving mushroom spawn onto straw substrate, incubating it in buckets, bottles, and freezer bags, then waiting for the first oyster mushroom clusters.
A personal story about getting a driving licence in Germany, from a theory test with more than 1,200 questions to five practical attempts.
How I grow lemongrass in Germany from supermarket stalks: rooting the bases in water, planting them in deep pots, harvesting, and keeping the plant through winter.
A few software tools and digital journals, built slowly and usefully.
Published
A personal finance app that has been successfully published on the App Store and Google Play.
Live
A multilingual digital garden foundation with Next.js and Markdown.
Seedling
A future garden journal with seasonal observation prompts.
Seedling
A log for mushroom batches, humidity, photos, and harvest results.
🌿 Today, look up at the sky more than at the screen.
Take one very slow breath.
Every seed needs time to sprout.
Every journey begins with one very small step.
Thank you for spending a little time walking through this garden.
