the webmistress ♡

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going by the initial A, you can call me Alyn.

i was born on 17 january in tawau, sabah. i’m a graduate of bachelor of communications from universiti pendidikan sultan idris (upsi).

i’m 24 now, and somewhere in between becoming and figuring things out. i don’t have everything mapped out, i’m just learning to listen to my heart and trust where it wants to take me.

i love quiet moments with movies, music, or a good book. i enjoy my own company and find peace in solitude, which sometimes makes me come across as reserved.

i’m an introvert with big dreams, ambitious in my own quiet way. i don’t say much, but my mind is always full. i notice more than i speak, imagine more than i explain. some people think i’m intimidating or unapproachable, but it’s really just my resting bitch face and a habit of being lost in my thoughts.

if you found your way here, please honor my words, for they are fragile like me.

trivia ♡

classifications


signs: capricorn ☼, pisces ☾, cancer ↑
blood type: o positive
mbti: infj-t
alignment: lawful neutral
temperament: melancholic
global five: rloei
character stats: hanna marin
neurotype: specialist
archetype: the seeker

favorites


food: chicken nuggets and ramen
drink: iced matcha latte and coffee
dessert: cookies and chocolate
color: pink and cherry red
movie: the twilight saga
show: pretty little liars
anime: rascal does not dream
song: after hours by kehlani
band: chase atlantic and bts
book: the deal by elle kennedy
others: abandoned places exploring, internet mysteries, conspiracy theories, true crime, urban legends and anything horror

my constants ♡

the parts of me that feel constant and unlikely to change. each section opens — click to read more.

  • the internet is where i feel most at home

    it’s something i’ve always felt more strongly online than anywhere else. i’ve been on the internet for as long as i can remember. it shaped the way i think, communicate, and find connection. it’s where i go to breathe. i’m chronically online in the sense that i’m almost always on the internet, but you won’t see me socializing much. i mainly talk to myself. i don’t think i’ll ever leave it. i’ll probably grow into one of those netizen old ladies someday, still lingering here.

  • i’m always working on something

    i don’t do well with stillness, it feels unnatural to me. i like having something to plan, to think about, to get excited over. it’s something i inherited from my mom, i think. sometimes it burns me out, and i’ve learned to be more selective with what i take on. but the urge itself never really goes away. even when it looks like i’m doing nothing, i’m usually thinking, planning, or quietly building something in my head. most of what i do leans creative, but even the smallest things become projects if i find them fun, like this blog. i tend to put care into things that don’t necessarily need it, just because i can.

  • i have strong opinions

    i tend to know very quickly whether i like or dislike something. people, media, aesthetics, even small behaviors. i can be particular, and not always the most flexible. but it also means i’m not indecisive. i usually know where i stand, and i’m willing to act on it when it matters. i try to be mindful of how i express it, especially around others. i’m open to changing my mind. but i also don’t mind being someone who feels things clearly.

  • preserving memories matters to me

    i keep archives of my life in small, quiet ways and private places. journals, notes, digital traces of who i was at different points in time. i don’t like the idea of forgetting, even though it’s inevitable. i like looking back. seeing how things have changed, how i’ve changed. it makes both the past and the present feel more meaningful when they’re placed side by side. anything that deals with memory, time, past selves, or alternate paths always gets to me.

  • the way i love

    in ways that are quiet but consuming. in the small details, in the way i remember things, in the way i stay even when it would be easier to leave. i don’t know how to love halfway, and maybe that has been both my strength and my undoing. but it’s real, it’s mine, and even when it hurts, i think i’d rather feel everything than nothing at all.

  • i’m a sociable hermit

    i keep my circle small and tend to be a little guarded, but i genuinely enjoy people. i get restless when i’m alone for too long. i like small interactions. brief conversations, passing moments, glimpses into someone else’s life. emails, messages, little notes left behind. i like learning about people in pieces. i may not always seem like it, but people interest me a lot.

  • i value authenticity and thoughtfulness

    i appreciate when people mean what they say, when effort is intentional, when things are done with care instead of for appearances. i don’t care much for performative behavior. empty compliments, forced networking, things done purely for attention. i’m drawn to sincerity, to quiet effort, to people who are unapologetically themselves.

  • i love fun

    even though i’m a creature of comfort, i’ll step outside of it if something feels worth the experience. sometimes the point of life is just to see what happens. fun, to me, can be anything. something spontaneous and out of character, or something small and indulgent, like organizing things no one asked me to organize. if something isn’t fun, i struggle to stay. but over time, i’ve learned how to find bits of fun even in the mundane. and when i can’t, i let myself leave.

  • contradictions i carry

    i am both soft and stubborn. open, but guarded. i crave connection, yet protect my solitude. i want to be understood, but not always seen. i can hold opposing things at once, and somehow, they all feel true.

  • things i avoid

    i avoid spaces that feel performative, conversations that feel forced, and people who don’t mean what they say. i don’t like staying where i feel out of place for too long. i’ve learned that leaving is sometimes a form of self-respect.

  • what makes me feel alive

    small moments that feel like they belong to me. late nights with something playing in the background, being deep in thought, discovering something new that clicks instantly. when something feels right without needing explanation.

  • things i’ll never be

    i don’t think i’ll ever be someone who moves through life passively. i care too much, think too much, feel too deeply for that. even when i try to be indifferent, i’m not.

  • how i show care

    i remember small things. i notice details. i put effort into things that might go unseen. sometimes quietly, sometimes indirectly. but always intentionally.

  • digital rituals

    refreshing pages without thinking. rereading old messages. curating playlists for specific moods. saving things “just in case”. leaving traces of myself across the internet, even if no one notices.

  • i like difference

    i’m drawn to people who aren’t exactly like me. different interests, different perspectives, different ways of seeing the world. it makes things more interesting. i have a complicated relationship with my own background, so i like learning about others’. the small details, the nuances. they stay with me.

  • i like the idea of being organized

    having everything in its place, neat and intentional. whether i actually succeed is another story, but i like performing the idea of it anyway.

  • future me

    i don’t know exactly who i’ll become, but i think i’ll still be like this in some ways. still collecting moments. still creating things. still existing somewhere online. just softer, steadier, more sure of myself.

  • and yes, i overshare

    probably more than i should, but it’s how i keep pieces of my life from fading, leaving behind small traces of who i was in each moment.



the blog ♡

alyn’s diary is a quiet corner of the internet where i keep the things that matter to me. the thoughts that linger, the moments i don’t want to forget, the things i’ve loved and the way they’ve shaped me. i’ve always been someone who archives my life in small ways — journals, notes, fragments of who i was at different points in time. since so much of my life exists online, it felt natural to create a space like this. something personal, but still open. a digital diary of sorts.

i’ve been on blogger since 2012, long enough to have watched myself grow through the things i chose to write and keep. in 2026, this blog slowly became something more. a place where i could gather my thoughts, experiment with coding, document my interests, and leave pieces of myself behind. over time, i realized i enjoy the quiet connections that come from it. people who stumble across this space and find something familiar in it. i don’t try to be everything here. just honest, intentional, and a little bit particular.

i’ll keep updating this space for as long as it feels like me. whether that means writing, creating, or simply existing somewhere on the internet. i think this place will grow alongside me. if not forever, then for as long as it continues to feel like home.