diff --git a/src/components/messageStream/CollapsibleText.tsx b/src/components/messageStream/CollapsibleText.tsx
index b0320a4..7bc743b 100644
--- a/src/components/messageStream/CollapsibleText.tsx
+++ b/src/components/messageStream/CollapsibleText.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export function CollapsibleText({
   children,
   className = "",
   wrapperClassName = "",
-  collapsedLines = 8,
+  collapsedLines = 25,
 }: {
   children: ReactNode;
   /** Typography classes applied to the text container. */
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export function CollapsibleText({
           type="button"
           onClick={() => setExpanded((v) => !v)}
           aria-expanded={expanded}
-          className="group mt-1.5 inline-flex h-8 items-center gap-1 text-[13px] font-medium text-ark-gold transition-colors duration-200 hover:text-ark-gold2"
+          className="group mt-1 inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-[13px] font-medium leading-5 text-ark-gold transition-colors duration-200 hover:text-ark-gold2"
         >
           <span>{expanded ? t("showLess") : t("showMore")}</span>
           <m.span
diff --git a/src/components/messageStream/MessageBubble.tsx b/src/components/messageStream/MessageBubble.tsx
index 5dbfc93..29db8b8 100644
--- a/src/components/messageStream/MessageBubble.tsx
+++ b/src/components/messageStream/MessageBubble.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import type { ComponentType } from "react";
 import type { Post } from "../../types/post";
-import { useI18n } from "../../i18n";
 import { TextBubble } from "./bubbles/TextBubble";
 import { FileDocBubble } from "./bubbles/FileDocBubble";
 import { ImageBubble } from "./bubbles/ImageBubble";
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ export function pickBubble(post: Post): BubbleComponent {
 }
 
 export function MessageBubble({ post }: { post: Post }) {
-  const { lang } = useI18n();
   const Bubble = pickBubble(post);
   const isVisual =
     Bubble === AlbumBubble ||
@@ -49,7 +47,7 @@ export function MessageBubble({ post }: { post: Post }) {
             isVisual ? "px-4 pb-3 pt-3" : "mt-3"
           }`}
         >
-          {formatDateTime(post.publishedAt, lang)}
+          {formatDateTime(post.publishedAt)}
         </time>
       </article>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/components/messageStream/utils/formatTime.ts b/src/components/messageStream/utils/formatTime.ts
index 4e07164..3dacecc 100644
--- a/src/components/messageStream/utils/formatTime.ts
+++ b/src/components/messageStream/utils/formatTime.ts
@@ -1,34 +1,17 @@
-function localeFor(lang: string): string {
-  const locales: Record<string, string> = {
-    zh: "zh-CN",
-    en: "en-US",
-    ja: "ja-JP",
-    ko: "ko-KR",
-    vi: "vi-VN",
-    id: "id-ID",
-    ms: "ms-MY",
-  };
-  return locales[lang] ?? "en-US";
+function pad2(n: number): string {
+  return String(n).padStart(2, "0");
 }
 
-function formatDate(iso: string, lang: string): string {
+function formatDate(iso: string): string {
   const d = new Date(iso);
-  return new Intl.DateTimeFormat(localeFor(lang), {
-    year: "numeric",
-    month: lang === "en" ? "short" : "numeric",
-    day: "numeric",
-  }).format(d);
+  return `${d.getFullYear()}/${d.getMonth() + 1}/${d.getDate()}`;
 }
 
-export function formatTime(iso: string, lang: string): string {
+export function formatTime(iso: string): string {
   const d = new Date(iso);
-  return new Intl.DateTimeFormat(localeFor(lang), {
-    hour: "numeric",
-    minute: "2-digit",
-    hour12: lang === "en",
-  }).format(d);
+  return `${pad2(d.getHours())}:${pad2(d.getMinutes())}`;
 }
 
-export function formatDateTime(iso: string, lang: string): string {
-  return `${formatDate(iso, lang)} ${formatTime(iso, lang)}`;
+export function formatDateTime(iso: string): string {
+  return `${formatDate(iso)} ${formatTime(iso)}`;
 }
diff --git a/src/pages/Home/index.tsx b/src/pages/Home/index.tsx
index 5019140..f6a263b 100644
--- a/src/pages/Home/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Home/index.tsx
@@ -137,10 +137,15 @@ export function Home() {
   for (let index = 0; index < figmaOrderedCategories.length; index += 9) {
     categoryPages.push(figmaOrderedCategories.slice(index, index + 9));
   }
-  const activeCategoryCount = categoryPages[activeCategoryPage]?.length ?? 0;
-  const activeCategoryRows = Math.ceil(activeCategoryCount / 3);
+  // Use the tallest page so the carousel height doesn't shrink between
+  // pages — otherwise the section below jumps up when swiping to a page
+  // with fewer categories.
+  const maxCategoryRows = categoryPages.reduce(
+    (max, page) => Math.max(max, Math.ceil(page.length / 3)),
+    0,
+  );
   const mobileCategoryHeight =
-    activeCategoryRows * 88 + Math.max(0, activeCategoryRows - 1) * 8;
+    maxCategoryRows * 88 + Math.max(0, maxCategoryRows - 1) * 8;
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const row = categoryRowRef.current;