I finish my birthday budget with Montbell rain trekker jacket

Today whole day we are out for walking. As of now I had walked 22k steps. On average we walked > 20k per day. 2 reason really. Firstly, is that I ate too much from all the cheap bento from 7-11 and Lawson. And secondly, transportation is expensive so we save more by walking more.

Today my iPhone 13 mini start to have pink line flickering and purple tinting issue when facing bright sun. Dying soon. Walking around the 中古 street to find iPhone and MacBook Air. But japan keyboard layout a bit different from us so didn’t plan to buy these electronic in Japan. Unless 20 years ago, I will import docomo Japanese phone to play those with annetanna one and have to hang keychain and strip one. 

Finally today I buy finish my bday present. The rule is like this, every year we both have $300 birthday budget to buy things we like. Why this is better for us:

- as a minimalist we don’t like to be burdened with stuff which is not useful

- as a frugal man, I don’t buy anything at all, having this rules made me spend at least once a year

- we don’t like surprise and would rather have the money and decide our own present for the year.

- reduce the stress to do shopping for present but left not appreciated

My brithday is in Sept and Jackie’s in March, so we have basically 6 months each to buy our present and in the event if we cannot decide after 6 months, the balance will be pass over to the other people budget as penalty. So today buy finishing up my budget is a good thing for me.

Sitting outside Montbell to change into the rain jacket and Jackie’s toe socks

So this year my birthday present is as follows:

1. Nike short
2. Green long pant i am wear (in pic above)
3. Leather handmade wallet
4. Qiaodan short 
5. Montbell side sling 
6. Montbell Rain Trekker Jacket Men’s

Thanks Jackie :)

Our video of us doing the handmade money clip is up below:

Buying sportswear as my birthday present

 Gold price of 2600

Earlier this year I am still selling jewellery gold and see if I want to buy solid gold. So that during war I can take gold bar and run away. In sep 2024, I check the price went from US$2k to US2.6k per ounce. So crazy. Little did we know that gold actually outweigh the stock performance. 

Dollar is getting weaker and people are generally losing confidence with united state. The economy looks so gloomy with stagnation and recession likelihood. You know with the huge deficit and the interest payable already exceed income produced by the country. I think money will no longer be how we used to know. It might be pledged with an assets class like gold or other digital currency. 

 Birthday budget 2024

Every year Jackie will give me $300 credit to buy whatsoever I like for birthday. I like it this way. I don’t like to revive things I cannot use or simply just took space in my house. So if I were to receive birthday present I like to choose things I need. I didn’t buy anything the whole year, cause I am a minimalist and anti capitalism. So today I went to Setia Alam mall to get some nice sport wear. 

All our clothes will have to replace clothes from our capsules closet and will also have to fit into our 7kg travel bag requirement. Today these 2 piece I really like them a lot. Hope I will wear them often. 

UMI+VINO to celebrate bday

5th May is PL birthday, celebrate slightly later with her. Since I sold of my xiao huang, our time together had been compromised by the inconvenient of travelling. Since so long before I met her up to bring her eat lavishly despite I already had stopped income stream.

We hang around Suntec and Marine Square and decided to settled in one of the fine dining Japanese restaurant near Marine Square. UMI+VINO. They had a good spread of oyster, my favorite and at the point they are having lobster 1 for 1 if paying by OCBC credit card. The lobster alone cost 40++ per dish per person. End up, we didn't pay thru OCBC, so didn't manage to get the saving. Dinner that night damage me for $200+. Well on the sliver lining, it was my first time trying out lobster. By the way, it just tasted like crayfish.

Present, although not as exciting as the one I gave her on Christmas. But it was also one of the series from DKNY a long wallet. Kinda find that the present I brought for her although I had put in a lot of effort making as practical as possible so that she can use it on a regular basis, she seem not loving them enough to replace her old one. 

Tobi, is having a new BOTAK cut, and from the furry dog to this skinny dog. After his hair cut, he run super run and jump around like crazy deer. He had thought the hair removed from his body had make him with better grip and lighter weight.

Mum had been spoiling him so much. He now attitude liao. Doesn't like to eat dog food and learn to bite owner hand. Although he just nimble, but I was very strict on that, he can't cultivate this habit or in the future he may learn to bite people. 

A regular session with DSO. Some left, some rises and some from other bank. Drink drank and drunk.

32 Birthday at Johor

Today is my birthday and I took 4 day leave from work, i had the whole day today with PL. We had not been going out too often, I think we had only went out twice including today in the morning for a whole day event. First time was where we go to east coast to picnic.

Today we had an itinerary planned out at Johor, we going in at around noon time and go and had our lunch at Jalan Segget. Which supposed to be Ya Hua gui teow was they had closed early due to sold out. We end up having lunch at Huang Di Ya just beside.

After lunch we moved to Holiday Plaza to window shop so knock off and pirated CDs. A lot of handphone casing so we both had our handphone skin and metal bumper. I got myself a couple of Blue Ray and Mac video editing software.

Visan birthday at paulander. With love

Hello world. Congrat to myself, last month managed to hit target for my loan hence i will be drawing full comm next month. Ntb is useful for exchange of loan, my loan really cui max, thanks fyn, paul and louis for helping out. 

This week schedule got good booth, 2 days at suntec it show. Hor ehh. Mega location, 40 over citibank dso on site! Over the span of 3 days i have had over 20 customer application. Thanks myself for working hard. 

After booth celebrate birthday for visan. We are so close and helps each other to celebrate birthday. Celebrate mine, jon and visan, now only pending for mandy's birthday. 

I suggest going to paulander since they are having liveband performance. I think visan will like the ambient there. 3 pint per person, we were toxicated!!

Like mandy had said, the group will never be the same if we were to left out either one person. Thanks mandy for reassuring that i wasnt ugly. It helps to boost confident a little. We plan thursday take leave off and mc to go one day trip out of singapore. Looking forward. 

Hee hee. Post a last photo taken with mimi. Mode high bar, yoz!!! Cheer and bottoms up :)

30th birthday

A year pass quickly, the previous year celebration at medez is still vivid and i am already celebrating my 30th 大寿。As usual low profile celebration with a couple of friends. This year spent with 36's boss and they are having bikini night as event. 

Facebook is greeted with wishes from those i most expected. Some unexpected, haha. Mimi had brought me a pen as my balenciaga been spolit by my colleauge. It had so much sentimental value loh. Now it just lay livelessly in my pen. Been searching for pen repair service in singapore but in vine. 

Month september numbers is dreadful. Been sick for 2 weeks, on some days i can't even speak. Luckily i have loan to cover my commission for september. I had to buckle up for october because it is my lock on month. 30ntb and 60k loan. Scary. Mimi earning more than me, i had to concentrate more on working like she does. Hao hao noodle with tomatoes , lime, chilli sauce and eggs. This month i want to eat you. 

Palm oasis is selling at 1 million and it is my target to own one myself. Designer concept and efficient space management. This is mot a dream anymore. 

My birthday celebration, 2010

I am one year older today. So ytd went celebrate with CLP at Wisma. Went Porter international to get my present, end up getting a sling bag instead of a waist pouch. And probably that will be my best present of my life, i love it so much. Muackzz.





Shortly after we went to the side and stumble upon Swendson, went in to indulge ourself with some ice cream. Since its my birthday to speak, i guess we could be a bit generous on the spending. We were really engross in watching Andy lau's MV and end of the meal, we just walked out without paying for the ice cream. Funny thing was when we walk pass the manager, he still thanks us for having our meal there while I just replied with a "welcome". Opppsss!!!!!!



Walking out for our dinner below wisma at the live band resturant, I couldn't remember the name thou, but that was the classist resturant i wanted to dine in for a long time. Accomplished! And yes, we did remember to pay for the dinner. :) thanks again for my dear who paid for it. She insisted to pay of course.






Thanks all buds who wish my happy birthday on my FB. Thanks, you all had made me felt important. It a very general gesture I know, but it meant a lot.

-- Post From My iPhone

Night cyling and CLP bday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you!!!



Been waiting for so long, you are finally 18. Well you are legal already.... to do a lot of things :) Like drinking, clubbing and of course taking your class 2b license. Woke up late today due to extreme wear and tear from night cycling. I never have been so mental drained. Went out at night to west mall to eat Thai Bali. Sucks, not nice one. Dinner was paid by CLP $60 plus!!

After dinner, I super full and bloated, wonder around west mall and saw a big big open space theater. Like Ge Tai like that but playing movie instead. So we decided to join the hundreds of uncle and auntie sit down there watch free "IP Man". Very unique experience and so sweet sitting beside your darling. Wahaha. TMR still got startek, will go and watch if I still got the strength after IPPT test.

Okie, let's talk about Night Cycling 2009

Image taken and uploaded by Ethan, our friendly photographer cum driver cum first aider cum MaMa Tiam uncle. Many thanks..

Me and Yong Sheng go help out BE do lorry driver. We like driving the whole day from 2pm to the next day 8am. Super tired.

CLP was my V-comm for the night, duty is to keep me accompany and not die of boredom. We just talk cock and play with N82, ipod all the way.


Yong Sheng took the above picture with his 2.0mp camera on his Iphone. Edited with in build application (photoshop) and end product was impressive.

While we sit around killing time, took some more pictures.

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30th Sept 2009 my twenty plus birthday

I am one year older, again.

Hate hate hate to grow old. I wish to stay young and handsome, always. But the reality is always so harsh, looking back I see 26 years of time quietly slipped away. Reflecting back, I still haven't achieved much. However, as optimistic as I always am, I am looking forward most of the time. Everyone tend to have regrets and mistakes in the past, what most important is that we can plan our future and work double hard towards it. Someday, I will stand equivalent with other people who overtook us :)

Hmmm, still many people remembered my birthday and wishes me. Not facebook reminder one okie. Remembered by heart one!! I am grateful. Thank you.

Thanks so many who helped me celebrate my birthday. I just kept it small, nothings big so don't be angry if you are not invited. Not like I am throwing any party or what ")
Anyway, you save the trouble of owing me a present... Hee

Anyway, I am really bz to blog nowadays. Working with Yong Sheng and Liping at Golfer's Terrance. So we celebrated my birthday together with them. Here some pictures.

Yong Sheng with his GF Treat me to Korean Buffet at Suntec as part of my present!!
Thanks

Thanks LiPing for buying us a cake, and YS busy taking picture with his DSLR


My BESTIE!

My present, surprisingly I still have present

My cake with only one candle :)

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Hmm, I think going to work regain me some sense of urgency. If not, I will be at home rotting and like owing endless time without much output. Now working, I felt like utilizing every second every minute. More efficient = more work done within the same span of time. :)

Oh ya, since I am already blogging about work..... I shall be a middleman and introduce the job to anyone who is interested in doing part time.

Golfer's Terrance Website

Opening: Waiter/Waitress position
Scope: Service, F&B, runner, function coordinating
Pay: Weekday $6/hr, Weekend $8/hr

Reviews:

Serving golfer members, light duty and easy to pick up. Need no F&B experiences needed. On-job training. A lot of teenage working as part timer, most often then not, from Ngee Ann. 8 of 10. Mini Ngee Ann F&B CLUB!! Come join our friendly work force :)

Quote of the day:

"If Liping can do it, SO CAN YOU!!!!"

Email your resume to helen_tan@warren.org.sg

Instant respond guaranteed, if not money back!

Will update more working pics soon, stay tuned