Jackie cook lunch again. Clean and healthy meal again. Someday I weighted myself I am 73kg going to 75kg. Really suck. I need to do more exercise but now is like moonson period the rain had not being stopping for 2 days straight. I never had seen so much rain fall in Singapore before.
Healthy meal of saba fish and Cai Xin
Today we do spring cleaning. I moved the newly bought metal shelf and move it to the kitchen. Sort out of leather craft tools box and clean up more of my mum stuff. I even sort out all of my mum’s photo albums and compile them to only 3 books. This will be all my physical photo moving forward.
I don’t know if I still working when will I never work on the photo album. I doubt my mum will even work on her photo as well. But today I spend the whole day sorting out her photo and I am loving it. Slowly take all out and select. Keep track of numbers of slot and then slowly fix it back via chronological order. I am really grateful that I do not have work at the moment so I can do simple and memorable task like this.
I had a feeling that my life purpose in life is to back track on my ancestor, grandma and so on. Those things that they had left for me, I do need time to look into it, assess the worth and think how to generate value out of it. Those value that was not enjoyed previously by these owner, I felt my job is to use up the value if not these item will always be bought and stored without any purpose other than passing it down to your children and then they will have a lot more things of a burden. You know things that was passed down by parent is hard to 断舍离. It really takes effort to let go of these things.
Packed for Clement to stay for a short period of time
Jackie and I had left corporate life officially in this year. While she converted to freelancing and I had started my trading. (Trading time for happiness). This is not an easy steps for her and also she got into 7kg travelling so that our travelling time and cost can be kept at a minimum.
We had spent the whole year travelling (旅居）Asia thru places like Kulai (Malaysia), Nha Trang, Hai Phong, Hanoi, Ha Giang, Sapa (Vietnam) Ping Xiang, Naning (China) and Osaka, Kobe, Kamikawa (Japan). This year can said to be our 高光时刻. This kinda lifestyle might happen like once in a life time and I am glad we both enjoyed ourselves. I personally like Ha Giang, Vietnam the most due to the mixture of cost, view and experience.
All these lovely moments was well documented on our Youtube Channel (Short). Having a channel allows us to both learn some soft skills like filming and editing. But most importantly just like having this blog. A place to store our memories. Of course our story telling on the channel needs to improve but that will comes naturally as we do more clips. Remember we don't have a KPI to fulfil.
I completed 2 interior design projects on a part time basis. Although I only handles in the sales portions and I decided that I really want to spend more time to do execution or site supervision as I can learn a lot of handyman skill in electrical and plumbing specifically. Maybe in the further?
I also re passed my M5 paper which I now can be licensed but I decides to sit on it for another year cause I am not clear if I have the time to do all these.
I also passed by Class 2B again. Can have the option to be like my father riding over to JB to stay but I also not really looking to ride anytime soon as well. Now priority is still working on Alza for camping van trip in Kulai.
Which video I think the most, and why?
大马生活家 was one of the friend we got to know over Youtube and we had a lot to learn from his experience in growing the channel. We also have to overcome some negative comments online but well, love it or hate it, people always are quick to conclude so just allows other to have their own opinion. 课题分离 we just need to learn to see things objectively and not let others affect our mood :)
Well, I am really good at "被讨厌的勇气“ if any one is met with difficulties can come to me. I have a good way to always feel positive and happy regardless of external factors.
Last day of work and celebrate Jackie last day
Mai is the first person we befriend in our touring journey
Catching up with Sandy and Tracy after so many years later
Jackie got exposed to leathercraft and now planning for our pay forward program
The best loft we stay while oversea surprise to be in Nanning
Never expect that I can backpack to Japan with slipper during winter
Which books I read in 2024?
Die with zero - Help me to really learn to spend money correctly on things that produce memory dividend. It is a very unique financial advise book which encourage you to spend money which I need some advise on. Saving is easy but spending is a problem for me. Fortunately, my better half Jackie is good at buying premiere items. Those item is slightly more expensive but tends to be the correct stuff and both of us do really enjoy these purchases. Example, Brompton Bicycle, coffee grinder, Cafelet Robot and the decision to go Japan travel. Although I paid more on these item, but the healthy benefit, long term saving and memory dividend is very rich. Thanks Jackie :)
What is the things that need to improve?
For health, 2024 I started to play basketball as a sport to improve my health, I hope to be able to stay active for coming 2025. I strive to have healthy and painless life experiences.
Personal growth, I would like to improve on communication. Better communication, articulation and story telling. 语言 is something very important in huamanity. I always poor in presenting myself correctly. Credit writing in my previous job really gave me good basic for corporate writing.
Menal wise, I love to find a passion item. Leaning towards, social work or nature like gardening or leathercraft. If not my micro retirement is going to be very bored and unable to get into flow. Furthermore, me and jackie will start running out of topic to talk :)
We will still be traveling for year 2025, as Jackie hasn't get travelling out of her system. It getting tiresome for me and love to touch a bit being more social. Life is great. I am happy and bless :)
From the very first day when we are born, our destiny is one less day towards death. The clock ticks seconds by seconds and nothing can be done about it. Bruce Lee once said that "If you love life, don't waster time, for time is what life is made up of".
Recently, one news shocked me. My grandma passed away, and I was really close with them when I was smaller. Ah Gong had pass on since 2004, I remember blogging about it when I was in the army. Changes had changed and people and attachment had changed. Had a different feeling about life and death now compare to 13 years ago. In-between these 13 years I felt Ah Ma had suffered a lot. I still remember when I was at Ah Gong wake, Ah Ma was already wheelchair bound from stroke condition. But then she was still conscious albeit she had loss the abilities to speech. She weeping as she falls from the wheelchair and crawled towards Ah Gong coffin was then a heart wrecking scene till now I couldn't forget. She knew she had lost someone she love and had spent a whole life with. Its so hard for us to see that.
Imagine that event had happened 13 years ago. She was already wheelchair bound from stroke, lower half body was paralyzed and had already lost her ability of speech. She passed on in year 2017. Imagine what kind of life have you need to go through for these 13 years with all these suffering? Can't move and can't take care of yourself, constant need someone to attend to all your needs of feeding, changing and toileting. She can't express her angry, dismay, saddest, and any emotion cause you are already mute from lossing the ability to express from speech. Can you last through so many years of being misunderstood and the inability to express? How are you going to maintain your sane?
Due to my parent marriage status and my dad irresponsibility I had not been paying them visit since 6 years ago not even on New Year. Time passed and Ah Ma had also lost her conscious. She can't recognize people not even kinship. I remember when I visited her in 10 years ago when my parent are still together, although she is bed riden but she still happy to see me, she will hold my hand beside the bed and squeeze my fingers. Although she can't speak I know how much she had missed me over all my other cousin. The kind of passion that I can't put across in words. The moment i felt the whole world had stop and the time was only between me and her. The reason why I was so doted when I was small is because I am the first 男丁 to the family. My father was second boy in the family, but my father born me before the elder brother's give birth to 大孙. In ranking I am second but I was first born into the family as the first grandchild. Also my father was so irresponsible compared to his brother so I was ditched with my grandparent when I was young, only I stayed with my grandparent hence I had the closest kinship with them over my other cousin.
Why I didn't turn up for New Year had to be account back to how my useless father and of course because of my inability to earn and I had took a long way to start earning a descent income. I was so old and I was still single. All my relative had to give me red packet and my parent need not give them back as most of my cousin was married. I am embrassed to even go collect red packet during new year. And my father was always away during new year there are even one year I went alone to Pai Nian and I had to pack my own red packet for my cousin to conceal the fact that my parent was not around to give them red packet. Since then I did not turn up for New Year celebration at their house.
Birthday celebration in 2007
New Year in year 2008
As such, I had not been seeing my grandmother for at least 6 years. I went on to become busy with life, and met all my desire, I grew more and more practical and heartless. I didn't even remember who my grandparent was anymore. Life changes people and I was completely a douchbag. Last Dec (5 month before my grandma passing). A very sudden though made me visited my grandma during off peak date, not on New Year to avoid my relatives. The thought was so sudden and random I something wonder why had I make the decision to go see her. And that was the last time I see my grandma. When she see me she cannot recognize me anymore. She didn't hold my finger like she did last time.
Random visit in year 2016
I sometime wonder what force had make me went to visit her in 2016 last year. At least that was the last time she see me. I wonder is it God's define plan. He gave me the chance and allows me to make good our relationship. And he brings me to her, her favorite grandson in front of her death bed before she leaves the world for good. Nonetheless I was very fortunate and grateful that I went to pay her a last visit.
In life nothing last forever. Passion dies, money bring you more desire. Loves is the only thing transcent time. The love that she had gave me unconditionally reminds in my heart. This is the legacy and how you can leave behind a trace of life in this world. I recently said that I was 爱无能, and that I had no purpose in life. I think by not giving love you can't receive love and hence the vacuum of purpose in life. I hope I can trust people and give out more love around me. I want to leave something behind.
As i am sitting at meiling coffee shop having 排骨饭加两粒蛋 by myself, the breeze was extremely chilling tonight. Finally i have some time sitting down, slow down and think.
Just watched the razor tv, the date loft, seeing the glamorous lady, an ex-pageant had been hunting very long for her happiness. She is coming to her late twenties. (28) Still so picky. Ya la. Its her whole life of happiness at stake. Cannot fault her for being careful right.
For girls, 25-27 you are yet to marry you are call 剩女. 28-32 you are middle class sheng called 剩斗士. From 32-36 you are dangerous already. They call you the high class sheng, 斗战剩佛 and 36 onward, the special class 齐天大剩 belong to you.
Sometime its wise to be cautious when choosing the right one. But don't be overly picky. That isn't the best one out there, only the most suitable one. Many a time, when finally u lose someone away and you will see it from her next relationship that you actually think why you didn't seize the chance and let it slip away.
My dearest buddy got married today. Well Ho Lilian will now be officially addressed as Mrs Goh. Congrats to Mr/ Mrs Goh, formly known as Dan and Lilian. My feelings are in mixed bag, on one end I was happy to see my best buddy engaged herself to a man, but on the other I felt I lost a sister. A big sister.
Lilian have always been like a Sister as well as my best friend since like we were 14. A decade had passed, though we aren't so close as compared to school time, but there is always the special connection and the comfortable feeling when we meet up once in a while. She walk me through my teenage phases, and the experience we had, were still vividly clear in my head. Don't bore you with all the details, but all the memories are for us to keep.
I mean not that we are any different after her marriage. We will still be the best of friends and always be with each other when we need each other. So glad we met.
Despite my father's strong disapproval for me to ride motor, I still went ahead to take my Class 2B license.
That period when I was 18, all I wanted was the freedom to travel on Singapore road, my way. Are we not tired sitting on other people's transport? Every teenager wants freedom and motorcycling is the cheapest way to get around it.
No more excuses of mid night charges when friends ask you out of supper.
However, taking a license isn't down right easy. You need perseverance, patient, passion and efforts to travel a long way to the driving center. I didn't persevere, it took me a good 3 years to finally attain my class 2B. My motivation? I think my camp Ang Mo Quee was so ulu and troublesome for my to take bus or MRT. That's why I had to get my own transport. I could not tell you my excitement when I first got my Class 2B. So you think you pass your Class 3 only, you got your euphoria. Entirely different okie. Do you really own your car that you are driving.
NO!
Most of them were borrowed from parent. Even if your parent brought you a car, its different. You are obligated to follow their ground rules, curfews, and you can't modify your car if your parent don't think that its safe. Although they gave it to you but its not entirely yours.
But for me, buying and maintaining a motor is within my own capability. Its my property, my asset and exclusively, my procession.
So after I got my 2B, I went straight to buy a motor.
This is my first motor, Honda Wave 125. Its my baby.
Soon after I also did sticker work to my bike. I didn't buy off shop where most of the people did. I custom made my own sticker and its exclusively representing myself. Many people incl. YS thinks that my stickers are childish, stupid and ugly. But I don't care and I am proud.
One good things are, people recognize me by my sticker :)
Until I get tired of it, I went to buy Honda Phantom 200cc. Its' bigger capacity and bigger compartment was its plus point however it was compromised by agility and the ease to wriggle through traffics. It served me for 5 days and I regretted buying Phantom. I sold immediately and got back a "Kup Kia".
Yamaha Sparkz 135. I never really did love this bike. No more than my honda wave even with its better capacity. By the way, its out of my life now. I do not want to be a motorist anymore. No more bad hair day, I could jell my galipo everyday and not let it ruin by my stupid helmet.
2 more years and I am going to get my own car. I hope so.
First 2 rare card I got from my first starter pack and deck respectively. Greatly inspired by Lhurgoyf then, and I am extremely proud killing my friends in one hit with average to 30 damages. When we first play our deck tend to contain mostly creatures.
Icy Manipulator is useless in Ice Age version, which compared to Beta which doesn't required tapping of cards...
Can you still remember the first rare card you got from your booster pack?
I really think that my life suck at this point of time. I lost all determination. Well, this is not an emotional post of course. But its time for me to do some reflection.
I don't want to go back to the past where I really spent my precious time away. I want to live life to the fullest. Easy to say but hard to do. The natural element of laziness just flow in my blood.
The saying "Late is always better than never". I cannot agree more. Well, I think I am literally a live example of 少壯不努力,老大途悲伤. Since I am late, I hope to compensate with extra effort. To catch up with the rest of the people. I think I need a pad on my shoulder. I did a decent job..
Start of the poly, I wrote that I had some things to accomplish in my 3 years and well, although didn't manage to master them. I did improve. They are
Improve English
Control stage fright
Enhance Leadership
To some people, they are born with all attribute, but these don't come in my package. These are value added services that I had to learn it in the hard ways.
I tried to watch more English sitcom. Not the most effective method to improve English but still a good method. Listen is the best way to learn a language. Take infant for example, we teach them papa mama through constantly pronouncing the word to them. I can understand more as I watched more. Last time I need to read sub title, now I just need to listen. It develops my interest in English words. So objective accomplished.
During year 1, I had difficult facing and speaking to the crowd. As I read more and more help books. I realized that to control stage fright the only way is to acclimatize yourself to the crowd. As IS module, I voluntarily took up communication module to practice. See I made the effort to face my challenge. Good. And end up I did great for the module and was praised by the lecturer. This had always give me strength for the rest of my presentation and although I didn't do great presentation. But I guess more or less I could control it already.
As for leadership, I joined group and club to exposure myself to wider circle of friends. Took up leadership role and start leading. It was hard for me especially I am those kind of a natural born follower. Again mission accomplish.
Haha... I seems like gloating about my tiny achievement. But to me they seem like a whole world of a difference.
I find that we need to live with a purpose everyday as they were god blessed.
Set an objective, work towards it. Achieve something and feel great about yourself. Everyone is constantly upgrading. If you were to slack, soon enough, you will find yourself lacking a big gap.
Then you will need to be like me, put extra effort to catch up. So we should always catch up with the rest of the people.
I think that street smart is an attractive thing. When we have friends, its because we are able to provide, information, comfort and support. No one wants a friend who knows nothing, not comforting and helpless in every aspect. We need to be useful so that people can make use of us. Sound very detrimental but sadly true. So now I try to be informative. Read more. Be more knowledgeable.
A lot more of reflection to write but maybe I should end there. Studying tomorrow...
After like waiting for so long, our hard earned money finally cashed into our account. Both of us although working on different days and different hours/timing, we ended up getting the same amount. So coincident.
So we went down to Ion Orchard to start our long planned shopping spree. We had already set up our "fund" allocating it for our different needs. And we both agree to spend $150 each for clothes. CLP had been eying on a "tough" bag and a wallet.
So we start our day at AMK hub, that time I didn't manage to finish shopping. But before that we both go into salon to have our hair cut. CLP so reluctant to drop her fringe, me and the hair dresser had a hard time persuading her loh. Finally, not anything out of sort, but just a little tweak to her hair :)
A little reminiscence session, let see how this little worm evolves into the pretty little butterfly...
p/s: Permission granted from CLP for displaying her older pics
The 80's retro looks
The OBS rebonded looks
The ultra lifeless straight looks
Come, lets give Ah Ping a new image.
Hey, a little side parts, ditch the "Pan Island Express" hairstyle lah...
See more attitude tio boh!!!
Even, Lorjean out of the blue came msg me on MSN to comment on her newly changed hairstyle. I feeling so arrogant right now.
So after our haircut today....
Gorgeous!!!! Agree?????
Me too, hair go trimmed a little..
Each of us brought wallet for ourselves, she can't decide between Urban Stranger or GUESS wallet, end up buying the Urban Stranger. For me, I brought a Pierre Cardin ladies purse. Two and the long wallet gave to my mother.
CLP's walletMy wallet.
We like dating so many people to go shopping with us, including Shirley at Golfer's, my god sis Lorjean and Alda too. We just got so many things to buy!!
Complain complain, sad the internet slow... Suspended the connection for 3 days. He ask me whether I got download movie or not, of course have lah. I said I d/l 2 movie. Actually I downloaded 1 season heroes, 3 season prison break. Wahahaha...
Throw his mother smelly shoes. （Cantonese Vulgarity)
Okok, so many days never update and since I so boring like nothing to update also, therefore I shall post some of my old photos. Yeah!!! I love my lifestyle in the past.. Anything before 2006... I love you man... After 2006, things happens a little bit strange for me...
Browsing my album and so many funny pictures..
Been working since 17. Job that I had in chronological order.
Isetan Sunglass promoter $6/hr (2000) Raffle hotel banquet $7/hr Tonkichi Japanese Restuarant $5/hr E-station starhub $7/hr Balaclava floor crew $7/hr Cash Studio KTV $4.50/hr Blazing telecommunication Fedex data entry $6/hr
Wah, you see my resume. bah bah ar. 十项全能!!! From sales to data entry to F&B... then to career building in Blazing....
Working in Blazing is the most enjoyable job so far. If not because I decided to study, I would be majoring in "telecommunication". Art of the sweet talk. Even now, I still freelancing "second hand phones marketing".
Oh ya, my 4 years army in ADF. Multi disciplinary in Combat Engineer, combat driver, lightstriker, mortar operator and "slacker". Yandao counting two from the right. Oh, I botah not because I recuit, its because I just release from detention barrack.
My "bua lon lon" gang
Then my buddy always there for me when I need them. I was drunk. Sibei drunk, hmmm can't remember I think outside lighthouse 65.
Okie... There are a lot of people who had a great impact on my life. Important people so I want to break them down and intro to you. You might not be interested but I will still do it anyway. Wahaha
Left to right: Yong Sheng, Qing He, Jia Yi, Beng Chee
Yong Sheng aka Ethan Lee Known for 14 years, still counting. Completely different charactor but got endless topic. Brother
Qing He aka Ah Ho / 刀疤何 结拜兄弟 easy going, loyality, cool... Best buddy
Jia Yi aka 小黑 结拜兄弟 loyality, kuai lan kia and very dark.... best buddy
Lim Beng Chee aka Ah Beng / 曹操 Teach me valuable lesson, very bad person but respectable like cao cao. 愿他负天下人，不愿天下人负他。
Left to right: Lilian, Yin Yin, Lorjean, Eileen
Lilian Best friend for girls, the only one without nickname, cause too fierce. Best best best de friend. Me, yin yin and Lilian secondary school bao the last 3 position. Loyality
Fun Yin Yin aka 饭硬硬 BEst Friend who inspired me smoking, married. THanks.
Lorjean aka 妹子 Treat her like sister. Too funny and too comfortable being together with her. Cao Ah Lian!
Eileen aka 爱人 di yi ge xiang ai de ren. So is ai ren
It's worth mentioning that Mei Zi last time was a cao ah lian.. see see... very ah lian hor..
I don't know lah. I really miss all my friends... Btw, do you think I changed a lot compared to the old picture
