This side of paradise - a Singapore blog

It's been a while

2024-07-24T10:12:29Z

It's been a while since I've updated this blog. Since my last entry, I've been diagnosed as having mild autism. I've also spent 5 weeks studying a new blockchain, and recently, started learning how to do hooks on a certain protocol. In addition, I've found the secret of earning a little bit of pocket money without much effort. I've been seeing a counselor as well. I was recently approached via GitHub to discuss a work engagement, so I contacted the person via his Telegram...(read more)

The cure for diabetes

2023-10-14T15:54:00Z

Now, here is the cure. Just follow these three simple rules. If you are taking insulin or other medications, you must coordinate this with your doctor, as dosages will need to be adjusted (downward) so that you don’t die from an overdose. 1. Absolutely no snacking between meals. This seems hard to do, but really it’s not if you know one secret: Replace snacking with something far more satisfying — fat. That’s right, the government is wrong to recommend a low fat diet. Fat...(read more)

Reasons for sleeping and waking up early

2022-03-30T03:53:07Z

Reasons for sleeping and waking up early Evening at 9 - 11pm: is the time for eliminating unnecessary/toxic chemicals (detoxification) from the antibody system (lymph nodes). This time duration should be spent by relaxing or listening to music.. If during this time a housewife is still in an unrelaxed state such as washing the dishes or monitoring children doing their homework, this will have a negative impact on health. Evening at 11pm - 1am: is the detoxification process in the liver, and ideally...(read more)

Train to nice

2022-01-19T02:51:07Z

Taking a train to nice. Cost 9.10 euro. Late for nearly 30 minutes. ---- Found this in an email dated 23 Oct 2012, can't find the time, since this was a draft....(read more)

A voice we have

2021-12-04T09:46:00Z

We all have a voice. A voice that has been with us since we were first born. But during our growth, we are first encouraged to use it, e.g., say, "Daddy" or say "Mummy" or say "Please ..." Fine and dandy. Now let's get into toddler hood and primary school age. What happens when we raise our voice? We are generally told, "Shhhhhh....stop that racket!" or "Its not nice to scream and shout, will you be quiet?" Now we're at school. "Be quiet...(read more)

How to speak well

2021-12-03T09:10:00Z

Speaking well is so very important. You'd agree, right? Whether you are a Parent, Professional, Senior Executive, Senior Leader, Professional Salesperson, Trainer, Speaker, Author, Consultant, Coach ... you'd be expected to have a great Voice and to use Power Language. So much for what you'd expect and what you actually hear. Are you one of those people who find it hard to speak up and to persuade others? Do you often find that you run out of the right words to say when under pressure...(read more)

Watched Shazam

2021-07-17T00:56:37Z

I found a ticket stub today for watching Shazam on 4th Apr 2018 at 12:50pm at the Lot 1 mall. I remembered watching Shazam alone on that day....(read more)

Meeting Stan Lee

2021-07-15T08:19:05Z

This was one of the strangest alternate realities I've visited. Somehow, I must have time travelled to a year before 2018, or to a reality where Stan Lee is still living. Stan looked bubbly and happy, just like he appeared in the movies. He passed me a journal, and I wrote a short paragraph of how I first came to know of him, reading his comics of the early 60s, 70s. And after signing off with my name, he took the journal and left. And that's all I remembered of this strange trip to this...(read more)

Trust

2021-03-30T23:20:14Z

It's important to trust team members when working on a project, whether you're a team leader, or a team member. Each one contributes their part, and the team lead leads to learn how to trust team members, and team members need to trust the team lead to be able to lead and direct them to produce the necessary result, so that the team can work as a whole. Recently, I had the opportunity to witness the inner workings of a team, and witness a team lead not trusting his team members to produce...(read more)

A ring of truth

2020-09-12T05:26:09Z

Came across this ring of truth and thought I'll post it here. Easy to sleep together Difficult to stay awake together Easy to talk to each other Difficult to listen to each other Easy to dine together Difficult to cook together Easy to promise to each other Difficult to do things for each other Easy to walk together Difficult to go through life together...(read more)

What would you do differently?

2020-09-01T10:29:45Z

In a discussion, i was asked "What do you want to do differently?". Why would I do anything differently? Why would you do anything differently? Indeed, if you're a person who thrives on changes, and reinventing yourself, you would do something differently. However, if you're successful, would you do anything differently? If you're not successful, that is why you would do something differently....(read more)

The irresponsibility of people dating online

2020-08-29T09:02:00Z

And I'm back on the dating scene. So I chatted with a person named X, and asked him/her for coffee a while back. The meetup was to be on a weekend a few weeks back. (S)he didn't respond to anything (whether yes, no), and then, on the Friday evening, one day before the meetup, (s)he suddenly popped up to say, oh, (s)he had to go to a meeting the next day. So, fine. Whenever (s)he chats, it's like (s)he's busy doing something. After a while, with the impression of me getting ignored...(read more)

My nightmares

2020-08-24T17:38:22Z

My nightmares are often being late for class, taking exams and failing them. Other nightmares including being unable to fly steadily!...(read more)

Advice on life

2020-08-21T00:16:02Z

1. Try everything twice, once to get over the shock of it, the second to enjoy it. 2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down. (keep this in mind if you are one of those grouches ;) 3. Keep learning: Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain get idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devil's name is Alzheimer's! 4. Enjoy the simple things. 5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath. And if...(read more)

What I'm doing with my life...

2020-08-20T14:33:50Z

Some days are good. Some days are bad. I'm on the verge of completing the transfer, and running out of resources. Sometimes, I wonder where I find the resource within myself, the will and the resolve to carry on living, and looking for something I love. to do. Life is challenging enough, when you love what you do. Please keep persisting and looking for what you're passionate in. I can't help you with what you're going through, except to tell you that you need to press on and persevere...(read more)

What to do when a recruiter ghosts you?

2020-08-20T10:51:42Z

A recruiter suggests the following: Follow up three times Be cordial in all your communications Keep looking for work until you have an offer Move on after three follow-up attempts Don’t take it personally...(read more)

At a ticket counter

2020-08-01T09:34:18Z

At a ticket counter, I told the agent that I needed to go overseas. The agent told me that this could take a week or two. And I told him, I needed to go straightaway, and he said it'll cost me. I passed my passport back to him, and in a short moment, he issued me 2 tickets and handed my passport back to me....(read more)

je ne sais quoi

2020-07-23T16:57:00Z

That unspeakable quality, attraction and appeal that something or someone has, that used to be called X-factor, has been replaced by the French phrase: je ne sais quoi. I came upon this phrase a long time ago, but I've never made an effort to write it down, and today, I needed to make it part of this blog so that I don't forget about it....(read more)

A strategy to winning a political election in Singapore

2020-07-15T08:13:00Z

How can political parties decide where to focus their efforts in a Singapore election? The answer lies in purchasing the Registers of Electors . The Register of Electors contains the list of electors for a particular SMC or GRC, known as a electoral division. Each electoral division is separated into a number of electoral districts. So, once a political party have purchased the Register of Electors, it needs to distribute it to its polling agents. And when electors register their presence at the...(read more)

Some observations on politics in Singapore for GE2020

2020-06-29T03:23:00Z

1) Ivan Lim says he'll stay the course on Saturday. Before the end of the day, he resigned. Was he told to resign, or based on his character so far portrayed by colleagues, neighbours, etc, would he have resigned on his own? 2) $33M by AHTC, is it really their loss? Or was it spinned by the media that they lost the money? Or were the three members of AHTC really doing what they thought was best for the residents? 3) AIM Town Council software - How did a software developed by the Govt get sold...(read more)

Vomited

2020-06-27T17:03:00Z

It's been a while since I've vomited. Checking through my blogs, I appeared to have never posted anything about me vomiting before. So, on Thursday evening, I had onion roti prata, and kambing soup at the Indian restaurant outside Sheng Siong. I suspected it was the kambing soup. I felt uncomfortable throughout the whole Friday, with feelings of bloatedness, loss of appetite, as well as feeling the chicken thigh that I had for dinner, as salty. So, around Thursday evening and Friday morning...(read more)

A tale of hard labour for the reformers...

2020-06-19T03:07:00Z

It was a tale of sorrow and hard labour for the reformers. It was late at night, and the siren had stopped, just as it was getting on everyone's nerves. The water running freely through the floor had made it impossible to sit on the floor and enjoy the usual games that they played. Rats were squeaking and running, escaping from the flood that threaten their comfortable and dark recesses of the walls they were in. The prisoners had retreated to their beds from the floors, and stopped the activities...(read more)

Predestination

2020-06-17T15:28:00Z

...you can take comfort in knowing that these events are happening in the correct order. The path you're on will take you to your destination....(read more)

Having fun with the Yakuza girl

2020-06-17T06:03:00Z

Meanwhie, in an alternate reality, I had a great sex session with the Yakuza girl....(read more)

Before I forget, songs that I liked.

2020-05-27T13:23:00Z

I've always seem to forget what songs I like, because I don't understand the language used in the song, as some songs I liked were in foreign languages. Examples of such songs are: Ill Mondo , which I discovered when I watched the movie: About Time, over 7 years ago. Ich War Noch Niemals In New York , which I discovered when I visited Austria. Despacito , which I discovered when I heard the electric harp version on Facebook. Laissez Moi Danser , which I discovered when walking along the streets...(read more)

Thoughts on a little kindness...

2020-04-11T09:23:00Z

Today, I want to pen down some thoughts on friendship, and kinship, amidst this unprecedented crisis on infinite Earths. A set of unique circumstances in the eddy currents of time and dimensions brought along different types of people, with different personalities, different egoes, and different upbringing together. Through common experiences or other forms of social interaction, we became entangled, like quarks and became friends and buddies. It could be a slap on the butt, a shared love for food...(read more)

Miss Sick: her bad oral health, a way to repair enamel and tooth cavities...

2020-04-10T03:53:00Z

Some time in late Jan or early Feb, I met Miss Sick. Miss Sick is a woman about my height, with a generally pleasant demeanor, and some health issues. She has gum recess and visible teeth decay, as well as cavities. This reminded me of the fact that it's possible to heal cavities. There are quite a few articles I'd like to link here: How I healed my tooth decay (naturally!) How to Remineralize Teeth Naturally & Reverse Tooth Decay How to Remineralize Teeth: Strengthen Teeth and Repair...(read more)

An equal temper of heroic hearts

2020-03-31T01:24:00Z

Came across the Ulysses poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson. We are not now that strength which in old days Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are, One equal temper of heroic hearts, Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. - Alfred Lord Tennyson...(read more)

Fallen to death

2020-03-16T01:56:00Z

Kaima and I climbed onto a steep vertical stairs leading up to the bridge, meant to cross over to the other side. It was very steep, and we got near to the top, when Kaima said she was tired and held on to the handles on both sides, while dozing off/resting for a little while. I looked at her, very concerned, because if she removed her hands, the pull of gravity would cause her to fall off. After a while, she opened her eyes, and removed her hands from both sides, and as she opened her mouth to say...(read more)

Sonnet 116: Let me not to the marriage of true minds

2020-03-05T08:14:00Z

I stumbled upon this today, and thought I'll keep it on my blog. Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove. O no! it is an ever-fixed mark That looks on tempests and is never shaken; It is the star to every wand'ring bark, Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken. Love's not Time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks Within his bending sickle's compass come;...(read more)

Came across The Story

2020-02-11T09:01:00Z

Today, I came across the song, The Story, by Brandi Carlile, in Grey's Anatomy Season 7 Episode 18. It touches me a lot. Googling up the song, it appears I would have heard the song way back in 2012, when The Lucky One, a movie adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' novel, came out. I don't remember if I've watched the movie, since there were years when I did not watch any movies at all. All of these lines across my face Tell you the story of who I am So many stories of where I've been...(read more)

The pomegranate

2019-11-26T13:36:00Z

This jewel, doesn't look so bright or pretty and has plenty of scars outside. When you cut it open, what do you find inside? Lots of sweet little pieces of perfected bejeweled paradise, waiting to be discovered and taken aside. And when you finally taste the little nuggets, Bursting out of the flavourful seductive little deep red seeds, Comes a paradise of pas de deux of crunchiness and sweetness, that you've never tasted and imagined before. And you slowly savour each segment, each nectar...(read more)

Steps to paradise

2019-11-16T06:13:00Z

Failing literature

2019-05-18T20:47:00Z

At a table in Ngee Ann polytechnic, I met Miss Khoo and Miss Chay. They informed me I failed literature....(read more)

Best marriage advice

2019-03-15T10:37:00Z

I came across the following advice and made a note to myself on 28 Sep 2015. It was originally from: http://www.awesomequotes4u.com/2015/09/best-marriage-advice-ever-by-dad-to-his.html When I consider what type of advice is the best to give, I have to say marriage advice. Why? Because your spouse is who you spend your entire life with. They are the ones who endure every hardship, failure and struggle with you. They are by your side for success, growth and blessings. You lean on each other, rely on...(read more)

30 habits for happiness

2019-01-24T03:02:00Z

Be kind Eat well Exercise Meditate Be honest Dream big Be patient Judge less Smile often Love yourself Forgive easily Show gratitude Think positively Drink lots of water Believe in yourself Keep an open-mind Put your needs first Don't make excuses Speak well of others Listen to understand Choose faith over fear Make the most of now Exercise self-discipline Look on the bright side Avoid social comparison See failure as opportunity Don't take opinions to heart Select friends that lift you up...(read more)

Listen to my emotions

2019-01-21T08:46:00Z

Bitterness shows me where I need to heal, where I'm still holding judgments on others on on myself. Resentment shows me where I'm living in the past and not allowing the present to be as it is. Discomfort shows me that I need to pay attention right now to what is happening because I'm being given the opportunity to change, to do something different than I typically do it. Anger shows me what I'm passionate about, where my boundaries are, and what I believe needs to change about the...(read more)

A letter to a friend

2019-01-04T00:53:00Z

Preface: While going through Google Docs, I came across this copy of a letter I wrote to a friend. Written sometime before 10 Jun 2012 An inexplicable set of circumstances brought us together in the counseling course, and yet another set brought us closer together. I bought a copy of this book that you've received, a few months ago, for myself. Nearly a few weeks ago, I've managed to drop a 26-year-old habit away. Whether it was Dr Philip's module, or this particular book that I have...(read more)

Barbarian

2018-11-30T19:46:00Z

A new perspective and appreciation. Before, I was young; foolish, ignorant even. I was like a barbarian at the banquet. I gulped and guzzled; I ate without tasting. I rushed through each experience like a tourist trying to see twenty-one European cities in two weeks and enjoying none of them. Now, I'm a gourmet. I savour each day. I taste the robustness of life, but not so hurriedly as to lose its delicate overtones. Like the multiple layers of an onion, I slowly peel the layers of every day...(read more)

An email to a friend on vacation

2018-11-11T20:28:00Z

Travelling abroad both excites and scares me some. The US, not so much because I know I can always call a cab, or an Uber. I've had occasion to walk alone in the dark during the wee hours like around 4-5am to catch some food at a diner because of biorhythm adjustments issues. Netherlands, as you're aware, I've visited only twice (once for half a day in 2005, part of a stopover from Singapore to the US or vice versa), and the second time was when I visited you from England, in Sep 2016...(read more)

Address in Finland

2018-10-28T01:23:00Z

Apparently, here's where I stayed when I was in Finland: 9 Simonsgatan, Helsingfors, 00101 FIN...(read more)

Touched and crying...

2018-10-18T14:01:00Z

The Good Doctor is the first TV drama series that made me cry in its first episode. Just a simple sentence can make me cry. Today, when I watched "Tough Titmouse", Season 2, episode 4 of The Good Doctor, I cried again, when Dr Shaun said that "I rented that apartment you liked for us to share", and Lea looking at him while singing "Islands in the Stream", both shocked and surprised at his gesture....(read more)

Islands in the stream

2018-08-22T14:04:00Z

While out for a walk last night, I discovered "Islands in the stream" sang by Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers. It's been a song I've been wanting to identify for some time. In fact, I remember a few months back to a year or two ago, I was humming the tune to this song and trying to get SoundHound to identify it. But since I couldn't hum the tune properly, SoundHound wasn't able to identify it properly. I wanna blog this, just in case I don't remember (like I always do...(read more)

Notes on tomorrow

2018-07-11T03:27:00Z

Found this from somewhere, and thought I should remind myself of it: I guess the real fact of the matter is, we don't know what tomorrow is going to bring and the only thing we really have is right now. So, don't stay mad for too long. Learn to forgive. Love with all your heart. Have fun. Live your life the way you want to live it. Don't worry about people that don't like you. Enjoy the ones who do. Above all, never lose hope that there is still much goodness in the world....(read more)

Lessons about life

2018-07-02T05:45:00Z

1. If you want to know about something from someone Ask them a question and when they are done answering, keep silent and maintain eye contact. They will tell you some more stuff, almost everything. 2. When you try to convince someone over something Make sure they are sitting and you are standing. This make.s them believe you sooner. 3. The key to confidence is walking into a room and assuming that everyone already likes you. 4. Refer to people you've just met by their name People love being...(read more)

Poem from The Librarians

2018-02-20T10:04:00Z

Encountered this poem from The Librarians today: Golden slumbers kiss your eyes, Smiles awake you when you rise ; Sleep, pretty wantons, do not cry, And I will sing a lullaby, Rock them, rock them, lullaby. Care is heavy, therefore sleep you, You are care, and care must keep you ; Sleep, pretty wantons, do not cry, And I will sing a lullaby, Rock them, rock them, lullaby....(read more)

Don't quit

2018-02-14T15:33:00Z

When things go wrong as they sometimes will, when the road you're trudging seems all uphill, when the funds are low and the debts are high, and you want to smile but you have to sigh, when care is pressing you down a bit, rest if you must but don't you quit. Success is failure turned inside out-- the silver tint of the clouds of doubt. And you never can't tell how close you are; it may be near when it seems so far. So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit-- it's when things...(read more)

Insights from Being Erica

2017-12-27T00:48:00Z

Insights from the TV show Being Erica, which I watched between 2009-2011. These insights are shared at the beginning of the show, and the end. It is either a statement or a question. Season 1 S01E01 - Change. Sometimes it sneaks up on you. Sometimes it hits you over the head. And sometimes.. you turn a corner, and the world, it doesn't look quite like it used to. So where do I go from here? No idea. And for the first time I feel like that's a good thing. S01E02 A resume, it tells a story...(read more)

Quotes from Being Erica

2017-12-24T11:07:00Z

I watched Being Erica from 2008, for a few years, and I loved the quotes. So i'm posting them here. Season 1 Episode 1 “Dr. Tom” In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity. – Albert Einstein Curiosity does, no less than devotion, pilgrims make. – Abraham Cowle Pressure makes diamonds. – General George S. Patton The life which is unexamined is not worth living. – Plato We learn to do something by doing it. There is no other way. – John Holt Do not weep;...(read more)

Notes from the past!

2017-12-22T06:18:00Z

While clearing my computer system of outdated files, came across the following note in a file named Personal.txt 97418376 First CDMA handphone 92310243 First pager And several entries dated from 24 to 28 Apr, with no year, but based on the information within, it looks to be in the year 1999, so i'll shift those entries to Google Calendar, hopefully, that works....(read more)

One more sleep...

2017-12-21T09:16:00Z

I discovered this song, One more sleep, some time around 2016. Leona Lewis was constantly played by Rimesh Patel when we were staying in the same apartment back in the period around Apr-May 2008 when we both first joined the company. He would be blasting Bleeding love everyday......(read more)

How I contracted diabetes and got away with it!

2017-12-03T16:08:00Z

Some time last year, it was noticed that my urine attracted ants. This year in late Aug, around 27-28 Aug, I decided to get checked up. And so, they tested my blood that day, and also a week later, and I was found to have 16.8 mmol/L for the Glucose Fasting, POCT test and 12.6 mmol/L for the Glycated Hb, R test. These values were extremely high. For the Glucose Fasting, POCT test, a normal person is supposed to have 3.0 - 6.0 mmol/L. For the Glycated Hb, R (which is the glucose encountered by the...(read more)

Come sail away!

2017-11-05T09:25:00Z

In case I forget, I discovered Donald Gould's rendition of Styx's Come sail away piano piece on Youtube over a year ago. It was very beautiful the way he played it, the perfection in the imperfection. He was "Homeless man plays piano beautifully"....(read more)

Flying with mind control

2017-06-22T22:34:00Z

I've been having several trips to the alternate reality, where it is possible to fly with my mind. In the latest episode, while flying, I sang an ABBA song that represented flying, as well as flew up to the ceiling, and pretend it was a magic trick for my sister's birthday, or some special occasion. Is it possible to bring the flight powers from the alternate reality to the current reality is what I thought when I came back from the alternate reality....(read more)

The Yubiwaza move

2017-02-15T13:33:00Z

The Yubiwaza move came to me in the form of a comic book from a long time ago. With the Yubiwaza move, a very thin person can supposedly put down a large man with little effort. So, the story goes that the Yubiwaza move was used to rescue Jess from her Yakuza kind. It was when the Yubiwaza move was used that the Yakuza realized that an ancient technique has been unleashed. There were rumours of this, and it wasn't when Dave used the technique that the age-old rumour has been proven true. To be...(read more)

In flagrante delicto

2017-02-05T06:40:00Z

One of the more interesting words I have learnt when watching TV shows is when Adrian said "In flagrante delicto" in Devious Maids. What this means is getting caught red-handed in the act. Here's how they used it: I need you to invite Frances to lunch and then cancel at the last minute. Adrian: And why would I do that? Because I need her to come home unexpectedly and find me in bed with her son. Adrian: Oh, how deliciously kinky. This is why you don't have friends. Look, I'm...(read more)

How the Yakuza girl came about...

2017-01-19T13:48:00Z

The inspiration for the Yakuza girl came when I first met Jess, the marketing girl. She had just returned from a trip to Turkey last year. Some of the incidents I remembered included the following over a period of 2-3 months: I was surprised when she showed the tiger tattoo above her butt to me. Telling her about the Malaysian colleague Aaron who had a girlfriend when he is married, as I had heard from my American colleague. From the American colleague, it appeared that Aaron was sleeping with this...(read more)

The Yakuza girl

2017-01-14T07:32:00Z

The Yakuza girl has tattoos all over her body, some exposed, some covered, which can only be seen when she removes her clothes. She has slightly longer than shoulder-length hair, with two colours, letting one know that she had bleached part of her hair. The coloured portion begins slightly near the top of her eyebrows, and go downwards, until it reaches the frayed ends of her hair. She has a fresh countenance to her. She was sitting on the sofa near the reception when I encountered her near midnight...(read more)

Remembering Heng Koon Piak...

2017-01-12T03:07:00Z

I met Koon Piak when I was studying in Ngee Ann. He's slightly tanned, quite tall and has a very short haircut, like a military guy. I think he was introduced to me by Voon Yew, and Koon Piak introduced me to work at Betts. What triggered this memory was apparently I saw someone who looked like Koon Piak the day before at Little India. Even though it has been nearly 20 years since I last saw him, it looked like he didn't change much, other than being pudgier. By the time I decided to call...(read more)

Why AustNet?

2017-01-05T06:37:00Z

It's a $5B company, its growth is constant, etc -> See article at Motley Fool US...(read more)

Why good employees quit

2017-01-04T08:49:00Z

Why good employees quit Something to remind me, not to take co-workers and employees for granted....(read more)

Getting tired/sick of work

2016-12-27T13:46:00Z

I've been at my current company for almost 30 months by now. In a few days, it would be 30 months. For comparison, I left my favourite company, Borland, at 35 months, and ArcSight at 30 months. Why do I feel that way? For one, I feel I'm not getting much support from my colleagues or my manager, even though I provided support to them, in addition to customers. When customers disagree with my technical analysis, Terence chose to escalate it, instead of convincing the customer to accept my...(read more)

Come on, Eileen!

2016-12-24T07:54:00Z

Thursday night, I had just finished the wonderful dinner of beef short ribs introduced a few months ago by my colleague Jess, and was walking away from the Roys et Vous restaurant where I had my dinner. I heard this song with this wonderful violin sound and Soundhound it. It was Come on Eileen! Come on Eileen Come on Eileen Poor old Johnny Ray Sounded sad upon the radio But he moved a million hearts in mono Our mothers cried, sang along, who'd blame them You're grown (so grown up) So grown...(read more)

Lucky with 3!

2016-12-23T08:01:00Z

I was in a lift, and there were 3 pretty girls. I was excited when i found out they were going where I'm going. So all three of them stripped naked, and I mounted one of them, and came. Then, I walked to the toilet to piss, and this was when I woke up, and discovered I wetted the bed!...(read more)

Being offered a seat...

2016-12-11T14:03:00Z

Today's a funny day. While taking the train on the way back, I was offered the reserved seat by a young foreigner girl. I don't know what qualified me to be offered a seat. I wasn't wearing anything heavy, or struggling in any way. I was wearing my mickey mouse & donald duck shirt that I bought in KL in late March-early April. On my head, was a wireless headset, and I was also wearing my green sling bag, which wasn't heavy at all. All in all, I presented a young look. I kindly...(read more)

Friendly resonance

2016-12-06T03:30:00Z

Hello, my love, this is goodbye. With a bleeding heart, I wave with a smile. I fell for you, without warning or a sign. Too bad for me, you will never be mine. I'm letting you go, and for whatever we had. I'll drown my emotion, for missing you so bad. .. Your dance .. Your smile .. Your laughter .. Your cry I never felt this alive, til I met you that night. Adios my love, this is goodbye. Til we meet again, Somewhere.. Sometime....(read more)

A strange manifestation of long-term memory

2016-11-06T02:19:00Z

Sometimes, I surprise myself! 城市少女 was a musical band active between 1986 and 1990. During one of those years, one of their songs, 你们为什么不回家, played on my sister's radio. I've no idea why, however, I remembered the particular phrase "他们说他们爱我。。。" plus a few other words. Since then, I've never heard that song again. In Aug 2015, after nearly 25-29 years, I recalled again that particular phrase, and decided to Google it. After some time, I managed to find the song and downloaded...(read more)

Losing my religion

2016-10-06T04:42:00Z

Today, I came across R.E.M's Losing my religion....(read more)

Things to bring for UK trip

2016-09-08T08:20:00Z

Laptop Laptop adapter Laptop power cable/cord Logitech headset Logitech USB cable Logitech USB adapter Samsung Note 4 LTE USB cable for Note 4 USB power adapter for Note 4 Umbrella 3 night shorts 3 night underwear 3 night shirts 3 pairs of socks 1 pair of sandals 1 pair of shoes 2 LogRhythm bottles 1 Philip DreamStation CPAP DreamStation power cord Extension cord with 4 sockets 20000mAh battery 3 pairs of jeans 1 brown jacket 1 Astra watch 1 passport cash Small bottle of perfume Toothbrush Shaving...(read more)

All good things must come to an end...

2016-09-05T00:25:00Z

It was in the 80s that I came upon this show that had this song. The show described the story of a dancer / mamasan and her working years. I didn't have much appreciation of it then, as I was a kid. I've been listening to this song on and off for the past few months, if not years. Some songs, like wine, gets better over time. 蔡琴最后一夜踩不完恼人舞步喝不尽醉人醇酒良夜有谁为我留耳边语轻柔走不完红男绿女看不尽人海沉浮往事有谁为我数空对华灯愁我也曾陶醉在两情相悦像飞舞中的彩蝶我也曾心碎于黯然离别哭倒在露湿台阶红灯将灭酒也醒此刻该向它告别曲终人散回头一瞥嗯……最后一夜...(read more)

Absentmindness, lost, baby shower and found

2016-09-04T02:35:00Z

I had brought along my green bag with me out on the way to dinner followed by bowling. After bowling, I went to Jem to get a gift for Terence's baby shower. Recognizing that most baby showers focused on the baby, I bought a bottle of ginger wine for Diana instead of getting something for the baby. As the weather was very warm, it was decided to have a cold dessert and this was decided to be a mango shaved ice at Smoothie House. It was at the bus terminal at Lot 1 that I realized my green bag...(read more)

United Kingdom, Denmark, Netherlands

2016-08-30T13:23:00Z

Come 9 Sep, I will get to travel to the UK. After bouncing on it over sleep for a few weeks, I've extended my return from 17 Sep to 30 Sep. I've bought tickets from the UK to Copenhagen. Today, I've bought a ticket to go to Netherlands and visit my friend Jim, going and returning on 11 Sep. This reminds me, I flew over to KL and met my friend JohnnyK on 1 Apr this year, returning on 3 Apr. I had spent 2 days walking around KL together with Johnny, visiting the Batik museum, and eating...(read more)

Going to UK and Netherlands!

2016-08-23T14:03:00Z

I'll be going to UK on 9th Sep, and initially, returning on 17th. Sep. However, given that I've not taken my vacation for the rest of the year, I've decided to take 10 days vacation, and extending my trip to return on 30th Sep. Initially, the thought was to stay in the UK, tour Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. However, as I've a friend in Netherlands, I'm gonna visit him and tour the place as well....(read more)

Feeling feverish

2016-08-16T17:29:00Z

I've been feeling feverish on and off recently, thinking and imagining the best and the worst happening to me. The last time I felt this was years ago when I was taking the counselling course. I'm pretty sure my body temperature goes up by about half to one degree celsius. What would be the best and the worst that could happen if I take action? It is both a terrible and wonderful feeling to have. I feel sick, and exhilarated both at the same time. I'm wondering how long it would take...(read more)

The problems with alternate reality

2016-08-10T05:33:00Z

The problems with alternate reality is that they fade away very fast. I seem to recall going to a new area where my name is different, and someone else's name is different. A schoolmate from my younger years looking out for me, but I was too busy fighting someone off (I didn't even know I can fight that way, or that I can even fight!). When I'm done with the fighting, getting back to the rest of the gang, and then trying to figure out who was looking for me, that person was gone. Alas...(read more)

Yoma Strategic

2016-07-25T03:11:00Z

Yoma Strategic, KFC, Myanmar...(read more)

Helsinki

2016-06-17T11:53:00Z

Playing Richard Marx's Hazard song throughout this visit in Finland since 15 Jun......(read more)

Intending to help a friend and getting blown off

2016-05-25T14:25:00Z

So, it's been quite a while since I've decided to help someone. A friend got terminated a while ago, and I got word that he asked for help on keeping a look out for a job. I reached out to him, and he reiterated his request for a lookout. I was chatting with said friend through WhatsApp today, telling him about the office opening, and meeting a girl. Unfortunately, at that point in time, he decided to blow me off by saying he had to go shower, and when he returned, did not continue the conversation...(read more)

The Lee Kuan Yew visit

2016-05-25T10:58:00Z

It's been a long time since I've had a visit to the alternate reality. This recent visit involved going to the past by three to five decades. In the temporal visit, I watched through the window as I see Lee Kuan Yew and his wife Kwa Geok Choo probably talking on the bed. I was feeling somewhat emotionally affected as I tried to deliver what appeared to be bad news. I stuttered, overcome by the gravity of the news that I was about to deliver and cried. Lee, ever the perceptive person, cried...(read more)

Top 30 holdings of Mentor

2016-04-14T03:22:00Z

1. SPH 2. ComfortDelGro 3. OCBC Bank 4. Ausnet Services 5. DBS 6. ST Engineering 7. Metro 8. Kep Inf Tr fKa CIT 9. SGX 10. Frasers Comm Tr 11. Sembcorp Ind 12. AIMSAMP Cap Reit 13. Starhub 14. CapitaLand 15. Keppel Corp 16. HTL Int 17. SATS 18. CapitaComm Tr 19. Ascendas Reit 20. United Engineers 21. OUE 22. Sing Inv & Fin 23. Tai Sin Electric 24. KSH 25. Nikko AM STI ETF 100 26. SIA 27. Ascendas-h Trust 28. Stamford Land 29. Nam Lee Metal 30. Mapletree Log Tr...(read more)

Sharing pain and beauty

2016-03-09T12:24:00Z

What is necessary is always wise. If I did not feel it necessary for you to speak of what is inside you, then I would not wish for it. It is true that logic is often its own reward, but it is a reward best shared with others. That which is beautiful is magnified by being shared with others. That which is painful is often moderated by being shared. Both approaches are equally logical....(read more)

800 Super

2016-03-03T01:45:00Z

This is a reminder to me regarding 800 Super, taken from https://www.fool.sg/2016/03/02/is-this-tiny-stock-possibly-a-big-bargain/ Keeping Neff’s investing criteria in mind, here’s how 800 Super’s business looks like, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence: The waste management outfit has a trailing earnings per share of S$0.10. With its current share price of S$0.44, it has a PE ratio of just 4.4. Over the past five years, its net income has grown at a compound...(read more)

Arrival in Budapest

2016-01-30T13:21:00Z

Arrived in Budapest yesterday. Changed 100 EUR into HUF at the airport. Got a lousy deal there. Bought two 1-week tickets for public transport within the airport. Afterwards, I realized the strategy would have been to use my credit card to buy the tickets then change EUR at a shopping mall with Western Union. At the airport, 1 EUR changes into 247 HUF but at the Corvin shopping mall I went, Western Union changes 1 EUR into 310 HUF. So looking forward to exploring the whole Budapest now!...(read more)

Things to bring for Budapest trip travel

2016-01-27T09:44:00Z

Toothbrush Toothpaste Mobile phone Phone Charger Philips DreamStation Extension cord Electrical outlet is this type - http://everythingbudapest.eu/Budapest_Survival_Kit/Electricity.html Singapore Passport Wallet POSB ATM Card Charger Red adapter Xiaomi Battery Extension cord Clothes 4 night-time shorts Giordano belt 1 Pair of Gloves 1 Jacket (Cold weather) 4 night-time bed shirts 3 shirts for going out 2 Turtlenecks (Cold weather) 1 Long-John (Cold weather) 2 pair of socks 5 disposable Watson underwear...(read more)

Arrival in Istanbul

2015-10-30T23:30:00Z

Arrived in Istanbul. Thought it was 0630, but it was 0730 and the connecting flight was boarding. Rushed to the gate to broad the flight. Got into a bus which transferred us to the plane. Took a quick photo while boarding the plane. Arrived in Athens airport. Followed the train directions which got us to the train after going up and down different levels. Tried to buy 5-day tickets at the counter, but was told they only sold $8 tickets to leave the airport. Reached Sygrou Fix station and easily found...(read more)

张镐哲北风

2015-08-29T13:16:00Z

翻开陈旧的往事　看见一身苍桑　走过陌生的地方我回到异乡　风吹得太狂　我感到有点凉我在乡愁里跌倒　从陌生中成长　未来旅程却更长我想到北方　无助的眺望　我知道不能忘北风又传来熟悉的声音　刹那间让我突然觉得好冷彷彿在告诉我走得太远　有没有忘记最初的相约我在乡愁里跌倒　从陌生中成长　未来旅程却更长我想到北方　无助的眺望　我知道不能忘北风又传来熟悉的声音　刹那间让我突然觉得好冷彷彿在告诉我走得太远　有没有忘记最初的相约北风又传来熟悉的声音　刹那间让我突然觉得好冷彷彿在告诉我走得太远　有没有忘记最初的相约...(read more)

蔡琴抉择

2015-08-29T12:53:00Z

偶尔飘来一阵雨　点点洒落了满地寻觅雨伞下哪个背影最像你　还这真是个无聊的游戏偶而飘来一阵雨　点点洒落了满地也许雨一停　我就能再见到你　也许雨该一直下不停朦胧的眼　朦胧的雨　脸上交横地是泪是雨我在街头伫立　心中已经有了决定　却不知小雨是否能把你打醒偶而飘来一阵雨　点点洒落了满地也许雨一停　我就能再见到你　也许雨该一直下不停...(read more)

原因

2015-07-29T00:45:00Z

原因我不是个完美的人有很多事我不愿做但我还是继续学习我没心对你做坏事所以我必须在离前真心的让你知道我终于发现了改变原来自己的最终原因那唯一原因就是你我很抱歉伤害了你是我天天必须面对和挣扎的一切事实所有我让你感觉的痛苦希望我能抹杀一切捉住你的泪水所以我要让你听到我终于发现了改变原来自己最终原因那唯一原因就是你...(read more)

Impressed with payout

2015-07-22T02:25:00Z

I recently stumbled across a blog - Sanye Investment Portfolio and I'm impressed with this person, who estimates that he would be able to earn $120k in dividends from his investments. It's been at least 6 years since I've made up my mind to become a millionaire, and I've yet to become one....(read more)

百花深处

2015-07-19T00:32:00Z

It's been a while since I've written a poem, and the following Chinese poem was inspired by the recent visit to Gardens by the Bay. 花开花谢花满地月残人缺有谁怜情豪未到深情处只因未遇心上人只因未遇欣赏人...(read more)