Friday, August 30, 2024

Comex

My elder sister jio me to go suntec comex as she wanted to renew starhub contract and a new laptop. In terms of tech, we are lagards, we don't really care what is the latest because we don't need to use it.

So we were off and we did the 2 kpis within a short while. Y got an Acer laptop 999 with Microsoft office (1 year). She recontract broadband at 55/month and got a free handphone. I get no shit when I recontracted.

Next time I need to recontract at such comex....

Anyway Y recommended a place to eat Taiwan pork chop rice, very homely and cheap 5.50, and a la kopi place. The kopi was filled with people. Why are there so many people haha. Thought I was the only very free person around.

Today marks the end of my FI first month.

Next month, I want to travel to eunos, kallang, east coast park to walk more.

Sunday, August 25, 2024

Retirement - success or failure

I was reading a book which talks about how much self understanding would result in a happier or sad retirement.

Reflecting on myself, I remembered when I wanted to quit my job, I drew up a timetime (by hours block) to schedule my days.

But after quitting, I never once refer to it. Haha who am I kidding.

My days are mostly spent with family, friends, or ex colleagues.

I wanted to learn but as I think through, I actually do not want to learn programming. I wish to venture into more artistic ventures - I decided to take a course on floristry (signed up for classes in Oct). Since I like to be on my feet, I decided to be a security guard. Haha.

My Mondays, Tuesdays are mostly filled. Wednesday is a full free day. Thur and Fri are gym days. Sat and sun are music days.

I just spent 1.7k on a new music package to continue with my guqin lessons. Music is my life.

I love solitude because am uncomfortable with people. But I crave for someone to go eat, watch movie with. I should do all these alone.

Now I have free time, I would try to read. Watched demon slayer 24 episodes. Completed 1 ps5 game. Started on my Valkyrie elipsium which needs some getting used to.

Friday, August 23, 2024

Bedok 85

G suggested for a dinner at Bedok 85. She wanted to feel the ambience of what Singaporeans enjoy on Friday nights.

Well, I was half full from eating a bag of lentil chips. Then we only ate satay and bbq chicken wings. The satay was from 2 stalls, in wanted to eat a piping hot one, as a last remedy for my cough.

Hmm, I felt my cough got abit better today.

The leftover bones were given to my dogs - Lily cannot take oily food. She regurgitated some. I only gaver her the wing tips and some rice. Whereas Xiaobai took the mid wings and thicker bones.

Rained today so didn't go for a jog.

I completed my PS5 harvest moon game - trying to drag it as much as I could so that my games could last longer. Spent 60hours on the game.

Sunday, August 18, 2024

2 weeks into FI

2 weeks plus have passed. 

I only did some stuff - cooked once, colored once, and picked up my japanese book. But the steam went off. I can't seem to muster the will to do anything.

Played a lot of PS5. 

Couldn't run due to cough and menses.

Trying to finish the praying food.

Friday, August 16, 2024

Reading other people's finance blogs

I am not sure if reading other people's blog help because they either have accumulated millions in war chest, or receiving 5k a month of dividends.

Here I am, having invested conscientiously since 2007, and my war chest is only a small one. I am not sure if others have inflated their figures, but instead of being inspired, felt deflated.

I started reading reddit and then saw people talking about having millions. Puts me off. Maybe this is stemming from my low self esteem and jealously.

Anyway having millions to deplu, versus having a few thousands to deploy, are different. Can't apply the same strategies.

I recently sold my meta share at 512. Bought at average price 186. Made around US$3400. More or less made up for my F&N loss.

Popmart day

Today beside going for my Muay Thai session, and having lunch with ex colleagues in the kopitiam, evening time, I went out with G to Funan. We had a simple penynet at the food court, then we went straight for popmart.

There is still the 5.90 promo with any standard purchase, so I bought the sound series skullpanda which I find all the designs to be acceptable. Got a different one. Then bought 2 at 5.90.

G picked the weird series while she picked the space labububfor Y. Haha G got an ugly ducky one, and a frogger labubu for Y.

Anyway I guess these are the last few blind boxes that we could buy. Mum not happy.

So this could be my last one too. I need to admire my collection.

I dreamt of YS last night. I remembered we were heading to somewhere like Bukit panjang, then suddenly I saw him with some other friends. We then lined up to buy some food. I cant remember what stall, maybe he wanted to eat something but I cant remember. Haiz

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

卤肉饭

My KPI was to cook 卤肉饭 using my rice cooker.

I was very hyped up, and I changed into my clothes to rush to the market. Immediately the rain started, so funny. 

Anyway I just played my harvest moon till 10.30am when the rain 🌧️ finally stopped. Quickly rushed to buy the meat, tomato, ginger, spring onion and came home. Immediately started to process the food.

Next time, reduce the sugar (1 teaspoon or so), reduce water, add salt.

Monday, August 12, 2024

Tmr is my 14th day of freedom

Tmr is my 14th day of freedom.

I don't feel rested mainly because I still have the cough that acts up.

Can't go jogging to prep for my marathon.

Am kept busy by my family commitment - mon and Tues are days for mum. Wed is free. Thurs and Fri exercise day. Went back exercise last Thurs as wanted to build up stamina. 

I shall train using my elliptical for this period.

Sleepwise - only able to sleep 6 hours.

I decided to peek at JobStreet to see whether I could find any jobs I am interested, just see and look only.

Meanwhile enjoying my PS5 game - need take it slowly, don't chiong else finish means got to buy a new game.

Friday, August 9, 2024

Sat - Ps5

Today evening, will go with sis to biy PS5. She wants to place the game console at my place. Along with this, I intend to buy 2 games - harvest moon and valkyrie profile series. Damage will be approximately 600 on my part. This is financed by my rm conversion (simon and his wife - 650 and 500).

Hope with this purchase, i will stop thinking of buying a branded bag.

Updated
We did buy a PS5. I bought 2 games - harvest moon and Valkyrie elipsium. 56 and 80 bucks respectively. Well, the last time I played a PS was in JC 8 months break moving into university. A good 22 years. Talked about delayed gratification.

How long more do I have? 

Hopefully I will divert my attention from buying stupid bags.

Thurs and fri

I got my x-ray results back, all is clear.

My gp suspect my cough is an asthmatic cough and gave me med and inhaler. Started using it but felt no difference.

Will use until all is finished. Yesterday went back to fightzone, I want to starty exercise despite my cough. Just had to take it slowly. Ate with my colleagues in office cos hod not around. Felt different given that I am no longer a staff. Anyway life goes on.

Today family came to pray to thank the deities. After that, me and yenn went orchard popmart. Next had a malay lunch at far east. The fried kway teow was nice, taste like msia style. Ice lemon tea was good.

Next, we decided to walk to doby ghaut popmart. Shunbian walk off some calories. Then along the way, we went to centre point ntuc to buy some drinks. Continued walking to popmart.

By that time we reached, felt my heel pain. I also felt the muscle ache in my thihhs from yesterday workout. We decided to check back Bedok popmart machines, in the end, there was no yogabubu.

I decided to share PS5 with my sister. Would start playing harvest moon, and Valkyrie profile. As yenn was in a rush, she said to buy tmr when she is not so pressed for time. So we went denki and ended up the Sonia fan I bought is out of stock. 

Went home after that. Clocked 14k steps today.

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Garden by the bay day

I have always wanted to go garden by the bay, but I had never had the chance.

For 20 bucks, I went with wj to both domes. Started 7.45am via mrt, reached the garden by the bay mrt 8.40am but I needed to walk another 500m. Wj was lost, and finally around 9am, we went into flower dome first. The domes are air condition, so it was cooling. Strolled slowly and taking every chance to find a camera worthy flowers. The theme was monet, but not very impressionable. The cloud forest dome was less interesting, mostly greens. Well at least one thing off my mind.

Had lunch at Sbcd prawn pancake, it was good. La kopi with cake at kith. Spent 40 for the meals. Continue to wander around to walk off some calories. Dinner shall be my wrap.

Enjoy your six month break.

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

G got discharged

Life is uncertain, one minute you are alive, next minute you can be gone.

My only kpi today is go nuh fetch G and then go for erhu class. Feeling bored, I might go pasir ris mall just to kill some time. Treat this as my exercise cos not moving about.

Tmr will be Garden by the bay day with wj. Hehe it is going to be my first trip, and I just want to enjoy some flowers and greenery.   不要留白。

Decided to go pasir ris mall, get my fat ass off the couch. Exercise with weights - my damn heavy tote bag 😅

Monday, August 5, 2024

Freedom day 4 and 5

Yesterday I brought my sis to NUH, she was feeling sick the whole morning, vomitting. Took a cab there. On the journey there, I teared thinking of the trips I made with hubby there when he was alive. Waited a short while at the a&e and sis was wheeled in. I went to find a toilet before buying a Pepsi and sitting down with my jap book.

After that, admin called and I asked to pass the slippers to my sis. Sign ma authorization form and left. The train journey was 1hr10min, bought zhujiaofan and went home. Went about bathing dogs, and cleaning the house. A routine I had for years.

This morning, woke up 5am. Had wanted to go jog but was too lazy. Did my morning routine, used elliptical for 1hr to build my stamina for my run. Practiced erhu for 1hr, and taobao caifan to mum place.

My kpi was to do up the Alibaba bags as mum not feeling well. G will be discharged tmr, so got to go pick her.

My FI days were to take care of my family and I did just that. Life is short, live every moments.

Saturday, August 3, 2024

Freedom day 3 and 4

Yesterday was day 3 and we took S car to JB. The five of us started 7am and we reached Jb 8.40am. Had a breakfast at r&c and ate salted egg yolk toast with kopi c.

Then mum and yenn went to settle issues with OCBC bank. Took a long while and things were still not settled. After 1hr plus, we went RHB where it was now G turn to settle her issues. After that, we went city plaza where I bought 4 blind boxes.

By the time we are done, it is already 1pm plus. We ate 22 dishes at the dim sum place, so damn full. Then we left for another aeon mall. The mall is quite atas and we could not find blind boxes, so we decided to go to eat durian and some groceries. I bought 2 dog food sacks, and 2 coffee since I were running low on that. Then we did some claw machining where I got a 包夹 and one tyco ball for another. We got 3 dolls for S kids.

Then we went our last destination where I bought 2 more blind boxes. Had Korean Maggie mee for dinner. Then we went home sweet home. During certain times, I had felt moments of appreciation, without S, we could never be able to go JB. It reminded me of the times I had with him. Be grateful for such things.

Today is day 4. Didnt have anything planned as sat is always a guzheng day. Mum brought some prayers offerings and I helped to place them on the altars. Oh yes, I broke guan yin cup cover, so threw it away and found a replacement. Not feeling well due to medicine side effects. Now still feel queasy at times. Going to guzheng later. Will keep a close eye on mum. Life is short, live it.

I don't have to do anything