Got a new erhu

I decided to stop learning guqin. I still have 1300 worth of lesson, in the end the school only allowed me to use 760 to buy an erhu. The remaining five lessons were forefeited. 

I decided to accept since I doubt I could find anyone to transfer me package to. And my current erhu already 8 years old. After testing my new erhu, I learnt to appreciate my old erhu. The sound is so much loud and clear.

Anyway was contemplating whether to sell off my new erhu, but maybe I will keep it. Abit 舍不得。Funny how I felt this but don't feel anything to my guqin. 

See how things go from here. For now, I will just focus on learning erhu and guzheng. Whereas guqin, I just try to play on my own.

Exciting May month

There are a few things I look forward.

1) Phantom of the opera 29 May (one of my bucket list)

2) Liguohuang show 30 May

3) Working as SO with J in Lady Gaga concert

4) GE - working as SO night shift

I started working in airport. It was a very hectic Friday - 3 flights in 4 hours. Thurs was ok - 2 flights in 4 hours. I started getting the gitters on Thurs morning. But whatever I must press on. Else need pay back 1000 bucks.

一山还有一山高。

Initially thought the usher job was shitty. Then started working at Buona vista, it was worse because of the heat. Then thought changi is better. But for that 2 days, I sweat like mad - my uniform would have been soaked if not for the inner tee shirt I wear. Now I am feeling how cushy my previous job at stat board was. Earning money through manual labour is not as easy as I thought.

I am thinking how the airport flexi staff could tahan this. They are mucher older than me. I could bearly tahan 4hours.

Was thinking if flexi are being tekkan. But I got to learn. If I got fired, then it is a sign airport is not for me. 这也没办法。

AvSO

Today I will be going for my 2nd shift. Yesterday made 2 mistakes, will try not to make it today. Learn from your mistake.

Just keep going.

Don't stop moving.

Next week working Fri (usher) and sat (night SO). Next mon got a full day course.

Would have earned 104 for these 2 days work.

Ended my guqin lessons

Yesterday I made the decision to end my guqin lessons. I started my guqin lessons after my kkh surgery in 2023 Jan.

It had been 2 years. Why I picked up this, was that I was still suffering from my grief. My hubby passed away in Aug 2022. I thought it was an easy instrument and I could play it stressfree.

After 2 years, I couldnt grasp the basics. I cant understand the score. This had been bugging me from the start. Secondly my teacher always wasnt playing attention and looking at his phone during my lessons. He also eat into my 45 mins. Something I tolerated for many months. Finally the last straw came last sunday. I was playing this piece for many weeks. Each time I went to class, he tells me different things. Then that day, he said i made the most fundamental mistakes....i think it is a sign that I should not continue. 

I have given this a go for 2 years plus. I felt very stressed to play the instrument which was totally the complete reason why I took it up.

Still have 13 lessons each worth 95 left which I wish to use to buy an erhu. See how, if cant, either convert to erhu or somewhat.

Finished PS5 games

Ever since I quit my job last July, I started playing PS5 games.

- Valkyrie profile Elysium

- Harvest moon

- wukong

- FF7 rebirth

- Tales of arise

- Persona 5 royal (just completed today)

- Star ocean divine force 

Going to get a new game Metaphor regranzio. Need to research which jpg to go buy.

My non existential career

I just completed my training to be an aviation officer. The training was eight days and not easy. If too confident, or careless, could easily fail the tests.

Next week will have 4 days of ojt and if I passed, I would be on my own.

I see half of my class to be elderly and half young. The young ones are just tiding through the period and still looking on for other jobs. The other end are people who are elderly and have to work to feed themselves.

I began to think what do I really want? Three days flexi and choosing when to work forever or another full time career. Problem is I don't think I have the drive to climb the corporate ladder. Felt tired easily. If I have kidney failure, I think I can still do flexi work though it would be difficult. Ushering, security and aviation.

I should try to toggle this till the day I die. No regrets, you chose this path.

Sleeping

This past week was a roller coaster ride in the market. 

I had been sleeping well, and did not worry Abit about my stocks. Yes, they were hammered. But as Warren Buffett said, if you like to eat hamburgers, you would be happy that the prices of hamburgers drop and buy. 

I am eyeing a few stocks but they had not dropped to the price I want.

This tariff thingy not going to end anytime sooner, will garner headlines for the coming weeks. Hold on tight.

Chaos in the markets

The bloodbath in the stock market started last Thurs. The US tariffs against the world, are causing the chaos.

I am not going in now as I have limited cash. Will aim a few stocks - OCBC if it hits below 10. Keppel if below 5. UOL if below 5. 

Am looking at these three. 

Stay sane.

Dividends payout may fall so be prepared to have to work more days.

Penang trip 2025

Finally the Penang trip was over. I planned the trip for 5 colleagues. 

The itemanary was very chill, with only one place of interest and the rest shopping.

Day 1 

Checked into a huge airbnb. Had lunch at gurney mall and shopped Abit in gurney plaza 

When sun set, we went chew jetty and Armenian street, making our way to chulia street for dinner which was wanton, char kuey teow and rojak. Then we went chagee and grabbed home.

Day 2

Breakfast was fu er dai dimsum, it was surprising good. Then we grabbed to kek lok si temple. The temple was quite commercialized, we had to take the lift twice to get down from the top. Grab driver are not allowed to go up to the top. When grabbing, driver recommended us to go ho ping to buy a migu. We did and it created a lot of laughter because nobody want to eat the so called no.1 migu. We went karaoke, then foot massage before ending with a late dinner at ding tai feng.

Day 3

Breakfast was at kakfa coffee. It was brunch. I ate the cempadek cheesecake, which was ok and didn't send me to heaven though. I had french toast. Then we grabbed to check out, before making our way to the peranajan mansion. Next we chilled abit at the o.o white coffee cafe. It was hot. Then we grabbed to Kia Lai bakery but the lotus bread with floss was sold out. Half of them bought something. Then we grabbed back to take our luggage and grabbed to airport. My colleagues all ate macdonald, I didn't because was feeling full then on flight back, I ate the pizza that sia provided. Yummy, hot piping pizza. Home sweet home, my colleague hubby drove me home.

This concluded my Penang trip, think the last was more than 6-7 years ago.