"Living Each Single Day"

Last Thursday, I was a back in office and to prevent me from falling asleep, I was listening to an hour and a half long podcast although I didn't listen to it in one shot. It was an interview with a well known entertainer and host in Singapore named Suhaimi Yusof, a household name here and he also had made a name for himself in Malaysia as well.  He was a former radio deejay, a host, comedian and sometimes actor. He is such as valuable 'treasure' of Singapore and even in the latest government initiatives campaign, they had him on board as well because his name is recognisable to anyone irregardless of race.  His interview was a very insightful and filled with gems based on his experiences and family background. He was pretty candid about many things and though he was the one being interviewed, the interview didn't  actually need to keep prompting him because he's just has a natural gift for talking. He also talked about his role as a Dad, different from his usual ha...

I recently finished watching an anime which I put on hold for some time, even after watching my first Anime series called Fire Force Season 1. To be honest, I watch Anime and live action anime but not on a regular basis, those that piqued my interest only. Like I started watching Fire Force coz I thought it seemed like an interesting premise but then apparently, it became more than just fighting against infernal demons. The more you watch it, the more complicated the plot becomes and each character is unique on its own, whether as the good guys or the bad guys. I know that Demon Slayers or Kimetsu No Yaiba is an immensely popular Manga and anime on Netflix but when I first watched it to see what was the hype, I couldn't wrap my head around it yet. Because it was set in feudal Japan or Tao Sho era so the people were mostly wearing old style clothings such as kimono, haori and in the modern part of Japan, they were wearing I think 19th century outfits. And it started with a family st...

One of the things that I sometimes fail to do is reminding myself to say my daily gratitude but I try my best to pray for my family's safety, health and well being as much as I can. They are after all, one of the pillars supporting me, despite the many disagreements we have. I believe the bond we share over the years, even surpasses the friendships that I have. This is exclusive to me, as last week, on my birthday, when I used to think that going out with friends seemed more enjoyable than having to celebrate it with my family, this perception soon overturned.  This year was the first time I disabled the birthday reminder on Facebook so I didn't get any birthday wishes on the social platform. But I didn't realise that it was also the thing that kept my close friends in the loop about when my birthday is. So I didn't get any greetings from them. If you say that I am not disappointed, no matter how hard I try not to think about it as I know they are all busy, you're r...

Do you often think about your own mortality? Like how long do you think you live on this earth and whether you have done enough in this short life. To be honest, I do think but it's not so frequent. Rightfully, I should be trying to live my best each day, but I don't. I do attempt to do so but each night, after I exercise and eat, I just want to spend the remaining hours of the day lazing in bed watching one tik tok video after another or reading manga. I felt like I deserve a break but I wanna be like most people who fall asleep intentionally, saying my prayers, reflecting on what I have done today not because I dozed off while watching a video, lol. A recent passing of a Hollywood celebrity, who succumbed to his illness after 4 years of suffering with cancer, made many people in disbelief because while he was receiving treatments and surgeries, he was also making movies including the famous Black Panther. Nobody knew he was sick. He even went to press conferences and movie sc...

Sorry you had to be greeted with a pair of thick legs, haha. I had to take a picture because I completed the very popular two weeks shred challenge by Chloe Ting that was all the rage in the internet. I took more than two weeks because I could only commit to working out 3 times per week, max 4. Actually, I could have chosen not to do since I had been sleeping soundly earlier for like 2 hours I think, so after half an hour of being awake, of course I would sooooo darn lazy to workout. But thinking about the good food I had earlier during lunch time, and then this being the last day of the programme, I have no excuse not to do.  So that brings me to, why we do what we do. By having the right intentions. Starting something with the hope of completing it to the best of our abilities.  I am sure there are many times we asked ourselves why are we doing this, when we get overwhelmed, or get demotivated.  For instance, in my handmade order, there are multiple steps to do, and the...

I did some cleaning recently and I cleared out some old stuffs but for some, I couldn't bear to do so. I know it takes up some space but considering they were in clear plastic file holders, they were still in pretty good condition. And also, these were done pre internet and social media days. I kinda stopped but few years ago, I started to keep photo albums instead. I don't really take many photos because I just needed a few to print for memory keeping. Usually significant events like birthdays, gatherings, and outings like the one you see above. I know it's just me standing like a statue but see the facade of the City Hall behind me? It is bathed in red and white light in commemoration of our National Day celebrated last week. So these have sentimental values that perhaps years down the road, I will look at them and reminisce about how I spent my past time. And then, I kinda felt upset about myself too like how much I used to learn a lot from thick Q & A Children's...

Our  long weekend was just over and this morning, my work from home starts again. I was on the verge of falling asleep, lol..and then decided to write out this blogpost about our NDP.  We celebrated National Day in Singapore last Sunday and it was a different experience as you know, we are still in the midst of pandemic. So no large gatherings, and even if there were, such as the march out contingencies, where uniformed groups would gather in the open field at City Hall to commemorate National Day celebrations, most of them donned masks which is now part of our everyday OOTDs.  I think there were only an invited guests of 120 people, a very small figure compared to past events, besides the Members of Parliament and key leaders. Attendance at the Marina Bay floating platform, to be part of the NDP celebrations, would be subjected to balloting results and usually I would be unsuccessful, lol.  Despite having no big celebrations this year around, the NDP was brought to ...