I just had a dream that was unbelievably like the dreamscapes in the movie Inception (a great show, by the way). Unfortunately, other than the fact that I woke up thinking that it was much like the movie, I cannot remember many more details except: I saw a woman handcuffing herself to a man (both... Continue Reading →
The Marriage Proposal… One Year On
Last Saturday the fiancee and I went to East Coast Park (ECP) to celebrate our first year since I proposed. Originally planning on going to Sentosa via cable car to relive the proposal, we decided against it in the end. Among other reasons (truth-be-told, there was only one), it was because it was too expensive... Continue Reading →
The Beggar Woman at Tampines Mall
Yesterday, just as I was about to cross the street near Tampines Mall (a very pedestrian-heavy intersection between the Tampines MRT station and Tampines Mall), a slightly oldish-looking woman, possibly between 45 and 55, grabbed my arm and asked me (in surprisingly decent English) for $5. Stunned more than anything else, my immediate reaction was... Continue Reading →
Missing Entrepreneurship
I went out with Zixuan a couple of days ago. It was the first time we were meeting for a little over a month but, it seemed hardly a day passed since we last saw each other. Nothing much had changed, except perhaps his greater immersion into the world of entrepreneurship. It was with some... Continue Reading →
Aftershock
I just finished watching the Chinese movie Aftershock with the wife-to-be. It's deliciously sob-worthy (I did drop a tear or two in parts), and was overall quite an enjoyable show. The only pity is that this story had the potential to be so much sadder. The family-orientation(?) probably meant that the show was to be... Continue Reading →
Self Improvement
I've gotten weary of self-improvement literature. I'm not sure when it happened or how; or if it's a temporary thing (as so many times it has been in my life) or not; but if I had to read one more list of "things you can do to improve your life" I think I'll puke. Once... Continue Reading →
Happiness — a state of mind.
It's been a week since I completed my two-week in-camp-training (ICT) stint. For those two weeks, I complained to everyone who would listen how much I disliked it, and how I couldn't wait for "normal" life to resume. I can imagine how stupid I'd sound if I said now how much I missed those two... Continue Reading →
Back from ICT!
Just a little over a day ago, I completed my first "high-key" (two week) ICT or "in-camp-training". It's been four years since I ORD'ed (i.e. left the army), so you can imagine how rusty I was in these matters. Just so you know, I'm one ICT short of most of my peers, having deferred my... Continue Reading →
ICT Coming Up
Hi people, I'll be away on in-camp training for the next two weeks. Not particularly looking forward to it, but it may prove to be a nice respite from work (who knows). Will be in Singapore for the first week, but will be in Tekong for the second. Will be back on the 10th of... Continue Reading →
Air Supply Concert
I went with the fiancée to an Air Supply concert last Sunday. It was my first concert (her second), and up till now I still don't quite know how it all happened. I remember seeing the ad for the show one day while watching television, thinking "hey, they've got one song she really likes and... Continue Reading →
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