the written

I have been recording and writing about myself and my experiences since blogging became a thing back in 2006. The blogspot is still alive till this day and I am pretty proud of myself for maintaining it for so long. Sometimes I write at lengths about what was on my mind, while most of the…

What’s behind this is a 2022 that has been rough and painful. Just when 2022 started well, life throws a curveball. My injury, home emergencies and other down moments punctuated the year. And the grieve from a loss in 2021 was still raw. I had no time to cope with my own struggles, but I…

A trip at the end of year was necessary. I did not do much asking around and decided on a solo trip again. A simple destination was in mind and I booked my trip to Bali. This post is not about my trip. There is no mistake, the trip was awesome to me. I had…

It was one of those weekends where I had planned out activities to occupy myself. I was supposedly to have met a friend for bouldering on Saturday, but it was cancelled due to covid, while Sunday was to be a day at the beach with friends, something I longed for. The Friday, 25 Feb 2022,…

The world has been in a period of restriction and caution. Different approaches have been adopted in the two years since the emergence of the virus, with no quick solutions. Its persistence has been disruptive and its end is everyone’s wish. This uncertainty is something that I have to consider living around it. I am…

I got interested in board games quite recently, since there wasn’t much to do outside and it would seem to be a good idea to have some board games if friends came over. Board games are intriquing, they have a phyiscal presence and tactile aspect to it. This appeals to me as I am not…

This has been a year where I do not really know how to sum it up or how to reflect on. COVID has pushed life to new boundaries and plans aside. There was not much space to know new people or to gather in large settings to mingle, however there are silver linings to it.…

I do not have a theme or focus for an end of year post. It is unlike previous years, where I took time to review the things that happened and moments I would want to share. 2019 was a year where I travelled quite a bit. Pretty much a continuation of the 2018 momentum of…

Like most people, I had my initial kayaking experience during my younger days. I had the chance to attend a kayaking orientation during my school days and enjoyed it. I wasn’t really a sporty person back then, but it somehow sparked the love for water later on in life. It was only in 2012 when…

It has been a number of years with the first bike, FZ6N S2. The thought of getting another bike with a different characteristic has lingered on my mind. There are so many types of bikes to choose from and each has its appeal. I have tried cruisers, scrambles and street bikes, but yet to get…

A large part of adulting seems to be about managing finances. Things like property and investments become of interest, while finding ways to maximise the hard earned dollars. I have gotten into Singapore stocks for a while, simply because it was relatively stable. More recently, I decided to go for the risky US stocks. The…

A trip back to the African continent, this time to Rwanda and Kenya. Trips to places like these are high on my priority, as I consider these places to be less accessible and best to visit when I have the energy and stamina. Rwanda has a natural appeal, the landscape and environment alluded a sense…

This seems to be a year where things are working out right. I think I am taking care of myself right and it helps that those efforts bear fruits. On the work front, the recent new appointment meant greater expectations from myself and from others. The learning process has been good, with many colleagues supporting…

My first attempt on a marathon was in 2007. It was quite a random decision as I thought I should try running a marathon when I had ample time to train as a student. Being also relatively fresh from the army, it was a good period to attempt something as demanding as a marathon. I…

It seems that life has toned down quite a bit. In a way, peacefully withdrawn. 2012 has been easy going, with no major events. Life has become a routine, with no need to break much into many new ventures. A new thing I did for myself was to go for the kayaking course this year,…

The year has been marked with journeys, some personal, some work related. I have not travelled much before, so these trips are considered quite a novelty. To start off, I did something I always wanted. That is to watch a MotoGP race. I have watched the races online for a while and have been keeping…

I had my share of good times in the journey of education. It is quite a typical route, with no major hiccups which I am grateful for. I have kept my direction and steps on the easy path, a safe and guided passage. Now that the ship is out of the harbour, into the blue…

The joy and thrill of riding a motorcycle cannot be adequately described, it has to be felt. My first experience on such a machine when I was young, where I had the chance to be a pillion on a Gold Wing. I didn’t really had the inclination to learn how to ride as I was…

All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake up in the day to find it was vanity, but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible– T. E. Lawrence Every time…

I attended a public lecture by Sir Prof Paul Nurse in TLL this afternoon. The lecture was entitled Milton and Darwin: Two Views of Creation. This topic treads on the beliefs of people who differ on the idea on the creation of life. I have always been intrigued by the different explanations given by the…

I imagine a bubble surrounding me. This bubble varies in size all the time, much of it depends on the relationships. It can be the relationship between me and a person, or an object. The space in a bubble is like a safe space, with the fragile boundary of a bubble separating the exterior. There…