294 ViewsIt’s cold and chilly the entire weekend – a rare weather treat in the usually hot and tropical island. It has been raining every day for the past week and the forecast seems to suggest that it will continue to rain for the following week. I guess the gloomy weather does set the right
Japan
Zao Yamagata Japan – my first ski season Feb 2025
398 Views*Better late than never. Posting this 9 months later 😀 * After attempting my first snowsport activity back in 2019 (when I was in New Zealand for Working Holiday), I told myself that it wasn’t gonna be the last time but I needed to make sure that I had the money and fitness to
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Ramblings
how do you deal with relics from your younger days
642 ViewsA week ago while I was at a friend’s place, I was presented with letters I’ve written from my younger days. Things that I’ve written on a whim, happy birthday and christmas cards with lengthy messages (cause as you can tell I am rather longwinded), was suddenly presented to me in a box. Not
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Ramblings
the changing seasons vs my immunity
605 ViewsHi, it’s me and I’m back for a less-than-monthly irregular entry because today is a public holiday (here in Singapore) but instead of being out and about, I have been stuck at home for an extended period of time because I fell sick again. It had been a really busy September for me, where
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Ramblings
In transistion, as always
781 ViewsIt’s been a while since my last post and it was not intended to be that way. 2 weeks ago, I actually wrote one entry with the theme on ‘Happy 60th Birthday Singapore’, but somehow that post disappeared. I remember clicking on the ‘Publish’ button but I only found out few days later that
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Ramblings
Can you believe it is the second half of 2025 next week?
901 ViewsAs the title goes.. time flies. This statement had been a common one among me and my friends, colleagues, ex-colleagues and the couple of groups of people I met over the past week or so. It’s crazy how ‘time’ is something so finite yet depending on your emotions and circumstances, it can feel as
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Concerts
The Click Five in Singapore – throwback to my teenage days
2,234 ViewsIt’s been a long time since I last wrote about attending concerts but there was one concert I attended this week which I knew I wanted to blog about, even before attending it. If you do know who ‘The Click Five’ are, I guess you’re pretty familiar with the pop/punk-rock era of mid-2000s where
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Ramblings
the days are long, but somehow the months are short
2,125 ViewsCan you believe that we are already 1/3 done with the year 2025? It’s crazy how time just slips by in a blink of an eye, while there are some day that feels like eternity (especially when I’m suffering in an exercise class and wondering why the hour ain’t over yet). Time is indeed