A New Beginning

And so it begins; with a thumping heart, a whirling mind & a largely positive perception.

Happy 50th Birthday Singapore!

Happy 50th Birthday (Belated) to Singapore! 

As I thought about it last night, I realised that I have been really blessed to be born in Singapore. Sure, there's a lot of things I complain about, but come to think of it, it's really because I've been extremely lucky to be in a nation where everything is efficient & works. Not sure where I will be in the future, but if there's one place I'll call home, it will always be Singapore.

It will really be by God's grace if 50 years from now I make it to SG100, but hey, here's a toast to 50 more meaningful years Singapore!

Selfishness in Gaming Hurts

Ever felt like you were part of a team where every member played for themselves? I have.

I've always pride myself to be someone who is good-natured, patient and essential a really easy going person. It really is difficult to make me angry, frustrated or even scold someone. It must be the medication or something, because I never felt more frustrated playing a game tonight.

I know some people when gaming have their own agendas to fulfill, their own challenges to meet. But I guess what annoyed me most today was me being part of a supposedly team game, but ended up like I'm the only one playing for the team. The funny thing is, I hardly get mad over things like people not buying observer wards, farming for their own self etc. But tonight, seeing how everyone was just doing their own thing, and worse of all having my well intended comment snubbed (only to be proven right a few minutes later when we lost team fights after team fights) summed up a rather miserable Sunday evening when all I wanted was just to be contented playing my favourite game.

This isn't really much of a big deal to be honest. I just wanted an avenue to channel my frustration and so here I am writing. The moral of the story is that this does not apply only to games, but to our everyday lives where we work in teams as well. I can only pray for patience and that I won't take an issue like game so seriously. After all, games are meant to be fun right, why so serious? (breathe deeply)

Awkward Moments

This is really awkward. 

Right when I was all in the mindset to start work (I was even having the pre-work blues already), I suddenly got another full month on my hand. Looks like another full 4 weeks before the daily grind come about. Knowing myself, I better push my lazy ass body to do something meaningful for the month of August.

Having said that, the month of August is probably going to be exciting. Long weekends will mean more time with family and loved ones. A short trip to Malaysia perhaps? Feels like I haven't had a holiday for some time already. Right when I post a blog post about 5 things I'm going to miss after starting work, suddenly another month has been "blessed" upon me. Bless me, I better find more fulfilling things to do with the free time.

5 Things I'm Gonna Miss After Starting Work

Not working for a period of 5 months gave me a lot of time to do things that I otherwise wouldn't have the time for. As the time to being full time work comes around again, I think that I'm going to miss the little things that I had time for during this period of 5 months most. 

Here are 5 things I know I'll miss:

1. Having lunch with dad on a almost a daily basis

2. Taking afternoon naps

3. Being able to exercise in the late afternoon. Sometimes exercise becomes a luxury when work starts.

4. Sleeping past midnight

5. Waking up past 9am everyday

What Happens Next?

It's been a long, long time since I last wrote a blog post. BUT I'M BACK! 

Here I am, one full week before the start of a new job. It hasn't been easy for the last 5 months, looking in and out, applying here and there, finding something that will finally.. FINALLY.. make me feel comfortable saying "Yes, I do want to work here". Thank God for my family and gf, their support has been unwavering.

Come to think of it, I'm already past 25, going on 26. Life gets pretty scary at this stage. What's next? Career, marriage, family? I caught Paper Towns at the cinemas this weekend, and somehow that got me thinking. Is life really Birth > Education > Marriage > Retirement > Death? How can I make my life more exciting than the seemingly cliche steps/processes that we go through in life? I guess that it that's a lot of faith to commit the unknown future to God, but I pray everyday that He gives me the courage to do so.

It feels good to go back to writing, I've been putting this aside for a long time. Hey, let's hope I can keep this up :)