Fill your body and mind

 every morning, we wake up well rested (most of time) with empty stomach and clear mind

Make a decent breakfast, wholesome, with lots of clean food to start the day. Let your body take in the best food first thing you wake up

Then, while having that breakfast, think about how good life had been, especially if you can see your loved ones, spouse, kids all safe and sound in the home you made. This is to fill your clear mind with gratitude and love

That’s how I strive to start my day every time. Life is one day at a time and we make full use of it without regrets

Megan

 I have a special attachment to the name Megan, or more accurately, Megane since I had owned a Renault Megane car for number of years before and had good memories with it. 

Probably by now most folks here would know Megan, a little kid tragically suffered unmentionable cruelty by her parent and partner, resulting in her untimely demise at a tender age. 

Every news article concerning Megan brings heartache to me. It’s almost unbearable to digest these news. However, she’s gone and hopefully in a much better place now.

And I take comfort that society has at least done something for her, by putting her perpetrators into long jail sentences and also caning the man involved. It won’t do anything for Megan, but it’s better than nothing.

What society should do is to thank her for teaching us valuable life lessons. To be caring, to be responsible parents, and to cherish. This is what I will do whenever another article of her shows up. And I hope anyone who know this story does the same. That will be our best gift to this little one.

Rest in peace little one 

Why work so hard

 Being back in work after a semi retirement puts things in new perspectives. While I felt energized to do interesting work and to contribute, I also now take time to observe and also build relationships. 

In workplace, we will have colleagues in different stages of life. Some are fresh out of college with less than 5 years of working experience, some are old birds in 40s with young kids at home, while others are in their early 30s building career and enjoying dating. 

It’s fascinating 

It’s also alive

I’ll enjoy while suffering some stress

But I’ll enjoy

Because I have an exit plan in place and I am in a different stage from them. 

Still, I have much to learn from them. 

There will be assholes but there will also be nice flowers

driving under influence of kpods

This is fucking getting out of hand. This is no different compared to drink driving. In fact, it's even worse, since these jokers can puff their kpods anytime they want, anywhere while driving. They are addicted and can't control themselves. Below is just what is report in media due to coverage and injury. Pretty sure there are lot more unreported ones, including near misses, drivers who drove haphazardly, against flow of traffic etc. What recourse do innocent road users injured by such incidents?

30 Aug 2025

2 men arrested after car crash in Hougang; cops seize vapes and crystal-like drug from drivers

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/2-men-arrested-after-car-crash-in-hougang-cops-seize-vapes-and-crystal-like-drug-from-drivers?ref=more-on-this-topic

5 Sep 2025

Driver under the influence of ‘intoxicating substances’ arrested after hit-and-run in Bukit Batok

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/driver-under-the-influence-of-intoxicating-substances-arrested-after-hit-and-run-in-bukit-batok?ref=more-on-this-topic

20 Sep 2025

Man arrested for driving while intoxicated after hit-and-run accident on PIE, vape seized

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/man-arrested-for-driving-while-intoxicated-after-hit-and-run-accident-on-pie-vape-seized?ref=more-on-this-topic

30 Sep 2025

Driver arrested after accident in Yishun that left 2 pedestrians injured; vapes seized from car

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/driver-arrested-after-accident-in-yishun-that-left-2-pedestrians-injured-vapes-seized-from-car