Friday, April 28, 2023

Success journal 708:Jenny Hearty instant noodle.

Yesterday, we all came home around 7pm++ 

Jenny went for her run; I returned from work while Sally and Jayden went to USS. 

As a result, no one cooked our dinner. 

Jenny volunteered to prepare food for the family. Her hearty instant noodles. It was yummy and fulfilling. Love it. 

After our meal, we catch up with the badminton and uno game. I think her mum is slightly bored and has decided to go to her room to sleep. 

Overall it was a great family bonding session yesterday. I will set the trend of coming back home early and working late to catch the warmth of the family.

Thursday, April 27, 2023

Success journal 707: Adapting through difficult time

The boss recently removed a person from my team, and I am sucking up the donkey work. Had to bring my laptop back home and will have to continue my job after my family time. Jenny is an early sleeper; she goes to bed around 10 pm. So I get the quiet time after. I believe in coaching 

There is a cost in working out, and it is adding up. I play badminton twice weekly, and my family is getting used to it. 

I am trying to set up my electronic devices for my reading, and the good thing and tidy up all the videos I have with me. There are so many tasks at hand to be solved. 

Working around the resources that I have, and I am pushing to the limit. Will be focusing on index funds soon. 

Jacob is adorable, and he is getting smarter every day. 

There are many things to read, and my time is minimal. I have to keep doing it until I am so familiar and get used to it. 

Have to pick the essential things to work on. 

The good thing is I can still go through all these challenging periods, and I am having a bit of saving to weather these through. 

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

Success journal 706: 1st training session with Huck lee

My coach is an ex-national player, huck lee, same batch as Lee Chong Wei 

I did my 1st session, a one-hour session with him yesterday, and it was great. He teaches some principles in badminton and also life. 

Someone determined to have been through the training must have got something in it to learn from. 

It is not cheap and seems like a long journey to go. Looking forward to it. 

Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Success journal 705: building up good habit and routine

It is not easy to balance things in life. 
Health, Wealth and Happiness. 

Grateful that Jenny is supportive of my training and the things that I stand firm on. 

A conversation went like this. 

Jenny: you think about it to do three times a week. 

Jason: it is for my health  

As for stocks, it is going down the drain after my investment. Perhaps I should go for an index fund by Vanguard. 

Monday, April 24, 2023

Success journal 704: long weekend grateful post

Friday night went to badminton in Tpy. It was a great session. It is all about the core and not about shear force. Core exercise, and I burnt 1k in a session. 

I still have to control my diet. To maintain or lose weight. Cannot afford to continue eating in this manner. 

Saturday, we took a cw5 bus from newton circus to JB Central, left here around 0815hrs and reached JB Central around 0945hrs. We then took a car to Mount Austin for dim sum, aeon for a movie, a massage and a meal. Sally was being held up in sg customs and sent back Home. 

We reached home around 10 pm. 

Sunday went to church ⛪, then home to do Chinese and piano with Jayden, and submitted my tax matters cost us SGD 400++ for Jenny and me. 

We had lunch together; Jenny took away some food from amk ave one and 

After our lunch, we took a nap and after our nap, I brought Jayden to I can read while I went for a haircut. 

I went back home and went to the playground with the two kids. Jenny is not feeling well. Jayden had fun in the playground with a younger friend Ken. We met Laura too. 

I bought pizza ingredients, and Sally made some pizza for us. 

Jayden played the piano at night and watched television while I continued my video editing and massage. Oreo did come into my room to mess things up 

I did clean up Marvel and also vacuumed our room. 

I learned about efficiency and that great things come at a cost. Even bosses may get it wrong. 

How we transfer the energy to another is very important. The more efficiently we transfer the energy, the better our workflow is. 

Couldn't sleep well as I think I slept too early, and Jayden is squeezing into our bed. 

Friday, April 21, 2023

Success journal 703:Mother in law in SG

After work, I went to terminal 4 to fetch my mother-in-law. It was an hour's ride from my workplace. 

Reached there around 8pm++, and Jenny and my mother-in-law were sitting on the bench chatting already. 

We got in a taxi and called Grabfood for our dinner. 

MIL bought a lot of toys for Jayden and Jacob. He got us some hong kong delicacies. 

Chatted and went back to sleep. Jayden slept with us yesterday. 

Thursday, April 20, 2023

Success journal 702: Stabilising my weight for a while and stock

There are two key KPI in life 

Health and wealth 

As of now I am Stabilising them both , build good habit such as reading and learning and exercise 

Reading before I sleep and play badminton two to three times a week. 

I also drawn with Jayden yesterday haha

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Success journal 701: Childcare leave a day with the kids

Today I have arranged for Jacob's injection in toa payoh polyclinic. 

I forgot to bring a mask, and the aunty in the polyclinic saw Jacob and immediately passed me one new mask. 

Jacob grew well, 

After the polyclinic, I went home and did some work. 

Brought Jayden to united square for Pokemon and McDonald's to celebrate his four tries in rugby. Proud of him. 

Took a nap and continued with my work. 

Went out with Jenny to fetch jayden from CMA and bought some bubble tea and bread. 

Went for badminton coaching good one si jie coach

Monday, April 17, 2023

Success journal 700: Health and Wealth

Grateful for my 700th post, and I am looking forward to more posts and blogs in the future. 

Last week was a tough one; my colleague posted on another project. At the same time, I will take over his job scope. 

I will have to stay back and be away from home. 

Last weekend was a work weekend. Spent most of my time at work. 

The good thing is I get to play a Sunday session after work. Which I am grateful for. I get to read books at night. 

I get to spend time with Jayden and walk with Jenny at night. Making our walk a routine. 

Friday, April 14, 2023

Success journal 699: For the family and team

I learned that we do things for the team and the family. Not just for myself. Not the easy way out. 

Yesterday after work, I let Jayden play the piano; I set a timer for the television after Jenny's night call. We then went to cold storage to buy some stuff, bonding while walking to and back. 

After that, I continue my e-learning for badminton and stock monitoring until we sleep. 

Thursday, April 13, 2023

Success journal 698: Bonding with Jenny, parents and my kids. Stock baba

It is incredible how much time I spent with Jenny after work. 

Came home for dinner and had dumplings and meat. After our meal, we went out for dessert in Square 2.

We shared about our exciting lives while having a terrible matcha snowflakes 

I am grateful that I can connect with my family on weekdays evenings nowadays. 
It is precious. 

I also called my parent in the afternoon to connect with them. Usually, my dad would share his job and daily life while my mum and I talked to her on the weekend. 

I also connect with my kids in the morning every day. I need to bond with them during this short morning period. 

Grateful. 

As for my stocks, BABA started to drop after I bought them as expected. I am grateful that I entered with 50% of my war chest only. It is part of the money-making process. One thing I am pretty sure about is not to be emotional in stock investing. Some people are not built for stock investing. I have been investing in the stock market for ten years but have no money-making experience. I think because of the techniques or skills. 

How to do things are important 

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Success journal 697: Walk with Jenny around the neighbourhood

Reached home around 8 pm. Had my late dinner and walked with Jenny around the neighbourhood. The walk is essential for us to connect and share our experiences in life. Have to keep this up and do this regularly. 

We shared about our lives at work 
How should we go ahead with our work and direction 

Why are we doing what we are doing 

Jenny lost her money in her gym and went bankrupt. I think she lost about 3k. 

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Success journal 696: Listening skills

Because of my badminton routine, I couldn't spend much time watching tv and hanging with Jenny at night. 

So I only get to spend a few minutes with them in the morning. And listening to her is very important. 

She shared with me about her work today. 

My investment. Focus on money making business 

Monday, April 10, 2023

success journal 695: Easter weekend 2023

Easter Friday 
Went to Yuyen place for easter egg hunting and lunch. The kids liked it. 

After lunch, we went home for a nap; Matthew and Markus came to our place for a playdate. 


Saturday
Went to the ruck and rumble rugby tournament organized by Titan. 

TRC got 3rd. Ahead of centaurs 

After Rugby, we went to McDonald's and Pokemon games. Took a nap, and we went to Iris's place for swimming and food. 

Sunday 
I cooked breakfast for the family, did some paperwork, and bought prune juice for Jacob, who had constipation. 

After a short nap, I went for my badminton 3 hours session. 

After my Badminton, I joined the family and Jenny's cousin and her husband in the Newton food center. Becky and David. 

Jayden had fun with them.

Thursday, April 6, 2023

Success journal 694: pushing the limit, training and mentor

Tired, exhausted, and still keep pushing in life to be a better person and to add value to the family, society, and stuff. I am encouraging myself to read more. 

Another breakthrough I made was registering for training in Badminton. 

Just like in life and sports. We need a coach, a mentor and someone to guide us in life. 

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Success journal 693: one day off, with my mum

We started the day with sending Jayden to school, then breakfast in today box, went to Bugis, lunch in wee nam kee, rest. 

Swimming, snacks and badminton in Thomson playground 

Dinner in nantha bbq and supper with Michelle in newton food centre. She just got a new lease for her room in kembangan for 3 years 

Monday, April 3, 2023

Success journal 692: Mum in SG

We always have a separate program on Sunday Mornings 

1. Jenny with Jayden (Rugby)
2. Jason (Church)
3. Sally with Jacob (Home/Playground) 

Jayden got player of the week; proud of him. He did well and is not easy to get. I promised him 5 Pokemon games for this. 

While I did my routine for the church, it was relatively straightforward. Dropped off at Balmoral Plaza and bought a coffee from 7-eleven, hung around and thought about things I was doing and reviewed my week. 

There are some changes at work which will severely affect my work-life balance. The company decided to take out the OIL. 

So will have fewer rest days. 

Back to my Sunday, after my church session, I book a 3-hour badminton session in Bedok heartbeat. It was great cardio. 

After my badminton session, I took the bus to T1 to fetch my mum. Got the wrong information from a google search. Once I reach T1. I notice her flight will be landing in T3. I took the sky train to T3. 

Waited for like a while as their flight was delayed. 

When they were finally out, I hugged my aunt and mum. Took a taxi back home. 

The whole family celebrated with Jayden for his player of the week trophy. Brought him to play Pokemon go ole in United square while we had a cup of coffee in Yakun. 

After his games, we then went to Hong Kong street for dinner. Cost us about $100. 

We then walked home, watched some videos and then returned to our respective rooms to rest. Jayden slept in the living room yesterday.  

Saturday, April 1, 2023

Success journal 691: Strong principles, family to work

To stand up for something, need to have strong principles. This is something I learned recently. 

To clarify your boundary 

To state clearly my principles, so others can follow and spend time with them. 

I am grateful for my life at the moment. To have a healthy and happy family. From the core and I get to spend time with them. 

Jenny Jayden and Jacob followed me to work today.