2023-10-31 09:19
Just came back from another business trip to Tokyo. A red-eye flight on a Monday night out from Changi returning on a Friday night flight back from Haneda. That gave me the full 4 days from… Read More
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The life and thoughts of an island boy roaming in Tai Kok Tsui, Kowloon Hong Kong SAR.
2023-10-16 01:07
Two of the biggest cost drivers in a Nomadic Retirement Lifestyle will be the air tickets and the accommodations. Previously I've mentioned that it will cost a couple around S$4.7k/mth… Read More
2023-10-10 01:58
The big MONEY question.... how much do I need to retire if I were to lead a nomadic lifestyle with my spouse? Singapore is a terribly expensive place to live in, but if one were to think pos… Read More
2023-10-04 09:25
Two of the greatest assets most people own in Singapore, an HDB or a condo, and a CPF account. If the plan is to retire before 65, then the property is one's best bet for a recurring income… Read More
2023-10-02 09:32
So what is a Nomadic Retirement Life (NRL)?That means we will spend different periods of the year in different parts of the world, preferably where the climate is optimal for that period of… Read More
2023-10-02 05:09
Welcome to my humble abode on the internet space. It's been a long time since I've updated this blog...As I reach my mid-40s, I start to thinking about life outside the corporate world… Read More
2020-09-22 02:39
Something to consider for Post-Covid... 14 days trip, 10 days of car rental.
Start from Osaka and end in Osaka...This is going to be epic! LOL~ Read More
2020-08-28 03:21
Day 6
Today is about making our way from Takayama to Kanazawa, with a pitstop at Shirakawa-go and Gokayama!
Thanks to the snowfall the night before, the road from Takayama to Shirakawa… Read More
2019-11-15 06:21
My sister passed away exactly 1 year ago today. She fought with stage 4 cancer for 40 months. She was a brave woman. She talked of the disease openly, and I never saw her cry once during her… Read More
2019-10-11 09:14
Day 5
It's all about Takayama today~ Its a drive to Takayama Old Town, then to our onsen hotel for the night in the middle of Hida-Takayama~
The drive today is short and easy, which give… Read More
2019-10-08 04:11
In the nearly 2 months we've started 2-handed bowling with J, we have seen a remarkable improvement in his game. Below were the scores from the 2 competition he took part in recently:… Read More
2019-10-06 08:40
Day 4
The plan for today was to make our way from Kyoto to Gero Onsen. A straight drive would have been 3.5 hours but I chose a detour for our route which will bring us to Hikone Castle and… Read More
2019-10-04 03:23
It was a regular Friday evening and the missus wanted to try something new. So I brought her to Neon Pigeon. It was new to her but not new to me! \(^O^)/
Located at 1 Keong Saik Road… Read More
2019-09-29 09:49
Day 3
The plan for the day was to visit Kinkaku-ji, then Arashiyama area for lunch, Nijo Castle and then Kodaiji Temple for the evening illumination before dinner somewhere around Gion area… Read More
2019-09-25 12:33
2 Autumns ago we decided to bring J to Japan for one good holiday before he starts primary 1. Our HK friends joined us for this trip as they always wanted to travel around Japan with us as w… Read More
2019-09-21 13:47
We had a dinner to celebrate our friend's promotion recently and my wife found a Japanese place on the internet called Kenroku けんろく(https://www.kenroku.sg). Perso… Read More
2019-09-20 06:08
We had a few friends from Hong Kong on a Tuesday evening so the missus suggested Baba Chews at Katong Square.
The restaurant/bar serves Asian food with a western twist to… Read More
2019-09-16 01:49
Departing from Kusatsu, we headed towards Ikaho Onsen to meet our friends for lunch. Coincidentally they were on their way to Kusatsu on the same day we depart!
Lake Haruna
To re… Read More
2019-09-14 09:11
And so J’s 2-handed bowling journey is officially a go~ 3 weeks ago he got a sort of introduction to 2-handed bowling.
It was a frustrating day for him... crying, tears, anguish… Read More
2019-09-12 01:37
It has been 2 years since we started J's bowling journey. I am very happy with how far he's come since he's started. Along the way we gave away the 6lb ball and gotten him a new 8lb Col… Read More
2019-09-10 14:03
On the last day we check-in into 湯宿 季の庭（ときのにわ）Tokinoniwa
[Official Website]. It is an onsen ry… Read More
2019-09-09 10:00
We made our way over to KOMA Singapore on a Friday evening so see what the hype is all about. Located right next to Marquee, it can be easily identified by a row of Torii (Jap… Read More
2019-09-08 11:55
One of the key reason why we stayed at Kusatsu Onsen Hotel Village instead of beside the Yubatake was because J wanted to play with snow. The very next morning we woke up early for… Read More
2019-09-05 01:53
The amazing Matsumoto Castle...
After Lake Kawaguchi, we were supposed to make a 3.5 hour drive to Kusatsu. However I chose to make a detour to visit Matsumoto Castle. I'm a big fan of Japa… Read More
2019-09-03 03:42
The view from our Atami hotel just before we started our drive~
After checking-out of our hotel we continued our drive towards Lake Kawaguchi. The day's drive would bring us to Mishima Sky… Read More
2019-09-02 03:18
In 2017, went to Japan right after Chinese New Year. That was one of the first journey whereby we spent virtually the entire trip by self-Driving around Japan.This trip will bring us from To… Read More
2019-08-31 15:16
In 2017, went to Japan right after Chinese New Year. That was one of the first journey whereby we spent virtually the entire trip by self-Driving around Japan.
We landed in Tokyo and s… Read More
2017-10-31 04:45
Its approximately 4 months ago that we decided to sign J up for bowling. We are not those parents that send their kids to all sorts of classes. We just felt that he needed to get out of the… Read More
2017-10-01 12:16
Finally gotten my hands on the new Motiv Trident Quest yesterday. This after reserving it for nearly a month, even before I've seen a video of the ball in action. I had so much fun… Read More
2017-09-10 15:13
Coming to the end of the September school holidays, we decided to bring J to the Singapore Zoological Gardens for a day.
One of the good things of working for my present is the access to th… Read More
2017-09-09 12:15
Finally made our way to Superbowl Tampines, which is having a $3/game for the month of September 2017. We need no further invitation to play a few games this afternoon.
It occupies the… Read More
2017-09-08 00:53
After a couple of years, my old pair of bowling shoes is starting to show cracks and tears. I don't think it will survive another month so I went out and start looking around for a new pair… Read More
2017-09-07 04:32
After a couple of years, my old pair of bowling shoes is starting to show cracks and tears. I don't think it will survive another month so I went out and start looking around for a new pair… Read More
2017-09-05 00:00
Now that J is 6-year-old, he's exposed to all the stuff on the internet. One of the greatest evil is Youtube... I cannot tell you how much effort we take to ensure he sticks to an outdoor re… Read More
2017-09-03 09:12
Tokyo 1st day
Back to Tokyo... been to Tokyo too many times to feel excited about the places we were going to visit but to the 3 guys most of the places were new to them as they only ever go… Read More
2017-09-02 15:18
Day 4 - Kanazawa to Toyama to Kurobe
Kanazawa was kind to us, but it was time to move to our next destination. Although our destination for the night was in Kurobe Unazaki-onsen area, we fi… Read More
2017-09-02 06:57
Day 3 - Toyama
The 3 seniors wanted to see some tulip, so we had to travel to Takaoka city to Tonami Tulip Park. We started the day traveling out of Kanazawa. With the Hokuriku Pass we could… Read More
2017-09-01 06:23
Day 3 - Toyama
The 3 seniors wanted to see some tulip, so we had to travel to Takaoka city to Tonami Tulip Park. We started the day traveling out of Kanazawa. With the Hokuriku Pass we could… Read More
2017-08-30 05:31
For my uncle's 70th birthday, I took him on a trip to Japan. It's been a long time since we traveled together. When I was a small kid, he was the one who brought me to see the world, startin… Read More
2017-08-29 04:56
After our stay at Arima Onsen, we traveled by bus to Osaka~
Shinsaibashi - sushi, fun, fashion, all in one fabulous stretch~
The following day we made our way down to… Read More
2016-05-12 01:55
After Kyoto, we headed towards Rokko (六甲山) and Arima (有馬温泉). Like Shirahama, this is another destination which we never knew but added into t… Read More
2016-05-08 09:55
Next up - Kyoto
Kyoto is basically a short train-ride away from Nara. Having previously worked for a Kyoto-based company, I have had my fair share of travels into Kyoto. But it was only aft… Read More
2016-03-22 05:33
Day 1 was about recovering. The overnight flight, the shock of not bringing the Intl License and the long journey to our hotel.Day 2 was the real start of our trip~ this trip was one which I… Read More
2016-03-21 05:42
Every year around CNY we will make use of the extended holidays to take a long holiday. So far for the past 2 years we have chosen Hokkaido, but this year the missus decided it's time to bre… Read More
2016-03-14 01:10
After going through a long slump, largely attributed to insufficient practice as well as not having a ball that suits me, I've finally turned it around in recent weeks. (My score at Mt Faber… Read More
2016-03-14 01:06
WAnother travel trip to Tokyo, probably my 4th in last 12 months. Reached Tuesday night, meetings at Marunouchi, Hachioji, Hachioji, and then returning to Singapore today.
Couldn't do muc… Read More
2016-01-15 05:32
Photo of a deer in Nara taken from my last trip back in 2013
Air tickets booked...
Hotel reservations done...
Rental car voucher obtained...
I think we are ready for a holiday to Kansai r… Read More
2016-01-08 05:37
Not exactly how I will use this device... but definitely something nice to have if you are a frequent traveler. This is supposedly a translation device which will translate your speech into… Read More
2016-01-08 04:36
I know I know I'm a bit too late for X'mas... But seriously.... I cannot think of anything that I want more right now!!! I mean RIGHT NOW!!! Read More
2016-01-05 04:59
Last 3 days in Hokkaido...
And we decided to stuff ourselves silly with whatever we could stuff ourselves with~
Whenever we walked past a shop, and my eyes decided it looked good enough, we… Read More
2016-01-04 05:00
Otaru again... *cue Winter Again from Glay*
Our 1st trip to Otaru was a cold April evening 7-8 years ago, after a day of flying, and me struck down by a terrible migraine attack. Honestly s… Read More
2016-01-04 00:53
Day 5 - Ski...
That's never going to happen~ we were so traumatized by our 1st exposure to skiing during our Seoul trip many years ago and have never found skiing interested after fly… Read More
2016-01-01 14:00
We planned for our 2nd day in Jozankei to be one of recuperation. Not much on the itinerary except a short hike around the resort, more trips to the onsen (I had at least 2 bath that day) an… Read More
2016-01-01 14:00
We planned for our 2nd day in Jozankei to be one of recuperation. Not much on the itinerary except a short hike around the resort, more trips to the onsen (I had at least 2 bath that day) an… Read More
2015-12-31 14:00
We had so much fun from our trip to Hokkaido in 2014 that we decided to bring the whole family for another trip in 2015! And at the same time we managed to skip Chinese New Year altogether a… Read More
2015-12-31 14:00
We had so much fun from our trip to Hokkaido in 2014 that we decided to bring the whole family for another trip in 2015! And at the same time we managed to skip Chinese New Year altogether a… Read More
2015-12-31 09:11
Last week was kind of a low in my 2012. Budget meeting wasn't the best time to make friends. Then I got news that one of my uncles (8th uncle) passed away. It was the first time my mum and 7… Read More
2015-12-31 03:55
And I start work next Monday morning with a Japanese MNC. I myself am not surprised that I ended up joining a Japanese corporation again, its just the whole journey has been such a tumultuou… Read More
2015-12-31 03:48
After 2 years I guess it was about time I left. So I threw in my resignation letter in Oct and packed my bags in end Jan 2014, without a new job waiting for me. Seriously my wife earns nearl… Read More
2015-12-31 01:51
Since my last post more than a year ago I've purchase a Playstation 4. Top games on the PS4? I probably got half of those games (although I probably haven't completed half of those games tha… Read More
2015-12-30 09:07
Its approximately 21 months since my last post... Totally neglected this blog and I've been spending the last 1-2 days updating links and making minor adjustments to various settings.Most im… Read More
2014-02-15 14:37
The original reason why I wanted to visit Hokkaido was to take a look at the Sapporo Snow Festival. It has always been my dream to visit since knowing about it many many years ago. Every tim… Read More
2014-02-14 00:51
For the 2nd leg of our journey I planned a 2-night stay in Rusutsu Resort. Niseko was heavily booked and I suspect there will be another time when I will bring the entire family there.
In o… Read More
2014-02-13 05:34
To celebrate the end of my tenure in my last job ( or the start of my job search ), my wife and I took a week-long trip to Hokkaido. The trip lasted longer due to the once-in-45-year snow st… Read More
2013-06-25 04:59
Everyday at work I have this feeling that some of the employees are playing a waiting game. Everyone is still working, doing their job and making little fuss of whatever changes are being im… Read More
2013-03-28 15:47
I've been living in achapter of my life whereby work keeps me up, wakes me up and haunts me throughout the day... Awfully unhealthy way to lead my life. Work load and all the politics etc. t… Read More
2013-01-05 05:11
Its been 3 months since my last post. 2 years since I left HK. I can't help but realize that I have experienced so many changes to my life in the last 1 year. Some change are good, some a bi… Read More
2012-10-05 05:04
Took another day off yesterday... not so much the pain the the neck/shoulder but the medication the night before that probably caused me to stay awake till the morning and some gastric disco… Read More
2012-10-01 07:11
Ever so often I hear or see from somewhere the very same question - "Do we work to live or live to work?"
I chanced up this explanation from About.com today (Link here):
Live to Wo… Read More
2012-09-03 04:26
As much as I would like to see the sport bloom and grow, it is simply not happening. When was the last time you stepped into a bowling alley? And when was the last time you stepped into one… Read More
2012-09-01 05:00
And I am alive, kicking and very much still stuck in the same company... I wonder how I wonder why... In exactly 1 month I would have survived 1 year in this corporation. When I look back at… Read More
2012-06-15 15:21
After procrastinating and inaction, my company gave me the opportunity and use one working day to do social work. HSBC is one of our major customer and has an initiative called "All in a day… Read More
2012-03-20 13:55
Dogs sleeping while I play Valkyria Chronicles
Just bought Valkyria Chronicles for the PS3 last night. Its a very old game with a low profile but even with the low sales volume the review h… Read More
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