宋代禅宗大师青原行思提出参禅的三重境界： 参禅之初，看山是山，看水是水； 禅有悟时，看山不是山，看水不是水； 禅中彻悟，看山仍然山，看水仍然是水。 At my 30s, I do realize this 3 stages is true. Just a few examples. Bags I used to carry...
Published on August 9, 2015
I setup a DBS Vickers account way back in 2010, when it is probably one of better trading platform in Singapore. But for 5...
Published on July 20, 2015
Nurture Shock: New Thinking About Children offers an alternative view to parenting. If you are worried that your kid is too focused on playing...
Published on July 15, 2015
Zixin is a childhood friend whom I have known for 20 over years. Unfortunately, a week ago, he had a bike accident and has...
Published on June 26, 2015
When I was kid, I thought if I were to be a boss one day, I would call it a “tribe”, instead of a...
Published on June 1, 2015
Picked up this book by Dale Carnegie, which was first published in 1936, and continued to be a top notch book on self improvement....
Published on May 24, 2015
FOREWORD: This is pretty dry post on my journey as I discover how audio is played on my home theatre system. Setting up an...
Published on April 25, 2015
Today, it’s that time of the year again. I am now 2 to the power of 5. I did my “first review” 2 years...
Published on April 8, 2015
I joined Paypal-organized hackathon in Singapore, with an idea after knowing I will soon become a father. I usually go solo in hackathon, but...
Published on March 30, 2015
This Monday morning was especially gloomy, as our founding father passed away. But as Sir Terry Pratchett once said: No one is actually dead...
Published on March 23, 2015
Couple of years ago, I read Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School. It was an excellent self-help...
Published on March 8, 2015
Last year I created a spreadsheet calculator to know how much tax to pay. This year, with SG50 Jubilee tax rebate, I edited the...
Published on March 6, 2015
First photo of the little one @ 8 weeks old Dear wife, You wanted a 潜力股 (stocks with good investment) as birthday present. So...
Published on February 6, 2015
Renovating a house didn’t bankrupt me. Wedding and a honeymoon didn’t bankrupt me. Buying a (used) car - it did. Well, only because I...
Published on January 8, 2015
Some 20 months ago, we booked our wedding venue at Rasa Sentosa. In the midst of that long and tedious preparation, I had some...
Published on January 4, 2015
2 years ago, I subscribed to Sanebox to improve my email lifestyle. My 2 years subscription has ended, and I have decided it is...
Published on January 2, 2015
When I left my full time job early this year, I listed 20 reasons (in my private diary). One of which is “I am...
Published on November 10, 2014
It took 6 tiring weeks to renovate my BTO house @ Yishun Natura. Tiring, but a very good experience! Seeing the end product, it...
Published on October 16, 2014
Happier is a book mentioned in Delivering Happiness (Zappos). It is a book for us to learn to be happy. Or at least to...
Published on August 18, 2014
For the past 2 months, I have been working on Big Day - an app that is meant for… my BIG DAY! But it...
Published on July 29, 2014