• new bedsheets
• macbook pro 2018
• samsung galaxy s9
• darling upgrade (omd em1 mark 2 silver or omd em5 mark 3)
• new job (HAHAHAHA!)

turning 30 is damn difficult - mentally, emotionally, a little physically. it is the earliest in-my-face reminder of the reality that i am going to die dunno when. or worse, get married.

depressing.

so i had to get shit done. and i mean a lot of shit. and i have figured that to get shit done it has to be done quietly.

• had the family travel abroad
• became good at snow boarding
• bought my first gibson
• wrestled with an asshole white guy lol
• visited the large hadron collider
• relaxed with a draft stout in chamonix alps
• vanquished my hungarian inner demons
• "amsterdam"
• drank the world's best belgian beers in belgium
• had "4 shots" in one day hahahahaha

Schedule

• Monday Banana. Strength Training*. Wheat Bread + Peanut Butter.
• Tuesday Nasi Lemak. Noon Swim. Shih Lin Chicken. Banana. Evening Run.
• Wednesday Rest. Must fold clothes.
• Thursday Nasi Lemak. Noon Swim. Shih Lin Chicken. Banana. Strength Training*. Wheat Bread + Peanut Butter.
• Friday Run. then Beer!

Strength Training*

• planks
• dips
• curls
• leg raise
• inclined press
• lunges
• squats

Notes

when i was a kid, my classmates got the latest airmax shoes, pencil cases, slam books, NBA cards, gameboys, superNES games...

i never had any one of those. my parents couldnt afford em.

you can say i grew up surrounded by everyone having everything while i have nothing but what was required to have. or less even.

as an adult, i am glad that i can now afford to get myself the latest and greatest consumerist shit.

but i am glad even more that ive learned as a kid i dont need the latest and greatest consumerist shit.

that i need nothing else but only what is required to have. saves me a lot of money, time, stress, and living space you know.

• my laptop (macbook pro 13in, late 2011)

i have already learned a lot halfway through my set of SAP HANA trainings, not only about HANA itself.

• these young trainers from SAP Labs love their work so much. i can see why they end up being highly paid.
• i do not know shit when i was their age. such waste of years.
• i might get a SAP C_HANATEC_1 certification and explore HANA opportunities if i pass. in-memory databases are indeed the future, and ultra-fast databases are really sexy.
• my SAP classroom trainings cost as much as an HDB downpayment. yep, expensive!
• my office desk is the worst place in my world right now. must be burnout. i feel better being here in a classroom far away from my office desk. i want to be far away from my office desk.
• ive been thinking about taking up **MSCS ...

half a month late post

the first five are unaccomplished 2013 top-must-dos because i was too busy being awesome and pissed-off and trying to calm myself down.

• upgrade certification to OCP
• watch an orchestra
• learn jazz
• dive the sea
• learn aikido
• learn piano
• learn bicycle tinkering
• trim my fckin muffin
• perfect smoke circles
• secure wealth and power lol

nope. aint gonna get married yet. maybe ill never get married. lol

i no longer take pictures with an SLR. i gave Sirius (my good ol' Canon EOS 450D) to my Dad last Christmas. i found everything that i need in a neat, little, awesome photography machine called the Olympus OM-D. it is of micro 4/3s format, and i named mine Darling.

and alec being alec i am going to complain about it after travelling with it for the first time.

• takes 2 secs to startup. quite slow for me. missed a few moments because of this.
• EVF (electronic view finder) is slow to show up too.
• battery life sucks. i need 2 batteries for a day's shoot without even using a flash.
• speaking of flash, i miss the flash sometimes. it does not have a built-in one.
• took me a while to understand the menus. so complicated!
• the buttons and controls are still confus...

• my freedom
• ice cold heineken
• singles badminton
• singles pingpong
• mcdonalds coffee black
• beaches
• pretty girls on bikinis. or tanktops. lol
• chicken biryani
• a hot plain prata
• annual bonuses
• solving technical problems with big positive impact
• a very fast oracle database. seriously
• a nice swim
• witty replies. whether on twitter, plurk, fb, kakao talk, or in person.
• jamming with me on the lead guitar
• taking photos of jump shots
• a backbreaking thai massage
• when people behave the way i expect them ...

i am not materialistic. i dont like too much stuff. too much stuff is difficult to manage.

much of my stuff go to my dad anyway lol

• a yellow nike dri-fit shirt
• a gibson SG
• a guitar usb interface
• a voxamplug twin
• CPL filter for my PanaLeica 25mm 1.4
• a Panasonic 12mm F2
• new formal attire
• a new jacket (mom told me to buy new one)

yep. thats it! its for the whole year. such a cheapskate i am

at this age and type of work, i find that 13 countries before 30 is relatively lame.

• Bahrain. 2005. work. i was 21. i was alone. how eye-opening is that.
• Pakistan. 2006. work. i spent my 23rd birthday here alone. hotel gave me birthday cake. i ate it alone. how fcked up is that.
• UAE. 2006. work. one day stopover. back when everything we know about dubai was under construction.
• Singapore. 2007. first travel abroad for pleasure.
• Hongkong. 2008. first time to experience leading the way for a group. confirmed to myself im good at designing itineraries. but not at being patient with nagiinarteng people.
• Macau. 2008. i wanna come back here to bungee jump. couldnt afford it before.