Musings of a 50+ year old boy – a halftime journey

Presidential elections are upon us in Singapore soon. This reminds me of my project in early 2022 during my NUS Fintech full-time 4-month program. One of the modules dealt with Blockchain and smart contracts. The goal of the project was to have a concept paper using Blockchain technology to solve a current problem. My 4-page…

The country was hit with bombshell news mid-week when it was revealed that 400 officers had conducted a massive islandwide raid to arrest 10 foreigners over suspected money laundering and forgery charges. What shocked us, even more, was the amount of assets seized doing the raid – they included properties, cash and hard assets like…

July 2023 has just been confirmed to be the hottest month on record ever. All around the world, cities hit record hit temperatures we have never seen before. Authorities have to warn people working under the sun to take precautions to avoid heatstroke and hydrate regularly. I had personally felt the intense heat during my…

My wife and I just had a wonderful family vacation to Kyoto and Osaka, spending quality bonding time with our older son. He had just completed his uni education in Jun and was back home for 2 months until he starts his career working in HK. We had planned this short getaway with him as…

I came across a podcast that my son had recently introduced to me and was blown away by the new investment perspective that the 2 guests were talking about. I had to listen to it a few times to grasp the themes and thought processes they were applying so that I can mimic them for…

The week’s highlight has been the crazy and mad scramble for the Taylor Swift concerts to be held in this tiny, red-dot country in Mar 2024. It was over 2 days of anxious online battles to secure tickets for this coveted event. Every father, mother, uncle, aunty and kid was enlisted to register for the…

Coming off from a wonderful 7 days last week, I had another delightful week of events. It was filled with family and friends meet-ups while getting to know new people. I am indeed blessed with opportunities to gain happiness all the time, especially now, around my birthday period. This week started on 25 Jun, Sunday…

Human nature is such that we usually take things for granted. We see negativity in everything but often miss out on the little blessings in life. We compare ourselves with others but forget how fortunate we are with what we have. Sometimes, it is good to remind myself once in a while, ideally on a…