The market is so so down recently. So much so, I wasted no time to offload SPH when it rebounded slightly for a profit of just +S$50. I was taking no risk with my money on this one.

Sunmoon is my virgin stock pick and I have been holding on to it for almost 2 years. It is bought based on a poor recommendation of a friend. I suspect it will stay with me for good as it is very hard to make a profit out it anytime soon. -S$500.

I have been sitting on it. I admit. Spring cleaning is just something that is of lowest priority to me. Everything else just seems more important. Not sure why. I think probably I am plain lazy. This is the last sunday before CNY so I can no longer procrastinate and find excuses…. it’s now or never!

This year is slightly different though, empress dowager (aka mum) has been really really patient. In fact, she had been so patient, I didn’t sense any urgency from her at all. Normally she would be harping on it. Maybe she has finally given up after all these years……

Given the amount of “thrash” I’ve accumulated over the years, it is a daunting task to accomplish within a day. Nevertheless, I got to work. I started off in similar fashion – to move everything I can to the living room first. Phew!! Terrible mess. By the way, the “picture in the picture” above is actually me. In-personification of Triple-H. Hahaaa!!

Oh oh… seems like the living room is also running out of space…. Hehe. After a few hours of cleaning, packing, cleaning, packing, cleaning packing……..

In spite of the limited space in my room, I managed to free up a little corner for me to jam. Hooked up everything in place already. Feeling tired but very satisfied.

mood:
tired, hyper, satisfied

Finally, a little bit of luck on the upside. A HDB letter which allows me to make a selection for a flat at the Fernvale Palms BTO. I thought it was a goner, given the unrealistic queue number I was allocated.

I know I will probably be left with one of the lousiest units by the time I am eligible for selection but some reason or rather, I felt really great. I told myself – “any floor, any level, any location, you give me, I’ll take it”. I am just so sick and tired of hunting for more resale flats.

Price is definitely reasonable by today’s standards. I could probably secure a 4-room unit below S$240K. I wasted no time in making a trip down to Fernvale today to check out the exact location and also to have a feel of what is already there.

Location is a little bit off. The easiest way to get there is via LRT and I stupidly took the wrong line and wasted half and hour. Subsequently, I alighted at the wrong station and had to walk under the hot sun to get to where I intended. LOL.

Nice surroundings – quiet and most importantly, it already has some basic necessities like a mini-mart, eating house, etc. I can’t wait to secure one of this……..

mood:
happy, eager.

I am dead sure what I am experiencing now is totally different from what my parents have experienced when they got together in the past. They probably have a house (ready back then) and are spending much more time together.

A sign that times have changed. I know that I am just one of the many married couples who are “shelterless” and are made to stay apart due to the scarce land in Singapore. However, everything has it’s good and bad I guess, and staying apart has somehow made us cherish our “limited” times together….

Getting married is simply magical…… not sure why….. I could almost feel a “certain transformation” in me. Sometimes I just wonder what it would be like for me now had I gotten married much earlier.

I am feeling great at this moment and I am sure my wife feels the same way.

My clock reads 9.49pm now. I just woke up from a deep sleep, startled by my Beyond Handphone ringing tone…..courtesy of my wife bringing supper for me…… Super tired recently…..

Things are not going smoothly recently and as if things haven’t got worst enough, my privacy has been invaded yet again!! My certificates are missing from my top drawer. I swear I have kept it there for good keeps. 364 days it should be there…… and this is the 365th occasion.

It ain’t too difficult to guess that the “genius” at home has done the magic (yet again). Amazing. So much so, there isn’t much I could do about the magic voo doo. I bring my letters, passport and bank book to work everyday. Just to protect my belongings. 30 long years I’ve put up with this nonsense. Sounds absurd isn’t it?

There is once I changed my bag for 1/2 a day without taking the letters with me. Just 1/2 a day I thought. It wouldn’t hurt, isn’t it? 1/2 a day passed and I returned home. The genius informed me immediately I have not open and read the letter from IRAS yet. No particular word could quite described the anguished in me now…..

I’ve achieved my personal work target today….. It’s amazing that I’ve made a difference in 1000 families. Now I am determine to make a difference in my own life. Let me be the 1001th occasion. Let all these be a positive force for change in 2010. I welcome the year of the Tiger……

mood:
Anguished, upset, moody, determined

Seems like everyone is getting married. Probably everyone is eager to tie the knot before the year of the tiger arrives. I just attended another wedding dinner at the Noble House.

The couple are close friends of my wife and I just found out that we have actually bought identical wedding rings. Such a small world! Congrats to Kelvin & Jesscy.

Ok now….. time for me to Zzzzzzz………

I recalled the last time I went to Bangkok, I tired ways and means to get a Sek Loso t-shirt but to no avail. This time round, there isn’t much luck either……

Not that I understand a single thing that he sings, but I am just impressed by his finger picking….. finger picking on the Fender electric guitar. I have always thought that you need a pick when it comes to playing the electric guitar…

One of the advantages of bringing a laptop abroad is this. I managed to “bring” back Sek Loso’s latest concert, something that I didn’t manage to do the last time round.

Check out the Sek Loso accoustic….

Check out the Sek Loso electric….

man… I will love to watch him perform live….

This is the first time I have received flowers from girls. Not one but 3…. blessings for my marriage. Thanks girls.

Mood:
surprised, shy, happy