Monday, 18 January 2021

HOTD #11

Tenet is smart and grips you like a wild python even longer after the movie has finished, but it is also impossible to understand fully.  

Internalising the concepts and attempting to extrapolate beyond the movie will result in frustration, and eventually an actual headache.  It is so good that it is really bad for you. 

HOTD #10

 It’s been more than a year since I did my run at Sentosa.



On a Monday evening, Sentosa was reduced to a ghost town.  Only very few eateries remained open and only several meandering odd tourists in sight. I could not even make it to the beach as the path was blocked.  Wonder how those pubs along the seafront are faring.


I arrive at my current abode - the uncharming but functional Hmlet Cantonment.  The lack of office chairs in the rooms is driving me up the wall but the regular cleaning of my room and communal areas is absolutely sweet.










Wednesday, 13 January 2021

HOTD #9





 First day in ‘co-living’ quarters.

I like the communal area, which was my office today


Blast from the past - aged 23







Friday, 8 January 2021

HOTD #8

 


This has been dominating the news media.

Knowing the behaviour of the US president, his antics before and after the event weren’t exactly surprising. In fact I found his latest statements to be moderate, measured, and politically correct; a stark contrast to his usual gut wrenching showmanship. Why has the world become suddenly so unforgiving towards him?

Surely this wasn’t totally unexpected..!  Surely it would be foolish to expect all those rallies, battle cries, and repeated social media outbursts (reverberated by tens of millions of his followers) to culminate to nothing at all.

Wednesday, 6 January 2021

HOTD #7

His methodical approach to explaining blockchain and crypto currency (in Chinese) is really impressive.  I followed 99% of the content in the first pass.



Apart from that I have been splurging on italki lessons (feels like an addiction, albeit a good one).  Not sure yet if I will reaping any real rewards but it sure is good, clean fun.


Saturday, 2 January 2021

HOTD #6

 Social gathering!





Food, drinks, dance, desserts, fun conversations, old friends, new acquaintances, untold future possibilities.

Refreshing evening after months of isolation. No local transmission in this country for many consecutive days and we adhere to the government’s protocols.  Risk is assessed to be low.



Friday, 1 January 2021

HOTD #5




 I woke up past 13:00.  Fantastic start to my new year resolution this year (and all previous years) of waking up early.

The highlight of the day has to be this elaborate meal I cooked up.  I targeted completion within 60 mins but ended up taking 90 instead.  I could feed 3 people with this but a professional chef at a professional kitchen could feed 30 people in the same duration of time.  Such is the true power of industrialisation and capitalism.