Watched a good movie and had some thoughts. It is a Chinese movie and apparently there are different English names for it — Sheep Without a Shepherd II or Fireflies in the Sun. I prefer the second one. The main character of the movie was a father who had a…

Contrary to popular belief, I now realize that keep trying and trying harder may not increase our chances for success. There are two reasons: We might be on the wrong track or just in an environment that would not support our success. Maybe we are doing work that we are…

Half of 2022 is gone! How time flies! H1 has been challenging on multiple fronts. Dead bad investments Negative net-worth growth for 3/6 months; Challenging work with not enough progress. I might have to look for exit soon Got Covid and still suffering from cough and stomach problems after more…

He messaged me and updated me his decision to move out of the firm. I am happy for him. He was the team member that got me struggle whether to keep him on. He tried so hard… He worked late almost every day He tried his best to deliver within…

It is easy to forget how weak we are when everything goes well. We become complacent. The minority who can keep vigilant without failing are probably the ones destined for greatness. But there is no escape in realizing how weak we are in adversities. Both in terms of our weakness…

Encountered a guy in work, who is so fucked up. He hides everything he does, so that people cannot learn from him. He either does it in secret and only say he has done it afterwards. Or he plans so carefully that he would do it when no one is…

With Singapore relaxing the control measures and opening the arm to the world, I knew it would be just a matter of time. But when it really hit, it still sucked. The cough, sore through and block/running nose and headache just took all my energy away (so if this blog…

What is inevitable in life? Apart from death, pain is probably it. And the source of most pain for most people is the below two mindset: Pain “Should” not happen to me Pain can be eliminated and avoided if we try hard