Recently I spied my daughter playing some games on the phone. Upon talking to her, she further complained that there is only one game in her phone! She then make her case that almost all of her friends (“Well, at least almost all of them,” she conceded) has Roblox on their phones, or play it…
It is easy to keep doing something when you’re rewarded for it. At least it is easy if the reward is great and instant. But in life, rewards don’t come so easily, especially if it is something that is beneficial in the wrong run. We humans however tend to value instant gratification and if we…
My 3 years old daughter was prescribed antibiotics. She took her medicine nonchalantly. I was discussing with my wife however whether our daughter should continue to take her medicine. She was within earshot and quickly piped up, “Ubat yang mana satu? Yang mathematic ke?” “Which medicine, the mathematic?” I was silent for a while before…
I was listening to this podcast recently and went through a few emotions. At first the guest sounds genuine and interesting, and it seem I would be learning a lot as she seemed to say a lot of unique wisdom, but then it seems a bit like ‘toxic productivity’ with suffering (or is it hardship)…
I’ve always tried to not use paper and keep things digital. I’ve not realised how this has affected my children’s thinking, until today. A bit of a background story: Previously my son was rummaging through my old passport and asked why was it cut at the edges. I explained to him about the chip in…
Recently a famous Malaysian who is living in the UK, showed how he manages to buy a trolley of groceries for only GBP 50. But is the groceries in the UK really that cheap? Actually it is not so cheap compared to Malaysia. GBP 50 is roughly RM 300, and you can get a similar…
I’ve just created a reminder to take a photo of me and my wife every weekend. The title is a bit misleading as I’ve only started doing this and I consider it not a habit yet. Let’s see in 40 weeks (since I read somewhere that a habit becomes so after it has been done…
Recently while browsing social media, I noticed a friend who in my eyes, managed to achieve a lot at his age. Then I remembered someone telling me that this guy was from some elite school or college, which promptly caused my mind to discredit his achievement. In my mind I said, “No wonder he’s at…
Netflix recently added the Harry Potter movies in their repertoire, which introduced my children to the world created by the writer J.K Rowling. It has been ages since I read the book and watched the movies, so it was quite hazy for me while watching the start of the Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s stone….
This post is more to convince myself that it is worth it doing professional exams. I am currently now pursuing IRSE examination for module B and also thinking of taking INCOSE examination. As you can imagine, this requires a lot (or at least quite a significant) effort in preparing for the exams. And this still…
