I remember reading reviews about the film, and like all reviews, it said that the book was waaay better. I saw the movie and although I didn’t remember much except that there was a bear and lots of snow, I felt that the movie was fun. So I promised myself that I would read the…
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…
I started reading the book with no expectation, other than the numerous high rating and a blurb saying the book is a mix of Dr Who and something else. I am not a fan of doctor Who, and have not seen a complete episode, but have a general idea what the show is about. So…
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…
If you’ve known me for a while, you might realise that I have a few things going on at the same time. For example I have a novel that I have been writing (or is it planning to write?) since 2012, which has been more than 10 years. That is just one of it, there…
A scene in a movie used to be when someone is on a phone call and he wants to write something, he’ll grab a post-it and scribble on it. This is what comes to my mind whenever someone says ad-hoc, a form of temporary solution that is required urgently, and normally is not for a…
