Living next to major road

Current flat is facing a 6 Lane road. Even at 6am, the noise is terrible from all the buses and trucks as they started work.

This never bothered me before. All my life I lived in places near the roads.

But as I get older, I started to appreciate quietness and serenity. Must be from all those stress as a family man!

Can't wait to move to new place. It should be quieter but there's a small two way road on the side but the rooms are not facing it and to the left is another unit which hopefully filters off any noises.
There's a bus stop though, so the freaking early buses noises will probably be there. But indirect facing will sure cut down the db levels.

Miele

Total $5k

Really well made machines...

Need to budget for this!

Beef noodles

Property

Finally took plunge

Next question, what to do with current hdb?

Nanoblock T2 3D endoskeleton

Pretty cool stuff
Bought it years ago when holidaying in Osaka Universal studios at on 1800yen as it was on sale
Made in Japan!

Wow, just realized this item is now a collector item selling at over 200USD!

Lets see how much I can fetch since I have no intention nor time  to build it or display

Samsung galaxy s5

New phone for wifey

Impressive specs as expected for a flagship
Very light
Screen is high quality
Plastics are good quality

But somehow the interface is not as smooth as a windows phone. Maybe it is the bloatwares that are running. I'll have to tune this

Raffles place Sep 2014

Puma retro snickers trinomic

Remember that PUMA used to have this type of midsole tech for their shoes in the 80s, when Adidas had torson bars, Reebok had ERS and hexalite, Nike had AirMax, New Balance had EnCab

Bought this today at 50% discount. $65 only!

Surprise, its actually very comfortable to wear and the cushioning is very nice. This is compared to the retro New Balance and Adidas ones I had before, which were flat, and generally too hard. Though those were more stylish.

But this pair of pumas looks good and at $65, very good value for money!

Just look at the exposed trinomic thingy at the bottom! Very geeky...
Yeah, those little hexa shaped rubber is unlikely to have any use.

Surface Pro Gen 1

Narita fav shop renovated!

BMW 116

SGD 147k
136bhp, 1.6L turbo
Nice body kit
The interior design is nice, sophisticated and materials are very good, makes you feel you are in high end vehicle
The rear space is quite decent, legroom is surprisingly good for its size.
As usual, due to the RWD, the middle seat is useless.

The boot size is decent too.

This car is more practical than the A-class hatch.
The doors close with a very solid feel compared to the merc

Only issue is image. Driving a BMW is very atas
And, this one is kit up to look very powerful when in fact it is not. So its like a poser car.
No doubt it'll handle decently
Will have to go for test drive one of these days.

Actual 8.1 update download in progress

Pre windows 8.1 update for 1520

Looks like 1520 quite hacked up for its release earlier :)

Shure SE215

Lowest end
Dynamic drivers
Costs SGD $199

Verdict:
Fitting is excellent. Though a bit troublesome to put on and off, but once on, its very comfortable. The foam isolation of sound is very good.

Sound quality...not as clear as I hoped, but still more detailed then other earphones (cheaper ones from Jays and Kilpsich)

Looks like hearing aids to me, but still cool especially the clear case showing the innards

Maybe I am down the slippery path to high end Shure.....

Playground in SG

World cup 2014 - my only bet

Goal!!! Lets see if the Germans are good at soccer as they are in making nice cars!

When I fell sick

Fell sick 2 weeks ago. Started with a fever and tiredness, then developed sore throat and high fever which lasted for 7days. Took life and energy out from me just like that. Luckily it wasn't dengue. Work was thrown off balance.

Wife was very supportive and fortunately she's off peak in her work as well.

I'm getting better and am clearing 3 days leave this week to recharge. Or more like, to reflect.

Approaching 40, and I am not feeling top form in terms of health. This is lousy feeling. I'll resolve to recover from this and build up my health again. Its for myself, my loved ones. What's the point of earning more money when health is bad?

Health and family are going to be the foundations for me. Upon these then I can build others like finance and career and friends.

When you are sick, all materials things fade away, in fact they look stupid. What shined through were family love and precious time spent with loved.

When you are well, the reverse happen. No. I am not going to reverse.

Time to reboot life. Take charge.

Mi3

Pretty good screen
Slick response
Fast
Light
Nice design
Low price...$340

This will rock Samsung's boat

Xiaomi mi3

Hot day, black car