March 2018

Last Saturday I went to Weijian's place to watch Aqours Second Live with Matt and Leo.

Leo and I discussed what kind of house we are going to buy. He wants a really big terrace house so he can build a workshop in it. I don't need such excess, but I do want a pretty big house to make up for the past.

He said it's possible to get one at a million dollars for those with 70 years or less remaining lease. At places such as Loyang.

A million dollars is still really pricey. Split between 3 people it would still take me a few years of saving... We really need a fourth person to do this with us.

I asked Angela about it, and she wants to get a property as an investment. She doesn't sound very against it, but maybe it's not convenient for a girl to buy a house with three guys. We will have to find another guy for this.

She finally found a job. She also passed my company's second round of interview but she prefers that other job, so she decided not to go for my company's last interview. That's a pity. On the bright side, her company is only 2 km away from mine. We can meet up easily.

I am heading to Nex right now. She wants to do some shopping and wants my opinion on what looks good on her. She also requested to walk home from Nex again.

I started buying lottery recently. A small amount of money for a astronomically small chance of winning a few million dollars. That will solve my housing issue instantly. I guess that's what goes through the mind of many gambling addicts. I shall keep my lottery expenditure to within 1% of my income.

Angela will be joining us for the Sakura matsuri next weekend! It's nice to have a girl in the group.

I'm on the way home now. We went Owndays together. I saw a pair of frames I really like, but they don't have that those frames available. Sigh. What a downer.

In the end we didn't have dinner. It was already too late when we were done. We went to buy some bread to eat on the walk back.

Angela

I met the girl yesterday after her interview, and treated her to a nice meal yesterday.

She got something tiny as usual. I got something huge. It was delicious too.

After that, I walked her back home from Nex. It was 5 km, so we walked for an hour or so.

Youliang kept talking to me during the walk, and I replied with stickers. I showed our chat to Angela and she was really amused.

We chatted a lot these few days. She asked me if I want to visit Japan with her in April after I told her that I would be taking a week's leave then. As much as I would like to, that is too sudden.

I will be doing a mock interview with her later. Really wish that she can get into my company. Will be able to see her every day, go home together every day, go on dates after work... The possibilities are endless.

Praying for it to happen every night.

Happy Valentine's Day and Happy Chinese New Year

It's Valentine's Day again.

I spent the day with a friend, Wilson. I knew him from advanced practical Japanese back in school. He worked in Japan for 2 years, but suddenly got transferred to Shanghai, near Hongqiao airport. Apparently that part of Shanghai is where all the Japanese and Singaporeans are.

During New Year's Eve, he had a mid-life crisis. Wondering what the hell he was doing in a country he doesn't like, and have no friends in.

So he started to hunt for another job. In Singapore, and in Japan.

I wished him all the best. Not much else I could do for him. In Japan he was doing 30-40 hours of OT monthly. Real tough.

It seems like all of my friends are having a very hard time with work. I am blessed by the God of Labour it seems.

It was nice to catch up with him. Haven't seen him in almost 2 years.

Today, Angela got a call from my HR. She passed the first interview. The next one will be the following Monday.

Tomorrow is Chinese New Year. There's nothing in it for me. We never had any connection to our relatives. I do however like the relatively long break. Can finish up Dragon Age Inquisition and my newly arrived Shadow of the Colossus.

TKA is gonna increase price for rhythm games in March, so I intend to go play as much as possible before that.

There's another shooting in USA. Florida this time. Singapore is so safe. Thankful for that.

Simple things in life

I love my life. I don't want to take anything I have for granted.

My good health, my job, my friends, my colleagues. The game industry. My peaceful country. The clean air. The cheap food. Fast and reliable internet.

These are not things everyone has. Yet I have all of them.

I gotta thank Angela very much too. She has helped heal my broken heart, even if she doesn't even know that she is. I don't intend to tell her either. She seems to think I'm a wonderful man. Perhaps it's better for her to keep thinking that. That girl badly needs a strong, ideal figure to guide her in life, and I can be that for her.

Auntie Sally is always praying for me too. A pity that I can never get myself to believe in God. It's great to know that someone is looking out for me.

KAC was over the weekend, and it was great. It's one of those things I look forward to every year, and it has never failed me. Thank you, Konami. For them, it is business. For us players, it is happiness.

Thank you life for making me such a positive person. I wasn't like that right from the start, incredibly. The people and events of my life have made me this way. That's something I got to be grateful for, too.

KAC 2018

Another KAC is here. Can't wait for tomorrow.

I don't really play much bemani anymore, but I still love it as much as ever.

On other news, work was fun today. Love my colleagues. I am so blessed... Thank you, God, for putting wonderful people in my life.

I just ate monster curry at Nex, and on the way out I saw Yoshinoya. I swear it wasn't there before. Newly opened maybe? It used to be crap, but they have improved according to Leo. Wished I saw that earlier... 

Gonna be eating there frequently~