December is the month for lots of celebrations as we hosted a few rounds of gatherings with family and friends. The kids had lots of fun and it was generally a chill period, as everyone basked in the holiday season.
Friday reads – volume 28
And here are the lineups for this week… Retirement is a Human Invention (Four Pillar Finance) When I first started my financial journey, I was dead set on early retirement. Then, as I began to realize that I love working as long as I own the work and can determine my own hours, I decided that…
Friday reads – volume 27
And for the inaugural 2019 edition of Friday reads, nothing better than some resolution setting for the new year! Hope the following list inspires. What I learned at work this year (Bill Gates) Today of course I still assess the quality of my work. But I also ask myself a whole other set of questions…
Reflections of 2018
It has been a while since I last blogged. And part of the reason was because I haven’t manage to find the time to do so. You see, I had ended my sabbatical and have returned to the workplace, albeit in a different organisation, and a different capacity, details of which I shall spare you…
Nov 2018 – Monthly Updates
November is the month that we celebrated Ashton’s first birthday and it was not that long ago when he first arrived into our family. It also marks the first month that Kate goes back to work after a long hiatus. We hosted a birthday celebration party for Ashton at our home with our family and…
Friday reads – volume 26
And here are the lineups… This Is Why Talking About How “Hard” You Work Makes You Look Incompetent (Forbes) When you express to your social networks how “hard” you are working, what you are doing is creating a cue for response. That message generates pity, or awe, or offers for assistance or support. What you…
Friday reads – volume 25
Forget shiny Rolexes and Louis Vuitton handbags — rich people are investing more in education and health, and it shows that discreet wealth is the new status symbol (Business Insider) “Eschewing an overt materialism, the rich are investing significantly more in education, retirement, and health – all of which are immaterial, yet cost many times more…
Oct 2018 – Monthly Updates
As we are approaching December, I finally had the chance to post our October updates. Things has been a little bit hectic recently, with Kate heading to work, as well as a couple of other domestic issues which requires a bit more attention. Having said that, I am glad that I managed to complete this…
Friday reads – volume 24
And here it goes …. What I Learned About Life at My 30th College Reunion (The Atlantic) No matter what my classmates grew up to be—a congressman, like Jim Himes; a Tony Award–winning director, like Diane Paulus; an astronaut, like Stephanie Wilson—at the end of the day, most of our conversations at the various parties…
Friday reads – volume 23
And here are the lineups… The Secret to Raising a Child Who Isn’t Materialistic (Goalcast) “Gratitude is the act of appreciating what you have. It’s quite literally the opposite of what goes in our brain when we’re “on” materialism: we’re happy with what we have as opposed to being dissatisfied and uncomfortable and always feeling…