I went to see the fireworks and take photos of it with Alex and Jinm Quan this National Day (yesterday). Well, it has been a long standing tradition but this year we only met 1 time. Well, the first reason is that there are no aerial performance this year and the second reason is because I have gotten so busy with housework, house maintenance work and also my hobbies – tennis and gardening. Adulting is quite tough indeed and I’m almost always in my problem solving stage.

This time we camped at one of the HDB blocks at Beach Rd. It’s one of the first time we actually not in outdoor elements and have shelter. It’s also easy access to toilets and food. We had carrot cake, cheese fries, pudding while waiting too. Hahaha. Well, I was quite hungry so yeah.

This is probably the fastest time I transfer, enhanced and uploaded the photos ever. Haha. 😀 I’m still very behind in my photo editing and even transferring my photos into respective folders. LOL.

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It was a very tiring day yesterday given that I started my day at 8am for 2 hrs tennis class with my neighbour, Kelvin. Then I went for a pickleball singles event for 2 hrs then rushed back to my parents’ place to grab my tripod before heading to meet Jin Quan and Alex for photoshoot. I’m so tired that I’m just staying at home all day long today. Just kidding, it’s because I have a huge backlog of personal work/errands today. 🙁

These days have been passing by so fast. I don’t know if I am busy with work or personal life more. I’m not getting enough sleep either and I am clearing my personal admin work slower than usual.

I’m still able to keep up to my workout routine of 3 to 4 times of exercise but I am spending a lot more alone time. Even at work, I am talking to AI agents more than talking to humans. 😐 Oh well, I guess the human connection time has been decreasing.

I guess all these are part of adulting. I am also taking care of 15 pots of plants and the 16th pot is coming. It has arrived tonight. I have 11 pots of orchids (7 of them are Taiwanese varieties, the rest are probably from Singapore), 1 emperor plum blossom bonsai (imported from Japan), 2 rose plants (not sure imported from where but one of them is likely from Vietnam but is Italian breed), 1 maple tree (which I recently found out is likely from China). The 16th pot is imported from China and is a Juniperus Procumbens Nana (Dwarf Japanese Garden).

Update: One of my miki sunshine orchid plant did not survive root rot and one of its stem is rotting. Too much of its roots are affected so I had to throw it away. So now I am back to 15 pots of plants.

I’m definitely slowly becoming a plant mama.

I met up with Lijie to go for the Ray Chen recital yesterday. Haven’t met her since JC days which is like 18 years ago. We had dinner at Muji cafe before the concert.

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Turned out that my violin teacher, Mrs Masako White, also went for the concert. Mrs Masako was saying that Ray is very charismatic and carries himself very well as a performer. He is made for it. Lijie was saying his build is very good so she thinks he is good looking. Well, I already seem his photos before so I know he is already very good looking. Now that I workout on a regular basis, I can see the kind of muscles he has too. Hahaha. I’m very impressed and it’s no wonder the tickets are on a higher side given that it is only a recital and there’s no orchestra.

This is my first classical concert that I attended post-COVID and I was excited! Even more excited because I am not going alone too. Haha.

I got my new home speaker from Bang & Olufsen (B&O) in March 2026 and have been spoilt by awesome sound and music quality ever since. I found myself always want to stay at home to enjoy the music because my headphones (Bose NC700) just does not do my music justice anymore.

So I got myself a new headphones – Bowers & Wilkins (B&W) Px8 S2. Sound quality is really good which is a given since it is B&W. At least B&W is of a lower price tag (S$999 – I paid lower since there are some discounts) than B&O equivalents (S$2500).

My home speaker – Beolab 8 is priced at S$5475 but I got a bit of discount so I paid lower.

Overall, I paid $5201.25 for my Beolab 8 and S$869 for Px8 S2. After I got my Px8 S2, I went to get my bubble tea and I got the queue number 88. That’s when I realised both my home speaker and my main headphone have “8” in their model number. Hahaha. 88 is also an angel number which means financial abundance, material success and karmic rewards. In addition, I also have Bose in my audio equipment brands so that’s like 3 Bs in the brands that I use. B looks like 8 too. Hahaha. I wasn’t planning for all these coincidences. It’s just that I have been using Bose and B&O ever since I started work and started earning my own money. Obviously I am quite loyal to brands that work well consistently.

I might be slightly over 6k poorer in my wallet but I am definitely way happier than 6k. The cost per use are pretty high since I use them daily. 😀

I’m recently very into Perfect Crown drama. I was chasing and finished the series the same time it ended. Byeon Woo Seok is really very handsome. So handsome that you will think is AI generated or undergone perfect plastic surgery.

I seriously doubt he went for plastic surgery because his dad looks similar to him, his older sister looks exactly like him but with long hair. It is really the case of superior physical looks genes. 1.9m in height is already considered very attractive. Smooth and silk like skin just shows good genes and efforts in maintaining it. Single eyelids is quite common among the Koreans and the entire vibe and aura he gives off has been consistent ever since his modelling days which was more than a decade ago. Now my standard for good looks have reached new heights and I am not sure how I will ever find any guy in Singapore good looking anymore. Hahaha. Not to forget the abs and also his arm muscles that he maintained and also build on in between 2025 and 2026. He definitely looks much more attractive at the muscle level in Perfect Crown than Lovely Runners…

God is fair though because based on the old videos he filmed during modelling days and the interviews he did for his drama promotions in the past 5 yrs, it does seems like he is the blur/noob kind. Brains is definitely not his forte lololol. He has the beauty but not the brains. He makes me realise 1 thing about myself. If the guy scores 100% in all aspects of looks, I think I might actually forgo the brains part. Hahaha. I have never thought I will ever say this because I am always attracted to brains more than beauty. But I think it is because I have never seen anyone who can score as high as Byeon Woo Seok in terms of looks.

I finished watching Lovely Runners while waiting for new episodes of Perfect Crown to be released. Then now I also finished watching Strong Girl Nam Soon and I have to say Byeon Woo Seok makes the bad guy/drug lord looks exceptionally good and delicious hahahaha. Cannot wait for his new drama Solo Levelling to be out where he will looks more like the bad guy on Strong Girl Nam Soon but is the good guy and main lead. My only complaint about Strong Girl Nam Soon is that there are not enough scenes of Byeon Woo Seok for me to enjoy. 😀 I will probably rewatch Lovely Runners before Netflix removes it on 31 May.