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Andy Tay

Getting healthy is hard

I am currently weighing at 90kg. My ideal weight is probably at 75kg. The hardest part of the challenge is keeping myself motivated enough to reach my goal. My first target will be losing 5kg for the next 30days to 60days. I will be exercising more regularly. Hopefully by setting

Never too old to learn

I started learning Japanese a few years back but stop after learning for a year. I went for the N5 exam and failed. That was a great disappointment for me. I have only myself to blame. I did not study hard enough and wasted my time attending lessons from a

New Diet Drink

Let’s see if it helps me to slim down. A cup of honey lemon with a tablespoon of chia seed every morning.

Rekindle reading

This is the new Kindle Colorsoft. I got myself the first color kindle ereader. Content looks beautiful with colors. Although colors are washed out, it looks like graphics on the newspaper. It is very comfortable on the eyes. Highly recommended.

Quote of the day

A tourist wants to escape life A traveller wants to experience it

Journaling helps

There are many benefits of journaling. It helps you organise your thoughts and ideas. To be honest, I did not think that journaling would be beneficial to me at first. My brain is often clouded with thoughts and ideas. That is why I started this website to ease my cognitive

Basketball Days

I started playing basketball after I completed my secondary school. My friends introduce me to the sport. I have no prior experience with the game. I did not have any interest in the sport, but I did enjoy being with my friends. Basketball is a highly competitive game. A very

ICT Mentorship 2022

Super useful notes written by TanjaTrades. In her opinion, the 2022 mentorship series was the best. There are no shortcuts. Invest a little of your personal time into mastering the skill and you will be rewarded ultimately. Practice with live charts, do not use real money. Train your eye to

Flaw in Phone System

Interesting video explaining and demonstrating how insecure the current phone system SS7 was. The metadata of your phone specifications can be easily obtained from the network commands. Phone calls and SMSes can be intercept by hackers. It means that there is no privacy on the telephone system. I also learnt

Combating Mosquitoes

Generally high-rise apartments should have less mosquitoes. I am not sure how the mosquitoes can fly so high up into my apartment. My immediate suspicion was that one of the neighbors was breeding them. During raining days, our body temperature is higher than the ambient temperature and attracts mosquitoes into