Day #1157 - Aimless

If we would only give, just once, the same amount of reflection to what we want to get out of life that we give to the question of what to do with a two weeks' vacation, we would be startled at our false standards and the aimless procession of our busy days.

So true.

But I don't want to live like this.

Goals of the Day:

• [Work] Focus and Execute
• Achieved
• [Personal] 1 x Maths paper solutions
• Achieved
• [Personal] Correct question that was pointed out with the wrong solution
• Achieved
• [Life] Meditate
• Achieved
• [Family] Quality time with Dearest
• Not Achieved

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• A nice lunch today by myself
• Something sweet and intimate that Dearest did
• Bun's laughter

Day #1150 - 苦尽甘来

The understanding that whatever hardwork I am putting in now, will reap benefits in the future.

Goals of the Day:

• [Work] List out tasks and execute
• [Personal] 1 x maths paper
• [Life] Exercise

Day #1145 - 天下兴亡，匹夫有责

Rise and fall of a nation, rests on each and every one of its citizen.

A quote befitting of the current situation in Singapore.

Goals of the Day:

• [Work] List out tasks and execute
• Achieved
• [Personal] Upload 1 x maths paper
• Not Achieved
• [Family] Call up mum to ask about cooking on the weekend
• Achieved

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Dearest's affection for Bun and bringing him into the bedroom from his crib to spend some morning smiley times together

Day #1144 - Never be tired of Learning or Teaching others

学而不厌，诲人不倦。

This is a meaningful phrase to keep in mind.

Goals of the Day:

• [Life] Exercise
• Achieved
• [Work] List tasks and execute
• Achieved
• [Life] Meditate and Read
• Not Achieved
• [Personal] Upload 2 x maths paper solutions
• Partly Achieved (uploaded 1)
• [Misc] Financial Payments for the Jul 2020
• Partly Achieved
• [Misc] Call up the vendor to enquire on handling rust
• Achieved

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Listening to the interesting political information that Dearest has gathered and a nice discussion with her on them
• Dearest's care for my rest and reminded me to quickly do the evening chores in order for me to get rest faster
• Dearest's willingness to push herself beyond her fatigue for the family

Day #1143 - 知我者谓我心忧，不知我者谓我何求。

知我者谓我心忧，不知我者谓我何求。

There are only so many people in your life who would understand you.

And there will be so many others, who would see you as what they want to see.

Goals of the Day:

• [Life] Exercise
• Achieved
• [Life] Read and Meditate
• Partly Achieved (Read)
• [Work] List out tasks to do and execute
• Not Achieved
• [Personal] Upload 3 x maths papers
• Not Achieved (only uploaded 1)
• [Family] Scan and send parents medical reports to insurance agents
• Achieved

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• To not worry about food on the table
• Bun's smiles when he saw Dearest when we picked him up
• Dearest's commitment to giving Bun the most nutritious food he could get; her breastmilk

Day #1142 - First Half

I have reached the first half of the year. 

It's time to do a review of the things I have set out to do for the year.

I'm quite sure I'm missing the mark on plenty of them. haha..

But, that's all the more reason to conduct this half-year review.

Goals of the Day:

• [Work] Be focused at home for work tasks
• Not Achieved
• [Life] Short exercise at home
• Achieved
• [Life] Half-year review of year resolutions
• Not Achieved
• [Personal] Upload 3 x maths paper solutions
• Not Achieved

I usually underestimated the amount of time I have left at the end of the night after putting Bun to bed.

Or perhaps I need to be more time efficient.

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Dearest cooking the egg breakfast for me the 2nd time!
• Dearest was being observant about my feelings to quickly start work and told me she understood =)
• The feelings of no-rush~

Day #1135 - Procrastination

Finding it hard to overcome procrastination while I'm at home to do work.

But I will have to.

Goals of the Day:

• [Family] Call Mum to tell her we are coming tml evening because we are going to miss this weekend
• [Life] Habits building - Exercise, Read, Meditate
• [Work] Do what is necessary
• [Personal] 45min on maths solutions

Goals of Week 26, 2020:

• [Personal] Complete 5 maths papers solutions
• Status: 0/5 
• [Family] Figure out how to solve the rust on the toilet door
• [Family] Consider ceiling hanging drying rack
• [Family] Organize parents' insurance information and send to insurance agent

Goals of Jun 2020:

• [Personal] Complete all P6 SA2 2019 Maths papers solutions
• Status: 7/15

Day #1130 - Calmness is Strength

Goals of the Day:

• [Personal] 1 x maths paper
• 
  
• [Life] Meditate
• 
  
• [Life] Read
• 
  
• [Personal] Plan schedule for today
• 
  
• [Peronsal] Plan schedule for tml
• 
  
• [Family] Call mum to ask about cooking
• 
  
• [Family] Organize fathers' day celebration on Sun
•  

Goals of Week 25, 2020:

• [Personal] Complete 5 maths papers solutions
• Status: 2/5 
• [Life] Meditate regularly
• Status: 2/7
• [Personal] Read 15min per day
• Status: 1/7
• [Work] Commit at least 5 hours per day
• Status: 1/7

Goals of Jun 2020:

• [Personal] Complete all P6 SA2 2019 Maths papers solutions
• Status: 6/15
• [Life] Meditate regularly
• Status: 4/30

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Quality time with Dearest =)

Day #1129 - Planning is Everything

Goals of the Day:

• [Work] Stay focused at work
• Achieved
• [Personal] Upload maths solution
• Achieved
• [Life] Meditate
• Achieved
• [Life] Read
• Achieved
• [Personal] Plan schedule for tml
• Not Achieved

Goals of Week 25, 2020:

• [Personal] Complete 5 maths papers solutions
• Status: 2/5 
• [Life] Meditate regularly
• Status: 2/7
• [Personal] Read 15min per day
• Status: 1/7
• [Work] Commit at least 5 hours per day
• Status: 1/7

Goals of Jun 2020:

• [Personal] Complete all P6 SA2 2019 Maths papers solutions
• Status: 6/15
• [Life] Meditate regularly
• Status: 4/30

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• A nice quiet environment in office to do work
• Dearest making preparation for me to bring Bun home to immediately take over him
• Dearest massaging my head

Day #1128 - Courage to Continue

To continue after failure.

Goals of the Day:

• [Personal] 1h on maths solution
• Achieved
• [Personal] Exercise
• Achieved
• [Life] Meditate
• Not Achieved
• [Life] Read for 15 min
• Not Achieved

Goals of Week 25, 2020:

• [Personal] Complete 5 maths papers solutions
• Status: 1/5 
• [Life] Meditate regularly
• Status: 1/7
• [Personal] Read 15min per day
• Status: 0/7
• [Work] Commit at least 5 hours per day
• Status: 0/7

Goals of Jun 2020:

• [Personal] Complete all P6 SA2 2019 Maths papers solutions
• Status: 4/15
• [Life] Meditate regularly
• Status: 4/30

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• A good news came for Dearest, and evidence of how valued she is

Day #1127 - Start

Just start.

Goals of the Day:

• [Personal] Complete 1 maths papers solutions
• Not Achieved
• [Life] Meditate
• Achieved
• [Personal] Read 15 min
• Partly Achieved
• [Life] Exercise
• Not Achieved

Goals of Week 25, 2020:

• [Personal] Complete 5 maths papers solutions
• Status: 0/5 
• [Life] Meditate regularly
• Status: 1/7
• [Personal] Read 15min per day
• Status: 0/7
• [Work] Commit at least 5 hours per day
• Status: 0/7

Goals of Jun 2020:

• [Personal] Complete all P6 SA2 2019 Maths papers solutions
• Status: 4/15
• [Life] Meditate regularly
• Status: 4/30

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Netflix time with Dearest

Compliment for Dearest:

• Better resilience in dealing with job opportunities anticipation

Day #1126 - Rejuvenation

Goals of the Day:

• [Personal] Complete 1 maths papers solutions
• Not Achieved
• [Life] Meditate
• Not Achieved
• [Personal] Read 15 min
• Not Achieved
• [Family] Have a good swimming with Bun
• Achieved
• [Family] Prepare chicken porridge for Bun
• Achieved

Goals of Week 24, 2020:

• [Personal] Complete 5 maths papers solutions
• Status: 1/5 
• [Life] Meditate regularly
• Status: 2/7
• [Personal] Read 15min per day
• Status: 3/7
• [Work] Commit at least 4 hours per day
• Status: 2/7

Goals of Jun 2020:

• [Personal] Complete all P6 SA2 2019 Maths papers solutions
• Status: 4/15
• [Life] Meditate regularly
• Status: 4/30

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Bun readily takes in the chicken porridge, albeit just the initial tasting
• Dearest for doing research on how job options for my mum
• Quality time together with Dearest to watch netflix

Compliment for Dearest:

• Dearest's kindness for caring for my family

Day #1125 - Fear has a Large Shadow

Goals of the Day:

• [Personal] Complete 1 maths papers solutions
• Achieved
• [Life] Meditate
• Not Achieved
• [Personal] Read 15 min
• Not Achieved

Goals of Week 24, 2020:

• [Personal] Complete 5 maths papers solutions
• Status: 1/5
• [Life] Meditate regularly
• Status: 2/7
• [Personal] Read 15min per day
• Status: 3/7
• [Work] Commit at least 4 hours per day
• Status: 2/7

Goals of Jun 2020:

• [Personal] Complete all P6 SA2 2019 Maths papers solutions
• Status: 4/15
• [Life] Meditate regularly
• Status: 4/30

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Bun was okay after eating pear for the first time
• Dearest unpacking and washing all the baby stuff after we got back home

Compliment for Dearest:

• I appreciate you proactively settling all the baby stuff so that I can have a more relaxing evening

Day #1124 - Procrastination

Goals of the Day:

• [Personal] Complete 1 maths papers solutions
• Not Achieved
• [Life] Meditate
• Achieved
• [Personal] Read 15 min
• Achieved
• [Work] Commit at least 4 hour
• Achieved

Goals of Week 24, 2020:

• [Personal] Complete 5 maths papers solutions
• Status: 0/5
• [Life] Meditate regularly
• Status: 2/7
• [Personal] Read 15min per day
• Status: 3/7
• [Work] Commit at least 4 hours per day
• Status: 2/7

Goals of Jun 2020:

• [Personal] Complete all P6 SA2 2019 Maths papers solutions
• Status: 4/15
• [Life] Meditate regularly
• Status: 4/30

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Dearest being up early to help with Bun before I fetched him to school
• A good discussion with Dearest about the future opportunities that she has and the implications on our future
• Brownies in the office

Day #1123 - Make the Best out of Everything

Goals of the Day:

• [Personal] Complete 1 maths papers solutions
• Not Achieved
• [Life] Meditate
• Not Achieved
• [Personal] Read 15 min
• Achieved
• [Work] Commit at least 4 hour
• Not Achieved

Goals of Week 24, 2020:

• [Personal] Complete 5 maths papers solutions
• Status: 0/5
• [Life] Meditate regularly
• Status: 1/7
• [Personal] Read 15min per day
• Status: 2/7
• [Work] Commit at least 4 hours per day
• Status: 1/7

Goals of Jun 2020:

• [Personal] Complete all P6 SA2 2019 Maths papers solutions
• Status: 4/15
• [Life] Meditate regularly
• Status: 3/30

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Bun seemed to be happier today when he got home from school =)
• Dearest's opportunity
• Bun being calm while I drove him

Day #1121 - Making Memories

My favourite thing to do is to make memories with Dearest and Bun.

Goals of the Day:

• [Personal] Complete 1 maths papers solutions
• Not Achieved
• [Life] Meditate
• Not Achieved
• [Personal] Read 15 min
• Not Achieved
• [Work] Commit at least 4 hour
• Not Achieved

Goals of Week 24, 2020:

• [Personal] Complete 5 maths papers solutions
• Status: 0/5
• [Life] Meditate regularly
• Status: 0/7
• [Personal] Read 15min per day
• Status: 0/7
• [Work] Commit at least 4 hours per day
• Status: 1/7

Goals of Jun 2020:

• [Personal] Complete all P6 SA2 2019 Maths papers solutions
• Status: 4/15
• [Life] Meditate regularly
• Status: 2/30

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Dearest getting up early to take care of Bun because I stayed up late for a workshop last night
• Bun for having 3 x good naps today
• Having a good team member (Dearest) to take care of Bun and to live life

Day #1119 - Just Take the First Step

Goals of the Day:

• [Personal] Upload 1 x maths paper solutions
• Achieved
• [Work] 3-page write-up
• Achieved
• [Life] Meditate
• Achieved

Goals of Week 23, 2020:

• [Personal] Complete 4 maths papers solutions
• Status: 4/4
• [Life] Meditate regularly
• Status: 2/7
• [Work] Draft workflow out
• Status: Achieved

Goals of Jun 2020:

• [Personal] Complete all P6 SA2 2019 Maths papers solutions
• Status: 4/15
• [Life] Meditate regularly
• Status: 2/30

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• Had a good and constructive discussion with Dearest to make a decision on a sensitive topic

Day #1118 - Do Less With More Focus

Goals of the Day:

• [Personal] 1 x maths papers solutions
• Achieved
• [Work] 3-page write-up
• Not Achieved
• [Life] Meditate
• Not Achieved

Goals of Week 23, 2020:

• [Personal] Complete 4 maths papers solutions
• Status: 4/4
• [Life] Meditate regularly
• Status: 1/7
• [Work] Draft workflow out
• Status: Achieved

Goals of Jun 2020:

• [Personal] Complete all P6 SA2 2019 Maths papers solutions
• Status: 4/15
• [Life] Meditate regularly
• Status: 1/30

Things I'm Grateful for Today:

• The sweet smiles that Bun has (although most of the times now he's smiling at Dearest than me)
• A nice dinner from my MIL, and some food to bring home
• A sweet gesture from my FIL to Bun

Day #1116 - Focus Means Saying No

Say no.

Goals of the Day:

• [Work] Draft workflow out
• Not Achieved
• [Life] Meditate
• Not Achieved

Goals of Week 23, 2020:

• [Personal] Complete 4 maths papers solutions
• Status: 3/4
• [Life] Meditate regularly
• Status: 1/7
• [Work] Draft workflow out
• Status: Not Started

Goals of Jun 2020:

• [Personal] Complete all P6 SA2 2019 Maths papers solutions
• Status: 3/15
• [Life] Meditate regularly
• Status: 1/30

Day #1114 - Roll On

Keep rolling, rolling, rolling...

Goals of Jun 2020:

• [Personal] Complete all P6 SA2 2019 Maths papers solutions
• Status: 3/15
• [Personal] Meditate regularly
• Status: 0/30

Goals of Week 23, 2020:

• [Personal] Complete 4 maths papers solutions
• Status: 3/4
• [Personal] Meditate regularly
• Status: 0/7
• [Work] Draft workflow out
• Status: Not Started

Goals of the Day:

• [Personal] Meditate
• Not Achieved
• [Personal] Complete first 10 qns of 1 x maths paper
• Achieved

Things I'm Grateful of Today:

• Dearest for reminding me of the right priorities
• Bun managed to have some good interaction with my parents even though initially he was crying