有好多话想说

got a maid. hope that the benefits outweigh the inconveniences and all the procedure hassles.
it's been about a week since fiqoh arrived and i must say im loving it so far! bed is nicely done when we come home, floor is clean, my reflection in the tap is so shiny - ive never noticed this before!

quite hung up on the thought of making money. considering franchise prima deli, advantages would be near home, parents in law can help out, possibility of leaving the operations to run on its own after half a year. i think the profits are sufficiently decent. and quite sold on it.

myjars also considered buying a villa at montigo resorts together. imagine just heading out to our own villa for a yearly retreat. then we decided we are not that rich after all. haha.the not so private pool was a drawback too.

alex and i also followed in max's footsteps to open a malaysia ringgit fixed deposit to leech on the much higher interest rate there, barring currency risks.
for current exchange rate of 1sgd : 2.55 rm, at sg interest rate of 1.1% vs msia interest rate of 3.15% for 12-mth tenure, it would be breakeven or better if the exchange rate stays below 2.6.

i also conisdered buying a mercs c-180 before it switch from cat a coe to cat b coe. decided against that after all, as high costs and high volatily in coe prices. i would be betting that cat b coe price soars february 2014 when some high end cars does the category switchover.

received a call from headhunter sometime in end sept. met the headhunter, met the hiring company, passed a c++ test, and 2 days before the scheduled interview, i was down with hand foot mouth disease. and so i asked to excuse myself from the interview. 3 weeks on, the hr is still trying to find a date to schedule my final interview. in between, i struggled with whether i really want to change job and if this is what im looking for. and decided that maybe it will just go away if it's not meant to be. and on came the hfmd. coincidence?

had a breakdown at sgx while trying to transfer dad's stocks to my name. there was a lot of stress during that time as dad had just a heart attack, he still had not done the will, we still have a housing loan that has 4 more years to go, we really need to get everything sorted out. went to many places over the last week of aug. car transfer was the easiest and the stocks was a pain in the ass. we've also sold his company.

highlight of last week was that mum was willing to sit next to dad during family photo taking at ada's bday celebration. tho she still does not eat w him during meals. that's a remarkable improvement for the past year.

unable to meet up with the interior designers i like cos they're all so busy closing projects. Le sigh.
totally loving the works of Custom Box.

first time made 10% profit on a stock last week. that felt really good. keeping emotions in check.

loving Suits (Play the man episode!) and Big Bang Theory. dislikes Modern family, too predictable.

sometimes i feel like i'm losing hold of myself, and spontaneously feel low. there's so much to say, so much clutter in my mind. 2013 has been a visit to the valley of death and i pray that 2014 will be the follow on year of breakthrough.
received my inheritance from grandma. quite shocked. i thought it would just be some jewellery. also learnt that mum still have a 1/12 share in the highland road house. that's crazy. i thought it was totally my uncle's. 
the best part is that just recently, i was wondering, if i can cover my wedding costs, and not my reno costs, then it doesn't make sense to spend on reno. dont want to spend money that has no returns. yes, i would get an awesome home, but who says i cant get an awesome home for half the price? or the germany trip. and this amount totally and exactly covers my budget for reno and the germany trip. and yet, the aunt says, spend the money wisely please.