tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post3861320527578932739..comments2024-03-29T16:34:17.069+08:00Comments on Singapore Man of Leisure: Me Time; Family TimeSingapore Man of Leisurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-68516725796722352192014-10-05T23:14:40.474+08:002014-10-05T23:14:40.474+08:00temperament,
Trust a spiritual person to understa...temperament,<br /><br />Trust a spiritual person to understand why I am uncomfortable with certain choice of words - even though I am agnostic.<br /><br />Money is money; life is life.<br /><br />As I have alluded to, time can be another expression of life.<br /><br />If time can be bought or exchanged, then life can be....<br /><br />I don't want to venture into that abyss. We have enough dark history of human civilisations when it comes to slavery, forced labour, and exploitation of the underclass....<br /><br /> <br />Shit! I've veered off topic again! Philosophy is such a downer...<br /><br />Let's make merry and wine instead! <br /><br />Today got wine today drink!!!Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-30352118736706826302014-10-05T21:43:47.871+08:002014-10-05T21:43:47.871+08:00"With regards to out-sourcing chores, I am so..."With regards to out-sourcing chores, I am somehow uncomfortable with it. Hiring someone to wash my own toilet just because I hate it doesn't seem right."<br /><br />Unquote:- <br />We can afford to hire a maid even until now but we never did except for a very short period to look after my 2 to 3 years old son, 26 years ago. And it never worked out .Because only the maid was at home with my son and nobody else. She was just a hired hand and nothing more.<br /><br />If money can buy time, soon there will be no more poor people.<br />Money may buy an organ but which doctor can guarantee 100% transplant successfully.<br />Money has meaning only when you have life.<br />No one on his last breath regrets that he has not has more money but more life. <br />In facts, nothing in this world matters to anyone when he dies.<br />Life has forced me to matters what matter and not matters what doesn't matter. <br />i am trying very hard even now.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-4721796667475066402014-10-04T23:34:05.417+08:002014-10-04T23:34:05.417+08:00Yourself,
There's such a thing called SKII fo...Yourself,<br /><br />There's such a thing called SKII for men. Ah ber then?<br /><br />When Big Daddy gave us their X by Y goals (Swiss standard of living by XXXX or Population target by YYYY), why are we not so motivated?<br /><br />X by Y Management by Objective was sold to Land Owners as a circlet to ensure their monkey kings earn their keep - nothing more, nothing less.<br /><br />The funny thing is some are ever so eager to put this same X by Y circlet on their own heads!?<br /><br />What's financial literacy?<br /><br />I prefer to be the one doing the chanting than the monkey wearing the circlet ;)Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-22011989220085308652014-10-04T23:09:57.539+08:002014-10-04T23:09:57.539+08:00WolfT and sillyinvestor,
Of course I never consid...WolfT and sillyinvestor,<br /><br />Of course I never consider myself as a financial blogger!<br /><br />That's why I introduce myself as one to get the honest feedback from others not into money, money, money ;)<br /><br />Then I come here and share my experience with you all to poke at ourselves who take blogging too seriously!?<br /><br />Chill. The majority are just not that into us ;)<br /><br />LOL!Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-79415104635545745852014-10-04T23:01:17.415+08:002014-10-04T23:01:17.415+08:00pf,
Life is another way of saying our time on thi...pf,<br /><br />Life is another way of saying our time on this earth. Not everyone has the same time on this earth, but we have the same 24 hours a day - whether rich or poor.<br /><br />I want to avoid saying buying or exchanging time as that's just another veil to cover up what we don't want to face up to... <br /><br />What are we looking forward to when we wake up in the morning? What's our ikigai?<br /><br />The moment of truth is when we are told we have 6 more months to live.<br /><br />Some will drop all they have been doing up till now and do something else they really desire.<br /><br />Some will continue to do whatever they are doing now without change.<br /><br />Money or life (time)?<br /><br />I'll let you know my true answer when I know I'm about to die ;)Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-81921137939859280972014-10-04T22:37:35.043+08:002014-10-04T22:37:35.043+08:00Sillyinvestor,
Evidently these 2 participants hav...Sillyinvestor,<br /><br />Evidently these 2 participants have very different concept of "financial bloggers".<br /><br />One is perhaps more interested to be told what stocks to buy and can buy at this price? Non technical and no thinking needed right? LOL!<br /><br />The other is more into the art of fishing.<br /><br />See? Now you understand why I need to poke other bloggers that I like?<br /><br />How else to know whether that person is superficial or really know what he/she is talking about?<br /><br />Whether he/she is making things up or sharing about real experiences ;)<br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-63282339275785338812014-10-04T22:34:57.579+08:002014-10-04T22:34:57.579+08:00Girl,
As oppa, you are always mei mei ;)
For a m...Girl,<br /><br />As oppa, you are always mei mei ;)<br /><br />For a man, I sure can talk a lot!<br /><br />This watering hole here has a diverse mix of dragons and buayas. You tread carefully here now...<br /><br />LOL!Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-7578743725774817042014-10-04T16:20:54.553+08:002014-10-04T16:20:54.553+08:00hey my15hww,
like you, i also believe that time an...hey my15hww,<br />like you, i also believe that time and money are really quite similar issue.<br /><br />long ago, i held a senior position that paid very very well, but i was working super long hours and work was consuming me as a person.<br /><br />work became what defined me and i had very little time for anything else, including family, friends, me-time.<br /><br />eventually i decided to take a step back. decided that all the money in the world won't make me happy. so from then on, i traded money for time, and have never looked back since ^^bbmaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01473549423120731444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-51332558605933601142014-10-04T16:17:04.025+08:002014-10-04T16:17:04.025+08:00struggling to reply you sia.... coz i'm really...struggling to reply you sia.... coz i'm really more jie-jie than mei-mei ^o^<br /><br />you've a very 'lively' blog! love reading the comments and interactions ^^bbmaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01473549423120731444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-81380948758696351382014-10-04T15:26:42.210+08:002014-10-04T15:26:42.210+08:00LOL,
Agree, lifestyle blog is flattery.
It is a ...LOL,<br /><br />Agree, lifestyle blog is flattery.<br /><br />It is a eat, drink, women and work blog!!! <br /><br />Life is short, make it pleasurable !! <br /><br />Ok, going to get slap againSillyinvestorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03228581533460899084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-89372994981330694222014-10-04T14:14:28.208+08:002014-10-04T14:14:28.208+08:00Hi SMOL,
What are you doing there at “Young” NTUC...Hi SMOL,<br /><br />What are you doing there at “Young” NTUC! It is for the young! LOL. Can I join next time? <br /><br />This time in your blog comments, I am going to be serious – Otherwise you think I am always so “shallow!” <br /><br />Sometimes, X amount in Y years is a good target in life, but If not balanced properly, X amount in Y years = Z where,<br /><br />Z = health problems / family problems / no personal hobby / lack of proper guidance for their children / narrow mindedness / arrogance / selfishness / lack of empathy etc <br /><br />While financial literacy is essential but a balance between savings, spending, time, family, experience and leisure is important. <br /><br />I am always entranced by someone who had a rich “Life Experience” rather than a “Rich Pocket!”<br /><br />Can you rearrange the alphabets of Rolf Suey” to find “Yourself”?<br /><br />Rolf <br />Rolf Sueyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723925075715114650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-54079591724681499912014-10-04T12:41:18.450+08:002014-10-04T12:41:18.450+08:00When was your blog become a financial blog? Financ...When was your blog become a financial blog? Financial blogger? Lol! <br />It looks more like lifestyle blog. WolfThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16325630869208244002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-25063157628908843972014-10-04T11:51:16.891+08:002014-10-04T11:51:16.891+08:00Talking abt this topic....sigh. Yes, its abt balan...Talking abt this topic....sigh. Yes, its abt balance, boundaries, values....<br /><br />For what shall a man be profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and forfeit his life? or what shall a man give in exchange for his life?<br /><br />Your money or your life?pfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07201135543092422698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-14577682735464611942014-10-03T21:04:41.022+08:002014-10-03T21:04:41.022+08:0015 HWW,
Lucky I got study science in school - the...15 HWW,<br /><br />Lucky I got study science in school - there's only 24 hours a day today, and I think it will pretty much stay the same in the future too, give and take some nano seconds.<br /><br />It's about balance. I had to work weekends so that mom and me can have free time from each other!<br /><br />When living-in-sin with my ex in Shanghai, I also need some me time away from her! <br /><br />LOL!Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-25368155420386476872014-10-03T20:29:05.273+08:002014-10-03T20:29:05.273+08:00Hi SMOL,
Agree with you that it's impossible ...Hi SMOL,<br /><br />Agree with you that it's impossible to buy back lost time. <br /><br />But how about future time? Stash away enough so that one is no longer obligated to work and have more time with family? No?<br /><br />With regards to out-sourcing chores, I am somehow uncomfortable with it. Hiring someone to wash my own toilet just because I hate it doesn't seem right. My 15HWWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05406638167557231093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-15366517803443047642014-10-03T19:47:08.320+08:002014-10-03T19:47:08.320+08:00Hmm... Interesting,
I went for a seminar, when 2 ...Hmm... Interesting,<br /><br />I went for a seminar, when 2 participants at my table heard I am a financial blogger, they were very interested. One ask about my blog address, after some hesitation, I have it to him. <br /><br />He took a look immediately during the break, said he couldn't understand as it was too technical.<br /><br />The other went Taiwan to da pin before, and we had a good conversation on business models.. <br /><br />How different ...Sillyinvestorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03228581533460899084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-69940900308390076102014-10-03T19:33:47.684+08:002014-10-03T19:33:47.684+08:0015 HWW,
I'm a man of leisure mah ;)
It's...15 HWW,<br /><br />I'm a man of leisure mah ;)<br /><br />It's good we have differences in opinions; it makes bantering more interesting!<br /><br />Money can't buy time. 寸金难买寸光阴.<br /><br />We can't buy back our youth. Nor can we buy back those missed memories with our parents or children.<br /><br />What most people meant when they say "money can buy time" is really about using money to pay someone else to do the "chores" or "mundane work" they didn't want to do themselves.<br /><br />Kudos to stay-at-home moms and dads who didn't find taking care of their children or parents a "chore".<br /><br />Words are spoken lightly, until the needle pricks the skin. My heart goes out to our fellow blogger who is now anguishing between sending his dad to a nursing home or relying on home care.<br /><br />It boils down to Values. What are our priorities in life? There is no right or wrong. And who are others to judge what we do?<br /><br />Just as long we can have a peaceful sleep, we are doing not so bad ;) Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-21338827512690730412014-10-03T18:31:33.546+08:002014-10-03T18:31:33.546+08:00Hi SMOL,
That's a quick turnaround! I better ...Hi SMOL,<br /><br />That's a quick turnaround! I better get going to be able to post something on the event by tomorrow. <br /><br />Anyway, money and time. I think of them as being the same issue since having enough money can buy you time off mundane work? <br /><br />Ah. Somehow brings the topic back to what I am always blogging about. =) My 15HWWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05406638167557231093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-13343919100878635432014-10-03T18:07:35.346+08:002014-10-03T18:07:35.346+08:00Sillyinvestor,
I tell you something funny. At the...Sillyinvestor,<br /><br />I tell you something funny. At the dinner, while striking conversation with another male "activist", I introduced that I am a financial blogger. <br /><br />He looked at me with pitiful eyes and consoled me: "Oh, you write about boring stuffs one...."<br /><br />LOL!<br /><br />That's how our small community is viewed from the outside in ;)<br /><br />I don't blame him. Especially if all we do is talk about X amounts in Y years, with regular updates on how much our money has grown. Wee!<br /><br /><br />Eh. You think my ego as big as bicycle wheel? Outside our community who knows about the context and perspective of "grasshopper"?<br /><br />You didn't like my word play as a contrast and "poke" to Activist? <br /><br />I thought it's cute - 无为.<br /><br />An air toast right back at you, cheers!Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-10410392137049981422014-10-03T17:51:02.424+08:002014-10-03T17:51:02.424+08:00LP,
In a way I'm envious of them. At least th...LP,<br /><br />In a way I'm envious of them. At least they know what they "want" in life.<br /><br />At 16, I was busy working. After NS, I spent quite a few years in the wilderness hopping from one meaningless job to another, trying to figure out what I really wanted to do in life....<br /><br />Until I stumbled back to retailing sofas at IMM. One thing led to another... And it ended at Athens, Greece!?<br /><br />Definitely no goal setting or career planning involved! I'm just a leaf in the wind...<br /><br />Hence my "do more, plan less" philosophy :)<br /><br /><br />Of course I wouldn't tell the young what to do! I'm too cool for that ;)<br /><br />How to not win young friends when I go round telling them:<br /><br />"Youth! You strength is not knowing what cannot be done!"<br /><br />LOL!Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-42832286830393926282014-10-03T17:42:43.999+08:002014-10-03T17:42:43.999+08:00bb,
Oh! Oh!
Now I know who you are!!!
You'r...bb,<br /><br />Oh! Oh!<br /><br />Now I know who you are!!!<br /><br />You're that mei mei who blogged about Progressive Wage Model sometime back!<br /><br />Sorli sorli. I got eyes no see Tarzan.<br /><br />Got free meal, got mei mei - I hit dead won't run one!Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-21160398280200681472014-10-03T16:29:17.124+08:002014-10-03T16:29:17.124+08:00Activist? You union member?
Why did you cancel i...Activist? You union member? <br /><br />Why did you cancel it and write pacifist? Should write grasshopper...<br /><br />No hug, I shy. How about a toast?<br /><br />Hmm... Money over time because money can buy some time?<br /><br />Car to save on transportation time, maid to save time on household chores, atas meal to indugule on the taste buds, <br /><br />Money over time, when we have no so much money but plenty of energy to convert time to money. When we are young.<br /><br />Time over money, when we have enough money, it could be absolute or you are enlightened to have less but contented. <br /><br />Different season different wants.<br /><br />Winter want fire, summer want ice<br />Sillyinvestorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03228581533460899084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-45606386891881747032014-10-03T16:09:59.556+08:002014-10-03T16:09:59.556+08:00yo jared! good sharing ^^
happy that you'd at...yo jared! good sharing ^^ <br />happy that you'd attempted to speak up for those who work retail floor and non-office-hours. hope there'll be more 'sponsored dinner' opportunities ^o^<br />bbmaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01473549423120731444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-35051868470641058332014-10-03T14:46:35.624+08:002014-10-03T14:46:35.624+08:00Hi SMOL,
Heh, I also shudder at so many young pe...Hi SMOL, <br /><br />Heh, I also shudder at so many young people wanting a be millionaire be age x and y. That important meh? Maybe when I'm young I'm also like that lol <br /><br />It's not up to us to tell them what is good or not. They have to experience it and maybe their values might change in the future :) all in the right seasons :) la papillionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01372278083694506953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-82014969831936831372014-10-03T14:09:11.755+08:002014-10-03T14:09:11.755+08:00ckw-I99,
I'm more a freeloader at the buffet ...ckw-I99,<br /><br />I'm more a freeloader at the buffet table lah! Went for 2 rounds ;)<br /><br />The problem with having a margin account is that my holdings are all in custodian account - no AGM free lunches :(<br /><br />Just making up for free meals foregone? LOL!<br /><br /><br />No lessons from me; just shooting the breeze with you all :)<br /><br />Oh! Thanks for the man-hug!<br /><br />Eh... Hands don't stray to my bottom hor ;)Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.com