tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post8203502395135987274..comments2024-03-28T12:38:11.434+08:00Comments on Singapore Man of Leisure: Try this exercise - hungry eat; tired rest (and no looking at clock)Singapore Man of Leisurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-38392780168515844812015-07-31T10:21:49.394+08:002015-07-31T10:21:49.394+08:00ladykiller,
Ah! Ain't it so?
Just a gentle v...ladykiller,<br /><br />Ah! Ain't it so?<br /><br />Just a gentle voice to invite others to sample an alternative lifestyle - just for a day.<br /><br />If they like it, they can explore more on their own.<br /><br />If don't like it, they can go back to their lifetime bucket lists, annual goals, daily checklists, etc.<br /><br />No harm; no foul ;)<br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-55493589431608813742015-07-31T04:00:16.277+08:002015-07-31T04:00:16.277+08:00I think this is my life goal. This shouldn't b...I think this is my life goal. This shouldn't be an exercise for just one day alone, it should be the philosophy of life. ladykillerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16211727557596572374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-72081265181317301492015-07-26T21:46:06.364+08:002015-07-26T21:46:06.364+08:00Money Honey,
My record in gaming I think was 12 h...Money Honey,<br /><br />My record in gaming I think was 12 hours at my ex-colleague's LAN shop when I were in my early 30s - I late developer mah!<br /><br />I know how "addictive" it is.<br /><br />Lucky it was merely a phase which I grew out of it naturally.<br /><br />We were young once, so keep a watchful eye to see if it's merely a phase.<br /><br />But the moment if he skips school to play games, early "intervention" by professionals may be warranted.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-8384020757825355032015-07-26T11:32:55.502+08:002015-07-26T11:32:55.502+08:00My younger son playing games on computers like the...My younger son playing games on computers like there is no tomorrow<br />No need to eat<br />No need to sleep<br />No need toilet visit<br />Not doing school works<br /><br />Certainly driving me nuts keeping tab of time for him<br />Money Honeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06816123060281181046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-601764497373499972015-07-25T21:59:02.051+08:002015-07-25T21:59:02.051+08:00Frugal Daddy,
Glad you didn't capitulate ;)
...Frugal Daddy,<br /><br />Glad you didn't capitulate ;)<br /><br />Man of leisure and free man use descriptive words to paint their dreams, visions, ikigai - like your picture of minions in your blog.<br /><br />If the new pair of shoes fit your feet comfortably, only YOU will know. <br /><br />Telling others that size 8 is your shoe size gives the illusion of "precision", but to others who bother to think about it, that <br />"precision" means little to them ;)<br /><br /><br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-87474462539956390802015-07-25T18:28:23.954+08:002015-07-25T18:28:23.954+08:00Thanks CW and SMOL for catching the essence. haha....Thanks CW and SMOL for catching the essence. haha.<br /><br />Hi SMOL, I see myself wearing Titus instead of Rolex, HDB flat instead of penthouse, MRT/Bus/Cycle/Walk instead of Mini-Cooper. Unless my ego rubbed me too hard to think otherwise. If I am born rich, then it is a different story altogether. :)<br /><br />How do I measure? I will know when I achieved and I need not prove/show to anyone. If you know me well, you will know by then. haha. Isn't that how you have been blogging so far? Concepts, no details as it is relative.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-41546478627288415872015-07-25T10:42:07.256+08:002015-07-25T10:42:07.256+08:00CW,
Wow! That was fast!
Precisely!
To express ...CW,<br /><br />Wow! That was fast! <br /><br />Precisely!<br /><br />To express something that's "relative", isn't something as fuzzy as words (can have different interpretations) be more suitable than absolute numbers?<br /><br />Well, you have to ask yourself why you cherry-pick the examples you've chosen, while leaving out those activities like enjoying school with child, simple lifestyle, breathing, etc... <br /><br />I know. Drive some bean counters crazy... How the hell do you measure that!!!???<br /><br />And how do we know when we have hit that goal if it can't be measured?<br /><br />Eh... By us DOING it?<br /><br />LOL!<br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-44608414447607564782015-07-25T10:03:11.895+08:002015-07-25T10:03:11.895+08:00What numbers in $? It is relative.
When at 39: &q...What numbers in $? It is relative.<br /><br />When at 39: "Passive Income exceeded current standard of living"<br /><br />When at 40: "Option to retire"<br /><br />When we have enough to last for a long time; the rest is relative. No?<br />Createwealth8888https://www.blogger.com/profile/08563834016250153049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-19996457885175503452015-07-25T08:41:53.111+08:002015-07-25T08:41:53.111+08:00Frugal Daddy,
Version 1 is about things you would...Frugal Daddy,<br /><br />Version 1 is about things you would like to accumulate (no hiding behind the little woman!)<br /><br />Version 2 is activities you would like to do or have achieved :)<br /><br />No numbers in $?<br /><br />We need more financial bloggers like you to act as counter-balance!<br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-90730372646832657032015-07-25T06:07:38.285+08:002015-07-25T06:07:38.285+08:00If you are Singapore Man of Leisure, I am Leisure ...If you are Singapore Man of Leisure, I am Leisure Man in Singapore. haha. My definition of success is simple: http://frugal-daddy.blogspot.sg/2015/07/frugal-daddys-financial-independance.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-15250682237752402152015-07-24T23:59:09.707+08:002015-07-24T23:59:09.707+08:00Lizardo,
I work weekends so my weekdays off will ...Lizardo,<br /><br />I work weekends so my weekdays off will feel "special" ;)Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-57076549907420714392015-07-24T22:54:58.635+08:002015-07-24T22:54:58.635+08:00Sounds like a pretty Zen plan. I like.
Now let...Sounds like a pretty Zen plan. I like.<br /><br />Now let's see, do I have the passive income to do this now, everyday ...Lizardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051784505115265030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-82388209641618538962015-07-24T21:25:13.024+08:002015-07-24T21:25:13.024+08:00Jes,
Yup, we are not mystic holy people.
Hence ...Jes,<br /><br />Yup, we are not mystic holy people. <br /><br />Hence I only recommend weekends or day off ;)<br /><br />Anymore, we may become "nua"...<br /><br />And that's no good!<br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-51972324938077876742015-07-24T20:21:32.144+08:002015-07-24T20:21:32.144+08:00Hi SMOL,
I normally do this during weekends. 2 da...Hi SMOL,<br /><br />I normally do this during weekends. 2 days enough, third day I will feel bored and restless... because I feel recharged! Oh yeah!Jeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12519573577327538496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-50859041958803467922015-07-24T14:08:17.014+08:002015-07-24T14:08:17.014+08:00Joyce,
On some days, I do miss housing and travel...Joyce,<br /><br />On some days, I do miss housing and travelling that's paid by "ah kong", corporate medical and dental plans, and paid vacation days...<br /><br />Now?<br /><br />I get the "freedom" to wear worn out t-shirts with bermuda shorts and slippers :(<br /><br />Oh well...<br /><br />LOL!Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-81435574838449910612015-07-24T13:49:32.699+08:002015-07-24T13:49:32.699+08:00SMOL,
In the wild, dogs only need to eat approxim...SMOL,<br /><br />In the wild, dogs only need to eat approximately once every 3 days whereas when they are being kept as pets, they get to eat 2x a day although they are cooped up most of the time...Joyce Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08819848496778263890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-34836308322575226072015-07-24T09:40:22.591+08:002015-07-24T09:40:22.591+08:00Frugal Daddy,
To maximise "efficiency",...Frugal Daddy,<br /><br />To maximise "efficiency", a taxi-driver would try his best to drive and hire out his taxi so its on the road 24/7.<br /><br />But he knows he has to balance it with "effectiveness" in making sure the taxi goes for its scheduled maintenance (lowers efficiency).<br /><br />SMRT shareholders have been enjoying increasing years of dividends when the maintenance budget was capped; only to realise paypack is a bitch with regulatory fines and a backlog of "old" parts that have to be replaced...<br /><br />Effectiveness vs Efficiency.<br /><br />I've had a type A personality super ambitious ex-boss who lost his family through divorce, had a nervous breakdown, and lost his job.<br /><br />That's how I learned "success is what you have to sacrifice to achieve it"...<br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-89423597150518926202015-07-24T07:45:05.815+08:002015-07-24T07:45:05.815+08:00I once advocate time management to the extend I th...I once advocate time management to the extend I thought it was my best strength. After having a child, without maid and parents support, having to fetch the child by 7pm everyday taking mrt after work covering half the singapore, hmm.<br /><br />I can force myself with a day off but it will mean my wife has to do all the works alone. Rotate? Nah, though time is packed, it is fulfilling. <br /><br />I am not trying to use my child as an excuse of not being more time efficient, but thing will be better when we enrol her childcare nearer to our workplace. I am coping well, just don't have 1 full day for myself. Few hours still possible Haha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-10518986743855791372015-07-23T21:41:37.222+08:002015-07-23T21:41:37.222+08:00Read? You think it is so easy to retire early?Read? <a href="http://createwealth8888.blogspot.sg/2015/05/you-think-it-is-so-easy-to-retire-early.html" rel="nofollow">You think it is so easy to retire early? </a><br /><br />Createwealth8888https://www.blogger.com/profile/08563834016250153049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-49300163044961091162015-07-23T21:33:06.587+08:002015-07-23T21:33:06.587+08:00CW,
Link not working...CW,<br /><br />Link not working...Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-90268461096836723132015-07-23T20:55:59.392+08:002015-07-23T20:55:59.392+08:00This guy got a rude shock!
I think now he will wo...This guy got a rude shock!<br /><br />I think now he will work till his official retirement age. :-)<br /><br />Read? <a rel="nofollow">You think it is so easy to retire early? </a>Createwealth8888https://www.blogger.com/profile/08563834016250153049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-53154819920395399572015-07-23T18:39:18.010+08:002015-07-23T18:39:18.010+08:00LP,
There are natural cycles (routines) in nature...LP,<br /><br />There are natural cycles (routines) in nature.<br /><br />Day follows night, and night follows day.<br /><br />The moon waxes and wanes.<br /><br />Ebb and flow of the tides.<br /><br />There's a natural rhythm to all things if we take the time to notice it instead of staring at our man-made construct - the clock.<br /><br />Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-76127126128988929472015-07-23T15:00:47.084+08:002015-07-23T15:00:47.084+08:00Agree.
We just need to focus on one task at a tim...Agree.<br /><br />We just need to focus on one task at a time. Once we're in the zone, time passes, or not, it doesn't matter. Do it till satisfied and move to the next task. No worry, no fear, no future and no past. Only bliss in the present :)<br /><br />That being said, having both a unstructured life and a structured life can be equally therapeutic. Routines makes one feel at ease, and hence can cultivate one's inner peace. Unstructured life makes one live at the moment, and focuses on the present rather than past or future. <br /><br />I've heard of some monks who went for retreats, and does not follow clocks and one's biorhythm. They will meditate and when the body calls for it, goes for toilet breaks or small meals. Then they will sleep and they will wake up when they are not sleepy anymore. They didn't follow a clock work schedule but they did follow a routine. Just that the routine doesn't follow the sun or a clock, but follow one's biorhythm (which is somewhat linked to the sun anyway).<br /><br />So perhaps the real essence doesn't depend on whether one follows a routine or an unstructured life. The real essence is this:<br /><br />When you eat rice, eat rice. When you watch tv, watch tv. When you sleep, sleep.<br /><br />Easier said than done, knowing our monkey minds.la papillionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01372278083694506953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-83017805301500335052015-07-23T14:41:57.023+08:002015-07-23T14:41:57.023+08:00agree
those planning full retirement must be prepa...agree<br />those planning full retirement must be prepared for this<br />need to have something to do <br />be it for your faith, family, your hobbies, charity work, etc<br />make yourself and life useful to the society or someone<br />dont waste your life awayJimmy Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09659458711759857129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6897513886211197509.post-70228153135296397902015-07-23T12:33:14.506+08:002015-07-23T12:33:14.506+08:00Rolf,
I like it how you focus on the "spirit...Rolf,<br /><br />I like it how you focus on the "spirit" of my words rather than the actual words itself ;)<br /><br />When I travel in Europe, I like to spend sometime in the cathedrals and churches. Sitting by myself and being still.<br /><br />There's this time in Goternburg, Sweden at a German Lutheran church where I had the most amazing conversation when an elderly German immigrant to Sweden who had been to Singapore as a seaman.<br /><br />He is now one of the church leaders. Topics range from his reasons for immigration, why the young Swedes don't attend church, and his admiration of Singapore. Germans would like Singapore - clean and efficient.<br /><br /><br />There are days when I am totally at peace at a busy shopping centre. Then there are days when my mind is in a constant turmoil even though I was alone at Mount Faber or at the beach.<br /><br />I still remember during my corporate days that I first became "aware" something was not "right" when I was thinking more about work while on vacation...<br /><br />Awareness.<br /><br />Then we decide whether to do something about it.<br /><br />Inner peace (until we become aware of the next thing that's out of whack!)Singapore Man of Leisurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13774067113884418001noreply@blogger.com