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@Trip: Johor Shopping Trip 27 - 28 Oct 2025

Image generated by Gemini       After a long time, Wendy and me decided to plan a Johor trip to go visit the night market beside KSL shopping mall. We decided to book train tickets @ 11pm so we can clear the Malaysia custom fast and reach early in Johor to start our shopping. We left our house around 9:30am and found that timing is a little tight since we are still on the bus around 10:40am. Both of us actually ran to the train station and we made it on time. So we better left the house another 15-30 min earlier so as not to be so stress. It is better to use the electronic immigration system as it is very fast compared to the manual stamping counter. So better use the electronic immigration system in Malaysia next time. It takes about 5 min to reach Malaysia Johor station. We left straight to KSL shopping mall since we want to shop at City Square Shopping Mall when we come back from KSL We walked back to the other building where the bus interchange is to find Bus F100 (RM...

@Trip:Bangkok Shopping Trip 21-25 Nov 2024

Image generated by Gemini My wife Wendy and me booked a flight to Bangkok more than 6 months earlier. Took quite a while for my wife to go for a holiday in Bangkok, after COVID, which is more than 3 years ago for our last Bangkok trip. Booked the 8:10am Thai Airways flight and realized that taking the first MRT train(around 5:30am and MRT station is at Changi Terminal 2) will not be able to make it by 7:10am for check-in to Thai Airway counter. So we had to take a Grab ride to Changi Airport Terminal 1. My wife even paid for the online check-in for Thai Airway. Since we reach around 6.45am at Changi Airport Terminal 1, we have enough time to play with to check-in and board the flight.  When we went to look for local SIM(AIS Tourist SIM 8 days@299baht for 30GB and 399baht for unlimited data) at CentralWorld(Biggest shopping mall in Asia), there is really no discount on the local SIM but at least you have someone to assist you to get the local SIM working on your phone, which is my R...

@Trip:Bangkok Shopping Trip 1 - 6 Oct 2025

Image generated from Gemini      Wendy and me booked a Bangkok trip from 1 - 6 Oct 2025. There was some hiccups due to the flight to Bangkok from Jetstar has been cancelled due to Jetstar closed its operation. We had to book Scoot again. Really troublesome but still managed to fly to Bangkok.      Since this time Wendy does the planning, I just followed her. But found out she know nothing and had to figure out some stuff out like local SIM purchase, taking the metro service to our destination and some minor issues that gets resolved ultimately.     Since we thought we did not buy any check-in luggage, we brought two 20 inch hard cases for this trip. She finally pack lite for an overseas trip. We only filled 3/4 of the luggage and expect to buy a Bangkok trolley back to accommodate our purchases.     I did my research using ChatGPT and Gemini for this round instead of Google Search. Results are pretty promising, except for some results t...

Ketogenic Diet

Image from https://www.vecteezy.com/vector-art/224232-keto-diet-pyramid  Ketogenic diet is gaining popularity in recent years and shows promising results to a range of health problems, including obesity and type 2 diabetes. The general idea for this diet is consuming low carbs (rice, sugar, bread, noodles, etc), moderate protein (meat or beans) and high fat food (fatty cut meat or fruits rich in fat like avocado). Do note all the food mentioned are unprocessed food. Food must be in its raw form as much as possible and no added flavoring, preservatives or chemicals. This is one of the main turnoff for me. Such food is usually more expensive compared to processed food, which for me is not easily achieved as I am an idler, so expenses are kept to the minimum.  The main similarities of ketogenic diet and fasting is getting the body to switch from burning glucose to burning fats .  I did research on ketogenic diet by reading articles and videos in Youtube....

@发牢骚:我累了

Photo by eminumana: https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-on-red-grocery-cart-2871490/ 要你独立不是我的本意,我太累了是我的真心 。。。 闲人·迪克森 我累了。。。 我不想再这样生活了。我认为我的努力没有任何价值。不要把我的体贴当成必然的。我的溺爱造成我现在的状况。我妻子变成一个依赖我的人。原本只是想幫她减轻她家庭负担,让她好过一点。却变成这样的下场。可能以前我管的太多,变的她和我岳母一样,做事靠张嘴的坏习惯。也许这是我的家庭传统,是靠本事说话,我很难认可这么一个家庭。 不要把我当作一个工具人 。我是一个有血有肉的一个人。嗨。。。 有一次,我注意到她对我这个游手好闲的人并不满意。尽管她确实提到她很感激我为她做饭,但我仍然认为我有一些不满。她只是抱怨“她登上了海盗船”,这是我们过去常说的关于我们关系的笑话,她似乎是认真的。这让我很不开心,感觉我所做的与赚钱相比似乎有些不足。她除了赚钱,回家只看电视和Shoppee直播,坐在沙发上,直到最近在商业休息时,当我准备晚餐时,才有所帮助。我也想让我的妻子为我做饭,照顾我,而不是总是依赖我来照顾她。在2023年3月20日,我告诉她我想自私一次,完全不想再打理任何事情。 女人不可以不独立。不能每次要被当公主伺候着。有事时就想老公,没事时不当一回事。从工作里找成功感,因为生活找不到,是可以。但是不要埋怨工作忙,工作累。这是你自找的。你什么都是为了你家人,有空才想到我。当你把家人放在第一位是,就不要后悔你不是老公的第一位。 过日子是这样过的吗? 助人着自助。帮助别人的人也要快乐才可以帮助别人。我不快乐了。我累了。我什么都不想管,不想做了。我要放很长很长的假。我是个男人但我不想这样走下去。这样过日子太没意思,太累了对我来说。 我终于得到了当之无愧的休息、走上了成为真正闲人的道路。 •••••••••••❅──────✧❅✦❅✧──────❅•••••••••••

@发牢骚:溺孝(@GRUMBLE: Obsessed Filial Piety)

Image by  Tumisu  from  Pixabay When something becomes an obsession, the problem starts... Dickson Idlier Is obsessed filial piety a problem? How can filial piety becomes an obsession? My wife may not be the only one who is in this state and in denial. She has become a 'mother' to her mother, worrying that she get bullied, buy necessities for them, make every decision that they have to make. However, what she did not realize was that this mother had become an "ignorant child" under her obsessive care, unable to make correct judgments, completely relying on her for almost everything in daily life, and almost unable to take care of herself completely and properly. This is a sad scene that I noticed but due to my wife's obsession, there is nothing I can do and let her repay her 'debt' to her parents. Because anything related to her family is sensitive, it's a fact she doesn't want to face.".Some background on these two woman: My wife has been ind...

@GRUMBLE: I Am Tired

Photo by eminumana: https://www.pexels.com/photo/person-on-red-grocery-cart-2871490/ It is not my intention to ask you to be independent, is I am truly too tired . . . Dickson Idlier I don't want to live like this anymore. I don't think my efforts are worth anything. Don't take my consideration for granted. My indulgence has caused my current situation. My wife has become a dependent person on me. Originally, I just wanted to help her alleviate the burden on her family and make her feel better. But it turned out like this. Maybe I used to manage too much, and she became like my mother-in-law in the bad habit of relying on her mouth to do things. Don't use me as a tool man(Simp) . I am a person with flesh and blood. Sigh... Once, I noticed that she wasn't satisfied with me as a loafer. Although she did mention that she appreciated me cooking for her, I still think I have some dissatisfaction. She just complained that "she boarded the pirate ship," which was...

'Life Is Simple' FB Quote 16 — Truth

[ If you cannot convince people who are in denial, don't bother. They are in their own world and they don't trust you enough to listen to you. Let them be. — Dickson Idlier]

Quotes from Zelinski Book : Richest

How expensive is your pleasure activities? Photo by Mathilde Langevin on Unsplash .

Quotes from Zelinski Book : Relax

Finally, I can truly relax. Photo by Elly Fairytale from Pexels

Quotes from Zelinski Book : Spend Foolishly

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Freeganism: Gains and losses

Image from: http://www.freegan.at/en/kontakt.htm Freeganisim enlightens me to look beyond materialism and what I have gravely misunderstood about how I can live my life. You need so little to survive and what's more, there are so many freebies out there that doesn't make sense to try so hard to earn money. — Dickson Idlier

Cheapo2Max : Cycling

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Cheapo2Max : Walking

Picture taken from: Business photo created by senivpetro - www.freepik.com Walking, a simplest mode of transport and the best exercise one can have. Best of all, it is free and you can do it anytime. —— Dickson Idlier

@MsiaTrip: First Johor Bahru Shopping Trip after Covid-19

     This is my first trip to Malaysia, Johor Bahru (JB) after Covid-19. I went with my wife and her friend. This is the first time for my wife's friend to visit Malaysia. Earlier heard the jam at Malaysia custom or Causeway bridge made me worried how long we need to clear the Malaysia custom.       We travel to Kranji MRT station to take SBS Transit Bus 170, 170x or 160. This is the usual route I take to Malaysia, JB. My wife wanted to try taking the train to Malaysia, but the timing is not suitable so I rejected it. Another reason is I am not familiar with how to go to Woodlands Train Checkpoint. I am not comfortable to use a route I am not familiar and also need to try out my favourite route.      We left about 9am from Pioneer MRT station and noticed that this timing has lesser crowd. Maybe I will stick with this timing since it is pretty crowded when we left at 10 - 10.30am. With a stroke of luck, we cleared the custom about 12.40pm...

BrainTeasers: Cross Fire 穿越火线

Image from: Mewatch.com Country: China Genre: Gaming, Time Travel Release Date: 2020 Rating:  ★★★ ★★ I just finished watching this drama on Mewatch.com. This is one of the best dramas that I have ever watched, especially since it is on esport. Initially, I wanted to watch it due to an esport drama, but it turned out to be such an excellent drama.  The drama is about 2 esport players for Crossfire game, XiaoFeng (Seven), a team leader for 1coin team in the year 2008 and another is XiaoBei (North), team leader for Continue team in the year 2019.  They somehow managed to contact each other through this game during an accident. With this encounter, they later managed to realize who each other is and they helped each other during different time eras to try to make some changes that happened. Through this, XiaoFeng managed to win the first CrossFire competition in China and XiaoBei managed to form an esport team and continued to compete CrossFire as a professional player. ...

@另类生活方式:极简主义

图片取自: https://unsplash.com/photos/QZGQO3NvsLo 极简主义正在保留必要的内容,并摆脱其余的内容。一种心理状态,超越了唯物主义的对象,人际关系,心态和生活方式。 —— 闲人·迪克森 著名极简主义者的流行语录: 极简主义是摆脱自己过剩生活的工具,而是专注于重要的事情,因此您可以找到幸福,成就感和自由。 — 极简主义者   极简主义是一种哲学。 — 柯林 · 赖特 极简主义是一种回避非本质的方式,以专注于什么才是真正重要的,什么让我们的生活有意义,什么给我们带来快乐和价值。- —利奥 · 巴博塔 当前的社会忙于忙碌,购买或升级东西,陷入更深的债务,赚更多的钱并使我们的房子杂乱不堪。每个人都认为生活充裕的金钱和事物正在为他们的未来带来幸福感,但事实并非如此。 极简主义恰恰相反。这是一种简单的生活方式。免于过度的财产和分心。从最简单的事情中找到快乐。 极简主义旨在实现: 放慢你的步伐。给自己更多的时间去做对你重要的事情。 将支出减少到仅用于基本内容。 根据对您至关重要的内容,您可以决定保留什么以及出售,赠与或抛弃什么。 (整理杂物的技巧无处不在。只需进行搜索即可。) 随着您的前进,微调您拥有的基本内容。少即是多。 然后慢慢地把这个概念运用到你的人际关系、心态和生活方式上。这是最好的部分,因为它适用于任何地方。 试试吧!

脑筋急转弯: 给予的喜悦和可持续慈善:菲利波项目

您无需“富有”也可以给予任何人,尤其是陌生人。只需要有同情心和愿意付出。 —— Dickson Idlier “菲利波项目”是由新加坡弗里根创始人科林·刘发起的。该项目从公共捐助者那里收集可用的小物品(脸谱网“赠送和接受免费物品”组的帖子中的详细信息)或从新加坡不消费者(FIS)垃圾箱潜水那里收集物品,并赠送给新加坡的菲律宾外籍家政工人(FDW)。他们把这些东西装进大纸箱,然后运回他们在菲律宾的家乡。他们要么自己或从捐赠者分担运费。这些运送的物品被送给他们的家人、亲戚或教会成员,因为有些人太穷了,他们连一顿饭也买不起。有些物品也会被转卖用来支付生活必需品的,比如食物、电源等。几乎是零成本和可持续的慈善活动,因为它分发别人不需要或捐赠的物品给穷人,只需要空间,时间和努力去做。听起来像当志愿者,对吗? 运送的物品正在卡车上分发。

脑筋急转弯: 来自《你能不能不工作》一书中有深刻见解观点

图片取自: 微博 有见地的观点,让我们更加意识到我们对自己做的无稽之谈,工作道德,保持身心健康,您的“身份”,处理完全的休闲,消除无聊,获得真正的成功,经济独立,掌握当下,不要担心,孤独,消极的人和退休计划。本书亮点:

QuotesofWisdom: Mind

Our mind dictates our actions and our actions dictate what we are. Only by changing what goes into your mind or what you think can change who you are. So try changing your thoughts first if you want to change yourself. — Dickson Idlier One needs to control the mind or the mind will control you. The way is to be aware of your thoughts but not be lead by it. Only through control of the mind can you find peace of mind and calm your mind.  — Dickson Idlier A always busy mind does not make the best decisions. Only by taming the monkey mind can your mind be truly calm and clear. Then any decision made will be the best decisions. Have you started training your mind to stay calm yet?  — Dickson Idlier