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Time flies27/2/2014 My boss went for family vacation and I'm currently between my 10 days off. He related the story to me as his wife gave the suggestion and there was no way he could escape. My boss thought he had impenetrable armour but one sentence killed him.
Wife: I was pregnant last year and we did not travel. I wanna go overseas. Boss: ... So easy. I planned to sort cards and had movies on standby just in case but I was kinda occupied between spending time with friends and bumming. I guess I have taken my foot off the pedal and switched off regarding my trading post. My attention span is quite short and for the past week I have been thinking about attending PTQ's for Portland. As we only have 1 slot in Singapore, I searched for nearby countries that feeds to PT Portland. I really want to go again. The story started around 3 years ago. I was writing articles on Puremtgo.com and was fortunate to have someone guide me along the way. His name is Andrew. Andrew commented on how I could improve and develop my own style of writing to better relay my thoughts into words and capture readers attention. We added each other on Magic Online and started to click. The topics we talked about ranged from Magic to personal to utter bullshit. We never met before and it was as if we found our doppelganger. It was him who suggested playing Zombie for my PTQ win. I searched for a list I liked and ran Zombie Pod. I remember telling him, "Wait for my good news". The moment I won all I could think of was to go back straight and log online to tell him. Still unbelievable to me right now. After the PT in Seattle I went Portland to stay for a week. Andrew offered to put me up during that period of time and I still can't thank him enough. I was introduced to his family. His wonderful wife Kira, beautiful daughter Gia, and his very adorable son Miles. I do not have experience handling children but I will remember fondly the time we had together. The reason why I want to go so badly? When the time came for me to return, the thought of never seeing them again crossed my mind. Yes we do chat on Whatsapp and Facebook but living in different continent if an issue. We had fun bashing each other and the self-deprecating jokes. Who would have thought we had so much to talk about. I'm gonna try my luck winning another ticket. Never stop dreaming. Quit smoking20/2/2014 I woke up 3 days ago and decided to quit smoking. It has been lingering in my mind for quite some time and saw my friend's facebook post by chance where he took a picture of nicotine gum that is available in local pharmacies. Decided to take the plunge and give it a try. From 15 to 20 sticks a day to 3 sticks a day seems like a major improvement. Only need to lay my hands off my father's cigarettes at night when he goes to sleep.
There is no bigger motivation than to keep yourself healthy. It should be the core concern as good health brings wealth. It is not easy but I will be patient. Experiencing some withdrawal symptoms like lethargy and unable to concentrate for long period of time. Laying in bed and not wanting to get up and move around much. It has affected my daily update on posting in the local forum but I will get through this period eventually. I will have 10 days off from work as my boss will be going overseas for family vacation. No income for a week means I will need to think of ways to move cards for cash. Have some ideas and do take a look at my post. Fundamentals11/2/2014 The only thing constant is change but the more things change, the more it stays the same. We strive to improve and make things happen. Until the time comes when we might face a potential challenge, we look back into the fundamentals and repeat the process. Getting the basics right will ensure our success. How so?
We would definitely be presented with options along the way, without prior experience, and have to choose one path. If the route taken was not the best we go back to review again. Take another chance until we hit gold. Failure is an option. It is not wrong to fail. It is wrong not to try. Having strong fundamentals allows us to narrow down the best possible choices available. Maybe there were 5 different ways to go about doing a task but through trial and error we try all 5. Yes, it is time consuming but time investment is usually not taken into consideration. For example, if every option was given 2 hours it will be 10 hours in total. The next subsequent tasks of similar status will only take 2 hours as we have knowledge on how to complete it using the most efficient method. We could potentially handle 5 tasks for next 10 hours. Compare it with someone who stubbornly use a single method and only change when it hits a dead end. It could end up spending more than 2 hours. Their 10 hours might only complete 4 tasks. It will jeopardise our time of which we can use it to do things we want. Time is only tangible when we understand how it works. Spend 5 minutes to consider the possible scenarios that might occur instead of jumping straight into a project. Search and plan an outline of how to get things done. If it fails, the time spent would be almost equivalent. Then move on to second option. Go in like a headless chicken usually exhaust more resource. Have a structure. We stand to gain much more in the long run. Modern Buy List1/2/2014 Just added Modern buy list. I am still at the stage of building my inventory. I have a good idea what cards are movable in Standard but not so in Modern. It is a risk but definitely a step I need to take in order for me to grow.
3 months in and I'm kinda amazed how things went. It started from 2 cards, Promo Umezawa's Jitte and Mirari's Wake, into a few hundred cards. I am very fortunate to have met a very kind person who helped me out when I first ventured into trading. He traded and sold me cards to kick start everything. Without him there would not be me. I give him the best price for cards he wants even if I don't earn a single cent. It is the least I can do to repay him. Another good friend of mine helped me out when I was at insurance industry and when he asked for cards, I would not hesitate to just give it to him. I never forget those who helped me along the way and the kindness they shown. It is due to my incapability that I am unable to repay them more. To those that try or tried to bring me down, thanks for the encouragement. AuthorLaid back and enjoys a good laugh. Archives
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