It’s not difficult to walk 10,000 steps in a day. But to walk 10,000 steps a day for 365 days, that’s a whole other story. Here’s what I learned from attaining a 365-day streak of walking 10,000 steps. In November 2022, I started to walk 10,000 steps daily. It wasn’t because of health reasons, butContinue reading “What I learned from walking 10,000 steps a day for a year”
Author Archives: Daniel Tay
An afternoon in Bekok
I’m currently on a solo trip in Malaysia, which will last from anywhere between 2-4 weeks. My rough plan is to stay at Kluang, a town I’ve grown attached to, and use it as an home base to take day trips to nearby towns via train. Today I took the train out to Bekok, aContinue reading “An afternoon in Bekok”
Taking the train in Malaysia
Besides taking intercity buses, taking the train is also a fairly reliable way to get around Malaysia. Interestingly, taking the train is not faster than taking the bus. In many cases, it’s slower, but that’s largely because of the North-South Expressway. I imagine that for places not along the North-South Expressway, taking the train wouldContinue reading “Taking the train in Malaysia”
Taking the bus in Malaysia
There are a few kinds of buses in Malaysia. You have the inter-city buses that take you from one town to another. I’ve always taken the bus to Kluang from Larkin. Many times I considered taking the train instead, but in the end, I still choose to go by bus. With the bus, I leaveContinue reading “Taking the bus in Malaysia”
Why I became freegan
When I graduated from university, I didn’t enter the work force straight away. I did volunteer work. I met friends, and with each meeting, I saw the light in their eyes fade as they complained about work. I wrote a book and got it published. Then I figured out people would pay me to writeContinue reading “Why I became freegan”
Life in Kluang
There are few visitors to Kluang. It’s not a bustling city like Melaka, Johor Bahru, or Penang. Young people here, after finishing school, go to work in other cities, or in Singapore, coming home only on the weekends, if at all. Many of the younger generation migrate, many to Singapore. It is not there areContinue reading “Life in Kluang”
Why I keep going back to Kluang
Today marks the 7th time I’ve been to Kluang this year. It should have been more, but I was unable to travel for 3 months this year. People like to ask me why I keep going to Kluang. There is nothing there, they say. It’s so boring, they say. Perhaps that’s why I like it.Continue reading “Why I keep going back to Kluang”
Comments
I don’t actually check my blog very often. So I usually don’t get to see comments made on any posts until several months later. My apologies to those who commented on past posts. Actually, this blog isn’t very public. You can’t access this blog from any menu on my website. I don’t make efforts toContinue reading “Comments”
Daniel Tay
Sometimes I google my own name, and I find that there are so many ‘Daniel Tay’s around. The most famous ‘Daniel Tay’ is the movie star who acted in the film Elf. I have no idea what he looks like. Then there’s the ‘Daniel Tay’ who started Bakerzin, sold it off, and went on toContinue reading “Daniel Tay”
Covid Chronicles, Day 16
Circuit Breaker – Day 16 Normally I write about my experiences but today I had none, since it was my day off and I stayed at home battling anxiety. So I’ll just write about what I spent last night thinking about. Out of all workers, the 20% of people still commuting to work are theContinue reading “Covid Chronicles, Day 16”
Daniel Tay 