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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 to…
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 the…
Covid Chronicles, Day 15
Circuit Breaker – Day 15 Two days ago, I shared a post about recognising mental health symptoms experienced by people undergoing this traumatic period. While this coronavirus period has largely resulted in little change in my lifestyle — the sole exception being having to buy groceries — I too have not been immune to these…
Covid Chronicles, Day 14
Circuit Breaker – Day 14 I decided to go out at 4.30am to get some bread from the nearby supermarket, and some pork products which Yihong Trading Enterprise doesn’t sell, because it’s a halal-certified establishment. This is the best time to be in the supermarket. Shelves are restocked to how a supermarket normally looks like. The last…
Covid Chronicles, Day 13
Circuit Breaker – Day 13 Shit got real yesterday. I was doing a shift with a team mate at a location that no longer sells food. He wanted to order McDonald’s delivery, but decided against it when he saw that it would take 2 hours to get to our location. In the morning, when I…
Covid Chronicles, Day 12
Circuit Breaker – Day 12 I have decided to get the bulk of the household’s groceries from Yihong Trading Enterprise and have it delivered. That’s what I’ll be using part of my $600 Solidarity Payment for. Daniel Yap’s business had previously been serving the needs of the Bangladeshi population in Singapore. With many migrant workers locked down…
Covid Chronicles, Day 11
Circuit Breaker – Day 11 When I first took up this work, no one knew much about Covid-19. We all thought that Wuhan was overreacting, and that the whole thing would blow over by May. We never expected that in May, we would be locked down almost as tight as Wuhan. But at least our…
Covid Chronicles, Day 10
Circuit Breaker – Day 10 Since Circuit Breaker, Singapore’s version of lockdown, started, all non-essential shops have been made to close their doors. Only essential services may remain open. Here where I’ve been temporarily working, entry to playgrounds are forbidden, fountains have stopped functioning, and even many food stalls are also closed. Some shops do…
Covid Chronicles, Day 9
Circuit Breaker – Day 9 I’m standing at my station with one hour to go in my 12-hour shift. A guy I once worked with walks up to me and hands me a hot cup of Lipton tea. “I don’t drink hot drinks,” he says. I am surprised. “You don’t drink hot drinks?” I ask.…
Covid Chronicles, Day 8
Circuit Breaker – Day 8 I did something today that I haven’t done in a verrrry long time. I went grocery shopping. In a supermarket. Since our Prime Minister went on television last week to ask seniors to stay at home, my highly at-risk elderly parents with chronic illnesses said to me, “Daniel, since you’re…
Covid Chronicles, Day 7
Circuit Breaker – Day 7 I was entering an MRT station when I saw a woman not wearing her mask come out of the station looking flustered, and behind her was a lady in a grey shirt, wearing a mask and gloves. I recognised her as one of those SMRT ambassadors and I wondered if…
Covid Chronicles, Day 6
Circuit Breaker – Day 6 I got to speak with a Jetstar cabin crew. As all their flights are grounded, she’s currently working as a temperature screener. Jetstar, as a company, is helping their staff – cabin crew and pilots – find alternative employment during this difficult time. They’ve tied up with government and private…
Covid Chronicles, Day 5
Circuit Breaker – Day 5 A few years ago, I practised keeping a gratitude journal. It was actually a Whatsapp group with two friends. Every day, we would write in the group 3 things that we were grateful for. It helped me through my darkest of days. Thinking about it today, I would say 1.…
Covid Chronicles, Day 4
Circuit Breaker – Day 4 I bring my own packed food for supper. I used to cook, but nowadays my mum cooks extra and I bring the leftovers. My team mates prefer to buy food at the workplace, but y’know, I prefer not to buy if I can help it. At the start, they took…
Covid Chronicles, Day 3
Circuit Breaker – Day 3 Took this photo in the public area of Changi Airport. In good times, all four screens would be filled with departure flight information. But in these dark days, there are sometimes only four flights for the whole night. The world is currently in lockdown. In most countries, air travel is…
Covid Chronicles, Day 2
Circuit Breaker – Day 2 Given our government’s love for the use of mnemonics, they could not have overlooked the implications of naming the Covid Circuit Breaker (CCB). I think it was deliberately chosen so that this inside joke would go viral. Free publicity is the best kind of publicity. Last night, I met this…
Covid Chronicles, Day 1
Circuit Breaker Day 1 The train is empty, except for people going to and from work in essential services, have gone to buy food or groceries, or have gone for exercise. I am wearing my freshly collected and handwashed black reusable mask that the government distributed to all Singaporeans. I’m still getting used to it,…
Comparison
Sometimes I look at Rob Greenfield’s blog and wonder if I should be blogging more like him. His posts are all positive because he wants to be a positive force for humanity. He has his down days too, but these are rare, at least compared to mine. Then again, maybe he doesn’t share all his…
My four day work week
I used to work 48 hours a week. 52, if you count commuting time. But it was a 4-day work week. I had full flexibility how I wanted to manage my time, and I wanted to have 3 off days a week. So I decided to work 12 hours for each of my work days.…
Alter Ego 2
I’ve completed this game. It’s a fascinating game. There are 3 characters in the game. There is you, the wanderer, also the Ego. Then there is Es, the Id. And then there’s the Facade, which is the SuperEgo. When you first play through the game, you’re not sure what’s going on. You think you’re the…
Hero
I’ve had a few people tell me that I’m their hero. While that can be flattering to hear, I feel I don’t deserve their admiration. I am not the person that the media portrays me to be. Actually, I don’t think anyone is what the media portrays them to be. Media needs to portray people…
There is no finish line
I saw something on Facebook today that resonated with me: “I once said to my therapist after a particularly hard week, ‘I wish I could just fix all of my problems and move on to live a normal life.’ And he looked at me and said, ‘There is no finish line.’Those words felt like a…
PTSD
You know how soldiers who have gone through war suffer from PTSD? When they encounter something that triggers their memories and they have flashbacks of their traumatic experiences and these cause them to break down? Turns out, one doesn’t need to have gone to war to suffer from PTSD-like symptoms. Divorce or separation can do…
Alter Ego
I’m playing an Idle game called Alter Ego. It’s quite fascinating. It gets you to called points call Ego by clicking on thought bubbles. When you have accumulated enough, you can exchange them to do a personality test. Based on the results of the tests, the content of the thought bubbles change. The interesting thing…
Work
I was taking the train yesterday morning at about 8.30am. It was crowded. I haven’t taken the train at this hour for a long time as I normally set my meetings at 10am to avoid the peak hour crowd. Walking through the crowd reminded me of my past life, where I would head to the…
Overextended
I’m gradually coming out of my cave. But I made a mistake yesterday and overextended myself again. However, it was also due to unforeseen circumstances, which I suppose could have been better planned and buffered for. One boundary I set for myself as I’m recovering is to meet no more than one person or group…
Money management
I had an idea today. People think that being freegan is all about getting free stuff. The truth is, I don’t know of any freegan in Singapore that lives completely independently of money. We all still spend some money somehow, because there are certain things we choose to spend money on so that we can…
Weird
I have an ex-client turned friend turned family. Our relationship is interesting because he was introduced to me as a referral from a mutual friend. He later engaged me for financial planning (my previous career), after which I got to know him better. I’d introduced him to a few ladies because he was looking to…
Ang Mo Kio memories
I went to AMK today. I used to stay in this town, and walking down AMK Hub and Central triggers memories. For that reason, I’ve avoided coming here as best as I could, fearing what memories and tears this place could bring. But today, before I could help myself, a smile was triggered. I think…
Panic attack
I nearly had a panic attack today. They seem to be triggered by a reminder or memory of a past traumatic experience. I read in Dr Edith Eva Eger’s book “The Choice: Embrace The Possible” that years and decades after she has healed from her experiences as an Auschwitz survivor, she still has panic attacks…
Taking on too much
I’m taking on too much too quickly. I’ve been on a break of sorts of late, dealing with the onset of my depression. I decided to cut off all my activities to recuperate. After feeling left out, I immersed myself too quickly back into activity. I need to step back and mark out my boundaries…
Purge
I did a Facebook purge recently. I do this every 1-2 years. You know how it is, you add people as friends on Facebook after having met them once or twice. But you don’t really stay friends, you don’t really keep in touch, and after a while, you forget how this person looks like, how…
Purge
I did a Facebook purge recently. I do this every 1-2 years. You know how it is, you add people as friends on Facebook after having met them once or twice. But you don’t really stay friends, you don’t really keep in touch, and after a while, you forget how this person looks like, how…
Website revamp
I’ve been working on revamping this website. I needed some inspiration on how to do it, and I decided to take a leaf out of Rob Greenfield’s website. I went over to take a look at it and decided that I had enough material made about me to do the same as he does. This…
Keep it real
I’ve been thinking long and hard about whether I should make this blog private. Usually we don’t like to show others our weak side, our dark sides. We prefer, especially in this social media world we live in now, to show only our good sides, only that which flatter us. It boosts our ego. It…
Who am I?
One of the problems I face is identifying myself with a cause, a passion, a job. When I worked as a church writer and found that because of my depression I could no longer write, I faced a loss of identity. Because if I was not a writer, then who was I? After that, I…
Budget 2020
Last year I spent $18,500 for the whole year. This year, I hope the amount will be lower than that. It’s not yet my target though. My target monthly budget, probably achievable in 2021, is as follows: $200 – insurance without cash value$50 – household$30 – mobile subscription$75 – transport Total $355/mth would be unavoidable.…
Today’s gonna be a good day
Sometimes you wake up in the morning and you just know it’s gonna be a good day. Today is the first time I’m seeing the morning sun (after waking up) since 9 Jan. Most times I see the sun only after it’s crossed the zenith, unless I see it before going to bed. But today.…
Switching back
I’m moving past the anxiety curve and switching back to depression. I spent the whole of the past 48 hours reading 86 issues of Batman (2016).
Escapism
I felt really bad and I wanted to escape it. I sought refuge in video games, but I got bored. I sought refuge in movies, but I got anxious. I sought refuge in books, but I got tired. I found refuge in comics. I’m still there.
Moving on
My mum asked me, “How come you didn’t go to M’s birthday?” “I wasn’t invited,” I said. “That’s… sad,” she replied. “I mean, you built up this community and now they don’t invite you to their celebrations.” “No, it’s good,” I replied. “It means they don’t need me anymore. That frees me. It frees me…
Is there more to life?
I was watching the starting of Ralph Breaks The Internet last night, after which the movie refused to load so I turned it off. In that part, the two main characters were having an argument or discussion. Both of them spend their days working and their evenings having fun. And one of them asked, “Is…
Emotionless
I’ve been having conversations with my inner self. I find it especially helpful in bouts of depression, because it allows me to cut through the haze of emotions and see what’s underlying it all. But when it comes to bouts of anxiety, there doesn’t seem to be any emotion. My inner self seems to be…
Looking out for others
I slept in today, because I couldn’t relax last night, and ended up exhausting myself so that I could finally fall asleep. But that’s okay, because I was supposed to meet a friend only at 2.45pm. My friend has very recently lost her father. I met her to go do a food rescue. I often…
Anxiety
Okay, it’s not boredom I’m feeling, but anxiety. Looks like the depression is gone for now, and has been replaced by anxiety. Anxiety is better than depression, but it brings about its own set of problems. Right now, it’s sleep disturbance. I am unable to relax. I have to stay awake until I feel so…
Necessity is the mother of invention
I view this phase of boredom as a necessity. Out of boredom comes creativity. Most retirees go through this phase as well. It is a period whereby we discover our identity outside of work. As the feeling is unpleasant, it is very tempting to go and find some work to kill the feeling. But feelings…
Boredom
I was thinking today if I should go back to work. I’ve been feeling kind of bored. It’s been almost 3 years since I started my mini retirement, when I stopped working full-time. I had thought to spend only 2 years going without work, thinking I would finish spending all my savings and have to…
Some days
Some days, even before you open your eyes in the morning, you just know it’s gonna be a bad day. Then you have a choice. Either you wallow in bed in self-pity, or you get up anyway and face the day. You keep busy. You do the things you’ve been putting off. Preferably things that…
The sun will always shine tomorrow
Dealing with depression and anxiety means that there are good days and there are bad days. Much like dealing with cancer, or so my cancer-stricken friends tell me. Sometimes a day can be both bad and good. Mood changes can be quick and unpredictable. I’ve learned to enjoy the good while it lasts, and also…
Deep Relaxation Technique
For several weeks now, I’ve been going for a series of yoga therapy sessions. It’s supposed to help my depression, but that’s only if I put in the effort to do my homework. I oscillate between depression and anxiety. On the weeks of anxiety, I have much energy and I can do a lot. On…
Grey fog
A grey fog has descended on everything. Your version of what happened differs from others who were actually there, just as you were. Someone is being gaslighted. Is it you doing the gaslighting? Or is it you being gaslighted? You don’t know anymore, and you no longer care. You don’t know who to trust, who…
Helium balloons floating away
“Daniel, why are you so far from the community now?” asked a friend some months ago. “You want to be given the option to accept or decline the invitation? If you keep declining, sooner or later, people will stop inviting you,” said another friend a few days ago. The funny thing about depression is that…
The meaning of life
10 years ago, back when I first got depression, I kept feeling like my life had no meaning. Now, I still feel the same. Back then, someone told me that life inherently has no meaning, and that any meaning anyone’s life had, was created by themselves. From there, I came to realise that if my…
Descent into madness
It feels like I’m drowning. It feels like, for a brief moment, everything is going to be alright. Then it feels like I’m drowning again. Like somebody pushed me under again. Busy. I have to keep busy. Lest these thoughts and feelings of despair overwhelm me.
Disconnection
I feel… disconnected. I keep scrolling my social media feeds, looking for someone to interact with. Yet when interaction comes, I withdraw from it. It’s not loneliness that I feel. It’s more of a sense of disconnection. Disconnected from my community. Disconnected from my friends. Disconnected from a bigger cause. Disconnected from myself. But as…
The worst part about having mental illness
I watched the movie Joker this week and there was this one line that struck me: “The worst part about having mental illness is people expect you to behave as if you don’t.” This is so true. I was expressing a problem I had which I could see is a direct consequence of withdrawal due…
Forgive yourself
I have one more person to forgive: myself. Forgive the part of yourself that was victimised, and let go of all blame. Don’t hold yourself responsible for something that’s not your fault. What if blaming yourself is just a way of maintain the fantasy that the world is in your control? We can’t control other…
The work of healing
This is the work of healing. You deny what hurts, what you fear. You avoid it at all costs. Then you find a way to welcome and embrace what you’re most afraid of. And then you can finally let it go. – The Choice: Embrace The Possible
Learned helplessness
I’m reading a book called “The Choice: Embrace the Possible” by Edith Eva Eger, a concentration camp survivor. In the book, she writes about learned helplessness: In the 1960s, Martin Seligman, a psychologist, conducted a series of experiments on dogs. It would be deemed cruelty to animals today, but these laws weren’t around then. He…
Okay
I think I’m going to be okay. I no longer feel like crying whenever I see a photo or video of you. 2019 was a rough year. I lost many friendships and relationships important to me. And for most of the year, it seemed like I could not let go of the most significant one.…
Don’t believe everything that is said about you
All media is scripted. That’s the first lesson in Media Literacy 101. In media, the constraining factor is the audience’s attention span. This appears in various forms. In print media, article length is the key deciding factor. On video, it’s time. That’s why video makers such as Nas Daily constrains himself to making short videos.…
“Must be a team player”
Sometimes when you apply for jobs, you see a job requirement “must be a team player”. It’s occurred to me that I fail in this requirement. I am most definitely not a team player. I mean, I could be persuaded to work as part of a team by a capable leader. But by and large,…
Some days
Some days are just a haze. I’m not really present and it’s hard to focus on anything in particular. On such days, I lose myself in a game, a book, an anime, or a movie. I just want the day to pass by as quickly as possible, so that I can go back to sleep.…
Memory is a fickle thing
Sometimes I feel I am losing my mind, when I cannot recall the details of something I should. It’s like trying to grasp at the straws of a fading dream soon after waking up. I’ve learned not to rely on memory, that fickle thing. It chooses and selects what to remember and what to forget.…
Time to let go
I’ve seen you a thousand times, but none of them are you. Your dress, the way you walk, the way your arms bulge, the way your hair falls down by the side of your face When you turn, I look to see your face, but it never is you. Except that one time when it…
Longing and loss
Last night we walked along Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8, on the way to church. You asked me, how long it’s been since the last time I went to church. Has it been a few years? Not that long ago, I said. I was going to church three times a week. Oh, you said. And…
Still going strong
2 years, 4 months ago, I decided to stop working. I tell people it’s because I wanted to explore the freegan way of life and figure out how to make it last for the rest of my life without having to go back to work. That’s only partly true. It’s just that the real reason…
Happy 9th
We would have been nine today. But we didn’t make it. I dreamt of you last night. Not the you that you are now. But the you that you used to be. You asked me if I was okay. You looked me over. Then you smiled at me and said, “Not yet. Just a bit…
How to get free food, part 1
If you could have an additional $400 a month, how would you feel? Back when financial planning took up the bulk of my time, I was surprised at the lengths that people would do to earn a few hundred dollars more every month. Some would write a book. Some would give tuition. Some would put…
An untitled post
I realise that I hardly write in this blog, and it’s been about 9 months since I wrote here. The only reason I decided to write a little tonight is because I just renewed the domain name and thought I might as well use it. Let’s see. What has happened in my life so far?…
How I go cashless in Singapore
I don’t get what’s the big deal about going cashless in Singapore. Since April this year, I’ve gone completely without cash, and that is a real time-saver. I admit, the first few times I chose to leave home without it (cash), I was filled with anxiety. What if I needed to buy something and they…
My next great adventure
Hello. I haven’t written in here for over a month. I was kind of inspired to write a blog post after reading an update from a friend’s blog. I’ve been busy. Busier than I expected I would be. Which is strange, considering my biggest change in my life. But before I get to that, I…
Should I put $500k into a bank with an interest rate of 13%?
Sometimes I write answers to financial questions on Quora. The asker of this question added: In my country, we have that high interest if you deposit that amount of money in a local currency. Our currency has been devaluated by 100% in 20–4–15. I really don’t think that it will happen again in any time…
Why do some millionaire Singaporeans still live in HDB apartments?
A few years ago, I accompanied a friend to do door knocking. It’s the first and only time I ever did it — just for the experience. Door knocking is the activity that some insurance agents do to find customers. Other occupations that do this are ice-cream sellers, Christian evangelists, and other door-to-door salespeople. It’s…
What personal finance mistakes should everyone avoid?
I’ve been learning about personal finance for 10 years and teaching personal finance for 7. Here are the top five common mistakes I’ve observed: ONE: Spending more than you earn I had two friends. One was a lawyer who earned $100K a year and spent $110K. The other was an engineer who earned $60K a…
How do I overcome the belief that I have to be a millionaire or billionaire to enjoy life?
Sometimes I write answers to financial questions on sites like Quora. Someone there asked the above question. They specified that while they have hobbies that they enjoy, they can’t shake the feeling that in order to truly enjoy life, they would need a significant net worth to allow them to try new things and experiences.…
What are most people ignorant of that prevents them becoming financially wealthy?
Sometimes I answers to financial questions on sites such as ConsultWho.sg and Quora. Recently there was a question on Quora which asked: Q: What are most people ignorant of that prevents them becoming financially wealthy? The person who asked the question wanted to know the answer specifically in terms of education/knowledge. Here is how I…
Decluttering — One item a day
A few weeks ago, my aunt shared with me her method for decluttering: One item a day. Every day, she looks at her stuff and asks, “Have I used this in the past 6 months?” If the answer is ‘no’, out it goes. While I am a fan of batching – grouping similar tasks together…
Sharing is Caring
A few months ago, I organised a Treasure Hunt event for our freegan community. The purpose of the event was to give a live demo for aspiring freegans on how to go about getting free stuff. Learning from the first-hand experience, they can then go back to their own neighbourhoods and practice it on their…
The road to business failure is paved with good ideas
There are many good ideas floating around. People who create ideas often guard them jealously. However, an idea without execution is just imagination. Our imaginations are powerful, so powerful that it can convince us that we’re doing something when we’re not actually producing any real results. It is planning and execution that turn these ideas…
How to create your own modern kampong
I live in a 3-room HDB flat. This means that space inside my home is quite limited. There is a hobby that I spend about an hour or so every night that requires a little bit more open space than there is inside my home. I sit on a stool in the shared space outside…
A Virtual Reality world
The first time I put on a Virtual Reality helmet was 20 to 25 years ago. That’s right, Virtual Reality isn’t new. The basic technology has been around for decades. But it is only in recent years that technology has improved this field to the point that the mind can believe it is real. Back…
The gift of charity
I never saw the point giving to charity. They say you should give till it hurts. Well, back when I was still giving money to charity, it hurt. And when I saw other donors giving hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars, I thought to myself, “What difference does my $100 or even $1,000…
How I overcame anger
Ten years ago, a very close friend ghosted from my life. I knew him from church. Together we organised a big event for our church ministry where we were supposed to speak to all the Catholic priests in Singapore. It was the opportunity to get their buy-in for what we were doing. My close friend…
The gift of time
Today I watched a young man with his girlfriend. She was staring adoringly into his eyes, but he didn’t notice. His focus was on the Straits Times app on his mobile phone. Throughout the whole train journey, she just kept staring into his eyes, but his attention never wavered from his mobile phone. Which was…
Normal is an illusion
Today I accompanied a friend to a bankruptcy hearing. It turned out well and got the best possible outcome. Bankrupt. Divorce. Affair. Lawsuit. Orphan. Shotgun. Addiction. Mental illness. Broken family. Parental abandonment. Autism. Gay. Death of a child. These are things that don’t happen to you, you think. No one you know goes through this,…
How to stop worrying about money
Money is simple. But people make it complicated. If you’re just learning about how money works, you’ll definitely come across terms such as investing, debt, inflation, rate of return, risk, savings, assets, liabilities, income replacement, protection, index funds, stocks, bonds, trading, forex, options, CFDs, fixed deposits, unit trusts, mutual funds, and so on. This is…
When anxiety attacks
When I awoke yesterday morning, I didn’t want to get out of bed. I just wanted to go back to sleep. While this may be normal for some people, it was definitely usual for me. I have trained myself to get out of bed when my alarm clock rings. Yesterday was definitely unusual for me. Throughout…
Dropbox Nirvana
My laptop died on me today. I got it back in 2013, and it’s been showing signs of its impending death for a few months. I thought it was because I upgraded to Sierra. But no, it’s because the hard disk was getting corrupted. As I was on the train last night, I was contemplating…
How to stop worrying about money
I’ve been reading Buddhist books, mainly because I found two on my daily walks. Since I don’t bring my mobile phone out with me anymore, I read these books on the train. This is my first real introduction to Buddhism. When I’m not reading, I’m contemplating its teachings. When I started Freegan living, I noticed…
What antimatter has to do with money
I had this brainwave in the shower last night. In the beginning of this universe, there was nothing but energy. Then the energy became matter. For every bit of matter formed, a corresponding bit of antimatter was formed. When matter and antimatter touch, they annihilate each other, and turn back into energy. For some reason…
Living without a phone that is mobile
I haven’t been writing here as much as I wanted to. I had planned to write a post a day, but haha, I’m just not able to keep up with that. Some days I have nothing to write. One of the reasons why I’m writing a lot less these days is because I don’t have…
Is there a river?
What is a river? Is the river the water droplets that from the hills to the sea? If we remove the water droplets one at at time, will we be able to see the river in the droplets? No. The river is not the droplets. But if we remove all the droplets, is the river…
Life without a mobile phone
It’s great! I really enjoy life without having a mobile phone! I feel so liberated from the shackles of technology. On Day 1, as I turned in my phone to the Apple service centre, I asked, “How will I know when the phone is ready for collection?” “Oh, we’ll call you and send you an…
Can I live without my mobile phone?
I’m about to go replace my mobile phone battery. During this time, I may be without a phone. I am wondering: Can I live without my phone? I use my phone for so many things. But it also has many negative side effects, such as neck pain and shoulder aches. It’s also a great time…
What exactly is depression and why do so many have it?
Imagine you were driving a car for the first time. You’ve been to driving school, so you know the rules of the road. As you get behind the wheel, you see lots of different indicators on the dashboard, each with their own funny symbol. You don’t know what they mean, but that’s okay, you think.…
How do you cope with depression in order to function?
I’m sorry you are feeling this way. I know it’s terrible. Let me try to shed some light on your situation so that you have an idea what’s going on. The reason you are having a lot of negative thoughts is because your mind is idle. The reason your mind is idle is because you…
What will happen if all forms of “money” disappears; including cash, digital money and precious metal?
The world would become a kinder, more compassionate place to live. People would help each other out, look out for each other. Hey, I have 82 oranges. Could I give you some in exchange for a bottle of cooking oil? I really do have 82 oranges. In other words, people would go back to bartering.…
Building my social media bubble
During the General Elections in 2015, many of my friends were convinced that the ruling party would receive a sound thrashing at the polls. So when it turned out that the opposite was true, many could not believe it. The same thing happened in the U.S. Presidential Elections last year. Many of my friends were…
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