why add life updates to my blog?
i feel like i started writing blogs so that i can remember pieces of my life as i get older
i think my biggest fear is forgetting what happened in my life. so basically alzheimer's disease is my absolute nightmare
a great way to counter that fear is probably to write down in a simple way what happened in my life
i will write about what happened, and what i plan to do, and in a month i can write about if what i planned to do happened, and then continue planning forward.
sounds good, right?
the story so far...
so here's a summarized version of my history.
i've been a salesperson (real estate) all my life (2019), and when times weren't really doing good, i signed up as a property manager (2020).
i don't really enjoy being in sales. i hate having to follow up with people and i can't care less about pushing people to buy things i don't believe in.
being a property manager was fun, solving problems for people and interacting and de-escalating situations.
and then back in 2023 i started learning python.
i was pretty good at it and so i decided to dive into it further. like just full send it.
so i stopped working and went for a full time bootcamp and self-studied. i picked up javascript, bash, sql etc.
finding a job as a developer is super difficult, and i didn't want to go back to being a real estate agent, so i've decided to do property management again (i start tomorrow).
while unemployed, i've done food delivery jobs, and then a part time job at an american-japanese fusion restaurant. this is the best work
the job will have a lot of free time for me to do other work while in the office and i'm planning on building an ecommerce store to sell things online.
what's coming next for me
setting up a fragrance store online and try to make some extra dollars
propose to my gf when the paycheck comes in
apply for a home through BTO (a singaporean government program that helps to get subsidized public housing)
rebuild renart.sg and try to get users back on it
try to diplomacize my software engineer cert, and then finally get a degree for it with trent university.
or maybe continue my degree with SUSS (i dropped out)
so this is what i plan to do within 2024
i should probably add another log to discuss and think about my 3,5,10 year plans.
the people around me
i should also write about what's happening to the peopel around me so that future me can reminsisce
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my gf
well, she quit her part time job at the kpop store and is searching for a job right now. i'm still perstering her so that she doesn't procrastinate, but hey we both understand that it's a time in our life that we need to take things seriously. so we've decided that the next job we get we will stay in it for a longer period of time so that we can start building a career.
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papa
he is doing what he loves. i'm so happy for him actually. he loves tinkering with stuff and i think that's where i got that trait from probably. so he's now a handyman that sometimes takes on complex contract jobs, and he can work on his own time.
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mummy
my mum is still teaching, she loves teaching. she's pretty happy with what she's doing but i don't think she's happy at home. her gadgets and tv shows keep her occupied enough, so that's good. she refers me to do some tutoring on the side and i appreciate that.
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my siblings
ronnie's about to end ns, and is planning to go to uni. in the meantime i suggested that he work at the restaurant i am, so that he can get some money.
ansariah is planning to drop out of her degree to pursue a diploma in jewellery design. i told her it is unwise to do so, and going without a degree makes it hard to find a job, but she's hardheaded (like me) and is going ahead with it anyway
rinnie is supposed to go to the school of fine arts but i don't know what happened to that honestly. maybe i'll ask ronnie
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shawn
shawn says that he's applying to salesforce. his target is to get to 10k a month of income. i believe if there's anyone who can do it, he can. he has the personality for it. he is also the person that i'm building the online store with.
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joel
getting married soon, on the 16th of november 2024. grace is a wonderful woman, and joel is a virtuous man, i believe their marriage will be blissful. also, he is returning to real estate sales. he invited me to join with him but i don't think that's where i belong anymore.
i barely meet with my friends anymore. i wonder if we'll stay friends.
time will tell
ending off
tbh i don't really know how to end this off, since it's just an update post.
but let's just use this section to declare that i must come back to update again next month, and compare my progress.
cheers