Places explored: – Queens Plaza – Microsoft Store (Uniqlo to get thermal underwear – Central Park – Manhattan Flight Club – Empire State Building – Statue of Liberty (via Pier 36) – 9/11 Memorial Museum – Wall Street + Bull + Girl – National Museum of Natural History – New York Public Library – Grand Central Station – Trying out Apple Vision Pro at Grand Central Station Apple Store
“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” Winston Churchill
Lotsa leg room…book the cook is not bad… seafood hor fun!Super long queue at immigration customs…New York, Manhattan Skyline…The trains for subway are really old…First order of things: Burrito for brunch!Taking the subway for the first time!Homeless sleeps on the train…At Fifth Avenue!Nice buildings here!My stay…missing my sunshines…Mum collecting rent so happy…Taking subway all the wayy!At Central park… not very nice in winter…Thanks Taylor from Manhattan Flight Club for showing me the things around flying in NYC!Looking at the majestic skyline of Manhattan from Empire State Building!Streets of NYCEntrepreneurship never dies!Statue of Liberty!Me with Statue of Liberty!Corpse found floating in the Hudson river…Working at eating Gyoza…At Microsoft!Wall street!View of Trinity Church along Wall Street!At the wall street bull!RZ 偷桃🍑！At 911 Museum, super sad place… never forget…At National Museum of Natural History… Superb place!At New York Public Library! Wow! this is a great place to work and read! Better than starbucks 999999X!Exploring New York Public Library!Mozart’s manual script!!!At grand central station!Trying out the Vision Pro at Grand Central Station!
“Thrift is of great revenue.” Marcus Tullius Cicero
Diarrhoea…. Also must go office… need to work… =p Finally put up the Huge Ass fan!Room is up…Night Cycling with Junru, from Woodleigh to Punggol Coney Island and back!Enjoying some fish porridge…Room all set up and ready for rent!Cleared the store room for workspace!
“The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things well.” Horace Walpole
Catching up with Brian and inspired by his still high energy level running both Gap Year Hostel and Regensify both doing well!
Thanks for the tea and sharing!
I need to hustle more! =pClearing rat shit…Done up the front porch…Breakfast!Taking down the aircon!did up the $10 bike dad collected some time back…Night cycling with Junru! thanks for chowing me around!Another RZ innovation!Going to school!I used to love exploring the aquarium too!“new” aircon done!Room up!
“Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.” – Boris Pasternak
Vendors yummy lunch!Our lousy lunch…Farewell lunch with Alan! Thanks for all the help!Transporting his presents for class!Happy Birthday!Breakfast at Hua Mui!Inspection in progress!Changing shoes!Ouch!Replacing the tape at the handle bar coz disintegrating!Downgraded from RC 7 to RC5!Visiting Seng Fu at Gap Year Hostel!LED lamp replaced!Kids having fun while I am working for tenants…Changing LED light at toilet!Finally assembled his birthday present!armed princess with the protective gear!Replacing the old cycling shoe!Replacing the old cycling shoe!Super tired after cycling practice. Hope he can cycle soon!
“A captain who does not know where he wants to sail, there is no wind on Earth that will bring him there.” Ami Ayalon
Swimming Lesson begins!Thanks Chuanyan for showing me this $80 hand pump expresso machine from Takashimaya!Thanks Corrinne and team for bringing me out!Honda Shuttle is good. Can just take the whole bike in.At Punggol library!Inspired by Benedict to see his hobby help so many sailors! Thank you for your help and guidance on the genoa! Also got inspiration on how to mount the solar panel using polycarbonate cover on bimini frame!Learning the ropes on changing the inner tire from neighbour!Birthday gift…
“You want to create your own path, no matter what situation you’re in.” Future
Saying goodbye to Jesline!Perseverance Trophy Front! Perseverance Trophy Back, With past 2 years winners!Kids with the trophy!Catching up with Nganyin! Thanks for the sharing!19.7km/litre! Thats the furthes I achieved with ICE engine!CNY celebration at school!Lion dance!We made a CNY decoration!Brought the “new” jib sheet today!Tested the jib sheet! Still works from NautiToo! Thanks Wee ChinProtect the solar charging cables!Protecting the AIS/GPS with the mug holder.
Enjoying our secret activity!Presents for account opening!
“A man is but the product of his thoughts, what he thinks he becomes.” Mahatma Gandhi
Singapore Regetta 2024! Starting off at Felkin buoy off Seletar Island to past CSC then round ubin before finishing off at CSC. Route is awesome thanks to the monsoon wind. Overpowered at quite a few stretch with the Genoa. Need to do up the Jib.Company was great with Wanti guiding us withShuju, Oliver, Akira and I. Too bad not able to join the southern route challenge due to work next week.Special thanks to Suzanne, Tristan, Eric for helping with the delivery!Thanks Wee Chin, Choy and team for the awesome event!
First working day after CNY! Treating the team to prosperity meal!Thanks Jeanette for the Chocolate Tart!Lunch with Jeanette and Nicole!Cleaning the fuel tanks…Homework is to look for healthier choice logo!Always fun with them around…Delivering CP to SAF YC! Thanks Eric, Tristan, Suzanne, Shuru!At SAF YC! Zig Zag, the boat beside is an inspiration! I like the solar panel bimini, and the wind generator above!Always need storm to have rainbow…Singapore Regetta Opening!Ready to set off for SG Regetta with Shuru, Wanti, Oliver and Akira!Heading to starting point early in the morning!Thanks for the company Ken! The beer strategy worked. Haha!I always thought its either 佳徳 (Jiate) or 微热山丘(sunny hills) for pine apple tarts but Shuru shared this which is not as sweet as yummy!Lunch!Grapes from Wanti! Yacht from RnF in the background!Yay! We completed the race in time!Route is good wind is great! Thanks Suzanne for sharing this route with me on Navionics!Learning ABCs with the little monster…Brought the kids to the library!Ah girl got her library card and she loves it so much no one can take it away from her…Our old Genoa tore… but we didnt give up!We wont the Perseverance Award for Singapore Regetta 2024!!! thanks for recognising our never-say-die attitude! Announcing Chilli Padi winning the Perseverance Award!Wanti leading us to the award!Eric finishing up!
“Treasure your relationships, not your possessions.” Anthony J. D’Angelo
Thanks Jeanette for the cookies!Thanks Ailing for the nuts!!!Haircut before CNY!Reunion Dinner at the club…Reunion dinner at the club. Walked the kids around after meal! I hope they get inspired to sail too!
Happy Chinese New Year/Holidays to everyone!Reunion dinner at the club. Walked the kids around after meal! I hope they get inspired to sail too!
Happy Chinese New Year/Holidays to everyone!Opening the red packets!Counting the money! $1,168 so far! Wow! wish I had these when I was a kid…
Got the new screen!Airon fixing in progress. Hope to find the replacement unit soon!At Wong Ah Fook with Parents for breakfast!Yummy Breakfast!CNY Shopping!Car Servicing and washing!Yummy late lunch early dinner!Happy to finally be able to catchup with Linus! Thanks for the advice!Did cable management today on the electrical equipment on board. So therapeutic to have all the cables put together properly and all equipment connected to switch instead of directly to battery.Extended the cables so can put on the coverCables now put togetherRaymarine cover on. Behind the scene still many cables…Compass installed properly instead of duct tape…Cables now put togetherCNY Decoration!Playing at the wet water park!Mirror Maze!Smoky Hills!Bouncy Nets!The Temporary Peace brought about by the kids currency known as ICe Cream…
“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.” Stephen Covey
I like this idea of Peanut bar…Found the site to be at during go live…Catching up with Dr. Mok! Wow been a long time since Shanghai days!!! So nice to have like minded folks to catchup with!!Cut hair…Going to school!Playing with Nat…Cool poolside shots at the club…Finally brought the kids to sail! Glad this time they like it! Magic is watermelon, pocky and potato chips!!! Skipper one…Skipper Two!One sail also can hit 4 kts.
