Married life

Well, just want to start another chain of things to with my-wife-to-be, remember it's not a must be it'd be nice to do: (I usually only tell things that are already done, this is not me)

1) Go for an early morning walk/jog (4am-7am) talking and listening to birds chirping and embrace the morning together.
2) Brush teeth together, counting till 10 together, and floss together. :)

Earning

Eventually... (Thinking about the best specific time to earn)
I want to earn when:
I am sleeping,
in the toilet doing my business, (business running when running the "big" business, LOL)
eating,
making others happy with this thing called life,
having fun & laughing and when I'm crying (if I ever),
having a bad day,
when it rains and shine,
when I'm still breathing and also when I stop, (I hope to have somebody already assigned and waiting to rip all my earnings by then)
busy doing something I'm passionate about,
I'm not thinking about earning,
hungry and stuffed,
living my life and not thinking about work at all,
basically, earning when I'm not suppose to working hard to earn!
(I can't think of anything else)
((Yes, I can will continue dreaming, thank you))
(((I always believe the mind is standing inbetween me and these dreams)))

Girls

Confessions: I am Mr. Too-good-to-be-true.
Please get over it!

Movie Deal / Best Movie Deal / Best Movie Deal in Singapore / Singapore Movie Deal / Cathay Movie Deal

(Going crazy on movies this time.)

Cathay Cineplexes: (5)
-Dhoby Ghaut
-Somerset
-Woodlands
-Ang Mo Kio
-Pasir Ris

Call them at 6337 8181.

1) You need to be a NTUC "U member" OR "U plus member" first.
2) $6.50=Valid from Mondays to Thursdays, excluding Public Holidays and eve of Public Holidays BUT
$8.50=Valid from Fridays to Sundays, including Public Holidays and eve of Public Holidays
3) Now where's the $7.10 movie tickets I'm talking about?
4) Movie Vouchers
 Cathay movie vouchers at S$7.10 at NTUC Customer Service Centre or selected Cheers
outlets. Cathay movie vouchers are valid for all movies on any day of the week, at any
time, up to a period of one (1) year from the date issued.
5) What Cheers outlet?
6) Selected Cheers outlets
North
Ang Mo Kio 2450 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8, #01-02, AMK MRT Station
Toa Payoh Blk 500 Toa Payoh Lor 6, Toa Payoh Central, #01-33
Northeast
Sengkang 11 Rivervale Crescent, Rivervale Mall, #01-05/06
West
Jurong East Blk 135 Jurong East St 13, #01-137
North West
Choa Chu Kang 10, Choa Chu Kang Ave 4, Choa Chu kang MRT Station
Central
Harbourfront 81 Telok Blanglah Road #B1-02 HarbourFront MRT Station
East
Tampines 20 Tampines Central 1#01-02, Tampines MRT Station (529538)

Take care, peace.

Singapore Games Cafe / Games Cafe Singapore / List of Games Cafe in Singapore / Comparison of all the games Cafe in Singapore / Singapore Board Games

What are the list of places in Singapore I can play board games with my friends?
MindCafe, De coder's Cafe, PITSTOP Cafe, Settlers Cafe, Which one to go play games?

1) De Coder's Cafe
Clementi - 6779 4845
Balmoral - 6235 2160
http://www.decoderscafe.com - 300 games listed

2) PITSTOP Cafe
14B Circular Rd - 6535 5383
http://www.pitstopcafe.com.sg - 213 games listed

3) MindCafe
Prinsep St - 6334 4426
Boat Quay - 6334 4427
Purvis St - 6334 4425
Safra Tampines - 6334 4429
http://www.themindcafe.com.sg/ - 500 games but not listed

4) Settlers Cafe
39 North Canal Rd - 6535 0435
SMU, 80 Stamford Rd - 6333 5229
http://www.settlerscafe.com - No mention on No. of games

My take, all have their pros and cons, just go to your nearest outlets for convenience sake!
Just take note of the food served, whether it's halal or not ok.

Here are the questions:
a)Most popular games?
b)Longest duration game?
c)Loudest games?
d)Most used game?
e)Easy to understand, simple game?

And here are the answers:

1) De Coder's Cafe 1
a)Strategic-Games=Pandemic/Settlers of Catan | Party-Games=Uglydoll/Halli Galli/Jurassic Jumble | Team-Games=Cahoots/Pictionary/Quelf/Taboo
b)Mare Nostrum/Settlers of Catan
c)Uglydoll/Jurassic Jumble
d)Jurassic Jumble
e)Uglydoll/Halli Galli

1) De Coder's Cafe 2
a)Strategic-Games=Puerto Rico/St Petersburg | Party-Games=Jurassic Jumble/Snorta/Saboteur
b)Mare Nostrum
c)Jurassic Jumble
d)-Attended to customer-
e)-Attended to customer-

2) PITSTOP Cafe
a)-Busy-
b)-Busy-
c)-Busy-
d)-Busy-
e)-Busy-

3) MindCafe (All lines merged)
a)Snorta/I'm the Boss/Saboteur
b)I'm the Boss
c)Jurassic Jumble
d)Saboteur/Snorta/Jurassic Jumble
e)Snorta/Halli Galli

4) Settlers Cafe 1
a)Reaction-Games=First Hand/Uglydoll/Halli Galli | Strategic-Games=Management Material/Niagara/Bucket Change
b)Cashflow
c)Uglydoll
d)Pit
e)Project X

4) Settlers Cafe 2
a)Reaction-Games=Uglydoll/Halli Galli | Strategic-Games=Saboteur
b)Betrayal at House on the Hill
c)Uglydoll
d)Uglydoll
e)Uglydoll

My take, don't ask me, look at the stats:

Uglydoll-Mentioned 9 times

Jurassic Jumble-Mentioned 7 times

Halli Galli-Mentioned 5 times

Saboteur-Mentioned 4 times
Snorta-Mentioned 4 times

I'm the Boss-Mentioned 2 times
Settlers of Catan-Mentioned 2 times
Mare Nostrum-Mentioned 2 times

First Hand-Mentioned 1 time
Management Material-Mentioned 1 time
Niagara-Mentioned 1 time
Bucket Change-Mentioned 1 time
Cashflow-Mentioned 1 time
Pit-Mentioned 1 time
Project X-Mentioned 1 time
Betrayal at House on the Hill-Mentioned 1 time
Puerto Rico-Mentioned 1 time
St Petersburg-Mentioned 1 time
Cahoots-Mentioned 1 time
Pictionary-Mentioned 1 time
Quelf-Mentioned 1 time
Taboo-Mentioned 1 time
Pandemic-Mentioned 1 time

Take care, Peace.

Another of my projacks - Games Cafe Projack

Singapore Muslimah Friday Prayers / Mosques that ladies can go for their Friday Prayers in Singapore / Lady/Ladies Friday Prayers Singapore /

List of Mosques the ladies can go to perform their Friday Prayers in Singapore:

• Masjid Kassim - 3rd floor Wisma Indah Building (100+pax)
• Masjid Al-Mawaddah - 3rd floor
• Masjid Al-Muttaqin - 2nd floor (10-15pax)
• Masjid Darussalam
• Masjid Al-Istiqamah - 2nd floor
• Masjid Muhajirin - 3rd floor (Lift provided - 100pax)
• Masjid Al-Iman - 3rd floor
• Masjid Mujahidin - 3rd floor
• Masjid An-Nahdhah - 3rd floor
• Masjid Sultan - 2nd floor
• Masjid Abdul Aleem Siddique - 1st storey room (10pax)
• Masjid Darul Aman - 3rd floor (50pax)
• Masjid Al-Amin - 3rd floor (Ladies Prayer Hall - 1500pax)

Only Men (currently as of Sept 09)

• Masjid Tentera Diraja
• Masjid Al-Mukminin
• Masjid Haji Yusoff
• Masjid Assyakirin
• Masjid Al-Taqua
• Masjid Al-Ansar
• Masjid Pusara Aman
• Masjid Alkaff Kampung Melayu
• Masjid Hajjah Rahimabi
• Masjid Darul Makmur
• Masjid An-Nur (But 2 Eid prayers will be available for women. An-Nur collaborated with its Qaryahs organise Eid prayers at 6 other locations to accommodate the Muslims in Woodlands, Admiralty and Marsiling Estates.)
• Masjid Darul Ghufran

Take care, Peace.
Updates: as of 24/09/2009
Rejects:
Holland
Assyafaah
En-naeem
Ahmad
Penempatan Melayu Sembawang
Kampong Delta
Wak Tanjong

Parenting...

Hopefully, I will get to write a chain of parenting tips for myself, guess why, guys are egoistic *another aphorism post coming up*, so egoistic that the last thing you want to tell him is advice to take care of his children. :)

So I am just writing but I pray that if I chance upon this I will try it or serve as a guideline to follow it.

So let's get to it... *argh so many wrong things to say*

So, as we all know, parents are such good people, they brought you life and they control it like it's theirs. (hehehe)

What I think/feel: (As usual, this might/must be wrong) Parents must be responsible, they must have a plan for their children, must be aware (most definitely in all aspects aware), they have lived life, although in a different era, you could still choose to note down your life experience. Parents must know the different phases of life, and must be aware of what is going through their child's thoughts in order to prepare for and react to whatever is coming, and most probably that will be a great variable. They will always get it wrong, but its definitely always good to forsee. Some parents will go through all the phases in life and totally ignore all those experiences and feelings at each phase. I feel that is critical to get to know your child better, interact with them since young so there won't be or there will be less of the "awkward feeling" to talk about "sensitive things". They must undeniably face the facts that their child need to go through all these phases, they must understand the erratic nature of human being, more so a teenager. To conclude, maybe just maybe they could care LESS. Of course its hard, nothing comes easy. But I'm not asking to control his/her every breathe, just exposing him/her to everything so he/she knows and (most crucial) is to understand that it is wrong and why its forbidden and aspects of law and maybe even religion. Well of course I'm talking about the bad things in life. Rather than make them curious (man, I hate this word, but it is revolutionary if put to the right place) and experience it for themselves, parents need to talk to them, yes communication, you thing communicating to your other half is hard? Try talking to the mini-YOU. Now, its a challenge but, you've decided to settle down, and pick this up, so you might as well do a good job at it.

Now let's start to the basics. Life is good, it always is. For the rest who say otherwise, contemplating suiciders, chill. That's the first thing you need to do... Life can actually be good at a different view, there's still hope, master your mind then we'll talk life. :)

Now, let's continue with early basics of life. Choices, maturity, light. Keywords I feel/think are important. Basics of life highly influenced by parents, (heaven's sake, I'm talking like my father and I realised that) (Let me just say that, i'm far from being mature, always till making the wrong choices and only God know for sure if I got the light)

Variables variables variables, there's no perfect formula for anything. LOOK, tatoo-ed arms parents with an pious child AND pious parents 24hrs @ a worship place with a wicked one right there. (Just to show facts of variables)
But closest you can get is be prepared, keep an open mind, be ready for a boom.
Best saying is hope/expect the best and prepare for the worst.

Now back to parenting, parents are super scared (what I feel/think), they need to chill. Period.
Yes, they are the parents and with a strict tone of voice, I must do whatever he/she says right then and there. See, I will do it, but not with a heart of wanting to do it. You want to ace at parenting? Get your child to do something you want by her/his own heart, surely he/she will overdeliver. With zero parenting knowledge, I can say parents are scared, to lose this power they have over their children, chill mates, we are going lose anyway, why not lead us there instead of making us struggle for it, and furthermore hating you at the same time. (By now maybe you are thinking, I got issues, I'm generalising, not my life story)

Parents will always be right, and they always think they deserve to be, just because they know they are parents. Some humility please. Tell your children what you are afraid of, let them sympathize for/to you. Let them love you. Most of all, let them know you are human. :)

Extending trust is another issue i'd like to blabber about. Milestones, let them go, free them with your own will, educate them, this will be for this time, although it'll feel like a robot, and law (no application for a class 3 till 18yrs old) i've mentioned, take note what they like to do, be at ease for them to share their thoughts, and this will come after a long lasting strong relationship with your child. Never oppose openly, always compromise but (take into consideration other aspects including religion), never give a straight answer according to your emotion as a "PARENT", don't abuse the power of choice over a little voice. Like i mention, as you are human, say "You will think about it". At least while you are thinking, she/he is thinking as well. Balance pros/cons, and wa laa. Tell her/him, reasons, appoint limits, consequences, be clear. Tell him your worries upfront. Make sure he understands you and love will flow in once again.

Enough talk about parents. Let's talk about the wicked one, that's us. Give parents a break! It's still ultimately your choice to choose to be like them or be who you want to be. In a child, interest and happiness is keywords. They usually tend to do things that interest them and also make them happy. Well in the long run, happiness prevail. End of the day, you'll only do what you are happy to do. Period. You can endure all your life with unhappiness, and you'll start living once there's a big smile on your face.

Interest plays a big part in your life, so much so that you might be here (having a life) for that sole purpose.

(Pending more stuff)
-interest, influence, how to guide them, expose them accordingly, freedom of speech, how the feel towards what. make them experience, share your pain. let them experience themselves practical analogy, hot boiling pot, show them your concerns openly, make them understand, love them, ...