Leon

Today's buzzword is Purpose. What is you purpose in life. The Learning power of purpose. Your purpose will get you what you want. Self confidence is the lack of neglect to do the small daily disciplines in life everyday. Willing to do everything to achieve your purpose.

Dear Brother, I remember the times we had together. Where we walked closely during our poly days, talked about my love interest, shared intimate moments of brotherhood together. I missed those days. I didn't know you would leave me so suddenly. I really missed you now. Take care brother, you will always be my little brother whom I didn't have. I'll see you again in that far away land.  @AlvinAng

Almost forgotten about this trip. Just want to note it down for future reference. Here's a scanned map of the MRT in Taipei. If you need directions to jiufen and shifen, you can actually refer to this map without having to book a taxi and bring you round. It is actually very near if you take the MRT and bus. The hotel we stayed in Taipei is Goodnight Stay hotel, please don't ever try it unless you are short on cash because the rooms are way too small and comfort level is non-existence. However, they did provide us with the useful maps. The map shows the Ximending area which is very good and gave us plenty of guidance on where to get food and stuff. The THSR (High Speed Rail) is comfortable and easy to travel on. We moved from Taichung to Taipei without much difficulty. You should try it. They sell food on the train too. Taichung is not much to speak about, I spent two days there but I think I'm better off at Taipei then Taichung. Till next time folk, bye!...

Finally got my hands on this limited edition Gundam. I spend 60 bucks on this and work at it for a day. Looks good and certainly nice on my table top.

I intend to use this post to mark my journey to 42 years of my life. I intend to run 42 km, the equivalent of a marathon in December this year to remember every year of my life and to make this a key milestone. I want to conquer this mission i took up to celebrate my life and to enjoy whatever is to come.  The route I planned starts from where I live and goes round the North-East and East coast of Singapore. The most challenging part of the route would be the Changi Coast Road, where there will be no pit stop, no water point. I guess that's the challenge I have to overcome running my own marathon, no cheer leaders, no pacers, no masseurs to massage my tired legs and no first aid. I currently only put on paper a distance of 40 km. My target is to complete it within 5 hours, given my condition and also for pit stops along the way. To be continued......

A little disappointed that I could not get hold of the sg50 RX78-2 Gundam but was happy that I could get up close to the gigantic gundam outside Ngee Ann City. The stock they had was very limited and not much choice to chose from. Finally got over to Toys R us to get the bear guy for my daughter for her first Gunpla. Hope that she will like it.  

Lessons I learnt from Mr Lee Kuan Yew​ for the past few days: 1. Frugal: He could have much more but chose to live a simple life 2. Open Minded: Read his position on LGBT and was amazed by his thoughts 3. Steadfast: Once you made up you mind, never give up 4. Integrity: The word says it all 5. Routine: Follow a strict routine of exercise to stay healthy, strong and alert. 6. Never stop learning 7. See that rainbow, don't just look at it, go ride it! There is so much more but these are what I'll hold on to for now.

As promised last week that I will visit the Gunpla Exposition 2014 at Bugis+, here's my report. Well similar to what we had last year but on a different venue this time. Gundam is celebrating 35 years of Gundam era since the first Gundam anime started way back in 1979. I couldn't remember which Gundam anime was that but it was one of the questions asked by the emcee and the contestant got the answer right. I didn't have the courage to answer any question for fear that I might not be able to give the right answer else you would be able to see what is in the Goodie bag they are giving this year. Maybe next year I would, just have to wait and see. Ok here are the photos, enjoy.     Some familiar Gundams you see here, can you name any of them?   I must say that this year's Gundam girls were disappointing. They should have at least invite the Japanese they had last year. The Singaporean models simply can't make it.     Finally, the MechaCosplay...

My first year visiting this convention as I don't really fancy this kind of things but somehow or rather I was determined to make a trip this year and since its holiday I made the most of it. The entry price to the convention was pricey, at 19 bucks it seems like it would turn down a lot of people on a tied shoestring budget. I spent 38 bucks to get both me and my wife in but luckily kids go free. My girl was fascinated by the beauty costumes of the cosplayers and I thought they really did a decent job posing as the real life version of the characters. However, I was about to nitpick a few of those lesser ones who by the first rule of thumb should not pose as those characters because of a bursting waistline or incomparable skin tone, making a mockery of themselves and shame on the characters they portray. (I did not even try to take any picture of these epic failure) Next week I will be visiting the Annual Gunpla exhibition at Bugis+, stay tuned for another exciting ...

This significant day seems to add on more meaning to my life. My daughter's birthday falls on this day and many other things just add on making it a day i cannot forget.

My fifth time donating blood, didn't even know it and the person say i would get another medal if i do it for the tenth time. Not that i fancy having medals but it feels good to achieve this milestone. Now to keep healthy so that i can hit my next target in two years time.

Well, this year my level performed the dance "What the fox say". No points for guessing who is the fox. Happy children's day to all, there is a child in everyone!

Here's my much awaited Gunpla 2013 review. This event was held at Nex serangoon this year. The moment I stepped into the exhibit hall, I was immediately greeted by the two Gundams from the Unicorn series, Banshee and Unicorn. The giant human size Gundams guarded the entrance of the Gunpla venue.  I immediately went to take a look at the gundam models and this year the focus was on the two Seed series, Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny and also Gundam Unicorn. Fans will be pleased to know that the Gundam Unicorn final episode will be aired in Summer next year.  The Gunpla 2013 also feature competition of Gunpla fan made models which are showcased together with the authentic ones. I did not have the results of which model winning because the results were only released the day after my visit. There is also a custom made minion gundam, cute right?  Finally, I also got a chance to meet the "Gundam girls". Well, two models in Bandai ...