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June 25, 2016

Apples are not Oranges

Dominique Moisi, of the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) said the Brexit earthquake was a dark moment in Europe's history, comparing it unfavourably to the fall of communism."Remember Star Wars: there is the light side and the dark side of the force. The light side was the fall of the Berlin Wall. The dark side is Brexit."


I believe it's the best outcome and not as the FRI has stated.  

The trouble with politicians is, THEY DO NOT KNOW what's going on for the average family.  THEY are not affected at all since they are mostly swimming in extra money.

I have British friends, who voted to LEAVE.  I support their decision because, Britain was another super power not just in terms of their Military, but as a successful economy boasting of good investment properties AND good University education.

That was the Britain I grew up with.

When I became an adult, all I saw was a weak Britain.  She lost her marbles over the decades.  The pound was super.

Of course, in the immediate aftermath, the world will see the pound shrinking - uncertainty looming - because they have to start over.

I feel, it's better to start over than be a mule, especially when you don't have to be.  Starting over means, going back to basics.  That means - taking care of the British people first.

After all, before dreaming big, don't you think it's only correct to take care of the home first? Charity begins at home.

I understand the world is trying to unite.  Hey, isn't that building a huge communist ideal based on democracy?  This herding mentality failed for the communist and it will fail for the democracy as well.  Such formulas don't work.  

It's ok to wager trade deals - in fact, its to be done.  BUT as a herd, you don't get to wager what's best for you, mostly you make do.

I'm not socio-political scientiest or anyone whose opinion the world at large would count as important.  BUT insofar as the world stage is concerned, I have been spot on.

The entire world has adopted the attitude of RIGHTS and more RIGHTS for 'others'.  WHAT ABOUT THOSE WHO VOTE?  WHAT ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS?

What about their right to live and compete for jobs fairly?  We all know that illegals tend to charge far less which translates to savings for the hirer.  We also know that if immigrants want to get PR, they should apply like everyone else.

It's strange how people want to live somewhere but don't want to follow the rules there - basic of which is to pay taxes.  How is that fair to the tax payers?

I strongly disagree with this FRI chap.
The demolition of the Berlin wall is to unite Germany.  Since when was the EU a sole nation?  It's an amalgamation of nations.  You cannot compare apples to oranges because they are not the same.
Unless the EU is headed by ONE PM, ONE GOVERNMENT, the comparision is an inaccurate representation of the real issue.

June 19, 2016

FF14 in my home!

This Carbuncle, our ingame icon, made his way to my home from Tokyo yesterday.

I have been trying to clear some days to actually go there to purchase this plushy, but it's tough to attempt a week away from work without coming back to a back-log of work.

So I did the next best thing - got my friend to bring him here for me!

The thing is, many people I know have their vacation in Tokyo, but very few are FF gamers.  Only FF gamers are familiar enough for shopping like this, to be easy.

This was the sign he found outside the Eorzean Cafe.

All over forums, people know, that reservations are required to dine there.

It's like being in some RPG real-time when in the cafe.

As a lot of the world still believes that gaming is bad, there is thankfully, a huge lot, like me, who find sanity in spending hours in game.

I do know that some FF gamers have met up in that cafe - and others in other cafes for a meal.

Eorzean Cafe - is the must visit place - the game developers have put in a lot of money into 'building' replicas of weapons and items we use in the game.

If anything, in a crazy world, gaming gives us all space to finally not find reasons to why we are different.
Gamers do not ever have to explain the love for seeing our game world in a cafe - because for us, it's a privilege to be a part of that community.






















June 07, 2016

Chasing the rainbow or not.


This is an illustration of a BOUNTIFUL HARVEST.

When we get to where we should be, years after we first started work, we dream of how we like to spend our leisure hours - because by then, we assume we don't need to worry too much about using money to get re-charged.

Where we all live, here in the heart of SEA, money will always be everyone's migraine.  BUT as we close in on retirement, a handful of us, who chose to live a simple life vs an extravagant life, don't have to work as hard to achieve this state.

This was my buddy's harvest. There was the boat rental to consider - this boat was what they took to venture out.  He needed time out (again) as we all do from time to time (6 mths to a year) - and the nearest location for this, when time is a constraint, is Mersing, Malaysia.

A 'vacation' like this doesn't blow the bank account and for sea lovers, it does re-charge them - watching the sunrise and sunset, cool sea breeze and reeling in the catch.  It allows people to put aside our professional self and just BE.

My buddy, is a typical local but without the desire to keep up with the Jones'.  He lives in a HDB he first bought, has a regular Japanese made car and as such, doesn't have a huge deficit in the books ie, no large private housing payment, no large car mortgage.

That is the way to live.  He's approaching retirement, say 12 years from now and there is no financial stress at all.  It won't matter if he converts to part-time work.  He can.

He can because he chose to live, all his life and not just be like an icon.

I admire that in people and it may have taken me a long time to realise that, but he made the right decision and because of that, I have changed my life course.  No more chasing rainbows in the sky - because my life has been decorated with them already, I just wanted more.