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Profile

Jian Hui.


Likes

Soccer
Bowling
any sports, just name it
mahjong

Idols

Lifetime supporter: Michael Owen
Liverpool: Steven Gerrard
Tennis: Nadal


This may not truly reflect my actual thoughts and feelings at time of writing


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probably a day to remember and learn

It has been a long while since I have thought about documenting a day's activity. Today probably deserves a little write-up as I mildly reflect on life. So what went different today compared to a mundane day was I brought my little one out together with my wife and we were boarding the MRT.

We were strolling into the train when my daughter went in 1st and without warning, the doors closed abruptly. Shock and panic immediately set in as the train door separated our daughter and us. There was no way we could stop the doors from closing nor rush in as we were set backpaddling to avoid being sardines. Totally at a loss at what to do next. 

Fortunately, a couple was also in a similar situation as us whereby the girl was inside the guy was stuck outside. He called his gf to alight at the next stop and wait for us. So a complex situation made easy and calm and we were reunited at the next stop. Huge thanks to this couple otherwise I think my daughter will cry inside the train and I also am not sure whats the best solution. 

Just a bit of catching up before closing today's chapter. Work is fine as usual but I think I should be putting in more effort and not be lazy. I should also stop splurging and start saving up. Till then....goodbye and best of health & wealth to all who still reads :) 



You'll Never Walk Alone~* Wise up and buck up!! the future is yours to create..* 1:12 AM
Saturday, October 10, 2026
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im back again in 2025

One post a year seems a little long, but lets try to do this at least once a year. My friend told me to post something so here I am. Lets back track a little to last year. I have finally left my job of 10 years on a sour note, due to fucked up management and how things managed to turn out like this is beyond the thinking of many logical people. Anyways, cheers to a good 10 years and I guess it was the only way for me to move on from this comfort zone. 

2024 Apr was a day to say goodbye to Citi and embark on a whole new adventure. My first time changing a job at age 32, seems unlike many others but I was super comfortable working OTOT, without setting alarm clocks for most of the days and earning decent. So here I am, sending my resume out for the 2nd time and getting employed in another sales role. 

A start of a very wonderful and interesting journey which will last 8 months. It was full of ups until the bubble burst 8 months later but I will conclude that it was fun. IYKYK, Fast forward to 2025 Apr, I am employed again for the 3rd time in my life in a new company (same industry). I see a long term commitment here and my colleague is sitting next to me reading this post. And this concludes 2025 with a very promising career ahead hopefully!

Enough of my work life, now happily married for 8 years with a daughter who is 3 years old. will post more in the near future again as my meeting is starting........ ciaos.


You'll Never Walk Alone~* Wise up and buck up!! the future is yours to create..* 4:27 PM
Thursday, November 20, 2025
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Please make 2018 be my best year ever!

All these years, I have been under too much comfort and shelter that i take it for granted. Regrets, mistakes fill my heart to the point of no return. If there is a chance to reset, I really wish I could turn back time a little and learn from these stupid steps I took.

2018. The year of turning back. At least to the point where I make my mistake. Please 2018 be good to me. I know I may have trodded on the wrong path but bring me back alright.


You'll Never Walk Alone~* Wise up and buck up!! the future is yours to create..* 12:34 AM
Friday, February 22, 2019
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Tough times

Shit happens. And when you are naive, u get taken advantage of. Praying hard this shit goes by quickly. Stressssz!
Greed for sales, not thinking smart enough, doing things by left wouldnt help in your cause. I guess i will have to learn this lesson the hard way.
When in times of difficulty, at least i know someone still stands by me, giving me the support i need.
I have let myself and many ppl down and i deeply am sorry and regret my non-thinking.
Really no free lunch in this world. Want sales, do it right and not wait for durian.


You'll Never Walk Alone~* Wise up and buck up!! the future is yours to create..* 12:14 PM
Thursday, April 12, 2018
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New beginnings, new chapter

New chapter in life began this December.  Getting married to someone for a whole life companion. Time flies and it really is hard to catch it.

With this, cheers to all. Wishing all happiness and joy ahead!


You'll Never Walk Alone~* Wise up and buck up!! the future is yours to create..* 1:50 AM
Wednesday, December 20, 2017
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Never seem to be able to save up

And today's post shall rant about how I feel I am never able to save money! True, there are expenses every month that has to be paid and it does not amount to a small sum but from my monthly income now, I should at least be saving 10k if not at least 5k from my work.

Well, that is not to be and I really do not know why or how I can fail to save even such a small sum of money. That said, I really should think about how I can better manage my finance and at least start saving money for the future.

Anyway been working at citi for 6mths already and I kind of like this lifestyle that I am living right now.. Not much restrictions and also, earn what you put in effort for.. Beats the kind of 9-5 job where everyday you are just waiting to end work, and dreading to go to work the next day. The cycle continues...

Resolution for this year 2014: save up money every month and not spend unneccesarily!
I hope I can do it...


You'll Never Walk Alone~* Wise up and buck up!! the future is yours to create..* 12:22 AM
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
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Another phase of life which I have to adapt to

Tomorrow marks the start of working life in the real working world and one which I see as a long term one at least for now. I personally know its gonna be a tough route ahead and it will not come easy doing well in the corporate world with many different factors in place but I hope this new experience will be a good one and at least one which is memorable when I look back in future.

A different environment awaits me tomorrow morning and although it is just the training phase but its a start to my future ahead and one I have to take seriously. Time is flying pass quickly and I'm turning 22 in less than 1 month's time. 22 years of life..... what have I seriously taken away or learnt? My journey may have been filled with many experiences through these years or maybe not.. but what constitutes the coming years will be a whole new adventure and one which I may have to see as mundane yet necessary. Play time is over I have to say.. whereby I can look back now to school times when homework brings sian-ness and exams bring stress.. but it was at least now that much of a taxing journey to take. Heavier responsibilities now fall on my shoulders as I take my steps ahead. Further studies? Work? All these key decisions have to be made and wise choices have to be considered before making any of these decisions.

Time's up and its time to wise up.. good luck to my future and whatever choice I may take, I hope its for the best and no regrets whatsoever! 8 more hours to my new environment and lets hope this experience will be a pleasant and fulfilling one! adios...


You'll Never Walk Alone~* Wise up and buck up!! the future is yours to create..* 1:05 AM
Thursday, September 26, 2013
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the day i signed on the dotted line and decided my new chapter in life

And so, a new milestone in life deserves a write-up here on this isolated blog. 1 more week to ORD and this marks the end of army life, be it good or bad. Army had provided me with different experiences, from sleeping in bunk to scaling the mountains of great heights to navigation around different terrains and even making the final decision be it correct or wrong. I definitely learnt much from this 2 years and though it may seem like a waste of time in the army, I am glad its over and a new chapter awaits.

Study or work? Where to study? What to work? These questions bugged me nearing my ORD date and I can finally say I have at least a clue of whats next for me. Local uni became out of the question, with several applications all turned down (lets hope its a good thing they turned me down). My road ahead seem rough and tough being just a diploma holder stepping into the workforce and carving out a career. As I near my ORD date, I finally sorted out my step ahead and I really hope I made the right decision to do what I am doing now. It really is time to mature up and get independent for the future ahead. Army's over and slack time follows too.

TO MAKING MY OWN DECISION IN LIFE: BE IT RIGHT OR WRONG! CHEERS:)


You'll Never Walk Alone~* Wise up and buck up!! the future is yours to create..* 10:36 PM
Thursday, August 29, 2013
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achievements unlocked

If it had to be done, let it be done memorably.. Well, memorable it was after the event, but hell mindfuck the event itself was.. If marching 40km was bad enough, try doing it with almost 30kg load and navigating around in that huge piece of junk on your back.. hell tough!


The night started off badly as we marched an extra 6km because of a missed checkpoint and it totally brought our morale to an all-time low walking back past teams who are heading to their next checkpoint. Painfully yet strongly, we hung on and carried on despite the bad start and the night just got worse.

Around midnight, it was my first ever visit to the cemetery for as long as I could remember and it was 1 hell of an eventful night. A really long story short, 6 hours there, owned by dogs, slept there and finally an epic getaway which concluded the cemetery part.. UNFORGETTABLE!

More mindfucks along the way included a brief when we were left with 2 checkpoints that there were 4 more coming up after completing the 2 just compounded our misery.

Result: abrasions on both sides of hips, both sides of inner thighs, 3 blisters on right foot, 2 blisters on left foot, aching legs, madly aching shoulders, rashes, mosquito bites.. all just from a 40km walk which almost left me having to crawl back to base..

3 MORE WEEKSSSSSSSS!


You'll Never Walk Alone~* Wise up and buck up!! the future is yours to create..* 1:14 AM
Saturday, August 18, 2012
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a day spent alone at home - wasted block leave

today i was on block leave as the army forced it upon us to clear our leaves and it was definitely pointless to take leave when u booked out late at night only having to return back to camp the next night.. oh well, one can only suck it up.. anyway, had bbq last night till we finally can book out.. had an early sleep last night at arnd midnight..think i was too tired.. sucks to have body clock programmed to wake up at arnd 7 coz i automatically woke up then.

spending time alone at home the entire day is kinda boring.. ahhhhhh! few more hours to book in! even more sian.. shall catch up on some how i met your mother now..




You'll Never Walk Alone~* Wise up and buck up!! the future is yours to create..* 5:04 PM
Thursday, July 19, 2012
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tournament at safra tampines tmr

finally something to look forward to after a hecting week which included marching 12km in 3hrs and another 15km searching for checkpoints.. another 10 more weeks before i can officially get my rank and I can only look forward to that day fast approaching..

4v 4 soccer tournament tmr at safra tampines! UNDECIDED it shall be.. 4 games to qualify out of the group and round of 16 awaits.. good luck to us! legs still a little sore from the non stop exercise in camp and I hope tmr i can perform.. a top 2 finish would be great.




You'll Never Walk Alone~* Wise up and buck up!! the future is yours to create..* 9:36 PM
Friday, June 29, 2012
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spending more than i should

had a wonderful day out today with entertainment and food all covered from day to night.. been very long since i led such a lifestyle.. once again, routine lifestyle as of 1-2 years ago?! bowling in the morning and i brought my balls there to bowl after years of non-touching. if bowling balls can rust, i think mine would..

played quite horribly i should say.. but well, after so long.. rusty liao.. so lunched after that at seoul garden and it was a long long lunch with don and nic.. mok ps-ed us! discussed about the safra futsal and i think the most feasible solution is to register 2 teams..so nobody left out! its the fun that counts anyway...

after lunch cum dinner, we proceeded to walk from farrer park to dhoby to play pool.. and all this while dragging my bowling balls around.. not to mention i almost left it at seoul.. billed, went out, visited toilet.. and suddenly and luckily i remembered about my bowling bag.. phew! hundereds worth of stuff inside.. pooled then homed! while don visits his girlfriends.. champion of the trio but lost to nic later dam!

reflection of the day: do not spend more than u can afford.. and i think this applies to me.. spending too much on random stuff recently and i should seriously cut down my spendings! i need to earn more money! perhaps this motivation can push me to earn more money in future..


You'll Never Walk Alone~* Wise up and buck up!! the future is yours to create..* 12:51 AM
Friday, June 1, 2012
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i still have readers?! amazing.. pls let me know who my avid readers are.. im curious

my blog stats show that there are average of 3 pageviews daily and although the posts are so irregular, I cant believe that are still readers of this blog. maybe the system screwed up.. anyway feel free to let me know who you are and i may give u a reward..

well, life these days are pretty slack and carefree.. so much that I think I wouldnt get used to life in 2 weeks time. prep course for 1 month before RCC starts and that is gonna be the hell life of my army times.. hope i can pull through and come out being a 3rd sergeant. helping out at army open house these few days and wishing my army life could be like this everyday.. well, impossible i know..

dealt with kids of between 8-10 years old today and it makes me feel how old I have become.. so innocent and playful they are, mischievous and always finding a way to annoy me, if only i can go back to reliving those days once again.. how fun times would be.. cant turn back time anyway haiz.. gotta buck up and live life ahead! army is gonna be over in around 15months and compared to the 22months, I have already cleared 1/3 of army life.. plans got to start, path has to clear.. uni applications rejected once again so other routes of alternatives for me.. SIM? ACCA? work straight away? hmm.. 15months before I make a decision.. long but not too long a time.

gotta head out to gardens for dessert now so i shall just end here.. the next time i post probably would be when im a 3rd sergeant. ciaos.


You'll Never Walk Alone~* Wise up and buck up!! the future is yours to create..* 9:28 PM
Friday, May 25, 2012
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stay out for the rest of this month again!

i guess my whole army life is blessed and hopes it continues to be this way.. just successfully completed my bike course and it is fun mastering the skills of riding.. stayed out for a good 1 month during that time and now, gonna stay out for the rest of this month due to open house duties.. just loving my life now the way it is..

just got to clear RCC and i can say my army life has smoothly ORD-ed.. from scorpion to golf and now recce, i couldnt wish for anything more.. just finished reading the book 'one day' after so long in army clearing pages by pages day by day.. well, interesting story to portray 2 person's lives and their regret not cherishing each other throughout their lives and when they finally did, it all ended so soon.. do not take things for granted and live life without regrets! make everyday a happy one.


You'll Never Walk Alone~* Wise up and buck up!! the future is yours to create..* 12:19 AM
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
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living on hope too much..

I was supposedly on bike course today but had an appointment in the morning.. what i tot was a minor thing turns out quite serious this bald patch on my head.. had 7 injections to my head and I went 'HUH' the moment she started counting the number of jabs she was going to inject..

perhaps its my lack of sleep that causes this.. even the doctor issnt sure what exactly went wrong.. maybe i should get myself more sleep and be less stressed even though I dont think im feeling stressed.

mc the whole day after the injections and finally had a good lunch after days of sucky lunches.. everyday the same mundane lifestyle.. well.. this is army. still unclear about my future.. big bucks checked, carefree life checked.. who wouldnt want this? what to do to achieve this - unchecked..

wake up and think jian!


You'll Never Walk Alone~* Wise up and buck up!! the future is yours to create..* 9:41 PM
Thursday, April 12, 2012
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