retirement gift

HOM retires. 32.5 years. by God's grace mercy and providence.

isaiah 46:4

sidecar

 historic day today. got the sidecar working again. it only took:

• figuring out which model the ipad is
• figuring out which model the macbook pro is
• enabling firewall on the laptop
• enabling handover on both devices
• signing out and in on everything
• and restarting everything a few times

it was a day to learn all sorts of new proper nouns attached to tech. BUT, as i tell HOM, all the above under me own steam! not to mention plenty of googled help. attagirl!

brick 'n' mortar shopping

let's go to the mall, HOM says. we've been cooped up.

it turns out to be a speedy tour. out the door top up the gasoline find parking await mall opening walk the aisles and back in under an hour.

we buy:

• 4 egg tarts
• 2 coffees

the online people make loads more off us.

online shopping

latest purchases:

• dinky sticker for my laptop. because HOM bought himself a staid case for his
• masks. masks. and masks. KN94. 3-ply surgical. pretty patterned paper (HOM won't lemme wear these; he says they are sub-optimal)
• undies
• work wear

contrast HOM's latest online purchases:

• laptop
• laptop accessories (staid-looking protective thingies)
• external hard drive
• network storage set

we may have opposing interests in life.

hard at work - life in singapore (2019)

fascinating eye-opening humbling.

this should be required reading for everyone in this country. those of us who think we are mature and wise should especially read this. because we often do not know what we do not know.

because it shows us how inaccurate we can be of the other person we meet. even when we think we share the same social milieu.

because it shows us how strong people can be. even when we think they look so defeated.

and because it shows us that dreams and hopes can soar above nuts and bolts and the daily grind. 

this is a beautiful piece of work. 

cock-a-doodle-doo-dah-day!

unexpectedly awakened at 5:10 AM by a crowing cockerel. because urban built-up high-rise apartment buildings after all. not that i've anything to complain about, what with talk of treasuring nature and sharing our space.

but it was kinda early for a weekend day.