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Mr Sun

Photo by A. L. on Unsplash

Mr Sun is a very happy sun.

He wakes up early every morning and shines his warm light without fail.

He goes to bed in the evening and rests to get ready for another day.

xoxoxoxo

One day, Mr Sun sees Farmer John needing some help on his crops. Mr Sun shined his light brightly to help the crops grow. Farmer John was very happy.

Farmer John’s wife however was very unhappy. She wanted to sleep in and it was too bright so she hated Mr Sun.

Mr Sun still tried to stay happy even when Farmer John’s wife was unhappy with Mr Sun.

xoxoxoxo

One day, Mr Sun sees that Little Sally wanted to have a party in the garden with her dolls, but it was too hot. Mr Sun shined his light less and it became a lot more comfortable. Little Sally was very happy.

Little Sally’s dad however was very unhappy. He did some house repairs that day and needed the cement to dry fast, but now it will take too long, so he hated Mr Sun.

Mr Sun still tried to stay happy.

xoxoxoxo

One day, Mr Sun sees that Little Tom wanted to go to the beach, but it was raining. Mr Sun shined his light brightly and chased the clouds away. Little Tom was very happy.

Little Tom’s Sister however was very unhappy. She wanted to go to the movies instead and was hoping the rain held up and hated Mr Sun.

Mr Sun still tried to stay happy.

xoxoxoxo

One day, Mr Sun sees that Painter Bob needed some help to dry the newly painted house. Mr Sun shined his light brightly to help dry the paint. Painter Bob was very happy.

Painter Bob’s brother however was very unhappy. He wanted to to go for a run, but now it’s too hot and he hated Mr Sun.

Mr Sun still tried to stay happy.

xoxoxoxo

One day, Mr Sun thought to himself. “I love to do things for others, but somehow I can’t seem to make everyone happy. It is always my fault no matter if I shined my light brightly or not.”

Mr Sun finally got tired of helping everyone and trying to please everyone and decided to do things his way and be himself.

He wakes up early every morning and shines his warm light without fail.

He goes to bed in the evening and rests to get ready for another day.

xoxoxoxo

He kept his supernova thoughts to himself.

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#WallpaperWednesday

April 2014 I started changing my wallpaper almost every other week on Wednesday and the main purpose for that, is for me to capture the feelings of that week and visually represent it with a short caption only I understand. I scroll thru tumblr, see a picture that nicely represents my mood and its done.

It’s been 4 years since and looking back at some of these pictures, the memories start flowing back. Some are really sad, some are really happy.

Today, marks the last day of a dear friend in the company and I’m reminded of a Wallpaper from last year I’ve put up after talking to her and this got me thinking that I should decrypt some of them before I completely forget them.

Here goes.

We chatted.
And when we chatted,
I said all I wanted to say.

Without reservations,
I said what I believed you needed to hear.

Without thinking of repercussions,
I said everything I said
in the best way I knew how.

We chatted.
And when we chatted,
I’m not sure if I heard what I wanted to hear.

With reservations,
You said what you think I needed to hear.

With the best intentions I believe,
You said everything you said
In the the way you always do.

We chatted.
Let’s chat again.
I’ve got more to say
and more that I want to hear.

A colleague asked me out for coffee and sought advice on her career and because its a treasured colleague I had people-first mentality and shared honestly what I really felt. However, I was unsure if I helped or further confused.

The following 3 is from a set of 12 where a group of friends are journeying with a close friend going thru a traumatic relationship.

Where are you bumblebee? Stop shedding tears of gold.

Where are you flying sting? Come back to your family and be whole.

The close friend of ours simply disappeared.

It’s suppose to fill you up with butterflies of smiles.

It’s suppose to radiate a warm comforting embrace.

It’s suppose to tease you with a whisper in the ear.

It’s suppose to sweep you off your feet.

It’s suppose to shelter you from hurt.

It’s suppose to love you with the love you know.

Our friend going over a hard time in her relationship.

Some friends are family.

And no one messes with my family.

I really hate it when my friends gets played and I was on a killing spree in my mind.

Love is greater then many things, even grades.

When your kids come back with grades they are not satisfied with.

Some roads we have to walk alone.

When you are going thru some really ugly personal stuff that you can’t talk to anyone about.

A step at a time.

Then step step triple step, step step kick ball change and kick ball change and triple step, rock step stomp hold and repeat till the song ends. Smile and thank your partner.

The time when Pearl and I went for a Lindy Hop Dance camp.

To Phuket we go.

Ok, this one not cryptic at all. Just so happy to be going for a no kids trip with our fellow adult friends staying in a big Pool Villa. Video post trip here.

Just another day.
Hope you are doing fine too.

The moment at work where you are burning out.

While watching the world go by, I can’t help but think of those few issues at work and at home. I’m here, but not here.

While commuting home from work, I think about what caption I want to put for this image. I’m here, but not here.

I look up. 

I watch the world go by.

I’m here.

I’m going home.

Struggling to juggle with many responsibilities and constantly not being 100% one place at a time.

Behind every family,
there have been fights, arguments, and tears.
More pains, disappointments, and heartache
would surely follow.

So let’s celebrate our victories;
remember the good times,
create new happy memories.
It’s the joy in doing these things
that will bring us through the bad times
and give us strength
to face the challenges to come.

Memories created to savour the quality family time that will be remembered forever.

Let the world stand still once in a while.

The time where the wife is really into you. ;)

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Thepans Japan 2017

The trip we have all been waiting for. We head to Japan and will be at Osaka and Kyoto. There will be lots of sightseeing, shopping, food and cultural immersion.

Rather than doing a big blog post, I’ve been journalling our journey in Instagram instead and here is the full collection of our best photos.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcLy2OClq76/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcM5BD7lGfe/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcNR4f0l74N/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcOd-cIFop2/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcOr2csFLpH/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcPCF3LFbVM/

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc7fwi2lzsw/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcPfnpTl5Ec/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcQ8u4glnSu/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcSDCKFlKmI/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcSHtXqllJ2/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcTXcoxlDmV/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcUDbJblOXY/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcUzztNl3YH/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcVp9p0FaxP/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcWQn9ule6V/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcXQc9jlLCc/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcXT4MolReA/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcXWSYHldF1/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcXW4Wwl-63/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcZ4cuoFEJj/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcchAzmFiLW/

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bcdya_0FBtk/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BceQZ24FvSR/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BchqUETF9ra/

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bci4PjtFOT2/

https://www.instagram.com/p/BcjgECbleXd/

Till the next trip.

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Daddy Matters: The OCBC Cycle Coincidance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z1BeQ6G1fw

My last post I asked everyone what dance should we do at the top of Shears Bridge. A resounding “Coincidance” was requested. As promised, we Daddy Matters DANCED to it! WHOOP WHOOP.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bbp3HZrFyMf/

We started super early before sunrise and met everyone at our planned start point which was near our secret prata place. Every prepped their bikes and we headed to the starting point.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BbqKF1kluf_/

Along the ride, strangely I hardly took any pictures. I was really enjoying the ride and the company of good friends. At the end we posed for an epic shot and it truly was a power shot.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BbqMNOHFeEb/

We all had fun, spent time together as good friends and ended the day with prata for everyone. Till next year OCBC Cycle. :)

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Uncles from Daddy Matters gonna be at OCBCCycle 2017

ARE YOU READY FOR #OCBCCYCLE2017!! 18 – 19 NOV 2017 @ Singapore Sports Hub! Some of us Daddies from Daddy Matters have started training for it.

Having attended the past year’s OCBC Cycle, a few Dads from Daddy Matters are going to do it again this year! #MuchExcites as we had fond memories from last year and I’m quite sure we will end with Prata too. (Secret location don’t tell you where unless you ride with us)

So what’s new this year? Plenty.

  • OCBC Cycle Speedway Corporate Championship – Perfect to once and for all tell your colleagues that you are indeed better than them.
  • ‘Super Hero’ Theme for The Straits Times Ride – Finally allowing you to cosplay mildly without saying that you are cosplying.
  • Bubble Theme for Mighty Savers Kids and Family Ride – BuBbLe bUbBlE BuBbLe!! Which does not stain your your shoes like other sporting events do.
  • Loyal Cyclist Discount – Yay! Savings! Finally putting your streak to good use.
  • OCBC Cycle 2017 Medal – Medal 1 of 3 which allows you to combine them together. And when combineded it will make a cool gear.

Check out www.ocbccyle.com to find out more and quickly go register before it is too late!

This year’s route will continue to showcase our wonderful city and lots of nice places to take selfies and wefies with you cycle kakis.

OCBC Cycle 2017 Route
OCBC Cycle 2017 Route

I’m trying to convince the other dads riding together to do some silly stuff (but safe), please let me know which you think would be best and I’ll try to sell it to them. It should be some silly activity / actions we can do to make a great photo OR video AT THE TOP OF SHEARS BRIDGE. Here are a few Ideas I have:

1. Coincidance

2. Baby Shark Dance

3. The Skeleton Dance

4. Tomioka Dance Club

So 4 options to choose from, so which will it be?

  1. Coincidance
  2. Baby Shark Dance
  3. The Skeleton Dance
  4. Tomioka Dance Club