I seem to really like writing lists lately. Not so much because of its click-baiting nature or anything like that but because it very easily establishes a structure of my blog entry for me. So today I’m gonna try something different. I’m gonna apply that lists format to my personal life.
Here’s 5 things new in my life in January.
1) Went for our company trip in Bali
Company trip this year was in Bali. I wasn’t particularly excited about Bali at first because I went there once with Shorty and family and we didn’t enjoy it. Traffic was really bad, there were a lot of mosquitoes everywhere and we didn’t particularly like the food there. We spent most of the time in a villa we rented.
This company trip though helped me see a different side of Bali. While we did visit temples and all, the 80 Nuffies or so who made it to the company trip liked partying. So we spent two nights in a row going out and exploring the clubs and bars in Bali. It was a different Bali experience and it was fun… but I was so glad to come home to my Shorty and my Fighter at the end of it. Missed them loads.
2) I’ve been cycling intensively
Early next month I have a cycling race that I signed up for. It’s 160KM. So the bunch of us are training really hard for it. I’ve done just a little over 100KM before but never 160KM. So I don’t know what it’s going to be like.
Just this morning I rode 90KM to a town called Titi. Had to climb mountains on my bicycle just to get there. Definitely one of the hardest rides I’ve ever had to do. Hope my next update will say I completed the 160KM race successfully.
3) I’ve began an addiction to coffee
I’m careful to try not to drink coffee in the morning because I don’t want to be something I need just to feel fully awake. So I normally have coffee in the afternoon and guess what. Now I’m addicted to coffee after lunch. If not I feel sleepy.
I’m hardly a coffee purist or anything. I drink ice-coffee most of the time. This month I also had a chance to visit my friend’s company called Coffex Coffee. They’re a coffee roasters and distributor in Malaysia, Australia , Singapore, China and some other countries I think. It was interesting learning all about coffee.
Did you know that coffee is one of the fastest growing commodities in the world in terms of demand. More and more people are drinking more and more coffee each year.
4) Shorty started baking
January 2015 is the month that Shorty officially started baking. I don’t know what triggered it. She told me one day she found a bunch of bananas at home that nobody was eating so she decided to make banana muffins. I loved it… so since then she’s been making more and more muffins and moving on to other stuff.
She’s also been shopping for more cooking stuff too. For her birthday present this year, she doesn’t want any bags or fashion accessories anymore. She wants cooking stuff which I’m happy to buy her because I get to eat more 🙂
I’m seeing a very different part of my wife now that she’s cooking and I love it. I guess it’s true when they say that the best way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. I totally feel that.
5) Fighter has a new bed
With Bump coming along we decided Fighter might have to give up his cot for Bump to sleep in when she’s born. So Shorty bought Fighter a new bed. Not a cot anymore but a proper bed. He hasn’t really slept on it yet because when I first tried a few days ago he struggled with discomfort with it. I think it’s because the pillow was too high.
So tonight we’re going to try again. Wish us luck!
So that’s it for January!
Timothy Tiah – Co-Founder of Colony, Kuala Lumpur Co-Working Space