Wednesday, September 10, 2025

2025/09/10: 久久

有一段時間沒寫購物文

因為就是一直處在捉襟見肘的狀況

還能說什麼呢

還是能省則省 能存則存吧

畢竟年底要用錢的地方多著呢

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來咯 派上用場了

九月底家裡有 3 位成員生日

所以禮物要買好買滿

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一、球鞋

買兩件單品多七折

剛好上兩個月給小朋友買的上衣

他說好穿 就乾脆多買一件不同顏色

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二、包包

同上 買兩個扣比較多

反正就是買一個包加購小錢包

和只買一個包的價格是一樣

搭在一起用 還算實用?

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反正這是一個我覺得不錯

但好像更適合長輩的品牌

黑色的單肩包 應該不會錯吧

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三、衣服 + 休閒鞋

原本計劃中是買鞋

剛得知老人下個月要參加婚禮

好像沒什麼適合的衣服

這樣搭一套 不就搞定了

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本來很大膽想選經典的「船鞋」

還是算了

買比較會穿到的休閒鞋比較實際

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這幾天在看

《與父母相處不內傷》

裡面提到買禮物可以大膽點

以比年齡小 10-20 歲的標準來選

但想到老人未必會穿

還是算了吧 實際點比較好

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一天下來

預算大概也是花得七七八八了

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兌換了一張支付平台的現金券

但是現金券不能和其他優惠疊用

只好在沒有提供特別優惠的小商家戶消費

9 個口味 108

應該到雙十一貓咪可能都還沒吃完

也再也不必掛心分數快過期了

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幸好這次不必買保養品

和其他必需品

下個月的優惠季

就可以開始買聖誕禮物了

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在自己有能力的範圍內

給身邊的人買點東西

當作是找錢的動力吧

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Friday, September 5, 2025

2025/09/05: July

kicking start July

feeling relieved that

we made it through the first 6 months

so things are going to be okay?

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but at the back of my mind

there’s also this fear for uncertainties that

what if things take a turn

for the next 6 months

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added steps which means extra time

small volume after work hours

yes yes yes

bring it on

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the length I was willing to go

to crawl towards the minimum figures

towards the end of the month

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at the end of the day

i am more than happy

to keep my personal spending low

by cutting down non-essentials and

one-time expenses

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that is when I came to realize

there are little pleasures in life

that cost little or nothing

chirping birds, dew-laden grass,

the cats going round and round

waiting for their meals to be served

a bowl of noodle in front of TV during lunch

sun shining through the window

right before sunset

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it has been a long way

to be right where I am today

and it definitely feels good here

so let’s dive in to live the life

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Thursday, August 21, 2025

2025/08/21: 不尋

如果家裡動物出現不尋常的舉動

肯定是有問題

應該早點察覺的

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首先發現通常不會進來

只在外面討摸的社區貓 AB

翻牆走來樹下

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一直往樹上看

樹上的鳥好像叫很大聲

是這個原因把 AB 吸引進來的嗎?

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平時不喜歡 AB 的胖家貓

也沒出現把對方趕走

連動作比較敏捷的小貓也沒走過來

這點也很奇怪

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胖貓在車底

奇怪 就屁股對著外面

通常都不是這樣坐

畢竟隨時還保持警惕

從來不會背對著外面

到底是在做什麽?

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走近才發現

啊啊啊啊啊啊!!!

原來胖貓在看著小貓

玩弄著一隻活的小鳥

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所以是怎樣把鳥從樹上弄下來的?

怪不得樹上一陣轟動!

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把鳥弄到手的時候

雖然還有心跳 羽毛也沒損傷

但顯然奄奄一息了

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帶進屋里

還能站立 眼睛也張開

就是翅膀都沒反應

就看過一陣會不會好

再不然就去找獸醫

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讓他看看窗外的樹

跟他說 暫時照顧你

好了再回到樹上和家人團聚

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後來放回籠

已經站不穩 頭都低下

再拿出來看 沒有心跳了

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這是經我手救不回的第二隻鳥

如果早點發現樹上有動靜

如果從樹上掉下來沒有被貓發現

如果 如果 如果

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經過這腥風血雨

也不知道鳥群是搬走

還是繼續住下去

每天早上被鳥聲叫醒

是挺幸福的

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估計幼鳥不是貓弄下來的

上一次是烏鴉群來搶幼鳥

幼鳥就這樣掉地

就這樣不幸 地上有貓

再加上後知後覺的人類

保護不力

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只好安慰自己

至少是完好無損地送走他

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Tuesday, August 12, 2025

2025/08/12: June

Waddled through June

with a challenging project

back and forth

the fear is real

what if I lose the client due to

mishandling of this single project

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Forget about the extra time and effort spent

just want to get this right

for once and for all

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Started to grab the pattern

after these months

when to expect a peak and trough

throughout the month

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Feared for the worst in July

i actually left a few POs

completed, ready for billing

so that I at least have something

to start the third quarter with

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Towards the end of the month

on a Friday which was a local public holiday

a friend suddenly texted to see if

i want to hang out

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that is not what we usually do

as we usually meet up on Sunday

but readily said yes

thinking perhaps she wanted to

have a quick catch-up

in the middle of a peak

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It felt good after that quick session

hope she felt the same

even though that means

falling out with my usual routine

e.g. leaving the cats waiting for their treat until late

almost can’t hit my minimum reading time  

skipped workout routine all together

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and lost some sleep

due to the Matcha latte

taken too late  

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Thursday, July 24, 2025

2025/07/24: 分類

給小朋友買了一套 LEGO 經典盒桶

原本有的積木

每次收拾起來都哀哀叫

現在再加 400+

這不是搬石頭砸自己的腳!

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目前除了小零件

分裝在 3 個盒子

其他都是裝在一個木箱内

想分裝但遲遲還沒行動

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看見新的是按照顔色分裝成 6

就乾脆參考這樣的顔色

找來六個盒子 把新舊的都

按顔色分裝

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紅色褐色、橙色黃色、

青色、藍色、

紫色白色、黑色灰色各一盒

後來黑色灰色好像有點多

又分成兩盒

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終於啊 多年的按顔色分類

終於實現了

3 盒各類小零件

7 盒按顔色分類

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神奇的是

分類後真的沒有這麽亂

因爲之前都是爲了找一小片

散落滿地 玩一次收一次

一天可能收三次 也是常事

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小朋友會自己按顔色放回盒子

即使沒有放回

剩下的收起來也不這麽費時了

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Monday, July 14, 2025

2025/07/14: 隱藏

習慣性在外用餐

尤其是到新的地方

會打開谷歌地圖

看看用戶評分

借此探索新的店

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幾個禮拜前就這樣

發現了一家

隱藏在酒店大廳的

意式冰淇淋店

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從外面完全看不到店面

必須走進酒店大廳

才看見這家小店

兼酒店的迷你便利店

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質感相當綿密扎實

味道也夠濃鬱

選的是宇治抹茶

還有 70%  黑巧

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現場剩下很少量的

是本地特色口味

椰糖和榴蓮

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大熱天 看著酒店的旅客來往

有種僞度假的感覺

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看見店内有客人在吃窩夫

看著好像很不錯

剛在隔壁吃過飯的我們

也只好下次再試

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隔了一個禮拜再去

窩夫賣相就很好

蓬鬆蓬鬆的

咖啡廳適合打卡的那種

在冰淇淋店吃倒是可以

隨便搭想要的冰淇淋

太好了

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只因糖的扣打很有限

所以必須好好揮霍

在好吃的甜點上

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也吃了兩個在地口味

椰糖還好 沒有想象中濃鬱

但有點像小時候彩色包裝的椰糖

倒是榴蓮 小朋友試吃后

各點了一球坐在角落慢慢吃完

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店員說

下次再集兩個印章

就能拿到免費的一球了

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Thursday, July 3, 2025

2025/07/03: 三六

金曲 36

# 恐龍的皮也太好玩惹

# 美秀集團 & 修齊最後一次合體  

# 紅毯最帥必須是 JADE

# 在評審席的鄭宜農很漂亮

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# 楊乃文 x 告五人的選曲很喜歡

# 希望看到傻子與白癡

# 也想看楊乃文 x JADE

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# someshiit 的内心 OS

   那些勸我別抽菸的人都死了 我卻贏獎了

# 新人獎是每年唯一會有現場演出的得獎者

    連年度歌曲都沒有現場演出

# 回看以往的入圍名單真有神仙打架的感覺

   例如 2009 年的金曲 20

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# 黃浩庭拿著墓碑寫著的是 HYUKOH

# 這是落日飛車的 MV 第三次拿獎

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# 代表領獎通常會代讀感謝詞

   突然想起方大同不會再寫感謝詞了

# 頒發特別貢獻獎給馬兆駿家人

    好想抱抱坐在前排的媽媽

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在公佈最佳作曲后

希望最佳作詞 也是方大同一舉拿下

找到了金曲 22《給自己的歌》

同時也是年度歌曲

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# 入圍名單出現林家謙時 聽見觀衆喊 Ka Him

# 呂士軒和呂尚霖領獎的QR

    新鮮出爐的新歌《輸了就剃光頭》

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# 周末下午第一次聼《Sui 水》足好聽

# 演算法推《音樂主理人》給我

# 每年因爲金曲去探索新的音樂太棒了

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Monday, June 30, 2025

2025/06/30: May

started May with a large project

something which has not been done in awhile

that required a time tracking sheet

and spent a few days and nights

just to work on a single project

which turned out to be quite a satisfaction

when the whole thing was completed

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things took a different turn

during mid of the month

after getting notification about

further change of policy

which will result in further pay cut

w0ith immediate implementation

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It’s not just about uncertainties anymore

but it just went crashing down

but first took a few days to

enjoy the quiet days after the rush

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there were these moments that

i wished i am not doing this anymore

but no I still need the money

and this is still something i enjoy doing

look it’s not so bad after all

back and forth

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towards the end of the month

thank goodness to the large project

which made up of 60+% of my total in May

that was how bad things were

but it happened to be the highest in 2025

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so i really didn't know 

what to expect next

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Tuesday, June 24, 2025

2025/06/24: 提拉

花了大半個下午

處理完一些棘手的工作

七點下班的星期六

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運動可以先等等

去冰箱切一小塊提拉米蘇

吃過了感覺靈魂都得到救贖了

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在主打貝果和酸種麵包的

小型烘焙坊看到提拉米蘇

看著像 6 寸迷你蛋糕

而且也不貴

可以稱得上經濟

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還附上一杯咖啡泡沫醬

可以澆淋在提拉米蘇上

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據説這個咖啡醬稱爲 Crème Crown

加上超大的 Tiramisu for Two

是一家連鎖咖啡店的撤銷甜點

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偶爾其他人會好奇

不喝咖啡的

怎麽會喜歡吃提拉米蘇呢?

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唯有甜點那一點點少而濃咖啡

再搭配其他原料

才不會造成喝咖啡的連鎖反應

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第二個原因是提拉米蘇

即沒有奶油也沒有蛋糕

濃郁飽和的口感

剛好滿足對甜品的渴望

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把提拉米蘇冷凍起來

口感好像雪糕

該不會一口一口(吃掉憂愁)

整個都吃掉了吧

還是快點去煮個晚餐好了

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Thursday, June 12, 2025

2025/06/12: 慷慨

用了兩天看了 3

巴黎歐萊雅的繼承人

貝當古女士的故事

《The Billionaire, The Buttler, and the Boyfriend》

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貝當古女士:

Would you regret, if you could,

being too generous?

Whatever!

They say we’re too generous.

I’m too generous, then.

To hell with them!

No? No!

That’s life!

We can make mistakes.

But is being too generous a mistake?

Tell me.

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記者:

If you can afford it,

I guess not.

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貝當古女士笑著説:

So, you forgive me?

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“c'est la vie”

當然 那是一整段

唯一聽得懂的一句

感覺不能更在貼切了

突然產生肅然起敬的感覺

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真的 如果有錢

誰會責怪自己太慷慨呢?

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雖然煩惱如何處置錢財

比起煩惱怎樣找錢好

但發現影集所描述的那些

有錢人才會面對的問題

是挺煩人

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希望她晚年的那幾年

是真的快樂

或者不記得才更快樂?

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Sunday, June 1, 2025

2025/06/01: April

setting job insecurity aside

April was a pretty fulfilling month

of meet-ups, cheat days and

ended up adopting a new kitten

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gave up two live shows

one had been on my wish list for a long time

one was a recent favorite

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but there isn’t anything too painful about it

that makes me go like

damn should have gone instead

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and guess what THE FIRST TAKE channel 

is showing the live showcase

CENTRAL MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT FESTIVAL 2025

both Taipei and KL shows (premieres today!)

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the concert took place on 26 Apr

which was the night i picked up the kitten

behind my house!!!

if i were to go to the concert...

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then there was this feeling that

i thought I could have saved a lot from

not doing this and that

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but nope some non-recurring expenses

will always come your way and say

look we will not make things easier for you

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so did i buy anything for myself this month?

no i didn’t

in fact I had nothing in mind or in cart

but thanks to everyone

who made this month felt special

with the cake, gifts and wishes

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Friday, May 30, 2025

2025/05/30: Catured

April was flying by fast

and suddenly interrupted by

a baby kitten walking in

with a badly infected eye

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and there you go  

taking care of a kitten recovering from surgery

making sure my fat cat didn’t feel abandoned

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the surgery left him with one eye

but could tell he was doing much better than

having a horrible looking eye that could burst anytime

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it is funny to see

how the cats have totally different characters

and they almost don’t interact at all

except being thrown a few punches

after some sniffing

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i was mad at my cat at first

since the kitten was clearly suffering from his injury

but cat being cat

she showed no empathy okay

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but as the kitten was recovering

these punches don’t post threat to him anymore

in fact he will quickly jump away

when he was being sniffed

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the funny thing is

my big cat never seems to mind

whenever the kitten is eating from her bowl

like after he finishes his share of food

that’s when she will just look on

and i have to step in by taking the kitten away

just to make sure she has at least eaten something

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the kitten’s parents drop by separately

from time to time to look at the kitten from far

they seem super guilty and acknowledge

their act of child abandonment

like whenever I tell the kitten his papa or mama is here

and show him where the parent is

the parent will just run or go into hiding

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wait i was supposed to write about my work in April

but ended up writing a post dedicated to my cats

but cats are the reason i stay in my job, right?

especially with two of them to feed now

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