Wednesday 1 January

Woke up around 4am after sleeping well on sedatives. Had a bit of a cough and phlegm but that cleared. Was able to get cleaned okay. Will work out around 6:30am and run in the park this afternoon. Still working on my RPG guide. I need one other drawing, of a heroic character. And BTW, Happy New Year to everyone!

Worked out. Feeling stronger. May be able to clear my gut fully later. Working on the RPG template. Should finish by mid morning.

Going over to the old house to do more packing. My cough is much better but Mom’s is still a little bad. Will try to do some sketching over there to pass the time.

 

Mom is making lunch over at the old house. I'm there as well typing this on the Aspire netbook I left behind. Finished designing the example characters for my RPG template. Will render them later, back at the shoebox. Before that I want to go for a run.

Some sign was show to me. I killed a mosquito sitting on my netbook, with the notepad I was sketching on and it spread blood over the 'dragon's tooth flaming sword' I drew. Exactly the spot and nowhere else. There will possibly be world war 3 soon. Maybe within days.

Cobbled together a display stand for my Aerobie football out of a pizza spacer and some small end caps I got from HomePro. Not sure where to put it in my new cramped room.

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Helped Mom make dinner. I prepared the Brussels sprouts just like yesterday. The Aerobie football fits on my desk, no trouble. I also finished the RPG template / guide. Will proofread it after dinner and release it on FreeLunch.my tonight.

https://freelunch.my/rpg_yap.pdf -the RPG design guide is ready for consumption!

Dinner was interesting. The spatula melted in our pot so I helped scrub the plastic off it. Then we tried frying the prawns and garlic in the tall pot at a lower heat which was a mistake -lots of water came out of the prawns. Thankfully, everything was edible if a little less seared than usual, back at the old house. Didn’t get to run today. Maybe just eat less and carry on working out.

Tomorrow, I may go on a long walk instead of sitting at home. Possibly, I will meet my cousin for lunch again as well.

Feeling good. My gut cleared fully earlier from eating fiery birds eye peppers. Took a shower and brushed. Will take my meds at 10pm and see if I can run a bit tomorrow morning.

Redrew some character designs for my RPG guide. They were pretty poorly executed. Looks admirable now. I used my Croquis pencil and a Speedball dip pen in cheap Herlitz ink onto ochre paper, then filtered them via Photos on this iPad. I did enjoy the retro experience. 

Tuesday 31 December

Was up early. Failed to get cleaned. Drank some water as I was parched. Was attacked a little as I pondered my life’s mistakes. Will work out and shower later before we hit the mall around lunch.

Was able to get cleaned at the shoebox. Showered and worked out at the old house and changed into fresh clothes left there. Washed my towel last night and it’s drying well by the window, in time for tonight’s bath.

Failed to write more of Inexact Science. Maybe later. Instead I made an RPG system (template) that’s logical and easy to use. Want to make some artwork for it, maybe three paintings and a few drawings. Will be hitting the mall soon. Mom gave me 300RM. Not sure what I need. Maybe save it towards something or other. The folks have expressed interest in eating at Coliseum one day.

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Mom bought a bedside table from IKEA while we were out. I bought curry and Brussels sprouts for our dinner. Also a cheap plastic container for my records so they won’t collect dust left out. The box is a little too small but better than nothing. Brought my DiZi (bamboo flute) over to the shoebox. Will be sketching some characters and landscapes tonight, for my RPG template.

May stay up past midnight to welcome the new year, 2025.

Showered and changed into fresh clothes. Working on my RPG template drawings. Helped Dad assemble Mom’s nightstand / bedside drawers earlier as it was daunting. Had some soy milk to rehydrate. Take my meds at 10pm. Didn’t run today.

Monday 30 December

Woke earlyish to a dim, rainy morning. Was able to get cleaned okay. Drank some water. Worked out briefly. Psych clinic is today. Wearing my Orient -an automatic s.steel watch cheaper than some G-Shocks.  Can’t run due to the weather. Maybe later.

Been thinking of Revelations. Whether it is wholly sequential or parallel-ish. IMHO, the key here is the Third Temple. When it is rebuilt, the Rapture must follow and all the events of Revelations must happen. Whether Revelations has been unspooling before the final week of Daniel is the big question.

Was at the old house for half an hour and came up with a role-playing game / RPG system. I call it the Yap Game System.

There are 4 variables:

1. Level -all players advance skill-wise and character-wise in their path through the game
2. Action -players may love or war or sit on the fence, anything they can imagine
3. Skill - players decide on what skills they have, magic, weaponry etc,
4. Story - all players must have a backstory to their character as defined in a ‘map’

The game world is known as a map. It is an elaborate description made by all players together. Dice rolls are incremental to even out chance / luck. That eventually everyone overcomes their obstacles. I recommend using 2 different dice, and a coin, to even out rolls even more i.e. spread the uncertainty over multiple players.

Furthermore:

1+3 —> affects 2) Level and Skill affect Action 

2 —> change in 4) to 1) Actions change a Story Level

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Back from my brief run around the block. Feeling good. Had a spicy ramen earlier. May have to get cleaned a second time after lunch.

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Relaxing in air conditioning after a long day. Feel like making an RPG template to put on my website or here on my blog. Have to be thorough about it.

Sunday 29 December

Am up very early. Having trouble getting cleaned again. May not be able to walk in Kuala Lumpur later on. We’ll see in 5 hours time. Liew witches getting some attacks in. Ate a spicy tomyam ramen for breakfast and to help clear my gut. 

Will run at 7am, work out later. Adjusting to life in the new house is a bit stressful and sometimes I can’t work. Tomorrow, my visit to the psych clinic for the monthly Arip jab. Have to start dieting ahead of my blood test late next month.

Back from a brief run at 6:30 in the cool of pre-dawn. Feeling healthier. Gut should clear soon as well. Could head out by 10:30. Mom wants to come along. Not sure where we’ll go. Could use a brief shower. I now use Audacity on the ThinkPad with its stereo microphones to record my songs, maybe videos too. Brought over my Shure IEMs which are nice and neutral. Also brought over my favorite (mostly low end) watches. Adding one more this CNY. Hopefully a nice, complicated G.

Stomach feels a bit unsettled despite having 4 dumps. Will wait till after lunch to head out. Took a brief shower to freshen up. Wearing the used Tenor-Dorly I got off Carousell some years back.

Had an early lunch of leftover roast chicken sandwiches with some gherkin, cucumber, mayo and a leetle ketchup. Will head out to the flea market nearby and get a good hour of walking in. Wear my shades. Leaving in half an hour.

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Walked for about an hour in the sun and am feeling healed and relaxed. Turned on the a/c to cool down. Washed my feet and face, neck. Drank iced green tea. Bought a ball pump from Decathlon, 15RM as the old one is lost. I have a soccer ball and a rugby ball that need air. Planning a run again, tomorrow morning.

Will work on the novella in an hour from now.

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Feeling like someone is burning coals over my head. There is no way to write my novella or debug SeTT’s AI tonight. Decided to evangelize my new ideas for rugby and soccer on my Medium. Being flexible is important as working hard.

Had naan for dinner. Took a shower and my meds, soon. Brush later. Turn in early so I can loo and run before dawn.

Saturday 28 December

Am up really early and got cleaned okay. Used the shower in focused mode to clean up down below. Feeling quite fresh. Will work out soon then we’ll be over at the old house, sorting stuff out. Want to run  a bit later.

Family is pressing in on me. They are under attack from retributors. So too the Liew witches who down-fell them. Thankfully, not all have gone bad. Will spend the day writing and sketching. There is actually a lot to do. Want to drink prune juice as well this morning.

Going out for a quick lunch. I may run later in the afternoon, just around the block. Dad brought my record collection over. Feels more like home. He’s not very careful in his old age and things basically break or are lost now and then.

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Back from chapfarn lunch at the tuck shop. I had veggies, tofu, spuds, and beans. Also a healthy portion of birds eye peppers. Am writing. Took a while to get going on chapter 5 which was too bland. Now the first quarter of the book will soon be done.

Around CNY, I plan to get a new Casio from SunriseTimeCenter. Hope they have stock of something nice, circa 1kRM. Will browse Shopee for leads.

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The shoebox house is leaking again -this time from a pipe running across the wall. I guess today will be spent writing chp.5 which is getting interesting. Will be having takeout Chinese food for dinner. No time to run today. Maybe later, on Sunday morning as it’s raining this evening.

Took a brief shower in the shoebox. Earlier we were at the old bigger house where I successfully unplugged my gut that’s been backed up. Feeling better. May head out tomorrow as well as run. Eat less sweet food. Take my meds in an hour and sleep by 11pm.

Friday 27 December

Was up before dawn. Got cleaned but not very well. Will drink more prune juice later this afternoon. Someone on X liked my online novel on DogBlots. Cool. Right pinky was almost taken over by the evil witches while I slept, but somehow they lacked sufficient power for that. Have to work out by 8am and brush. 

Worked out. Feeling healthier. Hair looks okay without BadLab. Wearing my Seiko diver on NATO. Drank oolong tea for breakfast. Talking about the flesh destroyers and how they enter a person. These were old-times hand downed from grandparents who cheated and died in flames.

Took my first shower at the new place (the shoebox). Went well. The shower head has a focused setting for cleaning my nether region. Am changed into fresh clothes and have on my hairband.

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Our roof is leaking again from the tropical downpour this evening. Mom cooked omelette and sweet potato leaves. I took another shower, being more careful this time about wetting things as the bathroom is rather small. I’m backed up since 3 days ago. Will drink prune juice and a tall glass of water tomorrow, early. Take my meds at 9pm. Need to do some writing now.

I arranged an old song I wrote together with witches: Even My Heart Can Break. It got new chords that are more engaging / less plain, and more memorable (at least on  a guitar). Took my meds and will brush soon.

Thursday 26 December

Was up early this morning after a good sleep at the shoebox. Got cleaned okay. Worked out and drank some water. Unable to get FreeBSD to boot. Heading out to breakfast soon.

Back to the shoebox with more of our stuff. I now have my Kepma acoustic guitar over and it’s sounding good. The mindspace is unsettled -there is war in and out now. Thought of writing a new Medium story to pass the time.

Back from shopping at IKEA. I bought a 10RM wall clock for the shoebox -now called home. Folks bought a roast chicken from Lotus’s for dinner. It’s very convenient and tasty. Brought over an Ella Fitzgerald album and the house feels jazzy and lively now. Also wearing my Seiko diver for tomorrow’s planned outing with my cousin. I only see him once a year for a day.

Mom is taking up the most room with her accumulated pack rat stuff. I need to take a shower. Drank some residual prune juice in case tomorrow is constipated. Bought mayo, ketchup, and gherkins. Jazz music is actually quite neutral and ambient.

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Back from the last errand of the day. I hung our 10RM IKEA designer clock on a cable tie round a coffee stirring stick, stuck into a pipe bracket. MacGyver would have been proud. It’s the one with perforated Arabics and no seconds hand. Quite readable altho it’s white on white. Took a much-needed shower and am changed into comfy clothes. Will take my meds in half an hour. Brush and turn in by 11pm. Now to write more of Inexact Science.

Am prepping chp.5 now for lack of something to do. Charging my Nokia ahead of tomorrow’s outing. Feeling a little sleepy from the half sedative I took over an hour ago. Joy riders passed by our house but it was a one off, probably.