Some exemplary quotes I got in the mailbox:

“By all means marry. If you get a good wife, you’ll be happy. If you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.”
- Socrates

“I had some words with my wife, and she had some paragraphs with me.”
- Sigmund Freud

“Some people ask the secret of our long marriage. We take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little candlelight, dinner, soft music and dancing. She goes Tuesdays, I go Fridays.”
- Anonymous

“My wife and I were happy for twenty years. Then we met.”
- Henny Youngman

“You know what I did before I married? Anything I wanted to.”
- Anonymous

No offense to those who are married, getting married, or planning to get married.

Have a good holiday, and don’t get too drunk.

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I used to have this phobia of babies (I still do!). Give me a baby to carry, and I can give you a thousand reasons not wanting to do so.

I’m not a fan of children, and children definitely are not fans of me. Face it, I’m gonna be a lousy dad in the future.

Monday morning 9.59am, a healthy baby boy was born weighing in at 3.08kg.

Asher Josh Liew, son of Mr. & Mrs Joel Liew, welcome to the world! With such a cool name, who needs a Chinese name? (Just like me ;))

Looks like we’re getting off to a good start!

Asher, when you’re finally 18, I promise to bring you out for a beer, and then we’ll have a good jamming session where I’ll introduce you to Coldplay, Muse & Radiohead, who no doubt will be what you call an ‘oldie’ by then.

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Some stuff to remember, and to keep me on my feet as 2009 quakes in my presence:

1. Being miserable (or not) is a choice
Remember, you’re only miserable if you decide to be miserable. Life is great - Go sing a screamo song if you’re on the verge of being miserable.

2. Stop trying to do something, & do it
Inspired from The Matrix where Morpheus says :”Stop trying to hit me and hit me!”.

3. Crazy is good
I’d like to be known as ‘That crazy fella who managed to experience everything in life.’

2009’s gonna be a breeze - I choose to believe it.