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Monday, October 26, 2026

27.10.2026 Tuesday - slow jogging

I am happy with my new morning routine, this is only Day 1 but I walk / jog for an hour starting at 430 a.m. pass the park, the hospital and loop home.

26.10.2026 Monday - the day is getting away from us

A lesson from the Stoics - to wake up early and prepare for the day, for what might be difficult today, for what I can do something about (what is in my control), read something (a book not a screen), to decide today's purpose.

Today I am going to listen and not say much. There is a meeting for a job handover, we will take delivery and make up our our minds. Be grateful with arrogance, and move on with the job.

This morning starts at 6 a.m. which I mark with a slow jogging (3500 steps) up and down a short incline near Mrs Eu's house.

Sunday, October 25, 2026

25.10.2026 Sunday - out of sorts until end of the day

When our young ones and some other young ones came by for dinner and drinks - I listen to their stories and learn about their childhood and schooling. One was in boarding school since she was 13, returning only on the weekends, the other maintains an almost cursory relationship with her mom - exchanging whatsapp messages and videos instead to speaking to each other. Another talked about how she was left behind in school, parents forgot to collect her and she had to walk an hour to get home, while one of our talked about how mom drove off without her after tuition class. All this while eating a home cooked meal and drinking nice whisky - a lovely way to begin the week.