108. HELLO SELFIES Taken in Year 2026
108. HELLO SELFIES
TAKEN IN YEAR 2026
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why do i take selfies?
"maybe the journey isn't so much about becoming anything.
maybe it's about unbecoming everything that isn't really you
so that you can be who you were meant to be in the first place."
why do i take selfies?
not to weird out.
so that i can be intentionally AWARE of & COMFY about myself.
so that i can be intentionally AWARE of & COMFY about myself.
chubby but hopefully will get fitter! (pilate and taichi helps a bit!)
and to accept that i'm growing older.
some favourites...
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YEAR 2026
YEAR 2026
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what's new
- tennis for seniors, every fri - started 4 sep 2026 fri 7am to 9am
- dyed and short hair cut since 1 Aug 2026
- trying to lose unwanted weight - from 58+kg to 55-57kg
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OCTOBER 2026
OCTOBER 2026
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9 Oct 2026
was unsure if i should play,
(haze is BAD) but went anyway.
(haze is BAD) but went anyway.
and today played badly. wild, high, off balls...
rackets - used 3
- my Yonex,
- Wilson Grand Slam (Aluminium)
= Babolat Pure Drive.
below: Shermin not in photo
haze was bad BAD BAD!!!!!
but the more i played, the more i wanted to play!
glad i could run today as well!
PSI Readings (no taichi)
North - 7am - 111 - 9am - 115 - 6pm - 135
South - 7am - 139 - 9am -150 - 6pm - 167
East - 7am - 137 - 9am - 143 - 6pm - 166
West - 7am - 158 - 9am - 164 - 6pm - 187
East - 7am - 137 - 9am - 143 - 6pm - 166
West - 7am - 158 - 9am - 164 - 6pm - 187
Central - 7am -163 - 9am - 170 - 6pm - 192
Band PSI Reading
1 - 00 - 55 Normal
2 - 56-150 Elevated
2 - 56-150 Elevated
3 - 151-250 High
4 - ≥ 250 Very High
below: PSI readings on 10 Oct 2026 - BAD bad BAAAAAD
left to right - 9 Oct 2026 - 6.41am, 6.42am. 6.45am
below: 9 Oct 2026 - 8.32am - taking a break in court
below: 9 Oct 2026 - 9.08am - after tennis, at the car park
below: 9 Oct 2026 - 10.21am after breakfast
- at serangoon garden market
below: 9 Oct 2026 - 10.34am after breakfast, driving off...
8 Oct 2026 Thu
4.52pm - Selfies with my gorgeous hibiscus flowers!
after lunch, sending jannah back to NTU,
going queensway shopping centre and NTUC grocery shopping
BAD HAZE!!
8 Oct 2026
below: trying to join a financial talk but failed :)
6 Oct 2026
11.20am - haze is BAD!!
going out for brunch - like where? Lol
11.15pm - need to go sleep!
30 Aug 2026
5 Oct 2026
first time i can tie hair after cutting it short!
2 Oct 2026 Fri
6.50am car battery died :(
7.45am onwards - replaced by AA
2 Oct 2026 - car done fixing at 8.30am,
decided not to go for tennis :(
decided not to go for tennis :(
1 Oct 2026
went Bishan library to return and borrow new books
met jannah and went home together
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SEPTEMBER 2026
SEPTEMBER 2026
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Tennis at Burghley - 4, 11, 18, 25 SEPT 2026
Attendance Pics - left to right
Attendance Pics - left to right
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25 Sep 2026
Tennis Session #4
left pic - late for tennis - driving off at 6.55am
right pic - 9.20am - after tennis!
25 Sep 2026
10.15am after tennis and some tea/breakfast
at serangoon garden market
25 Sep 2026
4th tennis session
we were laughing when someone cracked a joke about husbands and wives, and jack got a funny feedback for his comment regarding jasmine.
25 Sep 2026
2.10pm after tennis, brunch and a good shower Lol
18 Sep 2026
Tennis for Seniors - this. is my 3rd tennis session
18 Sep 2026 fri
12.35pm after 2h tennis and a nice shower!
18 Sep 2026 fri
9.13am going home after 2h tennis!
18 Sep 2026 fri
6.45am gonna drive out for 7am tennis!
18 Sep 2026 fri
6.42am getting out of the house for 7am tennis!
17 Sep 2026
16 Sep 2026
wed 8.56pm, after pilates
15 Sep 2026
in the morning - 2 brown doves are sitting on the wall...
14 Sep 2026
went to centrepoint for lunch and karaoke
with edna, joey and roger!
13 Sep 2026
trying to do the same pose as my drawing's reference pic
below: 13 Sep 2026, 9.17am
11 Sep 2026
below: after 2 hours of tennis...
(didn't play as much as week before)
why do i look different in the group photo? ugggh
left - pic taken 9.08am,
right - pic taken 11.10am and 11.24am
below: my 2nd tennis session
left to right:
(don't know name), me, jasmine, ann, han, jack, marcus, shermin, alan
and peter who came late, alan said he overslept
*couples - jack and jasmine, marcus and shermin*
9 Sep 2026
8.18am walking at the park
9 Sep 2026
Lunch at Singapore Swimming club
then home to rest before pilates
6 Sep 2026
trying on a white cap
is this my tennis cap or the cap i got from shopee???
4 Sep 2026
1st tennis game in 20-30 years
2h in Burghley Centre
4 Sep 2026
tennis at burghley form 7am to 9am
6.50am -
running late for tennis - started driving at 6.50am
reached around 7.05am
4 Sep 2026
7.47am
group photo for attendance
4 Sep 2026
8.44am - playing since 7.15amface all red LOL
4 Sep 2026
9.11am after tennis and getting ready to drive home!
4 Sep 2026
Reached home 9.30am
to enjoy the flowers and my garden!
hair all wet and face still all red LOL
4 Sep 2026
9.37am getting ready to shower
yay! survived tennis!! LOLOL
4 Sep 2026
Dinner - Red Star for daddy's bday
2 Sep 2026 - easier to video call daddy at home Lol
3 Sep 2026 - think took this at the market 628 amk
1 Sep 2026
going to jurong with daddy, jamie, koko and diodio for steam fish
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AUGUST 2026
AUGUST 2026
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31 Aug 2026
haircut looks different after 1 month
(hair was cut on 1 aug)
28 Aug 2026
at singapore swimming club
27 Aug 2026
went airport T1 and jewel to pick jamie
17 Aug 2026
1 Aug - 1st haircut + dye
i love my current long white hair
26 Aug 2026
26 Aug 2026
cleaning up my rackets and preparing for play - added new overgrips
24 Aug 2026
shopping at decathalon centrepoint
23 Aug 2026
21 Aug 2026
19 Aug 2026
19 Aug 2026
enjoying an afternoon sketching jjba 3 characters
my sketches turned out really nice!
14 Aug 2026
dressed for taichi but feeling sick and weak.
how to do warm up, ba duan jing and taichi 108???
and how to do kicks and turns??
sneezing and sniffing like crazy :((((
12 Aug 2026
Lunch at Toa Payoh, East Treasures
12 Aug 2026 - after lunch
11 Aug 2026
bought some black hair clips at mr diy...
10 Aug 2026
2 days after weird 2nd haircut...
1 Aug - 1st haircut + dye
8 Aug - 2nd haircut
9 Aug 2026
1 day after weird 2nd haircut
1 Aug - 1st haircut + dye
8 Aug - 2nd haircut
helmet hair :(
1 Aug - 1st haircut + dye
8 Aug - 2nd haircut
8 Aug 2026 Sat
i don't like how my hair looks one length....
got itchy and asked emily to cut my sides.
now i look like a FREAK!!
(my hair looks like a helmet at some angles)
i feel frustrated!!
i can't tie or clip up my hair :(((
5 Aug 2026 Wed
(before 8 Aug, 2nd haircut)
(before 8 Aug, 2nd haircut)
actually, i kinda hate that my hair looks one length.
sometimes when i put the hair behind the ears, it kinda look ok.
will likely ask Emily to cut the sides more when if i see her later this week...
4 Aug 2026 Tues
soooo hot! good thing i can tie a pig tail behind LOL
1 Aug 2026 Sat
but i guess it was time for a haircut and hair dye.
below: some higher res pics
1 August 2026
before haircut Lol
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JULY 2026
JULY 2026
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28 July 2026
27 July 2026
bought some reading glasses
21 July 2026
wearing jannah's specs
17 July 2026
saw some free tennis 2hr sessions at yck and burghley tennis courts!
but i didn't have any rackets so couldn't join yet.
i got myself some rackets!
1. Babolat Pure Drive JR26, Grip L0/4" - $45
2. Babolat Pure Drive, 2012, Grip L1/ 41/8" - $100
17 July 2026 - cleaned up this really old pure drive racket and removed the old yucky, powdery grip wrap. there were like 3-4 wraps that got sticky and powdery... then changed my racket grip wrap.
more on tennis...
now i own a babolat!!
i got a pure drive because i can't find a pure strike in my grip size :(
18 July 2026
16 July 2026
13 July 2026
12 July 2026
11 July 2026
wearing jannah's specs
9 July 2026
going to a restaurant to celebrate dio dio's 89th birthday!
below: after dinner, getting sleepy...
5 July 2026
wefies and selfies with Jannah at CHAGEE Pasir Ris
below: later... so sleepy at home Lol
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JUNE 2026
JUNE 2026
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12 June 2026
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