Damage not so bad at this year's Big Bad Wolf Books

And I think partly has to do with the already Everest of book I have waiting for me at home to the point that I have run out of space to put these books. But I also think that the kind of books I read these days are of a particular genre. Maybe it is a flavour of the day thing. But I am leaning towards comedic writing these days. Not silly writing though. But good quality comedy. Preferably with some historic references.

I think it is because I am determined towards this route of de-stressing now that I really am not in the mood for dark and heavy stuff right about now. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against those books and you know as well as I do that I can consume them. Just, not about now. I think in light of the current state of the world, I'd like a bit of cheer. I am already made to be part cynic with all the splashes in periodicals, that I find myself in search of happy stories. Yes, happy stories.

Visiting 1AES 2015

You know how sometimes when you set out to achieve something, the universe "conspires to make things happen" so that everything falls into place? I really thing this is happening for me. It is a sign, at least, that I am on the right track. The "universe" wants this to happen.

So it is exciting that 1AES comes around just when I set out to open my own company. And I met so many familiar faces there, which is such a welcome discovery for me, especially some people that I have not met in so many years! It was like a little reunion of sorts for me.

I did learn quite a bit from the event. This event has opened my eyes to many aspects of entrepreneurship that I know will be useful in setting up my startup. I did not attend all the sessions and I strongly believe that the organisation of the event and its sub events can be immensely improved. But on the positive side, the next AES can only get better :)

Our first visit to Free Tree Society's Free Tree Giveaway

This is a shout out to the folks at Free Tree Society who organised the free tree giveaway yesterday in conjunction with the International Day of Climate Action.

It was our first visit to the FTS Nursery in Bangsar and I was delighted to find how well maintained the place is and how friendly everyone was. We arrived slightly before 9am and there were already so many people there.

The giveaways were nicely arranged by fruiting trees, shrubs, herbs, flowering plants, big plants. There was also an all-you-can-carry section outside with more goodies. Between the three of us, we happily walked away with a lemon tree, an avocado tree, a sawtooth coriander plant, a double petal blue pea plant, a spearmint plant, a cat's whiskers plant, an aloe vera plant, a curry plant and a few of those mother-in-law plants which we were told were great air purifiers to combat against this terrible haze that's going on.

I got to go back to FTS Nursery. One of those days when there are not so many people and I can spend more time appreciating all the awesome work these people are doing. Even in the little time I spent there yesterday, I learnt so much. I have some great additions to my garden now. Looking forward to more of such events. To the folks at FTS, keep up the great work!