Trump wins, change may be in the air, God moves the clock forward…

Seems I’m just a small person doing insignificant things, thrust into the web of people protecting the world from telepathy. My every idea or good work, used for purposes other than intended by shadowy people operating in my mindspace. One reaction would be to freak out but as I was telling my family earlier, the soul is a wonderful box containing the jewels of our hearts, their memories, their deeds and accomplishments. Don’t throw away your souls when you are irritated or prideful. Same way you’d not want to crash and die in your Porsche.

We must all be focused on eternal things rather than pure pleasure and money, maybe power. Things that corrupt because we want them NOW and on our own terms. You can have all these things from God but it will take time. It took me 20 years to achieve my dream of writing a novella. For God, a thousand years is like a day!

Family, don’t give up. Friends, persevere too, and those far away, take heart and heal. More later…

Straps, watch straps…

Narrowing down my rotation watches to just 3: Mudman solar, PRS, and 077j diver. All are high quality and respectable. Up till now, I had not very nice straps for the PRS and 077j. So here they are on their new color-coordinated straps, also including the state (mostly) of my collection:

My q&q solar diver, resin monocoque case, unidirectional bezel on a Bond-ish NATO. Need to weather it a bit, bleach it in the sun so it matches better.

My PRS516, a gift from Mom. Ceramic bezel, sapphire crystal on Bonetti wr strap. Very refined look. I wear it a lot more.

My Seiko 077j divers 200m. On dull green elastic NATO with yellow stripe. Drab / military straps seem to suit Seiko tool watches, but ymmv.

Dad’s old Bellmatic alarm watch from the 1970s on gray genuine croc leather from Vietnam.

My Swatch AM51 automatic with bioplastic case and strap. Supposed to be wr (5bar?).

My Orient 3-star on a ‘vintage’ Baltany genuine leather. This is the old (cheap) version with low wr and day set button.

My Mudman Tough Solar with compass, temperature and moonphase. A very large watch. Hard to read from certain angles thus was cheaper than msrp.

My Casio gbd200 step counter with MIP display and Bluetooth.

My Citizen Promaster dive computer on Casio velcro band. The bracelet is not very good. Overall feels very toolish.

My Baltany D12 vintage-style quartz with screw crown and sapphire crystal, 10bar wr. On a grainy NATO in dark copper. My only Chinese microbrand.

My pre-loved Tenor-Dorly from the early 1970s. Was in need of a service which cost quite a bit. On a Vietnam monitor lizard leather strap. I used a 3M glass scrub sponge to abrade off some of the varnish so it matches the age / wear of the case better.

My q&q moonphase quartz which is a homage to the Raymond Weil Maestro Moonphase. On a gray suede strap. Watch has 5bar wr. Not the strap, unfortunately.

My Casio 200w on a G-LIDE velcro-buckle vintage strap. 10 year battery. Too bad it has low wr.

My 2200 carbon core guard in marbled stone gray on a gray elastic NATO. 

I am still looking for the ideal strap for my Casio 800h whose band is broken. Honestly, it is a pretty ugly watch that suits nothing I know of -yet.

Heading out to the mall…

Yesterday’s psych clinic visit went well. We had dinner around there, saves effort cooking. Food was good. Soon we’ll be out for lunch at the downtown mall. Want to buy a watch strap for my Promaster.

Back from the mall. Good timing as I had to loo. Didn’t buy my Promaster a new strap, but got one for my Tissot, a present from Mom I should wear more often. 80RM Bonetti WR faux(?) leather. Very soft and pliable. May get a new dull green / beige NATO for my 077j later.

Can’t wait to watch the US elections. Many will be -it’s historic.

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Was looking at some photos of Seiko divers on drab-looking tan and green straps and I think they go quite well. However, trying that approach on a PRS failed completely. It has to have plush leather(ette) and contrast stitching. Using less aircond. Tonight, may make noodles for the folks with kimchi.

Dinner was good. Worked out and am feeling fit. Can feel ill people around me clinging on to my life force. I hope… I will be strong enough for them until our rapture day.

Ordered the dull green NATO after all, just $4.50 -was a no brainer. Why suffer the frayed Daiso strap in a rather odd shade of olive green. Hope it arrives tomorrow then I can share some pics. Aside from my PRS and 077j, I also like wearing my Mudman solar for places where I must be nondescript, and on adventures out of town. I wear my Seiko 077j diver on rainy days, in showers, casual situations, my PRS, when I need to look smart / formal. Sad to say, most of my other ~12 watches get little wrist time. I gave my Protrek to my cousin who hikes. An old friend -both.

Been thinking what it’s like to die young, or be dragged through numerous medical treatments while being ill and pounded. Master Paul Ng warns dragons to watch out for health problems in 2025. But mostly these are 1952-ers. I will apparently seek solitude over socializing. Perhaps so.

Bought some Chinese made shades for dad…

This was quite a find on Shopee Malaysia. RockBros cycling photochromic lenses for just $11 shipped. Got them for Dad, COD. He will not need to take them off unless to read small print, thus he won’t lose them easily. Also come with a headband and pouch which is nice.

Almost time to take my meds. Feel like doing a bit of writing, not my novella which I’m somehow wary / afraid of adding to.

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Am feeling stronger today. Seems I’ve shrugged off last week’s virus or whatever it was. Been taking it easy since I released my novella draft. Today, want to finish knotting my boleadoras. May take half an hour. Wearing my Seiko diver on Zulu.

Feeling rather unsettled as western and Liew witchy forces press into my mindspace, bearing all sorts of ills. Dad should be back from hospital soon.

Seems he says he needs a pacemaker. Wonder why, after all these years?

The boleadoras coming together well…

Initially, I had thought of using plastic skipping rope and 300g weights but these proved impractical and dangerous. So now, aside from the basketball netting cinched in the center with a zip tie, I am using tennis balls (60g) tied with guy rope to the net loops, 4 loops gathered into one side. Not sure of the proper length but it has to be rather long for a strong throw, and not too short or it won’t wrap on contact. I think, plus the net radius, about a meter would do for the average 6’ adult.

Was also considering a beach rugby ball instead of a matchball. This was due to the lower weights used in the boleadoras. But thinking about it, a heavier ball structures the team formations and makes for a more interesting game as you have to position yourself to snare a fast moving, inertial ball.

So the ball I’m using is a new Gilbert Omega spare I had lying around. By tonight I will have knotted up all 3 weights (I’m a poor knotter) and ready to test tomorrow. There are no rules governing a player’s boleadoras except it has to be safe to use in play. So a player may extend a weight / rope, use different objects for weights and different ropes, groovy colors, aim for more asymmetry etc.

For tying the tennis balls onto the net, I used this technique. But I only made 3 loops instead of 5, YMMV. It will be interesting to see if the basketball net will really open up in flight and snare the rugby ball.

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Some hours ago, reports of huge rocket strike on Israel by Hezbollah / Iran. Came before we cemented our victory in the mind wars with some easy techniques against the body snatching sociopathic witches, the Liew 6.

Got lots of downloads of my Christian novella, more than normal at least, compared to any book I wrote previously. Thus we know we are spiritually rather dry right now. And a revival is in the works before the 6th seal breaks. For it says “immediately after the tribulation of those days” -which implies a win for God’s forces in the spiritual warfare and externally, some sort of military stalemate.

Hill Audio’s DIY carbon nanotube driver IEM….

I haven’t been as impressed with a bang for buck winner like Hill Audio’s DIY-ed cnt IEM. For just 46RM / $11, they blow away KZ Audio’s ZST with hybrid BA and DD, costing 66RM. They even eat into the ever solid Shure 112’s glorious heritage, revealing lively nuances in the mix I thought was just bland.

Along with the IEMs, I also bought an OCC braided copper cable with coax connectors. OCC improves conductivity by perfecting the crystal-like structure of a metal, eliminating imperfections that affect signal transmission. Because Hill were switching to 2-pin cables, I got this one really cheap. Of course it has no mic which is what I prefer.

The Monk Plus was similarly good and still is a favorite among audiohiles who purchase extra amps to squeeze every bit of fidelity out of this $6 buds. It was a favorite of mine for its easy on-off. The Hill Audio cnt are also easy to put on and take off which make them a natural go-to for casual listening. They also don’t hurt my ear canals or put almost any pressure on them.

The shape is reminiscent of a more bulbous Shure 215, with an oblong seashell body and over the ear cables. But the simiarities end there. There is barely -I’d say ‘nothing’ that’s tuning and directing the sound through the transparent housing and nozzle, unlike in a Shure. So the Hills are not copycats or infringers. Also they sell in a whole different price bracket. There is no branding on the buds and on the cable, being as they claim, an in-house DIY job. There were 7 for sale and I bought the last one.

Some pics of the IEM and cable. I am not able to provide a pic of the coax connector but it has a slim and fragile-looking central pin. I am still worried it took damage during mating it.

A new month, my birthday, pulling an all nighter to finish my novel, being followed…

It’s just past midnight into 1st November. Violent Liew forces are being neutralized after they forced people to follow people important to God. Just 13 days to my 48th birthday. I’ve latched on to a theme for chp12, my final chapter, which is simply loving / knowing Jesus through the Bible. Should wrap up soon.

My IEMs should arrive tomorrow.

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Am working on my novella sporadically, unsure when it will wrap up. Realized I had typoed Meghan’s name as Morgan or was it the other way round? Decided on Meghan in the end. Now Gaythrii sends Mark a Christmas letter with an odd Bible verse.

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Back from a grueling ~5 hour walk in the sun with my cousin from Perak. He showed me a lot of cool ‘hidden’ places around Pasar Seni but the heat was too much for me and we came home sooner than expected. Had Indian vegetarian for lunch and lassi (goat’s milk), visited a temple / museum, a bookshop like a maze, had kombucha and boba tea.

While out, my IEMs arrived and are quite sweet. Comfortable too. I would describe them as open and transparent. Worth the $11 shipped. Tonight, more writing. I no longer care about deadlines.

Writing went well. Took my meds. Listening to my new phones. Sleep soon. I may modify the lassoball rules after trials of the boleadoras I will fashion tomorrow. Mainly that it will use a foam football which is lighter.