I am mostly done buying things for the year....

This year, I got loads of goodies:

1. A new Casio watch
2. A new Bible with indices
3. A Nerf blaster and box of rounds
4. A 12-hole ocarina
5. New strings for my uke and Kepma guitar
6. 8GB RAM for the netbook
7. A new solving calculator
8. New wireless mics
9. TWS Redmi buds
10. Teva sandals [for Mom]
11. Swiss Army Knife Classic SD for myself
12. A record by the WHO which is 'classic'
13. Some cheap Tarmak shorts from Decathlon
14. A new tee, UA, deeply discounted

I am done buying things even as my birthday approaches just over a month and a half away. The thought of saving up money seems pointless as I REALLY have nothing more I want to buy. I own a gram of 24k gold that's appreciated 2-fold but no reason to cash in on. In my state of health, there's no reason to travel or do a lot of sports activities. Mostly I run a few minutes a week and work out briefly every night before bed.

Am waiting to hear from the publisher I queried last weekend. I hope to hear a yes but a NO is also okay. Anything honest and personal will be appreciated. Still haven't polished up my final song "Open Up". It's a bit hard to work the chords and the chorus to the bridge to the verse -a bit disjointed but I'm not letting it die so easily.

Thinking of running tomorrow, early if I can wake up. Last run wasn't fun as my knee was shot with pain-giving. Next week, visiting psych clinic for my Arip jab. Will get my shrink something nice since I'm saving up for nothing. Be charitable and generous.

I now have 900RM saved, 380RM in my wallet, and about 80RM in my debit account. Good enough to brave October since I will not be attending church meets for some time. Nor will I be upgrading my phone or PC and I don't have dreams of a nicer luxurious watch anymore.

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We talked in mindspace about many things such as writing effective openings, mids, and endings -101 stuff. Writing seemed to be a hit among many potential authors with stories to tell. Many are also thinking of taking up Tai Chi like me. Liew forces are scrambling to stymie the flock of God's chosen ones with lies of giving up for heaven come.