A Journey Towards Minimalism

One year after minimalism I still remember the first time when I was being introduced minimalism was around August 2016. As I couldn't find much videos about minimalism on YouTube, I started posting about become minimalist in Singapore on YouTube in August last year. And because of that, I was connected with like-minded minimalists and most of us are now in a Facebook Group (This is a closed group as we want to keep it minimalist!), it keeps growing bigger day by day though! So how's life for me after a year of minimalism? Well, below are some of my thoughts and practices: I no longer buy physical books but rather loan or buy online (we do have digital library which we circulate books around) I own lesser clothes than a year before (worn and torn clothes are being use as rags instead) I still listen to The Minimalist's Podcast to learn more about minimalism Those who knows that I'm a minimalist stopped buying stuffs for me (in...

Its a noisy world out there! If you had embarked on your minimalism world, you would notice that it's not an easy or smooth journey after all! Why is that so? Because we are all living in a noisy world . Different people define minimalism differently and do it differently. However, ultimately minimalism at it's core means " less is more ". People tends to want others agree with them and likely they will tell you that as a minimalist, you should do this or that. In fact, the real minimalism should comes from the inside rather that the outside . Do you feel happier, more peaceful or lighter? If you do, probably you are on the right track. Just ignore the noises. How should a minimalist get away from all the noises? So, usually, when I bring stuffs into my life, usually I will ask myself some questions: Does this item makes my life simpler? Does it helps to save money or time? Does it makes me happier? Do I need to spend a lot of time or m...

The darkest day for minimalists? Yes! Everywhere is on sales. Everyone you know is buying everything or something that their eyes caught hold on. And you? What are you waiting for? "Go grab them!" your inner devil's voice said.  "I'm a minimalist, I don't need any more stuffs!" here comes your inner's angel talking to you. Ok fine! I will just switch on the TV or surf my Facebook! What could go wrong? You choose to ignore both the devil and the angel. However, you saw ads on the TV screen and on your iPhone all over the place. You are tempted, what should you do? Solutions for minimalists on black friday I'll tell you what I did for my black Friday! Well, I saw on Facebook that the whole road was jammed with car on the highway which look literally like christmas tree. I laughed to myself........ "What are all these people thinking? Can't they just shop online to buy the things they need or wel...

Do you need battery for your clock? Few days ago, my wife and I went to shopping at Outram Park. We were shopping for items that we truly need. As our mattress sheet were a bit torn, we decided to get 2 of them. At that moment, my wife remembered that our clock has stopped working and probably need a battery (C size). Therefore, we get a pair of them which cost us $1.50 After we reached home, my wife immediately went and change the clock's battery. After a while, I saw some frustration look on her face. "What's the matter? You need my help? I asked. "The clock is not working, can you please help me check is the clock spoilt? she said annoyingly. I took over the clock and placed the battery in the correct order (+ to + and - to -), pushed it all the way in and yet the clock was not ticking. Then I gave some hard knock trying to revive it. After I while, I told her "I pronounced this clock officially dead!" "What?!!...

You might be wondering how minimalists would celebrate their halloween............ When you walk into places like DIASO, IKEA, GIANT, or FAIRPRICE etc, you will see a lot of halloween stuffs being sold. Not only this, a lot of "trick or treat stuffs" will be marked up at least 20-30% higher. As the day get closer or over, all these sweet treats' prices will then be marked down. So as a minimalist, we wouldn't want to accumulate useless stuffs that don't add values to our lives! So, how can we celebrate halloween totally and completely? Well, I have a suggestion........ Make your own "halloween stuffs" with whatever you have at home! For example, I taught my daughter how to make a halloween mask simply by using what she has at home (colour pencils, drawing paper, rubber band etc). Alternatively, you can have fun with them using free downloadable app like "egg". Watch how I turn into a werewolf here . This is how you can c...