Quarantine Day 1 - 5/7 - Dinner
Rooting for Emma Raducanu!
Quarantine Day 1 - 5/7 - Lunch
Quarantine Day 1 - 5/7 - Breakfast
Back in the UK and the hotel quarantine begins.
Today I found Charlie Munger book I gifted my father for his 60th. Grateful for instilling the love of books and reading in me. 📷
I am writing this note using my new Apple Pencil. I am liking this nifty little tool so far. I was very sceptical. But, I think it is going to be so much fun using it. My note-taking heart is filled with so much. 📷 🖋️
My iPad is fully setup. Now, downloading apps.
Just the essential apps! 📷
I’m trying to find a way to use both Micro.blog & Write.as and I just can’t come up with any ideas for it. Is anyone using both? I need some tips.
Just got my iPad delivered. I think for me, the basic one should be fine. 📷 📱
I’m listening to The Antidote by Oliver Burkeman audiobook. Damn! It is good! 📚
I went to our terrace this evening. I couldn’t stop myself from watching the lighthouse and the sea. 📷
I have got USB fan. Not a powerful one but does the job alright. 📷
Chennai Vandallur Zoo’s Lions are infected with Covid-19. Unfortunately, Lioness Neela has lost her life. I’m really shocked to hear this news. Covid-19 kills animals? Hope we get out of this mess soon!
I got this tiny pink lion surprise toy inside lollipop candy packet. 📷
Lollipops and a surprise gift inside. I’m excited! 🍭📷
I’m seriously considering getting the GTD Connect annual subsription for $290. As a GTD enthusiast, I think this will get some skin in the game and intensify my GTD practice.
Last night we had a storm alert in our hometown, Kilakarai. Here’s a photo of full moon and the lighthouse near our home. 📷
Finished reading: The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll 📚
I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in the Bullet Journal Method or analogue productivity.
A key takeaway is a process called Migration. Here, you review all open tasks from the previous month and re-evaluate it’s purpose and validity. If the task adds value to your life, keep them. if not, cross it off and move on! This along with weekly review will uplift your productivity ten fold.
In a nutshell, Ryder has done a brilliant job explaining the Bullet Journal method in a simple and easy to understand / implement language.
Go get this book!
Gold Medal Oil was part of my known pain-relief arsenal. While growing up, we used it generously for headaches & nasal blockage. I suppose with my migraines and sinusitis, this will come in handy when I’m back in the UK. 📷
It has been 30 days since my father passed away. Time flies!
I feel overwhelmed with the amount of work that needs to be sorted in this situation. Every day, I’m learning about new things needing my attention or to be taken care of.
In India, the time taken to get any formal documentation after one’s passing is ridiculous. One needs extreme levels of patience to handle the people in the bureaucracy. Even the staff at the bottom of the bureaucracy chain will test your patience. It’s frustrating for me because I grew up in the UAE & UK where things get done effectively and efficiently.
At the moment, I’m just taking one day at a time. It’s hard. I miss my father very much. May Allah SWT grant our family the strength and courage to move forward. Ameen!
Today, the air conditioning unit failed in my room. AC repair engineer reckons it would be better to replace the unit with a brand new one. I too agree but with full lockdown in place, nobody knows when the electrical showrooms will reopen.
Currently, the temperature reaches 34 degC. We do have a ceiling fan but that just not enough to cool down the room in the daytime. I feel like a stuffed chicken in an oven ready to be cooked.
The chicken reference is because my sister cooked some delicious fried chicken for lunch. Yum!
Apparently, 15 people have listened to my microcast. I feel shy! 🙈
I have been reading for 100 weeks on my Kindle. It’s definitely a big milestone for me. 📚
Alright! It’s about time I start exploring the world of podcasting/microcasting. I have been interested in podcasts since 2010 when I got my iPhone 3Gs. iTunes introduced me to it!
With the new update to Wavelength app and free two weeks trial, I thought why not I give it a go? So here it is!
I’m call my microcast as Ridwan’s Rough Notes. Rough Notes doesn’t have to be perfect. It’s just random notes on books I’m reading, life learnings, reflections etc etc.
Hope to continue this experiment to more than 6 notes and see how I feel?
Let’s start the journey. 🎙️