ME IN FIVE MINUTES

, London
Written for me.

My Life in a Line

1994: Born in Singapore
2001: Went to Pei Chun Primary School
2005: Started playing Volleyball, following the path of my father.
2007: Went to Dunman Secondary School
2011: Went to Nanyang Junior College, repeated a year there. Painful.
2013: Enlisted into Singapore's National Service
2016: Enrolled in Singapore Management University. Started smuffin.info over the summer.
2018: Began learning programming at a web development house. First project I worked on was a wordpress website for a client. Fully experienced the coding desert of despair at an accelerated rate.
2020: Co-founded Mantheos, started web development at scale
2021: Tore my Ankle Ligaments over a Basketball Game
2022: Wound down Mantheos. Moved to Europe. Got engaged. Enjoying new experiences whilst seeking the next idea.

Thanatophobia

I have an extreme fear of death. Who doesn't right?
Started when I was twelve. I spent many nights of my life sitting in the shower, pondering how the void would consume me once my body fails. Anxiety attacks still hit me from time to time. Sometimes I wake up sweating, pulse racing, and devastated by the pointlessness of it all. I'm managing it better though. I'm happy, and that is helping a ton.
I've placed this high up in this page because thanatophobia defines a lot of my motivations and how I think.

My Entrepreneurial Dilemma

Choosing something that I am thoroughly interested in, or chasing the pipedream of anti-aging technology? Perhaps both.

I'm Just a Hardworking Guy

I did well in college. Managed to knab a perfect score on my way out. Pretty sure I can say that I'm doing well in my career too. Many of my peers attribute it to intelligence or natural talent.
The reality is that I am normal. I am not genetically smarter than an average dude. Perhaps I am more knowledgable, but that is only because I have spent a massive amount of time buried in books and researching endlessly.
I resent it when people shrug off my hard work for talent.

I Am Subjectively Lazy

I hate cleaning, tidying, running errands or doing any chores whatsoever. I slack on any home-making aspects a lot. I guess work ethic isn't all-encompassing.

I Get Lost in Thought. Randomly.

Sounds stupid but I tend to drift away a lot. A wandering mind is a good one, but I get in trouble for this quite a bit when I miss out on things my Fiance says.

I'm Singaporean

I was born and raised in Singapore. We are a cynical bunch. Much like anyone, there are things I love and hate about being Singaporean.

What I love

  • ❤️  hawker food is cheap and tasty
  • ❤️  city life is hectic and exciting
  • ❤️  taxes are low
  • ❤️  there's only one season

What I hate

  • ☠️  the singlish accent
  • ☠️  ridiculous housing system
  • ☠️  cookie-cutter education
  • ☠️  there's only one season

I Don't Remember Birthdays or Numbers

Birthdays just matter less and less. I don't see why I have to memorise anyone's number either. Just offload all that information to technology.