Day 27 - My first audio journal

Okay, this is my attempt at doing an audio journal instead of a written one, because at nighttime, I don't feel like writing so much. And I still want to record the critical points or key points of my day. So anything that I accomplish. Or anything that's going on or any insights that I have. Things like this.

I want to record. Now I really want to cough right now because I've been sick for over a week. Um, but let me just recount what I did today. So I slept in, I got maybe 10 hours asleep, forced myself to stay in bed because of in sick. And then. I got up around 10 40 and went straight to the cafe without bringing my phone.

I brought my laptop. At the cafe. I worked on finishing the last like three days. Worth of posts on my website. Uh, just getting the images from mid journey, as well as finishing, writing some of them out, publishing them, writing the accent. These kinds of things. And after that I came home and I finished the narration for my first catalog.

Shoot YouTube video. Um, and then also on YouTube, I adjusted the setting. So next time that I do a live stream. The YouTube quality should be 10 80 P instead of seven, 20 P of course, this depends on my phone's bandwidth, but we'll see how that goes. And then after that, I, you know, I got ready for a casting.

I went to a casting. And I think they like me. Uh, perhaps I think my posing is not on the same level as some of the other very experienced models. But, um, when they pulled me out like, oh, they said he's very special. I don't know what that means. And then it's for example, some of the other guys that didn't really make posts with the other models, but they made me pose with Ari and Chloe. To the other models. And that's a good sign that okay.

The looking for. Not only are they looking for models, but it has to be a male model on a FEMA model other than they have to work together. Um, like they have to pair quite well. And. Uh, dunno if we pair so well, but I think it went. Okay. Like I would say 70%. Um, and. So the lady wanted me to. Uh, stay in the outfit and try it on with some of the other models.

And then of course, because I can speak Chinese. I understand what the saying. So. This little secret messages I get to listen to. Um, so that's that, uh, it took a while because a group went in front of us. VNO went before us. And so we had to wait out in the lobby for a while and there was like, we were like 20 models or something.

And it was a lot of people we all sitting on the floor. Um, after that. I took the, you buy. Two. Uh, is it Jean? I don't actually know the last station. But near a young Ann Young Ann. Uh, market and Yanga. Now I went there with Thomas and we wrote back in the rain and it was quite fun. The court, a little video of that as well. And posted all my close friend's story.

And then. Uh, after that I, some food. And then I actually ran into him again. After, uh, eating food. And then I went to the MRT station, took it back to my home. Actually, I went straight to the gym, worked out in the gym. I recorded myself working out. Uh, and horizontal. Um, Landscape mode. Yes. Uh, in order to shoot a YouTube video of me working out in the gym. Uh, it's kind of like, Hmm, huh?

Hi. How like, okay. Quality is not. Amazing, but I think it's a first step forward. And then I can continue practicing my narrating skills and just narrate the video like that. And then after the gym I went and I got a lot of food. I got, you know, my double chicken. Rice with a tofu and egg. And then I went and even paid for like another thing of vegetables.

So I spent. A lot of money on food. Like 360. Yeah. I've been spending a lot of money recently and not making a lot of money. So that's very, uh, not good. Um, also. But I think, you know, like the gains and everything. And when I was in the gym, like, you know what. I'm not exactly where I want to be with my body, but I'm very happy with it.

Like I'm wearing these cargo oversize pants and I was wearing like the. White tank top. Like the wife beater one. And I looked like an animated character with the white sneakers too. It was really cool. And, you know, I really want to try changing the aesthetics of my Instagram and do like the funk music with the anime Jim poses, like the edginess with some heavy adits and maybe some cosplay. Uh, something like that would be kind of fun and motivating for me. Um, And I'm still, you know, figuring out like my niche and the type of content I can create.

Um, but I think that does appeal to me a lot. And then after the gym, I came back. I spent some time posting again on my close way. Close friends story. Um, because I took some photos, I practiced some photography. I set up my phone on a tripod. Tripod. Sorry. And aimed it a puddle on the ground. Um, which was reflecting the lights from this fountain and it made this puddle like this. Um, Eat theory or like this. Uh, natural blue.

It looked like manner. It looked like. Uh, sorcery or some kind of magic. And so I was just posing next to it. Took those photos and kind of posted on my Instagram, just kind of goofing around with some of the music and filters and things like that. Just again, always practicing, creating content. Um, to see, you know, if I can. Uh, keep people interested or create a story or something like this. And, you know, I get better and better at it.

And I also gained the confidence of doing it. And then after that I came home. Uh, I spent some time editing it, posting it. And ate dinner, watching enemy. Then answer that. I spent a lot of time just messaging people and looking at reels. And I finally, you know, uploaded the video to Descript, went through it and snow processing the video, the catalog one, I mean, And I'm about to upload it to YouTube. In the moment.

Um, I will shower in a moment it's 11:30 PM. So you can see it's been about, you know, only 12 hours. 12 hour day, because I woke up so late. But. Um, maybe I didn't accomplish everything I wanted to accomplish, but I accomplished quite a lot. Um, I'm happy for it. Um, And, you know, speaking it out like this. It makes me realize I like, I didn't waste too much time. And I did a lot of things that are beneficial towards my future. I will also say the gym session I had today was quite good and, you know, lifted quite heavy. Weights and went across the board throughout the whole body. You know, And that's usually kind of how I like to work out.

I don't do like arm day or leg day. I normally kind of do full body days. Um, just. I don't know why exactly. I like to do it because I feel like. Um, Like all of the muscles kind of need some fresh blood flow and to be activated daily. Um, that's my thought process behind it. And of course there's some days where, of course our focus very heavy on legs or something like this, but. Uh, the, the way I train works for me for now. So it's something that I can think about in the future.

If I need to. Um, but. I think leaving college and living this kind of lifestyle is definitely. But, uh, for me, like I would rather have the days where I can sleep in, have time working at my calf at the cafe. Uh, then going to the gym, working out, going to castings, and then goofing around with photography and, and creating a content on my website. And also recording this podcast and editing videos. So I'm being extremely productive and working on things. That I think are being evaluated to my future. And I think these daily audio journals will be something that can contribute to that as well. Um, just kind of, again, recording everything that I'm doing and perhaps it can help somebody else.

Yes. Now did anything else happen? Um, no major insights, I would say, um, perhaps besides. The idea of recording these audio journals, because I find that I have lacked the consistency in my podcast. I haven't recorded in a long time. And I think there's so many different things going on and I have been getting distracted and it's just how things are. Um, But, yeah, I guess that was a good major insight for today. And, you know, Spearing it all out right before I sleep, perhaps it'll help me sleep better.

Yes. And then we'll try to meditate tonight as well. Okay. I will go rinse myself off in the shower. Um, try to sleep, you know, in the next 30 minutes or so get ready for bed and then try to sleep in tomorrow. I'll have another casting. And go to the gym. Welcome my laptop, kind of similar thing every day. And see friends socialize and I'm slowly manifesting myself. Into like the enemy, God that I want to be. Um, that's kind of my plan, I guess, uh, that kind of mindset, like. Yeah, why not?

Why not go for it? It would be kind of fun. Just my wife set off anything less, just aim for the best version of yourself or whoever you want to be and become that. That would be kind of cool. Okay. I wish everyone the best on their own journey. You can try recording these audio journals. They may be helpful to you as well. Um, and I just want to say, take care and have a wonderful day today.

Bye-bye.