Winning Streak Gone

So much for my "winning streak" in taking the free early morning train. I left home a little late today (710am), which on normal days should still be all right for the 745am timing. But after a six minute wait at Lorong Chuan MRT, an out-of-the-ordinary four minute wait at Bishan MRT, and a very slow train down to Raffles Place, I only managed to exit at 755am.

I need to be even more disciplined and leave home by 7am sharp. 

Hiromu Arakawa

I first stumbled upon the manga series Fullmetal Alchemist around a decade ago, and started following it. A short while after, the anime series was released, and I was hooked onto it. Till now, I still think it is one of the best anime and manga series I have ever come across.

I recently blogged about another anime that I have been watching, Gin no Saji. It was only recently that I realised that it was by the same author as Fullmetal Alchemist, Hiromu Arakawa. And I was quite amazed - these two series were entirely different in terms of genre - one on fantasy, and the other on real life. 

And it was only today that I realised that Hiromu Arakawa is a female! (Obviously I can't tell between male and female Japanese names) Interestingly, she was born and raised on a dairy farm, which explains how she was able to come out with Gin no Saji.

Free train rides

Achievement unlocked - one full week of free train rides in the morning! This means that I exited Raffles Place MRT station by 745am everyday, which saved me around $7 in fares.

While I am definitely not doing it to save on the fares, I find it very useful as an anchor for me to leave home. It provided me with a strict timeline as to when I should reach office. Without it, even if I wake up early, I would probably take my time in the morning (it's still so early anyway!) and reach only by 830am. With this anchor, I know that I must leave home latest by 710am in order to reach Raffles Place by 745am.

Maybe I should now aim for my next achievement - one full month of free train rides in the morning!