Wow
Its been exactly
3 year
36 months
1096 days
26,280 hours
since my last post.
When people say “life happens” — well, life happened.
My business continued to decline until it finally hit rock bottom. The positive? It has now stabilised. Rock bottom removes illusions. It forces structure.
Somewhere in the middle of trying to save my business, fix cashflow, and train twice a day, my right shoulder failed me. I thought it was just soreness.
It wasn’t.
I developed bursitis and calcific tendinosis. In simple terms — inflammation, calcium deposits, impingement.
Ultrasound findings:
- Marked subacromial bursitis
- Calcific supraspinatus tendinosis
- Calcific infraspinatus tendinosis
- Moderate rotator cuff impingement
In simple terms — inflammation, tendinosis, impingement. Training stopped. Progress halted. Momentum broken.
Only now I have about 80-90% range of motion.
BTC trading has been a wild ride. I’ve turned $100 into $5,000 multiple times. A couple of times into $10,000. Once to over $21,000. And then lost it. Not because the skill isn’t there — but because discipline wasn’t consistent. The skill remains. The system needs refinement.
That is a theme across everything.
Despite the chaos, I gained something far more stable — Becky.
Yes, my “girlfriend”… or as modern terminology prefers, my “partner.”
She has supported and loved me through phases that were not easy. We’ve travelled to Mayura Station to experience one of the world’s largest Wagyu farms outside Japan. Malaysia — Penang, Langkawi, Ipoh. A brief Kuala Lumpur stop. Frequent trips to Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart — especially Masaaki’s Sushi in Geeveston.
Life did not stop. It simply reshaped.
For those who don’t know, I work in IT — more specifically as a systems/solutions architect and engineer. I spend more time in Adelaide now than Sydney. But I do travel across Australia to help support clients in different cities.
Since the AI revolution — especially the launch of ChatGPT 4o — I’ve been deeply tinkering. AI is not hype. It is leverage. If you want to understand how to apply AI to business or infrastructure, Jun-tec my IT business.
I also tried Ozempic in order to manage my weight. I began around March or April 2025 at 104kg (measured in Mildura at Becky’s cousin’s house). By December 2025, I had reached 116kg.
Since stopping Ozempic, I’ve dropped back to 113kg and have held there for over four weeks.
Health, like business, requires structure — not shortcuts.
Rocky Balboa once said:
“It ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward…”
It sounds cliché. But resilience and consistency are undefeated traits.
Just because I stopped posting does not mean I stopped thinking. When I disappear, it usually means:
- Retreat.
- Regroup.
- Analyse.
- Plan.
- Execute.
Over the past few years, I’ve also leaned deeper into spirituality, Chinese astrology and numerology. Whether one believes in it or not is irrelevant. Reflection frameworks are tools — and tools are useful when applied correctly.
The Year of the Fire Horse begins 17 February 2026. Fire is fast. Horse is movement. 2026 is also a Universal Year 1 — beginnings, leadership, execution.
Symbolism aside, what matters is this:
- Regrow the business.
- Execution.
- This year is simple:
- Rebuild health and fitness.
- Enjoy the ride.
- Teach what I learn.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Three years later, I’m stepping again.