Celebrating my Jubilee Year from a Blogger to a Rookie Author

Mock physical book illustration generated from Gemini
Never have I thought that it would come to a day where I journeyed through 50 years, still alive and kicking with most interesting moments to remember, and at the same time publishing my very first e-book!
It feels surreal, because it wasn't an immediate plan until this year—which is supposed to be another book.
However, my Most High the Almighty always has a different plan in HIS mind (Proverbs 16:9)
I kid you not. With full honesty
Perhaps HE wants me to learn all the tiny rookie mistakes while still sharing something prominent with HIS voice all over it.
It is not about me taking the glory, because after re-reading several times after the publishing, I realised that to be able to write in that kind of lens has nothing to do with my wits and knowledge. Because it isn't a perfect book; in fact, it is full of mistakes and stumbles encountered in my last 50 years, and yet, held together by this Mighty Nail Pierced Hand Who never let go the moment He caught mine.
I have to give all the glory to Him.
However due to the fact I had accidentally signed a copyright reserved priority print on Kindle (Rookie mistake), I had to honor that and I cannot openly sell a digital copy here on #hive with hive payment just yet; however if anyone who likes to have a Kindle copy can pay me with HBD with an encrypted memo with your email address so that I can manually purchase it on Amazon and send to you.

It will const 2.077 HBD at the moment, but let's just round it to 2 HBD

How the table of contents of the hardcopy will look like, but it won't exist in Kindle because they have a different way to display the book
Though around 1/3 of the content actually relates more to Malaysia (especially "Part 2—Stability"), but it can serve as a reference where readers can start scouting benefits that is available in their own country. It's just the same concept; and many actually do not know about the tricks the financial institution works on.
Just a disclaimer: This is not a financial guru book, but an observation
And I hope all readers of this book will manage to spot theirs to make their money work for them.
Malaysians who prefers a physical copy can actually pre-order here while I finalise printers for details. I am hoping some of the beautiful pictures inside will be in colour instead of the usual greyscale design.
But rest assure that I will test them through first before actually running live for sale without long pre-orders anymore.

Face re-rendered for privacy, and it is cuter!
In the mean time, I am just grateful I still get to spend my 5th decade with my white haired "big babies" 😂 while God still allowed them to stay on until it is time to move on to the next.
It would be my great honour if the #hive community is interested in reading what Malaysia is like through the lens of Grace.
Until Then
Stay healthy, stay curious and learn new things, and stay happy!


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I like that book too
Thanks Malaysian team, great work
Thanks for your feedback!
If you want to try out to purchase for 2HBD let me know.
We can try this arrangement.
You just need to have a kindle account, and you can read from PC or i think even android device now.
I want to try too. Let me know when you are going to do it
I'll DM you and see what we can try out
Don’t worry about the contract my book is published in different editions across platforms like Amazon, Google Play, and Ko-fi. Each version includes slight differences, such as additional pages or updated content, depending on the platform. This is part of my normal publishing process and varies by release.
You can sell it on Hive as well, just need to add a few pages or just add your title to the book. For Hive, that should bypass any problems you might have.
Thanks for the suggestion!
I am waiting for the foreword on Monday and probably create one different edition on Kofi with the Foreword content (because it is kind of a different version)
I realised Google Books takes a really long time to approve
Huge congratulations on this amazing milestone 🎉 Becoming an author from a blogger is such an inspiring journey and 50 years of beautiful moments packaged into a book is priceless The cover illustration looks absolutely lovely and emotional Wishing you tons of success with the Amazon e-book launch 📚✨
Thank you for your well wishing 🫶🏼
Yes it a milestone to cross indeed
Wishing you a wonderful 50th birthday. This is a significant milestone for you especially transitioning from a blogger to a real author.
Wishing you all the best! Your book's introduction is funny... Dangerous for the waistline. Speaks the heartbeat of Malaysia. Creative👍
Hahaha.... thank you for your well wishing! Yes. Isn't it a great and dangerous thing we are blessed with Malaysia? 🤣
Happy belated birthday to you kpmy dear @littlenewthings!
Praying that all goes well with you every single day, and we can see there's a wonderful season starting for you!
Thank you so much for your wishes! Never too late to receive a birthday wish haha