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30 April 2026
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Life is a game.
So I built my site like one.

I built kevinchia.sg in a day. Not a placeholder. The whole thing. And the theme I went with was gaming — because it is the most honest way I know how to represent how I actually think.

Built in a day.

Homepage, story, consultancy page, portfolio, blog. Done in one day. The stack is deliberately simple: static HTML and CSS, Node/Express for the dynamic bits, Railway for hosting, Cloudflare for DNS. No mobile optimisation. No ads. Nothing that adds complexity without adding value.

I have built enough things to know that complexity is usually a red flag, not a flex. The best systems are easy to understand and hard to break. One day was enough because I knew exactly what I wanted and I did not over-engineer it.

Why gaming?

Not because it looked cool, although it does. But because life actually is a game. You start with a character. You pick your stats. You grind, you level up, you unlock things. Sometimes you get wiped and have to restart a zone. The goal is not to finish the game. The goal is to keep playing it on your own terms.

That is literally how I think. Semi-retired at 41, running a few ventures, trading options on the side. I am not grinding for someone else's endgame anymore. I figured out the meta, built my own loadout, and now I play at my own pace.

The gaming theme was not a design decision. It was the only honest option.

So the RPG character sheet layout, the quest board structure, the pixel aesthetic — that is not me trying to be quirky. That is me saying: this is how I actually see the world.

What you will find on this site.

A few free tools coming soon, a Bazi calculator, a Human Design calculator, and an options selling tracker. A blog where I write honestly about building, trading, and staying semi-retired. A consultancy offer for people who need a full business suite built but do not have a technical co-founder. And my story, if you are curious about the journey.

No guru positioning. No funnels. No pop-ups begging you to subscribe. Just honest writing, useful tools, and a door open for the right conversations.

Curious about the consultancy or just want to explore the site? Start here.

See what I build