It started in November 2016 when I was searching online for a cafe to have dinner at to celebrate our 22nd monthsary. I chanced upon a cafe called “W39” and chose it straightaway. Since Taenggu was born on 9th March, the number ‘39’ is significant to her so I thought bringing her to a cafe which also has the number ‘39’ in its name would be special for her too.
And so, on the night of 29 November 2016, we went to W39 cafe and enjoyed a good time together.
The entrance of W39 Cafe
The W39 cafe logo everywhere
The W39 cafe logo everywhere
Our Monthsary Date
Mandatory Selfie with Taenggu’s magic number
Mandatory Selfie with Taenggu’s magic number
Our Signature Love Gesture
Ever since then, it seems like my subconscious mind began to tune in to the number ‘39’ around me. Sometimes when I casually look at my watch, the time is often xx:39 (for example, 10:39, 12:39, 15:39 etc). When I look at my phone, my phone battery is 39% left. When I browse through a social media feed, I would see a post with 39 comments/likes/views. When I go shopping, the price tag of the item which I happen to look at is $39. When I dine at a restaurant, my table number is 39. I’m amazed at how the number ‘39’ started to take over my daily life by popping up again and again to surprise me. It’s like it has become my lucky number ever since. To keep a record of this interesting new phenomenon, I started to take photos and screenshots whenever I see this playful number ‘39’ showing up around me. Below are the photos I have collected over the past 2 months.*
The numbers of steps recorded on my fitness watch. 4309 = For Taenggu’s Birthday
Price tag of a ribbon I was looking for at the Popular bookstore
My table number at a restaurant I was dining at
Price tag of some shirts at a sale
Promotion price of an ironing board I was looking for
Price of bras at a department store
Price tag of some hair bands
Price tag of a new sweatshirt which my mum bought for me
The number of views of my self-made video
Battery level on my laptop
The time when I was about to tweet a goodnight message
The title of the flight manual which I was coding for at work
Price tag of an item at Typo
A tweet that was posted 39 mins ago
My phone battery was 39% at time 12:39
39 good ratings of an account I was looking at on Carousell
The plate number of the Uber car I took
I received 39 messages on WhatsApp
Someone liked my Instagram post 39 mins ago
It happened to be 11:39 when I was about to set a new wallpaper on my phone
Time check: 07:39
Time was 18:39 when I reached the lift at my house downstairs
Taeyeon’s “Fine” music video posted on YouTube 39 seconds ago
Taeyeon posted a picture on Instagram 39 seconds ago
Taeyeon’s instagram photo with 0:39
The time when I reached the doorstep of my house
Time of post was 2:39pm
Time of post was 10:39am
39 views on my Instagram video on How Taenggu Takes Care Of Me
I happened to look at this post again 39 minutes after this was posted
On my daily twitter
On my daily twitter
On my daily twitter
I saw Taenggu’s brother’s Instastory 39 minutes later
When I clicked on Tiffany’s instagram update from my notification, there was already 39 comments
Time check: 16:39
This comment was posted 39 minutes ago
I had 39 junk mails in my mailbox.. hahaha
When I was looking at some sports paks on sale and turned to look at the price tag
The time when my parcel was successfully delivered to Taenggu in Korea
When I first saw Sooyoung’s new instagram post, there were 39 comments
The number of accounts I follow on instagram after unfollowing some old accounts
My shoe locker number at the onsen
The time when my other parcel to Taenggu arrived in Korea’s processing facility
Battery level on my laptop
I think it was a sign that Taenggu was really “going” with me to Sarawak at that time!
Number ’39’ shows up on a pencil holder at the Popular bookstore
The sale display outside a shop in The Star Vista
My Uber car plate number had the number 39 in it too
Number of views on an instagram video from a Taeyeon fan I came across
My whatsapp message was last delivered or read by my siblings 39 minutes ago
My tweet that was sent 39 minutes ago
Yet again
39 people had bought each of these hotel vouchers!
Number of impressions of my tweet
This performance by SISTAR on Music Core was posted 39 minutes ago!
Number of likes on a Taeyeon fancam of her Persona concert in Seoul
Tweets from Stella (a translator for SNSD related stuffs) were posted 39 minutes ago
Number of likes on Taenggu’s brother’s instagram post when I saw it 2 minutes later
I burst my data limit by 239 MB 🙁
Yet again, the timestamp on my tweet
Saw this instagram post from GD which was posted 39 minutes ago
The price of this set of crayons is $3.90!
Candles that cost $3.90 each!
Number of steps of the day: 3339! Perfect number
Watched Sooyoung’s instastory 39 minutes later
39 views on my video about Taenggu being the master of her mind!
Saw Taenggu’s instastory 39 minutes later on the day she went for election voting
Watched Taenggu’s instastory posted 39 minutes ago, again!
Sunny had 39 comments on her post when I saw it
I had 839 instagram posts as of 15 May 2017
Taenggu had 839 instagram posts as of 17 July 2017
Sooyoung’s bunny selfie posted on her instastory 39 minutes ago
3:09pm.. Fans call it Taeng Shi, which means Taeyeon’s time
39 more days to the new season of Game of Thrones! (but I don’t watch it though lol)
Time on my wordpress 😉
My cousin from Sarawak liked my post 39 minutes ago
39 comments on this instagram account I’ve been following
Magic number 39 spotted again on the delivery status of my parcel in July!
Screenshots taken by my brother at 4:39pm to show the hot temperature in Shanghai
Instagram likes on the post by a friend from my junior college days
Oh man, I wished I could get this cake for $39 too!
I was most likely already home by now after reaching Marsiling 39 minutes ago.. keke
This means that I was swimming in the pool for 39 minutes!
Looks like Taenggu was gonna have cereals for breakfast with me! haha
39 unread messages on whatsapp
Elaine posted this photo 39 minutes ago. I would trade meat for salmon too! Keke
Seemed like the answer was YES!
39 views on my video of SNSD’s Party comeback on Music Core when Singapore made a little screen appearance in it too! haha
Seemed like Taenggu really loved the bird nest necklace I made in my jewellery making class!
Saw Hyoyeon’s instastory taken in Indonesia 39 minutes ago!
Seemed like Taenggu said Good Morning to me too!
Instastory from Guava Pass 39 minutes ago! Hey, this boxing exercise class looked tempting! Keke
Seemed like Taenggu really came to drive me home! 😀
Taenggu thought so too!
Means Taenggu already forgave me for missing her Taenggu TV? Hehe
My phone battery level was 39% at time 13:39
Seemed like Taenggu liked the vision I had of her in my mind!
Some funny mushy conversations with my mum on whatsapp. Her last message and last seen was at 17:39.
On my cousin (from my father’s side)’s instastory
Came out from my shower 39 minutes later. Did Taenggu like the rain or the water in my shower? Keke
Sweet Taenggu said Good Morning back to me again!
39 views on my lazy bum cat video!
I guess Taenggu said, “Okay let’s go together!”
Number 39 spotted on my Facebook notifications
309 spotted on my access card used to go up to my yoga studio at the rooftop garden at Westgate
I guess it was Taenggu’s idea to ask the person to mail my Beaming Effect bracelets to me instead!
Even as I wrote these tweets about the magical appearances of number 39, my battery level was 39% too!
Saw this relatable post with Taenggu at time 21:39
The age of this woman in the advertisement is 39.
There was a travel luggage fair at Causeway Point and I saw these luggages selling at $39!
Beanies selling at 39.90 yuan at a supermarket in Shanghai
Cute little buddhas for 39 yuan
I saw the number 39 many times during my trip in Shanghai too!
The scarfs in Shanghai
Also in Shanghai
An instagram friend posted this post that was filled with the number 39! Seems like 39 is also a very meaningful number to her too. How coincidental is that!
Time of my receipt at Satrbucks
The new travel set that I bought from Typo
A new bag I dug out from the storeroom in our house
I downloaded Taenggu’s new Japanese OST “Rescue Me” at 10:39pm!
The time I often see whenever I look at my phone
I came across this quote on instagram at 9:39pm and the first person that came into my mind whom I could relate this quote to was Taenggu 💜
My sis did a poll on instastory and 39% of her followers chose yes
Number of steps I had walked in the day
I’m super sensitive when it comes to spotting the magic number anywhere on my phone 😆
39 and 2 others liked this. This photo was posted by a NTU friend whom I had met in China during my summer studies in Tianjin in 2014 too!
Battery 39% left
This problematic buyer (whom I had mentioned in one of my blog posts before) replied me at 9:39pm
Just a username of one of Taenggu’s fans on instagram 😊
The number ’39’ even had an important part to play in the politics between Singapore and US too
Just when I was talking about how special the number ’39’ is on the international level, the same number showed up again on my twitter.
309 unread whatsapp messages versus 39% battery level
I have 39 pieces of artworks of Taenggu in my photo gallery folder
I realised I took this screenshot at 10:39am
I also took another screenshot at 10:39am too!
39 views on my video featuring my new cd player which was playing Taenggu’s UR
I said good night to Taenggu at 0:39am
$39 left on my prepaid sim card which is only used for overseas usage
time check: 10:39am
I happened to post these photos of my monthsary drawing and flower on Kakaostory at 9:39pm
This was when I was at Changi Airport to fly off to Shanghai to meet my brother there for a vacation
I looked at my own post again after posting it 39 minutes ago
I was at Hohhot, Inner Mongolia and the connection was kinda weak. Twitter couldn’t publish my latest tweet that I had sent since 39 minutes ago
Username with number 39 versus time at 17:39
time check:17:39pm
I had a missed call at 18:39
I sent a tweet about our guesthouse in Hohhot 39 mins ago
My VPN was not working at 10:39
139 posts altogether on my instagram profile
Phone charging at 39% now
Nice number on taeyeonfanpage account
I said good night at 1:39am
39 seconds
time check: 01:39
number 39 spotted on Jiwoong’s instagram post of Taenggu Mum
39 minutes later, I checked back on my twitter again
A keen buyer who was enquiring about my handmade bird nest necklace
The english translator for SNSD related stuff was ranting on her twitter about Trump and mental health issues and I saw these tweets at 21:39.
Time check: 20:39
939 photos on Taenggu’s instagram account
39 unread whatsapp messages
This cute photo of Taenggu was published 39 minutes ago
My sister liked my post 39 minutes ago using her own private account
Tiffany posted a new video on instagram at 8:39am
My friend Elaine wished me happy birthday at 3:09am!
Taenggu posted a new photo on my birthday at 8:39pm at her Zero account
A NTU friend wished me happy birthday on Facebook 39 minutes ago
’39’ spotted on twitter again
I noticed my weather forecast often auto updates itself at 39th minute of every hour!
The app updated again at 12:39
Posted a new tweet 39 minutes after my previous tweet
Checked back my twitter again after 39 minutes
39 unread whatsapp messages AGAIN
time check: 20:39
I replied my Carousell buyer at 8:39pm
I had 39 followers as of 6th December 2017
An instastory from an account I followed on instagram
Always seem to have a tendency to check back my twitter again after 39 minutes automatically 😆
Saw taeyeonfanpage’s instastory that was posted 39 minutes ago
Saw Taenggu’s instastory 39 minutes later
My sis finished watching an indian movie at 3:39am hahaha
39 listings on my Carousell page
This Carousell buyer notified me of her payment made to my account at 3:39pm 😊
39 + 1 likes on my bro’s photo
39 followers as of 19th December 2017
Made a deal with my Carousell buyer who was online 39 seconds ago
I just tweeted about having a vision of a young Jonghyun who had just passed away
Not surprised to see this anymore haha
My followers went up to 139 on 20th December 2017 after posting the latest few photos which had garnered unusually more likes!
39 people saw my tweet
My friend’s instastory of her watch which was showing the time at 8:39am
My new instagram posted published just 39s ago
It has come to my attention that Tiffany had once posted on her snapchat a photo of a new necklace gift which Taenggu had given her at 6:39am.
I posted a new tweet 39 minutes after my previous tweet again
My friend Yan Hao actually sent me a photo of herself at the gym and her treadmill machine was showing the number ’39’ but she herself was unaware of it
939 comments and 39 minutes ago
My cousin who was at Johor Bahru posted this instastory at 10:39pm!
39 views on my instagram video about my sweet little couple moment with Taenggu at the concert in KL
About the birthday fan project for Taenggu
the time stamp on another instagram friend’s instastory
Posted this 39s ago
939 posts and 139 followers
This Carousell seller whom I wanted to buy the cable for my table lamp from was online 39 min ago
I rode the obike for 39 minutes
The address on the receipt (a photo from an instastory) has the number 39 on it
Several people including me wished Jonghyun happy birthday on his account at 39s
A comment left on my instagram 39 min ago
The travel time indicated on my Kakao map was 39 minutes
Was walking on the streets in Seoul by myself and passed by this!
Someone liked my post 39s ago
People who liked my post 39 minutes ago and all these 3 of them are part of my family 😊
139 views on my video about Taenggu winning an award on MAMA 2015
309 posts on my instagram that is dedicated to Taenggu
This one is about the new Malaysian Prime Minister who is now 92 years old
Was searching for jobs online and saw this. This one is actually the kind of the job which I’m interested in and stand a good chance for but my mum thinks the pay is too low for a uni grad like me so I had to give it a miss.
A new post from Elaine who is in Japan for a volunteer teaching at a pre-school there for 3 months
Happy Plug selling for $39! 😍
time check: 11:39
Can you spot where the number 39 is?? Keke
Another “Find the number 39” game for you
How about this one? Hehe I clicked to see this video coz I was attracted to how young and adorable Taenggu looked here. Hehe
Passed by a bubble tea shop and the collection number on the screen was coincidentally 39! P.S. Behind there’s a hair salon named Apgujeong!
I was at another bubble tea shop called Koi in Bugis to get a cup of Honey Milk Tea and the waiting number on the screen at the moment was 39! But my number was 42. Hehe.
If I have a car, I would always make sure I park my car at this parking lot!
Yeah who say Singapore is boring? Taenggu agrees…
Yay I earned 39 points from PaperMarket, one of my favourite art & craft shops!
I guess Taenggu was craving for some xiao long bao?? Keke
Seems like an interesting course I could take for the price of $39!
39 likes on my instagram video
It’s 0:39 when I checked back on twitter again
This street is near the place where I attended some lessons on Theosophy!
39 views on the video that is very precious and dear to me from her birthday in Hiroshima in 2013
Is this Mona Lisa gonna take bus 39 too??
39+1 likes on my instagram photo
My Kiss Day special instagram post was posted 39 minutes ago
39 minutes ago, I posted on instastory about the imminent arrival of Thor when I was in Sarawak
39 minutes ago, 39% battery left
Where is this Pier 39??? I wanna visit too! 😍
Going to sleep at 0:39 💜
This instagram friend is counting down 39 days to some sort of event in her life, I guess
This instagram user liked my post 39 minutes ago
Saw this post by taeyeonfanpage 39 minutes later
Also witnessed 39 comments on another taeyeonfanpage post!
When my sister was in Johor Bahru with her friend. This iced milk tea looks really nice! I wanna try it too when I have the chance!
39 views on my instagram video about Taenggu’s performance at her Japan showcase tour
Are these 39 people supportive of me signing the contract for my new job at Singtel?
Another Facebook friend (knew him from my university days) is getting married!
My friend made this screenshot at 23:39!
Saw this adorable instastory from taeyeon_ss 39 minutes later
39 impressions on one of my Carousell listings
Also 39 impressions on another Carousell listing of mine
Wise words to keep in mind!
New post on my personal instagram account published 39 seconds ago!
An instagram friend of mine posted this. 39 fun facts about fish, I think. Lol
39 views on my video at my personal instagram
This photo is one of the cutest things I have ever seen! 😍
My friend’s instastory had her timestamp taken at 3:39pm! Such coincidence!
Sailing into the night~
This Carousell seller whom I bought my rainbow washi tape from has 39 good reviews! 👍🏼
These 39 people were probably concerned about my sis’s health condition too!
I’ve hit 390 posts on my LSWT instagram finally!
39+1 likes on my brother’s Facebook video taken on our National Day
39 users bookmarked this post on instagram!
How to resist this cute photo of Zero!
39 comments on this cat instagram page I followed
39 replies to a comment found at a Red Velvet related video I watched on YouTube
A swimming lesson between this Taiwan celebrity father and his sons
39+1 likes on my LSWT instagram post
