March 2018

  • Making slow progress

    I’ve been making slow progress in many areas of my life. Financial knowledge My boxing skills & working out Starting my personal business (VERY SLOW at this one. Haha) Reading books Writing skills It is very slow progress. But progress, nonetheless Imagine if you had to learn a new language. Now imagine you were allotted Continue reading

  • 7 Tips to Improve Your Everyday Life

    I was requested to answer this question on Quora, a social media writing platform a few days ago. My answer gained 30K+ views and 400+ upvotes pretty quickly, so I am posting my response here. Put your phone on airplane mode/Turn off Notifications Learn self-control and live in the moment. The PHONE is the tool; Continue reading

  • Lost in Thought

    In my thoughts. Where my imagination takes me anywhere: the future, past, present. To a galaxy far, far away. To a universe where everyone is happy and safe. To a reality where I have someone who loves me just as much as I love them. To a world where small creatures with abilities are capture Continue reading

  • So you missed your flight?

    So maybe you missed your transfer flight You run back and forth, to different ends of the airport terminals, trying to see if there’d be another flight you could catch to go back to Singapore. Bad news. Everything is fully booked for all on Sunday. But you make it work anyways, because it is Sunday Continue reading

  • Interactions in Taipei

    Interactions in Taipei

    “And you work both stalls by yourself? “Yes. 10 hours every day” “Wow.” “Are You Japanese?” “No. But we speak a little for Japanese tourists.”   “It’s so cold out! Are you okay?” Was the first thing the female taxi driver said when I got into the passenger seat   we stopped a car to Continue reading

  • Hitchhiking in Taipei

    We had been walking down the mountain road for maybe 10 minutes. The one taxi we saw that came by, we missed it. And we had no idea how or where we could use the bus system. So we hitchhiked. Yup. Thumb out while we walked. An elderly man, who had been walking with us, Continue reading

  • Interactions in Hong Kong

    The lady said something in Korean. Then quickly replied in English: “Oh, sorry, I thought you were that Korean group from earlier.” “Oh, are you Korean?” I responded “No, just know a few words.” “Wow, your English is also really good!” “Have to be, for business” “Are you from China?” my taxi-driver asked “No. I Continue reading

  • Baby on a plane: a blessing and a curse

    A baby’s smile can light up anyone’s day It is one of the purest things in this world Soooo cute!!! She stares right into my soul I felt like we became best friends in just 5 seconds as she reached for my hand and wouldn’t stop trying to climb over. And then she took a Continue reading

  • It could be worse

    Really, it could be worse. I could have lost my iPhone instead. But I only lost my wallet. My credit card and Work Visa were both on my phone card slot, so I don’t really need to worry about replacing anything. Don’t get me wrong–losing money never feels good. It hurts even more when you Continue reading

  • There is so much to see

    I am currently in Hong Kong, and tomorrow am flying to Taipei I’ve never done more traveling in my life than I have been doing now. It’s both refreshing and a struggle at times, because I am always on the move, and being the introvert that I am, I do crave a comfortable & familiar Continue reading