I sat alone at the balcony of the chalet right next to a lake studded with lotus plant, smiling like a child while feeling connected to the trees, the chirping birds and the bright blue sky. Life was simple, blissful, just as it is. Being aware of my solitude, I thought, if I died right…
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Own Your Story #11 with Jameson Tan: Reclaiming Back My life
When I came across Jameson’s podcast channel ‘Reclaiming back your life’, I was delighted to discover another human being who was adventurous enough to create his own podcast when it was still a rather new thing in our culture. Naturally, my curiosity drove me to seek him out to find out more about his back…
4 important life lessons we forget in the process of ’adulting’
I sat down with my legs crossed, eyes closed and a big smile ear to ear, feeling an outburst of joy that ran through my whole body like an electric current. I was in a silent meditation course. After an hour of meditation, we were instructed to sway our body with the rhythm of bamboo…
Love, Osho, Wild Wild Country
Osho came into my life in a non-linear chronology that was perfect to unfold the controversy and wisdom in this spiritual master. I started doing Osho Zen tarot card reading with my brother a year ago when he received the deck as a birthday gift. While I always got the insights I needed, I thought…
The best piece of advice from my dad
When my dad finished a 200km ultramarathon, I asked him over dinner, how did you do it? In my past marathon experiences, I was dragging my feet and enduring pain every step of the way in the last few kilometers. I couldn’t imagine what it took to complete a 200 km run under the hot…
Own Your Story #9 with Rachel: How to stay grounded through peak and through as an artist
I met Rachel when we were both helping out in a friend’s event. The more I learned about her story, the more I was mesmerized by the dramatic high and low of her life. At the pinnacle of her achievement, she plunged straight to the rock bottom, strangled with ego to piece together her broken…
Love, right now
When I saw the news from my Facebook feed, my heart sank. I am not a loyal fan of Anthony Bourdain, but I enjoyed watching his shows. His humility, generosity and receptivity of differences often warmed my heart. I never thought such a strong character would be engulfed by the stark darkness to the point…
Own Your Story #8 with Daniel Lee: Pushing to Paralympic 2020 with a strong ‘why’
I was introduced to Daniel by a mutual friend who met him at Tony Robbin’s Unleash the Power Within (UPW) Seminar. The first time I met him, I was galvanized by Daniel’s confidence when he mentioned that he is going to Tokyo Paralympic 2020 to win a medal without qualms. He talked about his goal…
The next thing I do is not going to define the rest of my life
I entered an existential void after publishing a book that marked the end of a 5 years self-discovery journey. While the fulfilment of nailing a personal goal was sweet, the glorious moments passed in the blink of an eye. Having all the freedom in the world to create anything I want, I was lost in…
Own Your Story #7 with Harrison Quinlan: Depression, faith and belief system
Harrison is a writer and digital nomad from Canada who is travelling around Asia. In this podcast, he shared about his depression, how he overcomes the fluctuation in emotions by going on the road, and the most profound moment in his life in a silent meditation. 3.43 Dealing with suicidal thoughts 5.05 About 2 months…
Own Your Story Episode 6: Do what you love even if it’s tough like sh*t
In this episode, I talked about the last 2 chapters of ‘The Art of Owning Your Story’ – spirituality, how meditation helps me to navigate life and why I choose a life that follows my bliss. Chapter 11: Change my thoughts, change my life Chapter 12: Follow my bliss
The pain and gain in uncovering the ugly truth
Some truths might hurt, but they set us free. After a peaceful governing power handover 2 weeks ago, all of us Malaysian realised that it was merely the beginning of an ‘ugly truth’ saga. The ex-PM who put us in this deep, deep shit of debt and corruption blamed the current PM for telling the…