I wasn’t in a good place last month. I lived in doubts and incongruence. It was a good experiment nevertheless; I learned so much about me and about life when I was managing a café. Even with a wealth of experience setting up new coffee shops, when it came to operation, I was a newbie.…
I was introduced to a friend’s friend on a random night two years ago. They talked about lucid dreaming, meditation and spiritual topics all night. I couldn’t comprehend it, but I listened and stayed with them for the next 3 hours. Maybe I was stressed out at that point of time, maybe I was attracted…
Like it or not, life is a game. Whoever denies the truth, refuses to play, gets left on the side line. – Phil Knight, Shoe Dog I was mesmerised by how life unfolds itself and presents us with its treasure. I swiped someone right on Tinder early this year. Then he became my boyfriend, and…
I’ve always thought that coffee is love of my life, until all hell broke loose one day. The moment of truth struck during my first coaching session when I was required to write down the ‘why’ behind my ‘wants’. I wrote: I want to help people to live a happy and fulfilled live in their…
I met up with my ex best friend. It was everything but scary. It felt good, weird, intimate and warm. I’d let fear hold me back for 9 years before reaching out. The lost years ‘Hey,’ I said to her. I didn’t know what else to say. Should I ask ‘how’s life’ or should I…
I was watching Jason Bourne with my boyfriend in the cinema. Head on his chest, our fingers wrapped around each other, I felt deeply connected with him in one moment. My heart was filled with surge of love and gratitude; tears gathered in my eyes and rolled down gently. He wasn’t aware of the wave…
We don’t see superman flying around to save life, batman coming out at night to stop crime, or iron man spending money to build extravagant gadgets. Maybe, a real hero starts family and raises kids. He builds home to keep his family safe. He watches everyone from afar every step of the way. He never…
He makes me the happiest person in the world. The thought of him is like a beam of sun shine that warms me from within, it makes me smile. People call it ‘being in love’; science said it is the work of dopamine in our brain. When I came across a beautiful article about holding…
When I saw tubes penetrating through his fragile body, it broke my heart. ‘Happy face, happy face,’ I told myself while swallowing tears. I held his hands and gently caressed his skin. Never had I done this before. There were so many things that I wanted to tell him. But when I sat beside his…
Mum age: The age whereby my mum became a mother, she was 28. I believe that life is like a round trip ticket. No matter how high you soar in life, one day, you will make the trip back to the core of what makes you, ‘you’; and that’s your family. I used to be…
Sapiosexual, a relatively uncommon word, refers to a person who is strongly attracted to intelligence, over and above all else. Self Discovery No, I didn’t even know the term ‘sapiosexual’ exists when I started dating the guy whom I thought was the smartest person I’d ever met. I was like a little kid tasting cotton…
Wayne Dyer said that if gratitude is your only prayer, that will suffice. I realise that our perceptions change as we grow, and here are 26 things I believe in as I’m turning 26. 1. Read book Forget about the greatest books of all time or must-read books for entrepreneurs. Read whatever that interest you even…