My Worst Years of Financial, Mental and Emotional Poverty
I’d been on a rather bumpy ride since March. Whilst it kick-started one of the most testing periods at work, I remain grateful; I’d been through worse times – namely, my years of financial, mental and...
View ArticleProject Career Break: Are You Brave Enough to Hire Me?
Ever wonder what you would be doing for a living had you not selected your current career path? I do… all the time! In fact, I even drew up a list of careers I would embark on if not for my current...
View Articleinto the deep end…
Without really introducing myself properly…here’s my first post… something written in March this year but it was still so raw that I just stowed it away…… **** I went for inner healing ministry again....
View ArticleDiary of a Fat Girl
1995 My name is Jade. I am 10 years old, and I abhor exercise. A pointless and insufferable activity, only good for when I want a damn fountain sprouting out of my head in under 5 minutes. The school...
View ArticleAm I In Control?
I think at times I’m very conflicted. Should I be feeling angry, sad, disappointed, hurt? My instant reflex is to not want to feel too strongly, to put up a solidly neutral emotionless front, a me that...
View ArticleWhy Do I Run?
I WOKE UP LATE LAST WEDNESDAY MORNING. Like, BAM! 6AM LATE. You see, these days I’m in favour of doing my morning 8K runs pre-6AM. I love running in the dark, before sunrise, whilst the rest of the...
View ArticleFinding my Lost Fire
For some time, I felt lost about my “voice” being heard. In my youth, I was very aggressive and loud online. I voiced my opinion like facts. I wanted to be right all the time and my views were what I...
View ArticleThe day I ran to the city
IT WAS no ordinary Wednesday. They were celebrating Deepavali, the festival of lights. Victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil, and hope over despair. I awoke that...
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolutions for 2015
I’m not a huge fan of New Year’s resolutions to begin with because they seem to fall apart before I can even finish saying “Happy New Year”! No matter whether the resolutions are too frivolous or too...
View ArticleFloat Your Way to Clarity at Palm Ave Float Club
When I started really taking the time to do some deep reflections on my situations and actions, that was when I realised the only time I effectively reached a state of understanding of what drove me,...
View ArticleSingle Mom in the Lion City
I can vividly remember the day I bought that pregnancy test and waited for the results with bated breath. You’ve got to be kidding me. It’s one clear line and one very faint line. I went on Google...
View ArticleDelivering my SG50 baby at Gleneagles Hospital
As I’m writing this on my hospital bed while waiting for my baby to be done with her phototherapy and to see her for her upcoming feeding time at 5.30am, I thought maybe why not pen down my delivery...
View ArticleMy Worst Years of Financial, Mental and Emotional Poverty
I’d been on a rather bumpy ride since March. Whilst it kick-started one of the most testing periods at work, I remain grateful; I’d been through worse times – namely, my years of financial, mental and...
View ArticleProject Career Break: Are You Brave Enough to Hire Me?
Ever wonder what you would be doing for a living had you not selected your current career path? I do… all the time! In fact, I even drew up a list of careers I would embark on if not for my current...
View ArticleMarking another year battling Keratoconus.
In the sixth year of my battle with Keratoconus, I have made a list of three things that most people experiencing this condition, hate hearing. 3. Do not squint, it is not pretty. Yes. I know that most...
View Article50 things that changed my life this month
Waved at strangers and said “Hello” to them…. they waved back and said hi. Saw a girl staring at me on the train, so I smiled and she smiled back. Greeted the cashier at the checkout and we had a...
View ArticleReflect and Recharge for 2016
I’m back at this spot again, rereading my New Year’s Resolutions for 2015 almost a week after the start of 2016! A lot has happened since 31 December 2014, with heartaches and personal struggles that...
View ArticleI became a BRAND NEW PERSON after I changed this ONE THOUGHT.
Soooo… over the course of the past couple of weeks, I became a BRAND NEW PERSON. All it took was for me to change ONE THOUGHT about myself. You know, there’s a thoughts -> feelings -> actions...
View ArticleHey You,
I don’t know how does one actually write such letters, but I thought you’d like to know what’s life been like these days. Not sure if you’d be interested to know, currently I am unemployed because I...
View ArticleLetting Go, Going With
It’s been awhile since I wrote. I have been busy…being quiet and just being. Let’s give this a little context. Exactly two months ago, I was laid off by my company due to financial losses. I knew at...
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