On a Tuesday evening 2 weeks ago, I packed everything that was important to me, drove out the parking lot of my workplace, and haven’t been back since. Some say it takes 21 days to form a habit. It’s now day 17 of Malaysia’s Movement Control Order. Not quite 21 days yet, but I can […]

First, why be kind to yourself even? Out of all the things you can be (rich, famous, cool ?), why be kind? And why be kind to yourself? The simple answer is: because you can. And the more complicated answer? Because you should. The world is such a big place, yet at times, I find […]

There are always six types of students in any classroom – the smart and popular, the pretty and popular, the social butterfly, the class clown, the average, but well-liked and then, someone like me: the stupid, strange and unpopular. At least, that’s how I felt for the first six years of school. I couldn’t spell. […]

I don’t like to think I’m busy. But I have been quite busy in 2019. I’ve been wanting to write more fiction this year, but things took a very different turn as the year progressed. My businesses started to grow a lot faster than I anticipated. I lost my work-life balance for a little bit […]

Let’s start with my privileges. I’ve never been homeless. I’ve always had a roof over my head. When it rains particularly hard outside (like it does now in November), I think about the homeless. What will they do? Where will they find shelter? I hope they are safe. I’ve always had at least one meal […]

I have too many interests and too little time. When I’m doing one thing, my mind often wanders off… would it be more fun to do that other thing? But when I do give in and do that other thing, I find out it isn’t more fun after all. The grass isn’t greener on the […]

I knew things would change. But I was naive about how much. The first couple of months post 30 felt almost the same as the months before. Then, out of the blue, I felt my 20s pulled from under me. I said a final goodbye and began living as a 30 something-year-old. I was never […]