One of the traits about me is that I believe I am pretty independent. Maybe my independence was built up slowly like a shell to protect me when I was growing up. I am a sensitive person by nature, but I don’t like to show it. In school, I was quiet and studious, and I got pretty good grades. My school’s standard was pretty average, so it was relatively easy to excel. Maybe because of that, some classmates got jealous…
Goodbyes are always difficult. Especially to objects and living things that we have grown so used to and taken for granted over time. One of my pet fishes died today. It had been looking unwell for a while, and I knew that my neglect in changing their water over time was probably partly (if not mainly) the cause. I felt guilty, but I knew that what had been done cannot be reversed. This was a price I had to pay…
They say that you are the sum of your habits. Maybe most of my habits might not be so good, but one that I am glad I stuck to over the years was the habit of practicing yoga. It started around the time I started my first job. Feeling stressed out and tired, I started taking lessons for a gentle workout and realised that I was pretty suited for it. I was quite flexible in my younger days, and had…
I read in a journal that cited 2 MIT research scientists as suggesting that neither workers nor capitalists will be the real winners in the economy of the future. Instead, the rapid proliferation of digital technology will allow a third class – people who can create new products, services and business models to prosper immensely. This innovator class is what I intuitively understood that we needed to transition to eventually to break free from the rat race, but I had…
My partner and I live in different countries. The story of how we met and got together is pretty amazing, but I’ll save that for another day. We chat every day, and sometimes for hours on end without getting bored. I love the connection we have, it feels so natural and unlike any other relationship I’ve had with anyone else. We are very different individuals, and with not much in common on the surface. Yet our way of thinking and…
No, this is not about Jane Austen’s book 😊 Rather, I wanted to discuss about the role of pride in shaping our behaviours, and also how prejudice can make us wrongly judge a person. I would say I have a fair amount of pride. Not vain pride, but more of things I am fairly proud of about myself. Such as how I make an effort to not abuse my body, or how I maintain certain professional standards about my work…
I stumbled upon an online course from Grow with Google today about how to build a business without debt, and there were several enlightening lessons I took away that made me start to look forward to forging a new path. Here are a few snippets from what I learnt: “Everything you want is outside your comfort zone – or else you would already have it” Q: What is the #1 secret to starting a business? A: Sell something to someone…
Some people naturally look on the bright side of life, no matter what happens. There are also another type of people, who always manage to find faults even in a relatively good situation. Having been around both, I’ll definitely prefer the first type. Life is tough enough on its own, but always looking for the worst in any situation must be a stressful and tiring way to live. I am not particularly optimistic by nature, yet I know the…
Most of my posts recently have been about my personal reflections. I normally don’t discuss much of my thoughts or pen it down, but this is probably the start of a self-evolution journey that I have no clear idea of the destination in mind yet. Starting anew after a setback in life is not easy. Setbacks can come in many forms, such as job loss, illness, losing loved ones, company closure, etc. In the worst-case scenario, they could happen all…
Went for a haircut today. Had noticed that I had more white hairs for a while, but because I was so busy and focused on work, I didn’t take the time to scrutinize my own appearance. Sitting down in front of the mirror today for an extended time while the hairdresser was cutting my hair, I noticed to my horror that I had patches of white hair hidden all around underneath, much more than what I could see along my…