PARENTHOOD
On unravelling and putting things back together
**Trigger warning** They say when you are stressed, you need to remove the stressor. What if that stressor is your husband and you have been together for nearly 25 years? It’s not that easy. This is the situation I find myself in at the 2.5 year mark of my husband working from home. As I…
Read MoreReflecting On My Three Months of Lockdown
They’ve said we can go out. Lockdown is over. I thought this is what I have been craving for three months. Yet, now that I can, I’m not sure I want to. For the past few weeks it has been raining non-stop in Singapore. There is even a rumour that the Singapore Government has been…
Read MoreFor the Next Generation – International Women’s Day
It is International Women’s Day and I feel so sad. As a mother, I look at my children and fear that with each passing year, the safety and sustainability of our planet and our society slips further from our reach. As an entrepreneur, I am programmed to be an optimist and a problem solver.…
Read More“How Are You?”
“How Are You?” I received this simple message from a friend today and it paralysed me. It suddenly felt like a very loaded question. I delayed responding. I did not want to answer because I did not know how to. I wrote back a little while later, “I kind of feel these days that it depends…
Read More10 Things That Make Me Truly, Madly, Deeply Happy
Truly, Madly, Deeply Happy. Is it possible? I posted a hilarious video (below) from John Oliver last week about just how calamitous 2016 seems to have been in so many ways. When I posted it, a dear friend of mine, who practises gratitude daily, challenged me by saying that there are in fact millions of…
Read MoreA Tale about Mindset: I Believe In Fairies Now
A TALE ABOUT MINDSET: I BELIEVE IN FAIRIES NOW. I was speaking with a friend of mine recently, and she mentioned that she really wanted to change her mindset and learn from me what I have done to turn my outlook around, and move to more action, productivity and purpose across all areas of her own…
Read MoreSO YOU’RE GONNA BE A FIRST TIME DAD
SO YOU’RE GONNA BE A FIRST TIME DAD I recently found out that a friend of mine is going to be a dad for the first time. And I was prompted to pen this letter to him. Dearest friend, I am super excited and thrilled for you that you are expecting your first child, and…
Read MoreMy thoughts on the Mount Kinabalu tragedy
My thoughts on the Mount Kinabalu tragedy In April this year my daughter went overseas for 4 days for her Year 5 school camp. The great thing about Singapore is that within one hour you can reach exotic locations that make great experiences, especially for school children learning to expand their horizons and challenge themselves.…
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