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ADIML: 28th June 2014

28th June 2014 PinkDot 2014 6th year at PinkDot Singapore, with my favourite people too. We all know by now I did not wake up straight away. Wow, that’s a first. Hello Weh. Hello Eow. Wut are you...

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employment so far

I’ve never imagined myself to be one of those who are so immersed in my job. I have never thought myself to be a workaholic, but I made it a point to not be. I believe strongly in work-life balance… or...

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year in review

(From here) YOUR 2014 1.What one event, big or small, are you going to tell your grandchildren about? It was my 26th birthday and Aliff planned a surprise for me at our villa in Bali :) He had been...

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rememberlutions

Starting the new year is a very exciting period of time, especially after the festive month, full of celebrations, fun and food. The time of resolutions and starting afresh, it is easy to get carried...

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newness

After 2 years being planner-less, I decided to get one from TB for this year. I’ve always been more inclined to writing things down than to have them floating online. Although Google calendar is...

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8 days later

Quick update after the trip. We spent 8 days in Thailand and it actually felt very draining! I wanted to take a long trip and since I finally have a break from work, I wanted to fill it up with as many...

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friends

Taking a moment to appreciate and be grateful for the friends I have. The ones who have shared so much laughter with me, the ones who have seen me at my worst and walked through bad times beside me,...

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minds

This space is dead. I am still documenting my life in different formats, but even with events captured in images and words and feelings, you don’t see when things cross a line and turn into something...

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self, self, self

Self-love was something I had to consciously learn. It is easy to beat yourself up over something, feel guilty, feel like you have failed others and yourself. It wasn’t easy to overcome, but it is a...

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unknown

People have been asking if I’m okay. No, it isn’t just a question. It’s an assumption that I’m not, that I shouldn’t be. Should I? Shouldn’t I? I’m okay. People have been telling me how brave I am and...

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que sera sera

So normal to feel like you have so much to lose, that you end up not doing anything at all. The fear paralyses you; the thought of failure stops you from taking the next step. Are you getting closer to...

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insight

With mindfulness, we are willing to bear with the whole of life; with the excitement and the boredom, the hope and the despair, the pleasure and the pain, the fascination and the weariness, the...

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words can paint a thousand pictures

Why does it still come to a surprise to me when I realise how unemotionally responsive (emotionally unresponsive?) I can be. It’s not that I don’t feel feelings, I definitely do. I can pinpoint my...

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let’s talk about sex

Let’s not pretend that people don’t have pre-marital sex. Let’s acknowledge that there are quite a big number of unplanned parenthood, which subsequently leads to marriage. Let’s not talk about...

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2015

I should be ashamed that my domain is here solely for me to blog at the start of each year. But the fact that I just paid to renew it 2 days before expiry (I previously made the decision of saving on...

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small things

I’ve never thought much about my side projects. I’ve never talked much about them either. They have shaped me in little ways without my realisation. Lav and I started this in 2011 (oh my, that’s 5...

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Surrender

For the longest time, I’ve been working on feeling. Brene Brown’s talk on vulnerability really hit a spot, and I’ve come to learn more about myself and my defense mechanism. Logic and sense is...

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