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Mental Health Monday: The Pandemic is for the Long Term, When can I act Normal?

August 31, 2020
The Pandemic is for the Long Term When can I act Normal

Disclaimer: in Singapore, the number of cases diagnosed daily has dropped since our lockdown/Circuit Breaker. Things are slowly opening up and I am writing the post in the context of a society that’s in pandemic mode but also trying to find its way back to normal. If you’re living somewhere where COVID cases are still… Read More Mental Health Monday: The Pandemic is for the Long Term, When can I act Normal?

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Grief and Gratefulness

January 6, 2020
grief and gratefulness

I was halfway through my New Year Text Messages (which are A Thing if a good number of your friends are overseas) when my mum shouted. “Hong Kong Yeye is dead!” The entire car burst into chatter and tears. My brother, normally the type that refuses to deviate from a plan, especially one that involves… Read More Grief and Gratefulness

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Keywords for 2020

December 30, 2019
Keywords for 2020

I was making goals for 2020 when I realised that most of what I want to achieve belong to two keywords: consume and create. To elaborate a little more, it would be “consume thoughtfully” and “create intentionally”. Okay, I should probably elaborate a lot more but first: Why I’m focusing on keywords instead of goals… Read More Keywords for 2020

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Looking back at 2019

December 29, 2019
Looking back at 2019

It probably says a lot that I wrote tomorrow’s post first, or that I was more excited to look forward to 2020 than to look through 2019. It’s not that I had a bad year (definitely not!) but December has been crazy and I haven’t had much time to comb through the books, podcasts, and… Read More Looking back at 2019

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Comfort Tea

November 12, 2019
Comfort Tea

Sometimes, I drink tea to learn about its nuance and to get excited about the complexities it can hold. Other times, I drink tea for comfort. I’ve got quite a few teas like that in my cupboard, straightforward teas and tisanes that I go to whenever I need something comforting. Recently, I realised that I… Read More Comfort Tea