A note to wish my funny dad Happy Father’s Day 🥳

This is a repost in commemoration of Father’s Day Dear Lao Bei (Father), You are different from most of my friends’ dads. You are not considered stony-faced nor iron-fisted like the traditional chinese fathers;yet, you are also not the hands-on , “let’s go out and play” kind of modern dad. Somewhere in between, with a…

“If you just tell me what you want me to do, I’ll gladly do it.”

I chanced upon this interesting article titled “She divorced me because I left dishes by the sink” the other day and I realised it’s actually a common cause of conflict between couples (whether married or not). I really liked his insights about how he realised that his wife’s concern with the unwashed dishes were actually…

Book Review: The courage to be disliked

All problems are interpersonal relationship problems The courage to be disliked I have to confess that I’m not a fan of philosophy even though I’m open to most genres of books. What made me borrow this title in the first place was because I thought it was a self-help book that would teach me the…

Le-Parks for Two

I have never known that SG has so many parks and nature reserves scattered all around the island until the start of the year. Of the many parks we went to over the past months, some of these places stood out to me as being absolutely out of this world. It also struck me that…

How to talk so that people would listen

More than a decade ago, this question bothered me so much that I decided to pick Communications as my undergraduate major. Growing up, I have always been a reserved and quiet individual. I dislike noise, chatter and gossip. I avoid crowds, queues and chaos. As a profound introvert, I struggled a lot (and still do) with talking…

3 Common Technical Issues in Zoom and Teams: Easy Ways to troubleshoot Virtual Meetings

This post was first released to Patrons on July 15 1. Gosh! Why are Grey Boxes appearing on my Students’ Screens laptops during Zoom sharing? If your students/co-workers are complaining about being unable to view your powerpoint slides clearly when you share screen, it could be due to connectivity issues and bandwidth problems. To resolve…

What I learnt as an ex-blogshop founder–Lessons about Entrepreneurship during my Undergraduate Years

This post was first released on Patreon on 23rd July How my Obsession with paying off my Tuition Fees sparked my Entrepreneurial Journey I was obsessed with finding ways to self-finance my tuition fee loan as an undergraduate. Coming from a low-middle income family, I knew the importance of being prudent and self-sufficient in money…

Ramblings on Mid-Autumn 中秋节

Of Mooncakes and Random Fun I don’t eat mooncakes. But I do enjoy learning how to make them. For fun. I like the hands-on experience of seeing how different ingredients are pushed into a mould and out pop a wondrous looking glutinous sweet pastry. It feels like play dough that can actually be eaten. When…

Confessions of a Maverick Educator : Staying Independent and Unorthodox

This post was first published on Patreon on July 8th Are you a leader or a follower? I remember having this conversation with my friends a couple of years back before we started our first full time employment ; we were wondering what we wanted to do for our career of a lifetime. One of…

How to quit your job gracefully without burning bridges : A Checklist to quit your job the right way during Covid

This post was first released on Patreon on 12th July How I messed up my resignation in my early career Let me begin with what NOT to do when you decided to resign from your current company. When I first joined that company (for simplicity sake, call it company X) in one of my early…