If you only shine light on your flaws, all your perfects will dim.
"Do you think you will stay for 10 years here?", she asked. "Let's just aim for 5 first.", I cheekily replied. As I type this post, I'm still in the midst of processing the recent retrenchment exercise in my company. Thankfully, I wasn't affected. However, one of my closest colleague did get the axe. She... Continue Reading →
So I went on a trip with a random dude I found off the net - Mr Q My level of unhinge-ness might have reached a new peak with this expedition. In all honesty, the idea of traveling with a stranger has its own strange allure for me so here goes. Chiang Mai was never... Continue Reading →
29 is a weird feeling. I feel so much and yet so little at the same time. Is that why they say life is about...suffering? Can you...tell? From a very young age, I've always wondered, "Why am I...here?" "Why did you bring me here to suffer?" I know these are dangerous thoughts but everyday I... Continue Reading →
Have you ever hated someone you wanted them ...dead? I used to. I'd like to think that the worst days of my life is over and the best...is yet to come I suppose. Last week, we finally paid a visit to the Supreme Court to attend the physical hearing for S. Mother was getting the... Continue Reading →
Let's talk abit scams. Particularly, "pig butchering" scams. It's a scam that marries love and cryptocurreny investments together where scammers exploit the lonelines and greed of single people to con them of their life-savings by selling them a lofty dream of a bright future together. It's dumb but it happens more often than you think... Continue Reading →
“Hvad udad tabes, skal indad vindes” is a phrase that nearly every Dane knows by heart. Last year, I pre-booked my trip to Copenhagen in May using miles and tbh I was quite hesitant to go initially. It's actually my first time going to Europe alone and it was scary for me. Nevertheless, I went... Continue Reading →
So over the recent Good Friday weekend, I brought Mother along for a trip to Danang, Vietnam. Breakdown as follows: Flight (VietAir) + Hotel (TMS Hotel Da Nang Beach): $830 SGD/pax Activities (Ba Na Hills Tickets/Lantern Making/Parasailing): $150 SGD/pax Food & Expenses: $200 SGD/pax Total Damage: Est. $1.2K SGD/pax Day 0 | Arrival Collected our... Continue Reading →
I feel so frustrated with the world sometimes. Maybe it's just this place. Everyone is trying to sell you something, tell you what to do, what's a "great deal you shouldn't miss out on". FFS this bombardment needs to stop. Perhaps that's what happens when you work in the media industry or maybe it's just... Continue Reading →
Today you turn 21. Wished things could be different but we don't always get what we want. Happy Birthday.
It's March and I realised I didn't wrap up 2023 so here goes. In 2023, I went on the first mother-daughter trip to Korea and had a blast. I also swam with whale sharks for the first time in my life. I also went to Bangkok for a short shopping/food trip. Lastly, I visited Japan... Continue Reading →
theniecextn. 