Umbrella Kid
I went shopping today. I wasn’t planning to buy a lot – just some basic make up and some underwear. But I ended up coming home with some make up stuff, a new underwear and this beautiful deep grey bag...
View ArticleLiving Together aka Cohabiting
This post was actually inspired by Maureen‘s comment on my previous post about Life After Marriage. So what does cohabiting mean? Seriously, stop being so lazy and just freaking google it. Here, I’ll...
View ArticleThe Empathy
When it comes to teaching and being a class facilitator, I’ve realized that I haven’t shown enough empathy to my students. As a teacher I have the tendency to speak fast and assume that the students...
View ArticleThe Devils Don’t Always Wear Prada
Have you read The Devil Wears Prada? It’s a novel written by Lauren Weisberger. When I first read it, I was impressed. It was a brilliant novel portraying the reality of work life from the eye of a...
View ArticleI used to love my job, but…
…it’s not the same anymore. I love teaching and I get a sense of personal achievement when seeing the students grow and become more confident. but several incidents that have happened this year make me...
View ArticleAre You a Pack Leader?
No, this isn’t an endorsed post for the famous dog whisperer. This about human beings acting like dogs. Well, actually – there’s nothing wrong with dogs; they’re the cutest animals I’ve known, and...
View ArticleThe Right To Not Be Stupid
Kartini – who fought for women’s rights for education in the 1800s once wrote, “I have a right to not be stupid.” I have a right to not be stupid. Just the other day I berated a whole class for...
View ArticleThe Universe
… is toying with me. It’s not supposed to be this easy. It’s as if it is saying, “Okay kiddo, you asked for it. So I’m gonna grant your wishes. What are you gonna do about it?”
View ArticleUgly
You will never see the uglier side of the people around you until you start doing better than they do. What they don’t see is that things don’t just happen. You don’t just sit around and wait for...
View ArticleLiving the Life.
It has just come across my mind that I am now finally living the life I have wished for so many times to happen. I remember the crazy days when I would get stuck in traffic that never seemed to move,...
View ArticleThe Truth is…
I hide my feelings really well in front of people. There are days when I cry inside with a smile plastered all over my face. Yes, like I said before – I hide my feelings really well. Lately I’ve been...
View ArticleSlavery Mentality
It’s harsh but it’s true. The education system in this country has taught us all to do things as told. Not to do things because we are passionate about it; or because we want to know how and why things...
View ArticleIgnorance is Bliss
I moved here with a purpose and such naiveté that I would learn new things. Little did I know that these “things” would involve dealing with disrespectful employees who are so used to harassing people...
View ArticleLet’s Talk About It.
Is it normal to think about death at my age? There are times I do wonder about what will happen when I die. These random thoughts oddly occur when I am on a plane, or a car, or any places that you can...
View ArticleThe Unspoken Truth
It was a rather quiet evening in the café – there were only a couple in their early thirties sitting quietly at the lounge chair waiting for their orders while flicking through magazines from the stack...
View ArticleForever
Some words are meant to be left unsaid, they said. If you say it out, they can only be forgiven, but not forgotten. If only they were words. What I have in my heart, what is hurting me Makes me...
View ArticleThe Island Life
Living in an island has its highs and lows. The highs are definitely the beauty of the island, the interesting places to go to, the eateries (there seems to be always a new hip and happening restaurant...
View ArticleRegret
…is what I am filled with after being hurt by someone whom you’ve never imagined would – not even in a million years. And people who don’t know me quite well often say that upon the first time meeting...
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