Time flies. It feels like just a moment ago I was waiting in the hospital for Avery's arrival, and today, we are already celebrating her full moon. Isaac is already six now and Caleb is turning two in

On this day one year ago, Malaysians experienced a monumental event: for the first time in 60 years, Malaysians voted UMNO out of the government and voted PH, a coalition which included past minister Tun

I've taken on a lot of new work lately, around 3 times more. And yet, I don't feel that much busier. I'm just getting a lot more done. Maybe I'm learning to work faster. It used to take me a few months

The meaning and practice behind the Holy month of Ramadhan has always intrigued me. I've never done any kind of long-term fasting before, but I always imagine it to be something really tough. It's pretty

Today I got a guy in to replace my RM2,500 air-conditioner. My old one was a 1.5hp Hitachi DC Inverter, meant to be strong, powerful but energy efficient. Now, my AC guy's telling me that new ACs are as

I spent my weekend one town away in Bintulu this week. The occasion is my nephew's sixth birthday. Isaac is six now! My first nephew is six now, and I'm already imagining his life as an adult. Seeing a

You can't master a skill in one year, but if you add another two years of effort, you will likely be able to. If you try for one year and then give up, the next time you try again, you are a beginner all

As a kid, I used to want to be Hokkien. Not that I hated being Foo chow. There was nobody else speaking it at school. The only place I spoke Foochow was at home with my family. I felt like an alien. I

Public holidays are always nice, even though I seldom celebrate them these days since leaving my corporate job. Sometimes I do wish I could just take the day off with everyone else, but oh well. Maybe

When I first told my friends I wanted to start a business, their first response was: Why? But you're an engineer. You don't have the skills to start a business, much less run one. I used to get so upset

Yesterday, I wrote about how I used to a lot of writing for fun. I forgot one thing I used to do a lot too, and that's math. I used to work on Math just for fun. It was the easiest subject for me, and

I used to write a lot. Not the kind of writing I do these days, but the kind of writing that made me feel happy. I know how this happened. A few years ago, a hype around writing long, inspirational articles

As a teenager, I used to put my family and friends in the last position. I prioritise my time to study, to advance myself in class... to learn new skills. And then, I found myself at 16 in a lonely place.

Yesterday a client from KL was in Miri for an event. A lovely couple. They told me how quiet Miri was compared to KL, and how the quiet was enjoyable. I agreed. "I love it here. It's quiet enough for me

One thing I really loved about my old job was being close to the water. If you asked my mother, she'd say it's because I'm a water dragon. I used to laugh at that. But the older I get, the more sense it

As a Chinese girl growing up in Southeast Asia, I always thought Americans were the richest people in the world. But YouTube didn't exist then. I didn't know you could be homeless in the U.S. These days,

I sometimes write on Quora. I want to write there more often, but I'm a little too lazy to commit. So I write sparingly - a few bursts of answers a year. So it surprised me a little when I got a new comment

but I still feel too exhausted to do it. Sleeping on a hospital floor for one night is more tiring than I ever imagined. Eight years ago I would have gone, but these days, I try to listen to my body more.

I've been quite lazy today. It's a Monday, yes. But it happens. I need a nap. Posted from my blog with SteemPress :

We used to be so close as children. Each time I went back to my parents' hometown, we would play together. He used to do a lot of Michael Jackson impersonations (the funny kind). We jumped on our grandparents'