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I have assumed I was the type to respond better towards encouragement than tough love. I grew up with a dad who often say “you’re useless”, and it made me feel bad. I let it make me feel bad, and...
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Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self. – Cyril Connolly
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Starting the new year is a very exciting period of time, especially after the festive month, full of celebrations, fun and food. The time of resolutions and starting afresh, it is easy to get carried...
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Quick update after the trip. We spent 8 days in Thailand and it actually felt very draining! I wanted to take a long trip and since I finally have a break from work, I wanted to fill it up with as many...
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This space is dead. I am still documenting my life in different formats, but even with events captured in images and words and feelings, you don’t see when things cross a line and turn into something...
View Articleself, self, self
Self-love was something I had to consciously learn. It is easy to beat yourself up over something, feel guilty, feel like you have failed others and yourself. It wasn’t easy to overcome, but it is a...
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People have been asking if I’m okay. No, it isn’t just a question. It’s an assumption that I’m not, that I shouldn’t be. Should I? Shouldn’t I? I’m okay. People have been telling me how brave I am and...
View Articleque sera sera
So normal to feel like you have so much to lose, that you end up not doing anything at all. The fear paralyses you; the thought of failure stops you from taking the next step. Are you getting closer to...
View Articlewords can paint a thousand pictures
Why does it still come to a surprise to me when I realise how unemotionally responsive (emotionally unresponsive?) I can be. It’s not that I don’t feel feelings, I definitely do. I can pinpoint my...
View Articlelet’s talk about sex
Let’s not pretend that people don’t have pre-marital sex. Let’s acknowledge that there are quite a big number of unplanned parenthood, which subsequently leads to marriage. Let’s not talk about...
View ArticleSurrender
For the longest time, I’ve been working on feeling. Brene Brown’s talk on vulnerability really hit a spot, and I’ve come to learn more about myself and my defense mechanism. Logic and sense is...
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