Tag: Passion
Everything and everywhere.
I am everything and everywhere. Recently, I’ve been reflecting on my past, reviewing my present, and projecting my future. Cumulatively, it seems like I have a lot to do, but have yet to achieve any. I find myself a dreamer…
Where do I begin?
Apart from working full time in the corporate world and settling into new motherhood life, I’m still thinking about running my own business. In fact, I’ve been thinking about it for a long time now —- to pursue something I…
Meaningful Hardship
Reminiscing my childhood life, grandpa used to cycle 8 miles to his plantation every other day, weekly, carrying his vintage metal canister filled with black coffee on his ancient bicycle. At the plantation, he would cleared up tall grasses, dug…
Chasing a childhood dream.
An old fashioned hi-fi radio player sat in the hallway next to a pile of expired newspapers. Dad played it every weekday at 7 pm as soon as he returned from work in his beige uniform. It was the Mandarin…
Passion, do you have it?
Passion, we either have it or we don’t. There is no grey line. Pass by the same entrance everyday, today is one of those days when I stopped to deliberately observe the regular signage pinned on the wall next to…
One in a million.
Living 18 years under parents supervision (some even more), we are taught there are only few ways in approaching life. Approaches that are safe, proven by the experienced from their experiences, and…nothing could go wrong if we follow the similar…
Connecting your Past and Future.
Admiring her talented neighbour who played the piano gracefully, she could only imagine herself on the bench someday. Fortunately, her neighbour was then her best friend of same age. Almost every afternoon after school, she would rush home and head…
How to take your mind off of crazy world?
Painting, seems to appeal to limited group of people. Perhaps it’s the thought of having to be perfect that hesitates one from painting. Perhaps it’s the judgemental world that one is afraid of. Perhaps it’s the criticisms one is fearful…
The Perfect Job Hunt
I quit a new job after 5 months. This is my first career break attempt after 14 years and the shortest service I ever given to an employer. How does it feel like to drop everything off my shoulder after…
