blessed

I am truly blessed!

6.35am, she is not awake yet. Surprised by my little pumpkin’s recent early-rise punctuality has changed. I didn’t have a smooth sleep last night, few were disrupted by her nightmares. Funny enough, I wouldn’t be bothered as much prior to…
life is a trade-off

Life is a trade-off.

Since moving to London, starting my life all over is like hiking the Himalayan mountains. Well, I have not physically climb the Himalayan mountains but I’m pretty sure they ain’t easy. I spent a decade in building a career in…
everything and everywhere

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…
an award winning story

An award-winning story.

When was the last time you did something that scared you? I did it last week. The Chartered Management Institute announced that the application for Chartered Manager of the Year is now open. My first thought was to apply. Then,…
classroom learning

I am overqualified.

For second year in a row, I applied for a placement in ILM leadership and management training courses via my organisation but failed. First year was due to visa and funding limitation and now because I am overqualified. Overqualified? Why…
all is well

All is well.

Here we are at the beginning of February. How is it like for you so far? I started the year with ‘all is well‘ motto. After all, this is what we strive to achieve everyday. With Chinese New Year celebration…
2023

First week of 2023.

I am in two minds about reflecting 2022. In the end, I gave up indecisiveness and decided to reflect anyway. Besides, how many chances do we have to write something meaningful in the first week of 2023? First week of…

An employee’s perspective.

Increasingly, mergers and acquisitions are becoming more common in this part of the world, especially post pandemic. Small companies got swallowed, big companies are merging to raise more equity in the long run. What does it mean for people within…

How it’s like being a boss?

Someone asked me today “What do you aspire to be?” At an instant, I wanted to say director. Instead, I said strategist. Ambitious, I dream big since left university life. Took part time jobs, landed on unsought jobs and challenging…
empathy

All we need is empathy.

Here we are in the month of July. Best news of last month? We’ve won the battle against our ex-landlord and their management company too. Two big companies, Dorrington and Savills would rather go against working class family over a…