Category Archives: Musings

. I’m in a sunny city, living in the comforts of a hotel . I’m able to eat anything I want . I still fit into an S, almost but still possible. . Life is good now

Both my parents have travelled to HK to visit me for 2 weeks.  One is 70 yo and the other is 69 yo.  In my eyes, they are still in their 40s and healthy but the reality is they move a … Continue reading →

Singapore is hosting a parenting congress, where the key theme is how to bond with your teenager.  Parenting is a serious matter, I get that.  However, seeing my friends read books on how to be a good parent and then this … Continue reading →

How quickly can you list 5 interesting facts about yourself?  I found this an incredibly hard exercise…. there are surely many mundane stuff about my life but not many interesting ones.  This is what I could come up with:  Though … Continue reading →

Being trusting and giving others the benefit of doubt, which some may think is naive and foolish but which I’ve insisted is a necessary way of conducting life.  Too many people are consumed by cynicism and distrust, it is an armour … Continue reading →

In this day and age, we’re working hard just to feel financially secure.  We’re preoccupied with improving our standard of living, upgrading our lifestyle, our homes, ourselves and sometimes forgetting what is important.  Children are being brought up by filipino and … Continue reading →

I recently got back in touch with a close friend.  Since we last spoke, which was more than a year ago, she had met someone from Australia, who has shown genuine interest in pursuing the relationship long distance.  They’ve only … Continue reading →

We got to know each other and during our chat she shared about her life and I couldn’t help reflecting on mine.  She works in a factory in Dongguan, Guangdong province as a seamstress.  I asked how many days off … Continue reading →