To me, the kind of luxurious I strive for is the ability to choose. _ Growing up, I always wonder what does a luxury lifestyle really mean. Fancy car? Branded clothes? Expensive watches? Flying only business or first class? I guess all of those are part of the equation, but it never qui

Recently, I chatted w my wife about the topic of working vs staying home to take care of kid(s). I immediately said I won’t mind staying at home taking care of kids, I’m only working because we have bills to pay and a family to take care of. She was slightly surprised, as she found that worki

Do you think you overcompensate? Do you know when you are overcompensating? I actually think that everyone overcompensates at some point in time of their life, just a matter of when, what, how much more, and whether they are still doing it. _ According to Google, ‘overcompensate’ means to try

On today’s episode of random thoughts — driving vs public transport. Recently I started my new job and it is located at Raffles Place. The idea of driving there and getting a season parking did cross my mind, but the cost just wasn’t justified no matter how I thought about it. $300-400 a mon

I post often on social media but I actually don’t scroll that much. I dk how people can spend hours on TikTok or IG reels, or jumping across social media platforms to browse many things. I think my attention span is too short hahahah. I am often on Instagram, but also here on Lemon8 occa

Finding job is not easy. The actions can be straightforward, rinse and repeat kind of thing, but the emotional and mental pieces can be challenging. That desire to hope, the desperation for success, managing disappointment, uncertainty, preparation, suspense, etc. It can be a lot to take. I

Wa I hit 300 followers on Lemon8. Hahaha. I could still recall hitting my first 100 followers and now 不知不觉 I have 300 people willing to follow me for my random content. 大感动. Hahaha. _ I hopped onto Lemon8 because I prefer to share via words, I was too lazy to record and edit videos. I also

This might be controversial. But I always find Mandarin pop songs to be superior hahaha. The lyrics, the melody, the emotions. If you are the emo kind, there will be a song that strike a chord in your heart. All the memories will surface, Emotions might run. Suddenly you feel like you a

This is a bit of a rant post so pardon the subtle negative energy hahah. I would try to be neutral and objective but I think the rant itself can be a little negative in nature. Anyway! The reason I was ‘inspired’ to write about this post is because I was recently watching a people leader’s s

This was an old post that I edited. What has happened is now a history page, just a funny recollection at this point. _ Trying to write this post with a calm and composed attitude is tough, hahaha. Every time I think about it, it makes my blood boil!! “A manager makes or breaks your career.” I

One of my first few posts that gathered quite a bit of interactions was about some key lessons I’ve learned in my 30s. I have linked it at the end of this post. Recently, I got into a reflection mode because of some key life events. If you read my previous post about departures, you could probab

Recently, I had to deal with two significant departures: (1) Leaving my job — a company I spent many years with, a team I enjoyed, and a role I genuinely loved. (2) Losing a friend — suddenly, in a horrific way. She was one of the kindest humans I’ve ever met. Losing her was a great loss.

That’s a funny question to ask, isn’t it? My post title. Have you ever asked yourself that question before? How did you answer it? How would you answer it now? And how certain do you feel about your answer? _ The above was a little exercise I did with myself recently. It was just a random

Back in July, I kena one of the worst food poisoning episodes I’ve ever experienced. I’ve had food poisoning before, so it wasn’t my first time, but wow, this one was next level. I had severe stomach cramps, couldn’t sleep through the night, couldn’t eat… which gave me even more cramps. Then

August is coming to an end and wow. What a month it has been. There haven’t been many updates because life has been pretty hectic since the end of July. Everything started with me facing some ‘unexpected’ evaluation at work, which I can’t share much because of ‘corporate’ reasons. Long st

Be Obsessed. Sorry, the title ran out of space hahaha. What I really wanted to say is: for the first time in my life, I’m learning to be obsessed about something. _ I’ve never been a big fanatic about anything. I have hobbies and interests, and I’m pretty loyal to all of them — supporting Man