The most wonderful thing served at this table is togetherness. LONG before the reunion dinner begins, Chinese New Year is already speaking to us. Not in words, but in colours, sounds, and eventually, in food. Every year, just before Chinese New Year arrives, I find myself paying closer attention to
“The only thing a person can ever really do is keep moving forward. Take that big leap forward without hesitation, without once looking back.” – Alyson Noel IT’S a new year, and there’s something close to my heart that I’ve come to learn throughout my working life. It’s a skill
“Children do learn what they live. Then they grow up to live what they’ve learned.” – Dorothy Nolte IT was late at night as we rode in a Grab back to the hotel. My daughter, already half asleep, suddenly murmured that she missed me. Then came a sentence that caught
Nothing is better than going home to family and eating good food and relaxing. –Irina Shayk It was a very busy morning that began, as most good food stories do, with a trip to the bustling morning market. The sun was barely up, yet the market was already alive with
“Sometimes, all we need is just one person who believes in us and who will never give up on us.“ – Jocelyn Soriano IN every career journey, challenges are a given, and the same goes for every company. These challenges show up as uncertainty, rising expectations, or the struggle to
“To effectively communicate, we must realise that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others.“ – Tony Robbins IF you’ve spent any time scrolling through social media lately, you’ve probably come across the term “67”.
“Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we’re all in this together. “ – Brené Brown I WAS writing this as I sat down, watching my toddler play with her Lego blocks on the little red table in our living room. The late afternoon sunlight poured through the window,
“Tolerance is giving to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself.” – Robert Green Ingersoll DOES it sound like irony? It’s the reality. I’ve written an article about the importance of tolerance in different settings and how the evolution of social media has played a significant
“Courage is the most important of all the virtues because without courage, you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.” – Maya Angelou IN a society that often expects us to cloak ourselves physically and emotionally, the Korean sauna offers a rare opportunity to do the opposite: to strip down, literally
THE other day, while sitting at a café in Kuala Lumpur, I noticed something odd: not a single person at the surrounding tables was making eye contact. Heads bent, fingers scrolling, eyes locked on glass screens. Even couples who had just walked in sat in silence, immediately glued to their