LOVE Blog
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The One Thing an E-Book Can Never Replace
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Continue reading: The One Thing an E-Book Can Never ReplaceIf someone ever figured out how to bottle the smell of a library, I’d probably buy it. As much as I love reading, I’m actually not very fussy about what I read. I’ll happily pick up almost any genre. That doesn’t mean I’ll enjoy them all — there are books…
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The Friends Our Dogs Leave Behind
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Continue reading: The Friends Our Dogs Leave BehindThe loss of a beloved pet sucks. There, I said it. But funny enough, this isn’t really a story about losing dogs. It’s about what they leave behind. Recently, a friend lost her faithful companion of 16 years. Cheese was a spunky Dachshund with attitude. I recognised her “my life,…
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Singapore’s Racial Harmony Day (a POV from a Wannabe Eurasian)
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Continue reading: Singapore’s Racial Harmony Day (a POV from a Wannabe Eurasian)Many know Singapore as a highly diverse country. It comprises people of different ethnicities and cultures: Chinese, Malays, Indians, and well…”Others” – which is what I’m officially classified as. According to the Singapore Department of Statistics, “Others” encompasses Eurasians, Europeans, Arabs, Japanese, Filipinos, Caucasians, Thais, and several other ethnic groups.…
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On Becoming a Creature of Habit
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Continue reading: On Becoming a Creature of HabitWhile still slugging it out as a corporate slave, I was encouraged by my then boss to read Atomic Habits by James Clear. Thinking it was her passive-aggressive way of highlighting my lack of good working habits, I simply nodded. Repeat a task at least six times and it will…