Chatty Lass

 There is so much to tell about you.You are your own little person with a big personality. You are not too fond of cuddles, but you shimmy close for some when you’re sleepy. You hop like a bunny when you see something you’re excited about. You enjoy helping yourself to (read: stealing) things that you find interesting. You fling anything and everything that...

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 When you pattered into my life, I was at a pivotal intersection in my career - I wanted change, but I did not know what the future held, which part of the world I would end up in, how life was going to look like. In the midst of all the uncertainties, to be incredibly honest, I did not know what to do...

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Those were the words I wrote for 2022 as the year before it drew to a close. It meant digging deep and looking hard (within). It meant saying no to certain projects, meetings, jobs offers, and people. It meant learning the importance of fallow time - resting and growing - to produce meaningful work and live a purposeful life.What an adventure it has...

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 As I was writing this, my eyes furtively darted between my screen and my luggage, bared open, mentally going through a checklist to see if I have missed out on anything. It was one of the three suitcases encasing my most important earthly possessions, bound for check-in, as I packed for new beginnings in a new city.Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia has been home for...

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This piece was not the easiest to write. I cannot fully articulate how difficult it is to spend your entire life in a place, only to be told you do not belong. I find it unsettling to have grown up and given to this country (my parents before me, their parents before them, our great grandparents - both mine and theirs), only to...

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