You can’t connect the dots looking forward. You can only connect them looking backward — It’s been exactly a year since I packed all my belongings into 3 suitcases weighing approximately 55kgs, a backpack, and a duffel bag, and left Melbourne on a one-way ticket. Never would I have dared to imagine that a year later, today, I would be sitting at a dining table…

When the sun goes down and you look back on the day, go easy on yourself — Nearing the end of my (second) Masters journey, I can’t help but feel a little anxious about what might happen next, as I try to figure out what the future holds. The process of applying and interviewing (not to mention getting rejected) for potential jobs is lengthy, and at most…

An exploration of identity and acceptance of self — I had set out on #myvoyagehome, intending the year to be one of exploration — of both the world outside and the world within. And part of that exploration was the decision to grow out my natural hair. For 15 years of my life, up until about a year ago…

Lessons from F1 road closures — Because of the Singapore Grand Prix that occurred over the last weekend, major roads into and out of the city were closed for 6 days; 6 days in which I still needed to attend uni lectures and pole classes. …

Or is it? — In the initial days after moving to Singapore, I found myself highly aware of remarks about how other countries are “better” — they have better policies, better lifestyles… and I was puzzled by the irony of it. All I’ve wanted for a while, while I was in Melbourne, was to…

The promise of an amazing end result cannot keep you going forever. Enjoying the journey of getting there, can — As we enter the last term of my Masters course, I am tinged with feelings of tire, fatigue, of relief and anticipation; I can’t wait for it to end. Despite that, I know, when the end actually arrives, I will sorely miss this time where it was my job, where…

My voyage home takes me physically home, at long last; and the humbling experience of putting on a sun hat — It was an overwhelming few weeks — from anticipating and completing the Boston study trip in July, to going home (physically) to KL right after the study trip. This was the longest time I have spent at home since starting work in early 2018. …

The sequel, and perhaps the answers, to questions I had a while ago on innovation and entrepreneurship — 11 weeks ago, I wrote about the admiration I had for the innovators and entrepreneurs who created things from scratch to better the world. And I wondered to myself — how could I possibly do that? …

And I am fear-ridden — I will be flying out to Boston tomorrow for a study trip at Babson College, a requirement for graduation. Despite preparing for this trip for a while now — applying for and obtaining a visa for entry, making a list of things to pack, actually packing — the anxiety of…