2024-04-12 06:55
I had a nice surprise today when Mr Ong of Buletin Mutiara texted me and said the feature they did on me was already published on their website. It was a really comprehensive write-up, excel… Read More
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2024-02-20 11:36
It’s a little surreal as I type this but since February 2nd, I have recorded 100 episodes of my podcast.
I started the podcast in 2020 – yep, during the pandemic lockdown but… Read More
2022-12-14 10:06
I’m really pleased that I’ve just concluded Season 5 of my podcast and I am taking a break this month. December is my time to kick back, chill and rejuvenate myself for the upcom… Read More
2022-09-18 06:57
Yes, the book that I had been working on has finally seen the light of day. This is a late post as I had drafted it but no thanks to many other things, I forgot to put it up on this blog… Read More
2022-09-15 06:32
These days I try to keep an open mind about the stuff around me. And yes, today I tried TikTok. I downloaded the app some weeks ago, checked out what videos are on the platform and initially… Read More
2022-09-13 05:26
Why do people have to be rude? Do they get some secret thrill in being obnoxious and mean to others?
I was thinking about this over breakfast because a friend working at this week’… Read More
2022-03-30 08:59
The Changing Faces programme is back! I had the chance to be selected and given the scholarship to attend this women’s leadership programme in July 2019 and it was life-changing!
Th… Read More
2021-11-30 05:29
As a writer and marketer and a business owner, I have been writing and marketing a lot in the past 2 years (especially live streaming which was a challenge and fear I set to conquer and podc… Read More
2021-03-23 05:56
When things get to busy, I try to take a pause and recollect and reflect. This is how I attain some form of peace in my life and also check myself, to see if I’ve been doing too much o… Read More
2021-01-07 06:01
This has been a superbly busy week for me. Still I am forging ahead with my virtual launch event on FB Live because there’s nothing like the New Year and excitement to launch something… Read More
2020-12-10 09:13
Want to announce it here first on my own blog that I have today launched my Womenpreneur Asia podcast!
I am thrilled to bits that the idea that I presented in Hawaii last year has finall… Read More
2020-07-19 09:21
I’ve been tinkering with this idea for a while now. I wanted to vlog more as it is a definitely something that is easy to do. I’m not really the in-front-of-camera sort but I do… Read More
2020-06-13 07:13
How have you grown since this covid-19 quarantine or lockdown? I saw so many friends sharing their cooking and finished dishes; some went full force into baking while others discovered newer… Read More
2020-04-14 10:38
I’m writing this on Day 28 of the Movement Restricted Order (MCO). It’s been 28 days since I stepped out of the apartment. I have not gone anywhere. I’ve been at home. And… Read More
2020-03-17 09:51
An acquaintance asked me to answer a few questions regarding my role in WomenBizSENSE. Since I took the time to do so, I might as well put it here too. I believe in repurposing or reusing co… Read More
2020-02-12 08:56
Remember I wrote and spoke about the life-changing programme I underwent in Hawaii last July? Well, I just got an email from the East-West Center that they’re now accepting application… Read More
2019-12-29 04:56
Decided to write this piece for posterity. You know how stories that get told and retold become unrecognizable a few years down the road?
I never want that to happen.
I want to write… Read More
2019-11-07 07:52
Recently I discovered something that truly was life-changing. Now I don’t often say this. I’m not the type given to hyperbole and such. I rarely use the word “awesome&rdquo&hell…Read More
2019-08-07 10:39
Here’s the date everyone! Sign up here before 20 August.I’ll be talking about my experience in Honolulu, Hawaii this 30 August 2019 during the WomenBizSENSE monthly meeting from… Read More
2019-08-01 05:27
While recovering from all that learning and magical experiences that I had in Hawaii, I wrote a piece on my other blog. (And if you don’t know what the heck I’m talking about, re… Read More
2019-07-04 09:31
I wrote this article below for a friend, Ann who runs the Penan Women Project in Sarawak. I don’t write articles per se as I truly have no time but once in a while, I get into my &ldqu&hell…Read More
2019-04-20 11:47
Although I’m not a Christian, I had a fantastic piece of news on Good Friday yesterday.
When I checked my email, I got an email from the East West Centre that I have been accepted for… Read More
2018-08-29 14:00
It was past midnight that I ordered a Grab to get to Happy Garden where my cousin lived. I needed to bunk a night with her before heading home to Banting.
I don’t know how I looked in… Read More
2018-04-16 09:49
I started learning how to make soap from Soap Cart about a year or more ago. I have always been fascinated by the idea of making soap so I signed up for Soap Cart’s class one day.
When… Read More
2018-04-16 09:49
I started learning how to make soap from Soap Cart about a year or more ago. I have always been fascinated by the idea of making soap so I signed up for Soap Cart’s class one day.
When… Read More
2018-04-06 07:01
You know that song we used to hear on RTM a long time ago? That Francesca Peters song called Setia? If you’re not that old, watch this.
Anyway, I wanted to say that yes, this year, I a… Read More
2018-03-31 09:53
From left, Anita who was a speaker and Gina, my friend and client and me.This week has been very eventful. I started it by attending a John Maxwell conference on leadership at G Hotel and th… Read More
2018-01-19 04:33
I wrote this piece for a book project that is soon to be published. When I met Vern last week, she asked me when my next (promised) blog post is coming up. I had a few lined up but when I sa… Read More
2017-12-19 09:31
I had good intentions. I really did.
I wanted to write a lot about my Taiwan trip and look where that got me.
I wanted to do so much more and tell you all the exciting things I did in Taipei… Read More
2017-07-09 09:39
Sorry for the inexplicable long silence.
Adele and me when I spoke at the Penang Women Chamber of Commerce CNY lunchIt gets harder and harder to blog when my time is so consumed by a zillion… Read More
2017-07-09 09:39
Sorry for the inexplicable long silence.Adele and me when I spoke at the Penang Women Chamber of Commerce CNY lunch
It gets harder and harder to blog when my time is so consumed by a zillion… Read More
2017-04-16 15:55
Nic and I at Jinguashi, a gold mining town up in the mountains.
I just got back from a lovely 10 days in Taiwan. I enjoyed every bit of my trip, even those days up in freezing cold Alishan m… Read More
2017-01-07 15:58
Happy New Year to you! I hope the year has started off well and you’re feeling all pumped up about the new year and new beginnings. I always feel optimistic (maybe that’s just my… Read More
2016-11-17 15:16
This year has been positively crazy. I’ve seen the insides of the hospital far too many times and I am sick of it.
I just got home to Penang last Friday after some 12 days in Banting… Read More
2016-10-09 14:31
I met Alex of Bunnysprints last week for matcha latte at Secawan Hutton (a fabulous cafe by the way) and she reminded me that I have not been updating my blog. Thanks Alex for keeping m… Read More
2016-05-16 08:48
I’ve been meaning to add more to my Bali trip posts but so many things got in the way. I have been trying to reduce the number of projects I am involved in, this year as a way to slow… Read More
2016-04-11 15:33
We just got home from a lovely, absolutely lovely 6 days in Ubud, Bali. What have I been missing all this while? I always thought Bali was ultra commercial until Jeanette and Mariam kept urg… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
The more I want to sit down and post my thoughts, the more stuff lands on my plate and the more they drag me away from blogging. Such is life, sometimes! I had a great Chinese New Year break… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
I never knew how much I loved my Penang curry mee until my favourite hawker died. Yes, she died. Not while cooking curry mee, of course. You see, Nic and I have a ritual on Sundays. W… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
I tell people I have Indian roots. And if you know me, you probably know it’s true even though I look 100 per cent Chinese. My Indian roots aren’t due to some inter-marriage or s… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
I would have never read Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean In book if it were not for YB Chong Eng. Honestly. Even though I am a big fan of books, I always have too much to read, too little time a… Read More
2016-02-28 09:03
It used to be that spam only came via our email inboxes. And while we all are rather jaded about Nigerian scammers, the Nigerian scams now come in different flavours. They modify and localis… Read More
2016-02-13 10:36
First off, Happy Chinese New Year! It’s the start of the Fire Monkey year and today is the 6th day of the Chinese New Year.
Spending the first day of Chinese New Year at FGS Dong Zen T… Read More
2015-08-28 03:33
Nic and I will be in KL this weekend and we are going to do the BERSIH march.
Do wish us luck and do pray for us! Do leave a message for us on our Facebook page if you can.
We really hope to… Read More
2015-06-26 11:31
Two of my fave things in a cake – cheese and chocolate!
Once in a while, I get this sweet tooth craving. Which is weird because I usually prefer salty snacks to desserts. Think murukku… Read More
2015-06-20 10:34
May was an interesting month for me because I was asked to speak at 2 events. The first event was a forum where I was a panellist speaking on women entrepreneurship (will share about that in… Read More
2015-06-14 09:43
I interviewed Mak Lan of Lidiana’s in Tanjung Bungah for the 8 March International Women’s Day exhibition.
This is the full interview which I wrote up as a feature story, well, f… Read More
2015-03-28 08:53
I wrote the below on 8 March but only published this today.
All photos below were taken by Hau Chern, who also took part of the photos for the Unseen Faces, Unheard Voices exhibition. I was… Read More
2015-01-22 08:11
Nic and I watched an interesting yet thought-provoking documentary last week called Living On One Dollar. The one-hour documentary chronicled 4 American boys, in their early 20s, who de… Read More
2015-01-11 07:31
Can I wish you a Happy New Year? I know, it’s already 11 days into January. But a belated is better than never, right?
I have been reading – and thinking and writing. Just that s… Read More
2014-11-23 08:40
This year has made me realize a few things – that I have less patience for people I used to have patience for.
I think growing older and interacting with people of all kinds of backgr… Read More
2014-10-31 15:57
Below is a story that I wrote to share at tomorrow’s Lean In networking tea at China House Cafe.
Emi and I are planning to announce the book project at this tea.
We plan to create a ro… Read More
2014-10-12 15:28
As you can see, my blog got a facelift. I was getting quite sick and tired of the old visual. Wanted something contemporary. Something clean and neat. And hence, this new look.
Anyway, besid… Read More
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