I still remember the day Natalie, Ching and Jun walked into our office in Singapore and told me about AppWorks, and to be candid, I couldn’t quite believe what I was told. I mean, a founder-focused accelerator with founder-led effort? I have to admit, I wondered how much of it was for show. Sent in…
2018, shall we say, was a year of polarities. It was equal parts confusing and clear. It taught me lessons on opposite ends of the spectrum, and it brought me joy that wouldn’t be contained and despair that seemed endless. All of this, of course, resulted in growth so rapid that I seemed to be…
My work hours have been through the roof lately – and my job satisfaction is at an unparalleled high. Surprise surprise! On my way home from work today with a colleague today, our conversation veered into the topic of work environments. As you may know, I work in 2359 Media, a software development consultancy, and…
There is often no destination, or should I say, for the most part, we have destinations that are constantly on the move. I’m beginning to the feel the full force of journey frustration. One too many times in the past few months, I’ve run myself repeatedly into dead-ends of poor progress, which in turn leads…
Ever since graduation in May, countless people have asked (most more out of courtesy than anything else), “Which university are you enrolling in?” The moment I tell them I’m not going to university, their reaction is usually one of exasperation (as in, “I keep telling you not to buck the trend and you won’t listen!”)…
One year ago, if anyone asked me, “Hey, why don’t you do university overseas?” I used my standard answer on them. No lah, why travel overseas? Singapore is good enough. My family is all here, 我始终放不下 (I can’t let go). And it’s so expensive to travel overseas! If you tell me go for 3-6 months,…
It’s been quite a while since I last did a year in review. Didn’t do one in 2014 crossing over to 2015 because that was one monster of a year to talk about, but I feel like 2015’s been enough of a blessing that I can do one. 🙂
If there is one thing I am unequivocally proud of, it would be, without doubt, the women in my heritage. I come from a family of incredibly strong women – women who both held day jobs and ran the household. 女人一手顶天下; the women held up the sky with just one hand. All of them were…
There must come a point in time when you are tried to the full extent of your resources and you realize you still have to give more. For a good number of my ventures thus far, there were no reasons to say that I gave it my all. I think, to some extent, I even…
Life has been a whirlwind since 1 Jan 2015 rolled around. On 31st Dec 2014, while Cowfu and Fang jie were at my place celebrating New Year, my Great-grandma, whom I call Laoma, was taken to Alexandra Hospital and hospitalized for fever. She was 104 at that time, just a few hours before 105, and…
