Yes, sometimes I feel overwhelmed. How could I not when I have to juggle kids while going 110% at work thanks to Covid-19? Who'd think a pandemic could complicate our lives this badly? It doesn't make it any easier that I also feel this invisible weight of fear for my own and my family's health... Continue Reading →
If I manage to live through these crazy times, what stories I will tell! Covid-19. It's made the world weird. Shutting businesses. Tanking stock markets. Making sure you know damn well your job's as secure as using 123 as your password. Some context: I do regular investing through a regular savings plan via my bank.... Continue Reading →
I underwent surgery a few days ago. Since then, I've been in so much pain I have second-guessed my decision almost every single damn minute. But you know what's interesting? As in the other times I undergo significant stresses, whether physiological or psychological, I've been forced to confront what's really important in my life. And... Continue Reading →
This past week has been difficult. I caught a stomach bug. It was awful. I thought I was strong. I was wrong. Throughout the week, I kept thinking: I would pay quite exorbitant amounts of money just to feel healthy again. But alas, money don't make the sick feel any better if they're not well... Continue Reading →
I just received a mailer from Effective Altruism, via which I do a monthly donation to charity. The mailer asked me to rate from 1 to 10, with 1 being least likely and 10 being most, how likely I would be to recommend Effective Altruism to a friend. I gave it a 10. And since... Continue Reading →
Was taking a break from my studies (exams next week, people!), having my dinner and watching some YouTube vids on "leadership" (just because) when I came across Simon Sinek and this video. Reminded me of something I knew very well sometime back, but forgotten in the hustle and bustle of corporate life: that we sometimes... Continue Reading →
I learned something new about the poverty line of "$1.25 per day" today. I'd thought it was an absolute number. That as you moved from one country to another, $1.25 would buy you more or less stuff, depending on how much the goods and services of a particular country were going for. Poorer countries tend... Continue Reading →
Lix and I recently received the hardcopy World Vision Christmas Gift Catalogue in our mailbox, the second since we started co-sponsoring a Zambian child a little over a year ago. Though we largely ignored it the first time, this time around we sat down and went through it together, donating far more than we'd anticipated;... Continue Reading →
I'm currently raising funds for World Vision, through which Lix and I are sponsoring a child called "Chippo" (a girl who loves drawing onions too much in our opinion). My fundraising is through GIVE.sg, and you can find my fundraising page here (please take a look, and donate :)), called "Run Forrest Run!", named after Forrest Gump, my favourite... Continue Reading →
I was just thinking back to the days when I'd I used to pray each night like the semi-devout catholic I was. Semi, because I wasn't so much into catholic traditions and beliefs, but more of a "being good is what I want to be and Catholicism just so happens to be the most accessible... Continue Reading →
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