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The door that opened a year ago
Around this time last year I was standing at the American Embassy in Singapore stunned, not knowing how to react to the officer in front of me. Just a split second ago…
Giving thanks
My recent life has unfolded in such a way that there is never a day that goes by without feeling an incredible sense of wonderment and gratitude. In the spirit of the…
I love the internet
I want to be honest. I had never really cared about being a human being or loving my fellow human beings much. I wasn’t always into “advocating change through empathy, authenticity and…
Why I write (2013)
what it means to write myself into life
Privilege, a reflection from my trip
I landed in SFO yesterday noon with a uncontainable smile on my face, despite the 17-hour flight. In all honesty, with all the logical reasons I can name for my love for…
Reconciling paradoxes
I could get used to this. Sitting at some remote location (alright, Phuket is not that remote) typing some words, having woken up at the break of dawn. This was the life…
Distance and darkness
It has been almost a year since I was last back in Singapore, or any part of Asia. If left to my own devices, I might have never consciously chosen to leave…
The courage to let go of something precious, to truly live
I have a one post per weekend writing habit going on, and for the past 3 weeks I’ve written on Medium. For a long while I thought I was never going to…
The beauty of being human
Imagine for a moment, if you had super powers, an eternal life, and you lived in paradise. Everything is perfect. Sounds beautiful? Try to imagine that vision for a while much longer,…