Remember I mentioned about the 2 hours makeup I did with FEMALE magazine? It was for a section called “My Stylish Life” where I spoke about my cookbook ‘Malaysian Meal In 30 Minutes’ and my life in general. We did it last November in preparation for February issue. This is the result: I had to …
I try to maintain “inbox zero”, something I learned from David Allen the author of ‘Getting Things Done’. As I’m clearing my inbox – clicking the spam button, unsubscribing from newsletters, read overdue articles – I found that Carmel from The Edge sent to me the article I wrote. I was too busy during Christmas to notice. …
“Find a purpose in life so big it will challenge every capacity to be at your best. ” -David O. McKay
Recently, I’ve been spending more time in the kitchen than usual. I try new cooking hacks, develop recipes and experiment on new dishes. One day, I spent all day making lunches for a magazine photoshoot. Today I made two batches of imitation sharkfin soup – one with store-bought chicken stock and another with the slow-boiled …
I’ve learned that people can steal many things from you e.g good ideas, results of hardwork, reputation etc. Then I realise that there are some things that cannot be stolen Knowledge Passion Faith Good character Elegance/ taste They can (at most) be imitated, but the person cannot get the best of what these 5 things generate …
At my late twenties, age seems to be everyone’s favourite topic. People like to say things like “Oh, you don’t look your age” or “Better get married soon. You’re not getting younger!”. When I say things like “We’re almost thirty!” to my peers, it be violently rebutted with “Not yet. Two years more!”. I don’t deny …
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In the car on the way to Christmas dinner, I read on iBooks and chuckled to what the Cobbler in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar said (to procure more work, he makes men walk about the town to dull their soles). Upon hearing my amusement with my phone he asked “Are you on Facebook?” No. This year …
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It was too late to get a copy of the newspapers in which my cookbook, ‘Malaysian Meals In 30 Minutes’, was featured. Getting yesterday’s paper is not easy. That was when I realised how most of my friends and even older family member don’t read (physical) newspapers anymore. So I seeked my mother’s help to …
If you know me well, you will know that I’m always reading something. My taste in books evolved. I started with Puddle Lane and Peter and Jane. Then I moved to Roald Dahl, Enid Blyton and a lot of cerita dongeng. Okay, I occasionally read Doraemon too. When I was a tween, I enjoyed reading …
Today, someone asked me how I manage my time since I seem to be doing a lot. It was a difficult question. While washing my hair, I came up with an answer “It’s not what I do with my hours, but what I achieve at the end of those hours”. (Yes, the showerhead can be …
