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Tips on How to Balance Business and Solo Parenting
Ask any entrepreneur if running their own business is challenging and you’re sure to receive a resounding yes. Add the responsibility of taking care of your children to the mix and it’d almost seem impossible.
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A Word Of Advice: Switching Majors
Dear Kally, Good day to you. I have a problem. To be frank, I am scared and lost at this moment. I’m a first-year student at my university, studying engineering. My family isn’t well-to-do so it takes a lot of my parents’ savings and borrowing from relatives to get me to go overseas to study…
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Wearing Too Many Hats At Once
I am a mother, daughter, wife, writer, freelancer, career counselor, volunteer all roll into one little me. That’s many hats to wear on one little head!
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My Unnecessary Distractions (Besides The Bed…)
As you know I’m a freelancer, so income will somewhat depend on how efficient I work on my projects. Although I’m not a big fan of procrastination but as a mommy, I tend to find excuses for myself to prolong the time to start work.
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For All The What Ifs In The World
What if Snow White did not take a bite out of the poison apple? What if Cinderella did not go to the ball? What if Sleeping Beauty turns out to be a boy instead? There are plenty of crossroads in our lives. Many decisions made impacted our lives in more ways than one.
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Sometimes I Forgot…
People say to live in the moment and treasure every second living, immerse and breathing in the ‘now’.
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Dedicated To The Most Hardworking Fathers In The World
I look into your adorable sleeping face You stirred and sighed I hate to leave you in the middle of the night But that is what I need to do to provide
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Sharing Thoughts With A Psychometrician
I have to be honest here. I didn’t know what does a Psychometrician before I spoke to Mikee, in fact, I did not know even such a role exist.
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The Importance Of Family Support When You Are Advancing Your Career
We know it’s a tough competition out there in the cutthroat business world. To come out as a winner, sometimes sacrifices must be made. Particularly the ever limited time.
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Feeling Disappointed At Singapore’s Legal System – An Innocent Child’s Life Is At Stake
As you all may have read that I have been entering in and out of my home country Singapore for my driving lessons, one of the prominent news have been making rounds on the newspaper as well as social media.
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Is A Degree A Must In This Time And Age?
Recently, my husband panicked over the rising cost of university education in Singapore. Partly because he has been reading unsolicited advice by insurance companies, trying to scare him into parting a portion of his salary to invest in some kind of long-term investment plan. Partly because he loves our 1-year-old daughter and want to be…
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A Letter To A Stay-At-Home Mom
Dear Stay-at-home mommy, Thank you for all the sacrifices you made when you thought nobody is looking. You put your career and dreams on hold so that you can nurture your little one so that he or she can be a better person.
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Guest Post: My Experiences as an Au Pair
One of the pushing factors that kept me going on publishing useful articles in MiddleMe is that I get to be in the midst of the many talented writers in the blogosphere. Many of these talented writers have a story to tell. My friend aka fellow writer, Annette Rochelle Aben shared a heartfelt experience with us…
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My Child, My Decision. My Career, My Choice.
Sometimes back, when I was back in Singapore (my homeland) for a visit with my baby girl, a close friend of mine questioned me on the choices I’ve made. In case you are wondering, this is how it went: Friend: Are you back in Singapore for good? Me: Nah, I’m enjoying my life in Kuala…
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Transiting from a Single Freelancer to a Mommy Freelancer
I was an executive, a manager, with more than 50 staff under my command. Then… I left that to become a freelancer. And I am a top rated freelancer, specialising in writing, career consultation and recruitment. Then… I upgrade to become a WFHM (work from home mom). As with any other transition, there are challenges…
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How Mommyhood taught Me the Lessons that I can use in My Career
Many of you know that I am a new mommy to a beautiful little girl. It is a new journey for me that I would describe as exciting and exhilarating as the learning curve is pretty high. Motherhood has taught me so much more and I’m sure some of the lessons I’ve learn could be…
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Comparing, Belittling and Competing
I have always thought that being a little competitive is always good for myself. However, it is a thin line between healthy comparison and belittling yourself. There is a saying in Chinese, 长他人志气 灭自己威风, meaning: lauding the spirit of your competitor and belittle that of your own. I always believe the biggest enemy is oneself…
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Conversation With SmileTutor’s Founder
I have once written that growing up in Singapore – my home country is extremely competitive and stressful even for a child. Many parents are programmed to think that if a child is not top of his class, he is designed to fail for the rest of his life. Hence, tuition agencies are mushroomed in…
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Things to Do to Get You Out of Your Bed on Monday Mornings
If Garfield has magic powers, I’m pretty sure he will make Monday’s disappear and of course, a mountain of endless lasagne he can eat. There are some Mondays that you’ll look forward waking up to and there are Mondays that you just want your bed to swallow you in whole. Even when I’m in a…
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