Is Passion So Hard to Pursue?

Recently, a number of people asked me a simple yet complex question “what is passion?” I have address this topic many times in MiddleMe and because it is a feeling rather than a physical thing, it can be hard for some to grasp. We all heard people talking about how important passion is in life,…

Does Career Self Help Books help?

If you wander into any major bookstores like Borders, you probably will see a dedicated section on self-help books and probably a shelve or two allocated for career building. I always wonder if self-help books really do help… For one, I haven’t had the luck in finding self-help book in speaking to me in a…

Overcoming my Fear of Traveling Solo

I love travelling and like a lot of folks out there, I don’t really like to travel alone. It’s like going to a fancy restaurant and eating dinner alone or going to movies alone or *gasp* going to karaoke by yourself. However, when you relocate and you’re by yourself all the time especially the initial…

A Word of Advice: Kinship or Passion

Dearest Kally, I never thought I will write into you because I am always so sure of my career. You see, I love my job very much – I am a special needs teacher. From the start, I grew up in a supportive family of stockbrokers and investors but my parents never let me feel…

The Groans of A Pregnant Working Mum

As I was working on the research of my article “Working and Pregnant at the Same Time”, I interviewed a number of pregnant working women all over the world. I found out that my first article did not bring out their workplace groans as I would love to do hence this article is a representation…

Working and Pregnant at the Same Time

If you are a mother, kudos to you not because I know how hard it is to juggle quality family time with work, but also due to the fact you carry a tiny human in you during the full nine months while you are working full time. This does not come easy. Gentlemen, please do…