Tag Archives: Finding Passion

On Timing and Being Ready

They said timing is everything, and there is nothing like one’s birthday to reflect on life. I turn another year older as I write this. The New Year’s celebration is still fresh in mind, and so are the resolutions. It almost … Continue reading

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2012: The Year of Experiments & Explorations

If 2011 was the year of courage, revelations and self-fulfillment, my 2012 was the year of… …experiments and explorations, full of spontaneity with a dash of serendipity. This time last year, I was in Sydney, in time to ring in … Continue reading

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On Fear and Writing

I know some of you have been waiting for more stories from the recent Indonesia blog trip. Give me a moment to get my writing voice back again, yes? I promise, I’ll be back with them. For now, this post, … Continue reading

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“I Quit!” : The Farewell Note

I wrote about the day I decided to take a leap of faith to quit for a sabbatical. It was still two months down the road after I made that decision that I actually left the office. I had a … Continue reading

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A Weekend with Michael Freeman: Storytelling with Photographs

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I have always told people I am happiest when I am travelling, writing, capturing photos with my camera, as well as scuba diving. That’s almost always the line I use to describe myself. But digging into myself further, I have … Continue reading

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Day 143: My Work, My Playground

My Work, My Playground I saw this frame just as I was editing the photos for a story on the owners of this establishment. Click. Snap. This could possibly rate up there as one of my favourite photos in Project … Continue reading

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One Year Ago: The Turning Point, The Real Story (and it still goes on…)

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your … Continue reading

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On Balancing Joy, Happiness and Money

Project 365 gives me joy. I have been behind on my posting for it. Some of you would have noticed I started playing catch up in the last week or so, and backdated the posts. I did that merely so … Continue reading

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On Lessons of a Sabbatical Leave (So Far)

The last seven weeks have been (for the lack of a better word) self-fulfilling.  When I decided to quit my job and take a sabbatical leave, I had a few things in mind that I wanted to do, and they … Continue reading

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On A New Journey

I’m finally here. On my career-slash-sabbatical break. My last day at that foreign bank was last Wednesday, and it didn’t feel as much as a goodbye as I thought it would be. Maybe because my heart and my mind have … Continue reading

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