Oct 10, 2021A marketer in education: my takeaways from “Lost For Words”I got to know the show “Lost For Words”, one of the newest shows aired on SBS On Demand, in a newsletter I received. As I was on sick leave, I had the time and binged watching all of the three episodes in one set. …Lost For Words7 min readLost For Words7 min read
Sep 14, 2021A marketer in education: Me as my product“You can never go wrong by investing in communities and the human beings within them.” — Pam Moore (CEO, Marketing Nutz) When I first switched my career in 2019 through doing a master of teaching (and get accredited), I had weighted light thoughts on how my past experience would impact…Marketing6 min readMarketing6 min read
Jun 19, 2021Member-only“Things just come at the same time”It can’t be called a “Sydney winter” without having the strong winds that could blow through even the thickest jackets. Walking on the streets, I heard them pushing through the trees in the darkness. It sounds like desperation. I dislike winter. But this is not even the “worst” — how…Life8 min readLife8 min read
Jun 13, 2021Member-only“Damn right we take turns being wrong”I only got to know the singer Kehlani last year whilst I was listening to “Good Thing”, a song she worked on together with one of my favorite DJs Zedd. Her voice has always left me some kind of impression, yet only through a recent dance video that I wanted…5 min read5 min read
Jun 5, 2021Member-onlyThe quarter of life health crisisThe Sydney winter has one of the weirdest traits — switching extremely from a hot and sunny day of 25C at the mid of May, to a rainy and cold day that gave me chills even with a heater oscillating the room at 26C. It was such a challenge mentally…Sydney7 min readSydney7 min read
Published inThe Everything Else Lab·Jan 1, 2021Member-only2021: I ain’t got no choice but to face itAt the end of 2019, I faced one of the hardest challenges of my life, which I only got to understand its importance more and more as I moved on with my life in 2020 trying to face it — start my career afresh as a teacher, and leave marketing…20214 min read20214 min read
May 30, 2020On landing in Australia for a yearThursday, May 30, 2019, 10 pm. …Life Lessons5 min readLife Lessons5 min read
Apr 27, 2020Attempts to Middle EastMiddle East is nowhere close, but nowhere far. It’s like a dream on the browser, you could potentially go there with a click, and in fact you usually fly over it. But you are never there. And my thoughts intertwined around it. When I first got my facebook account back in 2011, I “liked” pretty much every page that I found and browsed. …4 min read4 min read
Apr 14, 2020Member-onlyThe Bella life (1)(Bella on the day I adopted her) The happily walking and exploring-around Bella suddenly stood still. Her whole body shaking, deep low breathes that contain strong anger rushing out, and standing tall and fearless as a mountain. …5 min read5 min read
Published inThe Everything Else Lab·Mar 19, 2020Member-onlyBefore I am a womanWhat a year, and a time to recognize women, men, everyone, and myself! I have written several reflections on how life-changing the past year has been, but aside from linking this article strongly to gender (which is not what I intend to do), I acknowledge that it is another year…Personal Development4 min readPersonal Development4 min read
