Taiwan Chinese New Year 2023 While living in Taiwan, I got to see how offices celebrate their first day back to work after Chinese New Year holidays. This year was a long holiday for many, totalling 9 days of festivities (20-29 J... Feb 7, 2023
Team Ziady I never thought about my family as a team. I mean, in the sense that a team consists of people who opt to be together and share common KPIs. “Team” and “KPIs” sound corporate and formal. Though from a... Dec 31, 2022
Day of Twos Waking up and checking WhatsApp, multiple messages about the synchronicity about today – 22022022 which is both a palindrome and ambigram Also Tuesday, the second day of the week 22nd Day of the Lunar... Feb 22, 2022
Thoughts at a 45 degree angle When two rays intersect at a common endpoint, they form an angle. In a right angle, the two arms are perpendicular to each other. When the right angle is divided into two equal parts each angle measur... Jan 13, 2022
Twenty-Twenty-One 2021 has been the year that I’ve been intentionally conscious of my days and experiences. The year started with an elation that as a family, we not only survived but thrived despite the pandemic. It w... Dec 27, 2021
Tiredness Tiredness seems to be everywhere… in the facades of shops, in the shortness of tones of messages, in the eyes of adults waiting for their children at the school gate, in the walk of our young as they ... Mar 15, 2021
Lighthouse Referring to the wise words of David Viscott - “The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” This speaks much to me as I chose to transition to a career in coachi... Jan 11, 2021
I choose to gain Ease during COVID-19 The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted our daily lives as we question our way of living, working and the systems that we took for granted. During this unprecedented time in our history, we can choose to t... Mar 26, 2020
Common Sense, Civic Consciousness and Compassion 2020 seems to have flown by in a blink of an eye and they say “time flies when we’re having fun”…. and even more when we’re under high emotional and mental stress it seems. Now we find ourselves towar... Mar 15, 2020
Happier Memories In the last days of this decade, my reflections are mixed with deep gratitude, tinges of sadness, a strong sense of purpose, continued optimism and immense joy. Hard to express as thoughts and emotion... Dec 8, 2019
trust - 信任 - confianza – ukuthemba noun – firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something. synonyms: confidence, belief, faith, freedom from suspicion/doubt, sureness, certainty, certitude, assurance, convicti... Aug 24, 2019
For my daughters (and yours) Colbie Caillat says the word “Try” 55 times in the song, that’s a lots of trying. Makes me tired just thinking of saying “try” 55 times, though the repetition does deem this an easy song to memorize. ... May 27, 2019