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Where I Stand
A Poetic Prelude
A quiet reflection on uncertainty, reinvention and what it means to begin again while standing between identities, countries and chapters.
A curated reading journey
Through My Quiet Lens
Personal stories about family, identity, resilience, culture and the quiet moments that shape how we see the world.
Begin at the beginningThe essays are arranged for a reader to follow the journey, not by the date they were published.
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02
Gratitude
Not for something new, but for what has always been there.
A reflection on family, distance and learning to notice what matters before it disappears.
03
I Wasn’t Sure I’d Last a Month
A story about arriving in Singapore with doubt, slowly finding belonging and discovering that surviving can itself be a form of strength.
04
Finding My Voice
When survival turns into self-awareness.
A sixth-grade language struggle became an early lesson in originality, effort and the value of trusting my own voice.
05
Winners Do Things Differently
What repeated exposure to high-performing people revealed about discipline, preparation and the small choices behind visible success.
06
A Trip Down Memory Lane
Looking back at the people, places and moments that quietly shape who we become, even when we do not recognise their influence at the time.
07
Second Chances and First Choices
A reflection on regret, agency and the difference between being given another opportunity and choosing differently when it arrives.
08
Developing a Taste for Diversity
A personal reflection on food, familiarity and how openness to difference is often built gradually through ordinary experiences.
09
Listening My Way Forward
How hosting conversations helped an introvert discover that listening can be not only a strength, but also a way of leading.
10
Authenticity Doesn’t Shout
A reflection on the quieter signals of authenticity and why being genuine is often felt long before it is announced.
11
Growing Together
The Hardest Part of Parenting No One Talks About
Parenting is not only about helping a child grow. It also requires parents to keep changing, listening and learning alongside them.
12
Let Go
A quiet meditation on control, uncertainty and the strength it sometimes takes to release what can no longer be carried.
13
What Percy and Pluto Taught Me
For more than forty years, I never came close to a dog. Then our daughter asked for one, and Percy and Pluto quietly became two of my best teachers.
14
Holding the Stretch
A yoga practice in Singapore becomes a quiet lesson in staying with discomfort, in the body and in the mind.
15
When Answers Become Easy, What Happens to Thinking?
What friction used to force us to do.
AI is making answers easier to get. I’m beginning to wonder what else the effort of getting to an answer was doing for us.
16
Participation Is Not Belonging
What culture looks like when people feel safe enough to disagree.
A reflection on participation, psychological safety, and what it really means to belong at work.
17
Tsunami from the Sky
Part I: What Can I Do?
A reflection on floods, climate responsibility and the human help we keep waiting for.
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When Awareness Isn’t Enough
Data can show us what we are doing. Change often begins only when we understand why we are doing it.