Are you an Auntie?

I do not want to be an auntie. One of my biggest fears of being a mother is to look like an auntie, talk like an auntie and act like an auntie. Whereas a part of me look in envy as I see my happily married friends bloom and grow into motherhood, it also dismays […]

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On the Shanghai Exponanza!

Stuck at the Shanghai International Airport waiting for the free Wifi to work. It doesn’t so I’m writing as a draft and publishing later. The last three days were spent pushing my dad in a wheelchair around the magnificent Shanghai Expo. My dad is almost 75 you see, and can no longer walk long distances. […]

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Happy Anniversary to Us, Baby!

 As Trader and I remotely celebrate our one-year anniversary today (Yes, it’s been a whole year), we commemorate this special day about the 50 things about Trader and I that many probably don’t know. If you find it boring, no worries. Just skip this indulgent post. However, this is for memories. Who knows if we’ll […]

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So why am I doing my MBA full-time again?

I’ve just finished watching An Education starring the upcomer, Academy-nominated young actress Carey Mulligan, and the suave charming Peter Sarsgaard. It was such a pleasure to watch, and really hits the bulls eye on the type of education we’d like and hope to have. Are we to pursue education in the real world, or be […]

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Our almost one-year anniversary

For our first year anniversary, we celebrated it at one of the nicest restaurants in Singapore. The place was called Jaan Par Andre, which is located at the 70th Floor of the Swisshotel Singapore. “Jaan is the 39th best restaurant in the world, Bonita,” Trader told me last Saturday with pride. “And it’s the second […]

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Why HKUST?

This may come as a complete surprise to you, but HKUST’s MBA program is the only one I’ve applied for. Why HKUST, you ask? Actually, quite a few of my colleagues raise their eyebrows when I tell them that yes, I’ve resigned to go back to school, and yes, it’s a small campus in Hong Kong […]

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