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"Try Hard" or Committed?
Is it hard to remain committed in a fast paced life?
Dec 13, 20244 min read
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Caught in the Middle: How to Navigate Middle Leadership with Integrity
How to navigate middle leadership with integrity.
Mar 15, 20248 min read
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Ethical vs Sustainable - Elephant Welfare and Care in Thailand
Elephant welfare is a collective responsibility - educating over protesting.
Feb 17, 20243 min read
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Response to TikTok User @gracietravels
TikTok user @GracieTravels has received a lot of attention for her put-downs of Singapore. This is a response.
Jul 25, 20236 min read
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Parenthood: Quarrelling Kids and Rebuilding Friendship
We have two children. Our son, Milo, is 9 years old and 23 months younger is his sister, our daughter, Aspen (7 years old). For most of...
Apr 24, 20234 min read
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My Four Day Singapore Itinerary
Every now and then an old friend gets in touch, or posts something on Facebook that catches my attention. A few months ago, I spotted a...
Mar 28, 202311 min read
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The Broken Homes of Bangkok // Canal Homes that Are Turning into Driftwood
The homes on the canals of Bangkok are breaking - and the situation feels hopeless. Recently, I had the absolute privilege of...
Mar 6, 20237 min read
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The Reason Why We Cry Over Spilt Milk - and how to help each other
Expressing ourselves. It's hard to do. It takes articulation, an understanding of what we feel, and perhaps, most difficult of all, it...
Feb 22, 20235 min read
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Protecting Our Society from Shame Culture
Last week was the final week of our school holidays and we had deliberately planned to leave an empty schedule so that we could rest from...
Jan 11, 20236 min read
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Dealing With Racism: Lessons Learned From A Young Boy
Racism. It has become a high profile topic of recent years. We have been enlightened - or we have woken - to just how severe racism is in...
Oct 7, 20226 min read
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Can Valuing Family Change the World?
Photo credit: Elliot Ng Last night I had the privilege of being invited to a dinner hosted by the charity, Care for Children. The work...
Sep 29, 20226 min read
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Forgiveness Gave Me Back My Grandpa
Loss. It's a hard thing to deal with. For the past few days I have been wrestling with images in my mind of my Grandpa in his rattan...
May 23, 20224 min read
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Where Even Am I? // The Struggles of Working in an International School
While on holiday in Singapore in 2014, my internal homing beacon was activated and what followed was a 6 year journey that brought me...
Apr 29, 20224 min read
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Third Culture Kids: Misfitting-In // Individualism vs Belonging
Growing up in the UK was a lot of fun. I love the UK and I feel like the people adopted me. I guess part of this is feeling is down to...
Apr 6, 20225 min read
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Will Mask-Free SINGAPORE Smile Again?
It had been a few weeks of back-and-forthing. My good friend, Sam, had been looking at jobs in Seoul so that he could be near his...
Mar 25, 20225 min read
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