May 15, 2020How Gratitude Journalling Changed My LifeBelieve me, I am the most cycnical person I know. Unwittingly, behind every too-kind gesture, unctuous compliment, and altruistic move, I always looked for the ulterior motives and deceit. …Gratitude6 min readGratitude6 min read
Published in The Startup·Nov 6, 2019A New Way to Look at Self-ImprovementAs a person who vehemently loathed gym class in high school, who dreaded the morning running warm-ups, and for whom Physical Education was the ever-remaining B on the report card, running was the main challenge to tackle. …Self Improvement4 min readSelf Improvement4 min read
Published in The Startup·Oct 30, 2019Why I Write Contracts to MyselfScores and scores of empty sheets. Coca-Cola cans and shiny junk food wrappers scattered on the pathway between the bed to the kitchen. New textbooks so devoid of human handprints they glimmered in lamplight. …Productivity5 min readProductivity5 min read
Oct 27, 2019To the women who keep quietFor the longest time, I couldn’t tell myself this one thing. This one thing that caused me grief, confusion, self-correction and self-loathing over and over again, that made me a chameleon forever in camoflauge: No, there is nothing wrong with you. As much as we’re bombarded with blatantly cheery, feel-good…Women5 min readWomen5 min read
Oct 17, 2019The transaction of immigrationI suppose I had an outdated, oversimplistic concept that immigration was a purely positive opportunity with no awkward consequences or unexplained limitations, where you had the chance to live in a better, developed, safe country with advanced healthcare, education, and employment with no downsides. I thought once I was here…Racism5 min readRacism5 min read
