Posted On: September 25, 2019
There is a fine line between of sharing experiences and advice giving. One is relating what happened to you. The other is telling me what you think will help. Most of us do the second because we have had lots of people give us unsolicited advice through our lives telling us “It’s for your own […]
Posted On: September 24, 2019
My past naysayers: “Forget about Singapore. Singaporeans don’t deserve you.” (on hearing what I do for a living). “I don’t need your help. I have three children.” (guy from networking event) My on-off lover of 3 years: “Deep down, I cannot accept what you do for a living.” (on why he won’t want a future […]
Posted On: September 22, 2019
Alongside my giving up how my peers thought of me as a teenager (due to bullying), I also gave up on obsessing about how I did in tests and exams the moment they were over in school. Remember those classmates you had who would discuss test questions and the “right” answers the moment the test […]
Posted On: September 9, 2019
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are a range of developmental disorders characterised by difficulties in socialisation and communication, and restricted or repetitive pattern of behaviours and interest. I’ve pulled together some books I’ve been told supports parents/ caregivers and educators working with individuals with ASD. The below reviews are extracted from online (not written by me). […]
Posted On: September 9, 2019
We tend to live in a black-and-white world – things are either right or wrong; good or bad; normal or abnormal. There isn’t much space for the shades in between. This need and fixation for polarity is especially so in areas where this is much ignorance (lack of knowledge/ education) around including in sexuality. As […]
Posted On: September 8, 2019
For too long we have been told that we need to study hard, and work hard so that we can be earned enough to survive, succeed and gain respect. What if we push ourselves very hard and we still don’t see the results for reasons beyond ourselves e.g. seasonal, market forces, colleagues, sales cycle etc? […]
Posted On: September 1, 2019
I used to spend one hour a day catching up on emails which mainly involved going through the publicity emails of my colleagues. By the time I am done, I felt so overwhelmed and defeated because if they are all doing such excellent work, then how do I even begin? How can I possibly begin […]
Posted On: August 19, 2019
“Just as the title suggests, Martha’s workshop has all the knowledge we should have had growing up. Don’t worry if you were not comfortable with talking about sex. I could distribute condoms to sex works for my volunteering work, but I was also shy to even buy condoms in the supermarket for my own! After […]
Posted On: August 17, 2019
Female sexual dysfunction is not a much-talked about subject. Due to a host of cultural reasons, many women are not comfortable about discussing their sexual problems. Nevertheless, it’s a fact that around 43% of women suffer from some kind of sexual dysfunction. Let us study female sexual dysfunction so that if you have any problem […]
Posted On: August 10, 2019
For the love of food! Are you a food lover? Many people I know are. How would you like to watch a movie featuring your loves: food, cooking and sexuality? This is a list! 1. The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014) Hassan Kadam (Manish Dayal) is an extraordinarily talented and largely self-taught culinary novice. When he and […]
Posted On: August 4, 2019
How do you know the difference between… sharing how you feel AND complaining? setting boundaries because you are taking care of yourself AND being controlling? going through a phase when you need to rest AND are depressed? being a difficult person because you won’t do what others want to you to AND simply older and […]
Posted On: August 4, 2019
As more people are living longer, the 50s might well be the new 30s. As such, is it truly sustainable to be in a mongamous relationship and not just stay together for the kids? This is a list of books on understanding about and navigating open relationships. I have personally read the first two and […]
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