chefswifediary

chefswifediary

I'm a corporate professional, mother of two, and married to a chef who does the cooking. This is the honest version of the balancing act: the wins, the guilt, the late nights, and no highlight reel.

Courageous woman.

women, courage

Prior to motherhood, success means the ability to climb the corporate ladder, be recognised with diverse portfolio and geographical responsibilities at work, and indulge in jetsetter’s life. My partner and I were trying to have a family for over four…

Meaningful Hardship

meaningful hardship

Reminiscing my childhood life, grandpa used to cycle 8 miles to his plantation every other day, weekly, carrying his vintage metal canister filled with black coffee on his ancient bicycle. At the plantation, he would cleared up tall grasses, dug…

Blog subscribers.

blog subscribers

So, I have successfully migrated my blog from WordPress.com to WordPress.org after three months. Despite so much effort and time spent in fixing lost information, reviving my blog subscribers is still a massive challenge. Have I mentioned that the ‘likes‘…

Reading secrets.

reading secrets

I always thought having a blog is like having a diary where bloggers can just journal about their daily life as favourite pastime. Plus, it seems like many bloggers have started off with journaling as a hobby, grew famous over…

Listen to your instinct.

listen to your instinct, nature

Listen to your instinct. With so much going on these days, having faith in decision making can be challenging. Higher risk decision takes a longer time but sooner or later, we’ll derive at a decision. Nobody wants to suck up…

Learning from reflection.

Woke up to a throwback post on my Facebook shared by my brother this morning. It has been seven years since I graduated with an MBA qualification. Honoured to be featured on national newspapers, it was my first personal reflection…

Massively forgotten.

massively forgotten

After months being away from work, I’m beginning to feel pinches of isolation. Weeks prior to maternity, a few colleagues echoed to keep in touch informally whenever possible. Warmth was felt and honestly, it felt good to know there’re people…

The forgotten gratitude.

the forgotten gratitude

Have you been wasting your time on people who don’t deserve your time all these years? Perhaps you have been chasing for a place within a sought-after community or craving for attention that no one cares giving it to you?…