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I forgot how it was like.

Posted on July 12, 2020July 11, 2024 by chefswifediary

182 days has passed. I forgot how it was like. Waking up in a concrete world, when peeping on neighbour was just a window away. I forgot how it was like. Living on a land that was expensively scarce, when walking shoulder to shoulder was inevitable. I forgot how it was like. Walking alongside digital-addict…

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The good old days.

Posted on July 1, 2020July 11, 2024 by chefswifediary

A kite made of plastic bag. Its shape was nothing like a kite. It was just a plastic bag tied to a long raffia string. It didn’t consume much effort and wide space to fly it. In an instance, it was up in the sky. My brothers and I were content. As long as it…

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Perseverance in us.

Posted on June 5, 2020July 11, 2024 by chefswifediary

Perseverance, it is in us. I wasn’t a fan of basketball until the recent release of “The Last Dance” by Netflix. If you have not seen it, please make it your priority. As legendary Michael Jordan slam-dunked his way in style for Chicago Bulls since 1984, his high self-esteem rose alongside from game to game…

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How we got here?

Posted on May 25, 2020July 11, 2024 by chefswifediary

We do many things out of subconscious mind. Perhaps they are habits that we’re accustomed to and difficult to pass over. Perhaps they made us feel belonged to part of something bigger. We make decisions everyday. By and large, light decisions such as ‘latte, please‘ are subconscious and easy to decide with a blink of…

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experience

Nothing beats a real experience.

Posted on May 23, 2020 by chefswifediary

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only a page.” – Saint Augustine I couldn’t agree more. Rewinding back to college years when studying was like a chore. Back then, internship was still in the making and not widely encouraged by institutions in Malaysia. In fact, a 50/50 split of…

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Reflection of life.

Posted on May 17, 2020July 10, 2024 by chefswifediary

“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” – Soren Kierkegaard Photo by chefswifediary

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never settle

Never settle.

Posted on May 16, 2020 by chefswifediary

Time is precious. The hour that we spend on something is the hour that we’ve chosen to forgo other priorities. Often we hear, “Oh, time flies. She is growing up too fast.” Not to mention about the current pandemic period when many children are missing out hours of learnings from schools. Maybe parents have been…

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Steve Allen, Chef

Confession of a chef’s wife.

Posted on May 11, 2020June 20, 2024 by chefswifediary

Rewinding back to 7 years ago today when I first met my husband, didn’t I forecasted that our first date would transformed into an ‘happily-ever-after’ tag. He wasn’t a chef by profession back then. Well, he was before we met. Not until in 2016 when we tied the knot and immediately our lives took a…

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say what you mean

Say what you mean.

Posted on May 7, 2020November 20, 2021 by chefswifediary

One week into Psychology course conducted by Yale University via Coursera , I was particularly intrigued by Sigmund Freud’s psychoanalytic theory whereby he spelled truth that some may find uncomfortable to hear. He shared that our actions are coached by unconscious motivation, reasons, and dynamics. Admittedly, it’s quite common to feel indecisive of important calls…

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grateful

10 reasons to feel grateful.

Posted on April 30, 2020November 20, 2021 by chefswifediary

While life seems mundane or less adventurous at this current period, there are many reasons that are worth for us to feel grateful for. . Beautiful morning awaiting to get us going, how wonderful? Waking up next to loved one, how fortunate? Best homemade coffee and toasts ever served, no queue. Catching up with latest news…

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Corporate servant by day, blogger by night, a mommy always. Married to a chef—I love food, he brings it to life. A self-taught artist, I reflect and write about how I strive to do it all.
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