Category Future

A (solo) picture tells a thousand words

January 24, 2016 · by · in Advice, Alone time, Being alone, Challenging yourself, Future, Imposter syndrome, Photos, Reflections, Self belief, Self confidence, Self improvement, Writing, Writing · 15 Comments

Dear Taipei, If you’ll be so kind, I’d like to share an anecdote from yours truly. Yesterday after parting from my friends, I was strolling around in a department store when I saw a huddle of people. Curious, I went over and saw they were waiting to have a go at an instant photobooth set […]

When even you don’t know what’s next

September 13, 2015 · by · in Advice, Future, Learning Chinese, Life, Study · 13 Comments

Dear Taipei, “When are you leaving?” and “When are you coming home?” are two questions I’ve been asked a lot especially lately– of which I’ve come to dread. It essentially boils down to friends, family and even relative strangers wanting to know what my plan is next. Which is is a fair enough question, but one I don’t yet […]

Week 2: Ni HOW DO I LEARN THIS LANGUAGE?!

March 14, 2015 · by · in Advice, CLD, Future, Inspiration, Learning Chinese, NTU, Reflections, Video · 2 Comments

Dear Taipei, Truth or dare? (Please pick dare, lest you RUIN my blog post). Oh, dare? Good choice. Watch the below video. All 5 minutes 42 seconds of it. MULTIPLE TIMES UNTIL YOU WANT TO RIP YOUR BRAIN OUT. I promise you that is the PG version of what torture you will want to inflict […]