3,759 ViewsAh yes, this is another piece of my “money matters” series as I’ve been thinking about money these few weeks. It has been 4 months since I last got a paycheque (my last job was shucking mussels in Talleys @ Motueka, New Zealand) and I’m glad that I am still somewhat, surviving. Before I
Ramblings
In my alternate Parallel World without COVID-19
2,110 ViewsToday is Day 70, since I’ve returned from New Zealand (yes, I’m still whining) and over the past few days, I had a look at the To-do list which I’ve compiled back in Dec 2019, in preparation of coming home early as I had some issues with my visa extension back then. It was
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Ramblings
Making sense of my COV-19 Stay At Home Days
2,370 ViewsHello World, how have you been doing so far? I’ve decided to start penning (or perhaps it’s just typing) this post because I know that n months down the road I would look back upon the months and wondered what I have done or perhaps how much of my life I have wasted by
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Ramblings
Can you really earn money from travel blogging?
2,530 ViewsI’m pretty sure that you have seen many advertisements of successful bloggers and influencers sharing about how you can make a living via blogging and live the lifestyle of a travel nomad. Well, it is definitely not an impossible feat, but I’m pretty sure it only happens to a very small percentage of people
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Ramblings
How travel evolved for me across the years
2,178 ViewsI am bored. I was looking forward to enjoying my freedom after my stay at home 14 day self-isolation but 2 days after my release, the government announced a 1 month circuit-breaker (which is somewhat a kind of lockdown) which means I’m gonna be stuck for another month at home. This is an unprecedented
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New Zealand Working Holiday
The Final Chapter – Working Holiday New Zealand
2,709 ViewsHow should I begin with something that I don’t want to end? This may possibly be my concluding post for my Working Holiday New Zealand chapter and perhaps the only one that I drafted notes of what to write. It has been 11 days since I’ve returned from New Zealand and 3 more days
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Ramblings
2019 – It’s okay to live the life you wished for
2,241 ViewsI’m starting off my reflections post with the same excerpt that I have previously used in my post which I wrote about my career break back in May. To my beloved young friends: Each time I see your slumped shoulders, each time I hear your listless voice, my heart aches. How are you these
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Career Break
Day 0: Luxury start to the poor life
2,362 ViewsAnd so it begins. I’m drafting this while sitting on seat 11A – flatbed. Yes, I can’t seem to be able to fall asleep after my nose started acting up. Instead of trying or pretending to sleep and enjoy the ‘luxury’ of a flatbed, here I am sitting upright at 3:18am Singapore time typing