The pro’s and con’s of travelling solo
I am not someone who is going to miss out on an opportunity because it means I’ll have to go on my own. I have one life here and the world is just sitting there waiting for me to explore it so, i’m going…
I hate TikTok and so should you
One life we’re given here and the one gift every one is entitled to no matter where you’re born or who your parents are is time. Don’t waste it.
What I think consciousness looks like
it goes inside itself and turned inside out no longer existing where it was but somehow existing again, everywhere else..
Imagine having an alien pen pal
Are we so naive to think in the entire solar system, a mere speck on a speck in a speck, could be the only living, conscious things in existence?
One hell of a drug.
I always indulge too fast and always reprehend myself for doing so. But once I start, its almost impossible to slow down…
Psychedelic Self Therapy
The rugged edges of my surroundings were softening into a marshmallowy texture and everything from the roof of the sky to the furthest bend of the river I could see, suddenly zoomed in a little closer like my entire universe existed in a giant snow globe…
The sad truth about competition
Its a battle and in some strange way it keeps a sense of balance in the world…
A love letter to jiujitsu
Jiujitsu is yes, a martial art, a combat sport, “the gentle art” but let’s face it, there’s nothing so gentle about breaking bones, tearing muscles, spraining ligaments, the occasional eye gauge, nut hit, tooth chip and constantly choking people unconscious…
A better view on life
When you allow yourself to struggle and overcome a small situation that’s in your control, the small things that would normally bother you that are out of your control soon become minuscule…
When We Die…
You relax and watch through a video montage of our earliest memories, through our milestones, heartbreaks, triumphs, our first trip, our first flirt, insignificant interactions that we seem to never forget, reoccurring dreams, loved ones coming and going, the times we failed and the times we succeeded, the times where our life could’ve gone one of two ways and we chose the one we chose, all leading up to this moment. ..
Optimal health = Optimal life
It means taking care of not only the physical form but your mental and spiritual health too. These three things are all connected and when all three are on the right track, everything else surrounding just falls into place…
Why I love driving
Remember that book you just never had time to finish? Well theres probably an audiobook for it. You can listen to podcasts of scientists and medical professionals, Youtube videos about historic discoveries, learn a language, do some mindful meditation, all while just sitting in chair, getting from A to B!
Life is easy
We have the power to create our fate. If we really do look at things from a bird’s eye perspective, can’t we just reason with ourselves, weigh up the possibilities and make the choice our future selves will favour more?
You are not a model
When you take a bad photo or you get the wrong angle and think you look “ugly” in that photo, thats just what you look like. Accept it and get over it.
Making lemonade out of Covid-19
No humans, nowhere to go and no technology, meant no distractions and the opportunity for my brain to breathe and ideas to grow…
Island life
The reality is, as much as I love the simplicity and anonymity of the island life, there is an even greater force inside me that just wants to go back to striving toward my goals and become successful at something…
Let’s talk about discipline
I actually really enjoy writing. I just struggle to get my laptop open and start
Harry Potter
I always grew up thinking if I ever were to step into that world, I would take the full Hermione approach and would just want to learn absolutely everything there is to know about it…
Why you should just be yourself
There are so many humans on this planet. Trust me, you will find people who will want to vibe with you…
They Made The Cursed Child Play Woke…
To change someones story, to just completely re-write someones work is so disrespectful to their creativity and efforts…
Deathly Hallows
A story about a lost boy who finds himself and saves the worlds but couldn’t have done any of it without the help of his friends…
Half Blood Prince
Maybe being a product born from deception and false pretences and birthed by a woman who had never really known real love is a recipe that creates something like Lord Voldemort…
Order of The Phoenix
Underground assembly of powerful wizards, secret school practice against the Dark Arts and a battle between two of the most powerful Wizards alive…
Taekwondo is like an arcade game
I just picture a miniature version of the opponents and two people controlling them, pressing buttons, trying to hit the targets…
Goblet of Fire
The twins finding the secret entrance to the kitchens of Hogwarts and over the years they have regularly visiting the house elves down there to nick food, is something I 100% would be guilty of doing…
Cabin In The Bush Down The Coast
Detox from my world – socially, technologically, digestively and mentally…
How to started taking cold showers
Now if you want the benefits then stop being a pussy and just do it…
Over 50g of protein daily DESSERT!
I have been drinking protein shakes for the last couple years and I’ve started to become sick of it, now I get excited for my protein powder intake…
The “your weight will catch up to you” lie
Its easy to just accept the easy way out but then you complain about health and your looks and overall vitality…
Our world with robots
The AI should be restricted to jobs that are labour intensive or dangerous to humans. Nothing creative or fun that could take away from us…
Prisoner of Azkaban
I would kill for a spin off based on the original Order of the Pheonix, following how Lily and James met, how the boys create their animagus’, Lupins transformations, the planting of the whomping willow, bullying Snape, etc. Their whole journey from high school to after, eventually joining forces with others against Voldemort and his death eaters, up to the night of Pettigrew’s betrayal and Voldemort’s downfall…
I tried the carnivore diet
Think of your body like a vehicle. Imagine you’ve been fuelling it with E10 petrol your whole life. This is like flushing the whole system and replacing it with premium petrol…
How to counteract mercury from seafood
There are atoms in garlic that bind to mercury so it can be excreted from the body through urine…
Coloured Macs
Reminds me of a plastic 90’s Nokia and distracts me from the fact that the rare materials that make up the fragile block of cobalt that I carry around is a product of modern slavery and I am just as guilty for all the things I stand against in this world…
Chamber of Secrets
I’ve seen all the deleted scenes. WHICH REMINDS ME – I am DYING for a director’s cut. We got it with LOTR. A HP one is long overdue…
What’s life without a little risk?
if there is one thing i hate, it’s someone not pursuing their passions. we really only get one shot at this life…
We are all a little insecure
But anyway, don’t listen to me. I’m a little insecure and probably full of shit…
Wizarding World
I’ve said it before and i’ll say it again – the books and the films do not compare. They are both the perfect way to tell the story and you cannot say one is better than the other. They are too different and yet somehow tell the exact same story in the most perfect way. Bits and pieces of each compliment where the other lacks and so the two together just create a perfect world…
I think John Wick is autistic
this man makes no errors and every single impact he makes is precise and calculated and perfect to no fault…
A rat’s life in reverse
They grow up with aspirations to be the rat that helps with the next amazing discovery and fulfil their purpose as a rat to aid the humans…
Chimp Empire – reality tv for chimps
Its not just what you learn about how they live that’s so extraordinary, its how much they relate to us. There’s drama, there’s politics, hunting and leisure…
Harry Potter HBO Series
Let’s get one thing straight. You cannot compare the films to the books. No one is greater than the other. They both compliment where the other lacks. They are not the same thing. They are both magnificent, individual works of art. They are incomparable.
Why your stomach grumbles
So I just picture our stomach’s like a washing machine/vacuum turning and churning until there’s nothing left to clean up…
Why do we make the bed
It comes down to discipline. Or the thing that separates us from the animal…
Learning in high school
The secret to schooling is that its all just a memory test. So whether you enjoy it or not, pick subjects you have any interest in so its easier to pay attention and to remember when you get tested on it.
Why you should compete
The more and more you put yourself into these high stress situations, the easier is gets and more rational you are able to work through them…
Red Hot Chilli Peppers Concert
I would one by one focus my view on each band member as they performed their own individual show, in their own little concert for me to enjoy…
Fast technology like fasting food
We know too much of anything is bad for us. We know technology is unnatural and we are constantly surrounded by it. We know all the many bad affects that come with being on social media or glued to a screen for so long can have. So why don’t we ever think to fast from it? Refresh and clean out the system…
Why there’s no Tagalog on Duolingo
It wouldn’t be a hard language course to put together. You’d basically copy and paste most of the Spanish dictionary and half the work is done!
Matrix Party
Also after two years of lockdowns and the people Vs the powers that be, the whole Matrix and red pill/blue pill theory was trending again…
Joe Rogan Roast
If every single comedian that’s ever been on the podcast came together for one night to roast Joe Rogan and at the end he had a chance to come back at them, its a pretty much guaranteed success and undeniable night of entertainment and painful gasping for air laughter. And I am so down for that…
Use Brave Web Browser
But most importantly, when you’re streaming off Youtube, there are zero ads so no interruptions AND you can continue the video even after exiting the browser or locking your phone!!
UV Party
When the lights were off and the tape was glowing, it gave off an effect like the patterns were floating through the air…
The sauna isn’t relaxing… neither is yoga
But I do understand, if you aren’t pushing yourself to the limits then you probably don’t know the benefits otherwise you would. Or you just haven’t given yourself enough credit to believe you can go the extra mile which is a whole other battle worth facing…
The right way to eat a cupcake
You don’t get the icing just brushing up against the top of your mouth and all up in your teeth and its easier to hold without making a mess…
The time I accidentally got everyone too high
When I make my special brownies, I require only 1/4 of the butter produced. The year of my boho/hippie party, I had added all 4 quarters of the butter into the mix…
Nostalgia from the radio
As lucky as we are to have everything at the tip of our fingers and as quick as a touch, I can still appreciate the insignificant but sentimental act of just flicking through the stations and being taken on a ride…
Loop tea bag so it doesn’t fall
loop the string of the bag around the handle of the tea cup so it doesn’t fall in
Rock & Roll Party
I got guitar picks made up for people to take home and only after ordering, receiving and handing out, I noticed the day after the party that I spelt my own name wrong…
One Tree Hill Soundtrack
So to whomever was in the process of all those musical decisions throughout the show, thank you.
How to maximise the scent of a small candle
Unintentionally, I discovered that the fan was spreading the smell from the candle across the room and it also helped the scent appear faster…
Born to host
If there’s a few things I’m known for (my love of food usually the first people learn), throwing extravagant parties is definitely one of them…
Placebo or no?
If on a cellular level, things are changing then isn’t it happening? Even though on surface level nothing has changed but if on a molecular level something has, well then hasn’t something taken place? I can’t seem to make up my mind about it, I go back and forth…
Me, Jimi & LSD
I felt every part of my body experience the sound of his guitar as my blood was dancing around, rippling through the sound waves, swaying and twirling to the beats of the song through my veins. And then I closed my eyes…
You create your own destiny
How will you know if you don’t try though? Yeah easier said than done, of course but you wont ever know until you try. You will also never find out if it was easier than you expected or not and if its harder than that, then what a greater feeling and bigger reward you get out of it! You just have to want to want it enough…
Fix your diet without feeling like you’re on a diet
So when you do have those special occasions, you don’t have to miss out or feel guilty about your choices. You’re never ever going to be perfect and you shouldn’t be anyway because wheres the fun in that! Just so long as you are cautious of it, then at least you’re putting reason behind your decisions instead of just mindlessly reacting…
The best spot in Singapore
The night crowd starts rolling in, the musicians start busking and the smell of different foods permeate the air. The whole lane makes me feel like im tripping out and have entered some cosmic realm…
Everyone has an addiction
If we start holding ourselves accountable then we have every reason to be upset with ourselves whenever we fall short. So I guess its easier to just not try at all, or do the minimum and call it enough. This is not how it is supposed to be. We’re so comfortable and so privileged that hard work is an option, not as necessity…
I didn’t know I was meditating
And no wonder I felt a positive shift in my atmosphere, like things in my life were aligning and like nothing could phase me!! Life isn’t perfect (which is perfect) but I have also never felt so content and grateful and on track as I do right now, and more and more so as each day passes…
just piano – FKJ
There’s something about art that inspires other art. It’s something deeper than entertainment, almost spiritual…
Squid Game
There’s a difference between something not being good and something that you refuse to like. I think you can dislike anything you want but you can’t claim something isn’t good without even seeing it, ya know? Art is art. Entertainment is entertainment. It may be a little dark but reality is dark. And what is art if not a reflection of real life?
I don’t miss social media
In all the times reading and writing, learning and progressing, that would’ve been wasted looking at what someone else wanted me to see or calculating how artistically pleasing my next photograph would aestheticise my profile would be… its just something I can’t help but think about
I used to hate silence
I think we’ve forgotten that we’re supposed to be alone with our thoughts. We’re supposed spend time with ourselves, unstimulated. Our poor society has adapted to the world of technology and never allowing ourselves to truely be alone…
Gimmie some action (films)
I want to feel like if I remove my eyelids from the screen for just a second to pass the popcorn, I’ve missed either a death, an explosion or a super cool stunt trick…
take me on a ride
i am a sucker for any album that takes me on a journey from start to finish, like i’m watching a movie in my mind…
I used to hate sleep and now I love it
I started listening to the ‘Huberman Lab’ podcast by Dr. Andrew Huberman on Spotify after listening to his episode on JRE. What sold me was the topics of changing your nervous system for a better/healthier mental state as well as becoming more focused and having greater memory and therefore, learning new things more affectively which I am ALL about.
When I’m rich
There are 3 steps to the game of Dungeons & Dragons – Describe, Decide & Roll…
Me vs the power hose
So I thought of how I could get it to stay activated so I could loosen from my bone numbing ghostbuster power stance…
Life is easy but I’m sad
The same people who hate cancel culture, the ones who believe everyone should have the freedom to voice their opinions and not be shamed for whatever the remark, are the same people who are cancelling their own friendships because they won’t agree with what their own friends have to say!
the best granola ever
i’m sharing my recipe. its yummy as heck and an easy little bowl of nutrients to get into your system…
People watching in Hanoi
Bustling sidewalks with vendors and tourists, the crazy traffic flow of scooters and buses proceeding without any actual indication of obeying the road signs…
Life without regrets
I’ve started approaching situations that test me with a bird’s eye view. Like I’m playing an intellectual video game with life, viewing from third person…
Changed my life for the better
I put my phone on ‘do not disturb’ 24/7… I have turned off ALL notifications from every single app… Too much of just about anything is bad for you right?
Why I love cold showers
I allow myself to feel the cold, breathe and relax in the discomfort until it is no longer uncomfortable.
Always assume and never assume
Don’t assume they’re judging. Assume they’re elderly. Don’t assume they’re interested. Assume they’re having a bad day. Assume they’re married…
I miss hotel quarantine…
Good or bad, you’re going to have some sort of weird attachment to somewhere you’ve spent 336hours in such a short period of time…
Why sport is important when you’re young
You never know when your body may need you to kick in some extra strength or ability, life is unpredictable…
The time I met Sue… twice
I since then no longer say goodbye or dread a departure but instead send off with an “i’ll see you later” because you really never know do you. This big world gets smaller and smaller, the more you explore it…
Getting served by blind waiters
By loosing our sense of sight, our other senses took turn in playing a role of judgment. And how right and wrong we soon found our little sense detectives to be. Every crunch or sip, every aroma and linger. Then every suggestion someone else would make then transformed whatever we thought we were eating into that suggestion. Oh how our minds can play tricks on us!
Why I like wearing the mask
I am human and as much as I preach and try to practice not caring what others’s think, some things are just embedded in us and out of our control…
Day 14 – Emerging from the quarantine cocoon
The mandatory walls of constriction had turned into an escape from reality and my own little hotel vacation…
