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😂 And a body to get me there Clad in our N95 masks, we braved through the haze to spend the day at Gardens by the Bay. Outside the Gardens, we choked from the when-will-it-end haze. Inside, for a brief…

On this side of eternity Twice a week from July 2025, I went for Gym Tonic (the Uncle Auntie Gym for seniors). Each course lasts 24 sessions. I got booted out in August 2026 after completing two courses – 48…

And why I’m switching from my phone to a dedicated eReader I just discovered the wonderful world of eReaders (Kindle, Kobo, etc.) and Singapore’s AMAZING National Library Board (NLB). I was never interested in Kindle or eReaders. I spend enough…

Photos = Stories = Memories I have a gazillion photos both digital and hard copies. Photos are my memories. They remind me of my journey and the people and events that have shaped who I am today. I recently got…

The invisible frames that shape us I didn’t think that doing my elementary research on the roots of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) would lead me into a rabbit hole. As I shared previously, there are pockets of Christians who are…

An unexpected bridge Every day since we moved into our apartment some twenty years ago, we smell incense that our Chinese-speaking neighbours offer to their gods faithfully three times a day. Whenever we walk past their home to get to…

Let’s talk 🤗 When I casually mentioned that I was learning Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), one friend immediately chided me saying “Christians should not engage in TCM!” Very concerned, she said, “you are exposing yourself to the demonic.” I didn’t…

Discovering Traditional Chinese Medicine I lost my sister in 2002 after her 20-year long battle with Lupus. Besides prayer, we relied heavily on western medicine. Growing up in an English-speaking Peranakan family, it was the only kind of medical treatment…