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Tag Archives: habits
It’s So Easy to Fall Out of a Routine of Good Habits
I fell out of my routine since my last holiday. You see, my routine was very much a forced thing. I was waking up pre dawn, as early as 4.30am, even though I’m naturally a night owl, and going to … Continue reading
Posted in aging, family, Joy, Midlife Musings, Simple Joys
Tagged aging, aunty, children, habits, happiness, history, Life, routine
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Playing the Piano Again
I’m feeling so happy today. I bought a new piano book at Yamaha (the old time piano studio that still exists in Singapore after all these years). Playing something new helps me assess a different party of my brain, the … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings, Singapore Living
Tagged brain, chemo, habits, happiness, Life, Living, personal, piano, practise, thoughts, writing
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Regressing Back to Bad Old Habits
I decided to cut out instant noodles and biscuits from my diet. I haven’t missed the instant noodles at all, but recently I has a digestive biscuit and soon I polished off eight and felt horribly guilty after. They tasted … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Wellness
Tagged addiction, bad, biscuits, diet, digestive biscuits, habits, temptation
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Baby Steps
I’ve been taken with the idea of self improvement lately. Over the years I have attempted change and find that baby steps is the way to go.
Posted in Health & Wellness, White as Milk
Tagged change, habits, Life, motivation, personal, routine, self improvement
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Procrastination and those Nagging Tasks
I have tons of nagging tasks, you know those things you know you need to do, but end up being distracted by something else. You are either afraid of them (going to the dentist) or they just seem so tedious … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged bills, blogging, cleaning, habits, initimidating, Life, Living, nagging, nagging tasks, organization, organized life, papers, personal, procrastination, routine, thoughts
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Tim Burton’s Staring Girl Must Be Singaporean
I Love all of Tim Burton’s characters, especially the ones he created in The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories. Of these the Staring Girl instantly captivated me. I once knew a girl who would just stand there … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged culture, funny, habits, hobby, Life, Living, Melancholy Oyster Boy, Singapore, Singaporean, Staring, Tim Burton, Traits
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A Minimalist, Serene Life
I feel frazzled, stressed and poor, by a consumerist society that is continually telling me what you need to own in order to be happier. It made me wonder if there was a healthier way to live. Well there is. … Continue reading
Posted in Lovely Ideas
Tagged Art, beautiful, beauty, calm, culture, design, distress, habits, happiness, health, holiday, Life, Living, love, mental, mind, Minimalist, money, nature, peace, personal, photos, physical, pretty, reading, serene, Serenity, slow, stress, travel, trip, worry, writing, Zen
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Yann Martel’s Writing Habits
I am a great admirer of Yann Martel and his mastery of words. He has a way of making his stories light and accessible. His stories seem to me like deceptively child-like fables which most effectively contain powerful messages about … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged Beatrice and Virgil, book, books, habits, inspiration, Life, Okapi, personal, routine, style, writing, Yann Martel
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