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Tag Archives: internet
Hyper-Connected & I Think It’s Bad for Me
I miss the old days. For me that was the early 90’s before I owned a handphone. I used to focus and seemed to get a lot more done. Things were slower paced at work, but interactions were higher quality. … Continue reading
Posted in Tech
Tagged attention, deficit, hyper connected, internet, iphone, personal, self control, smart phone, tech, thoughts
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Rituals
I need more good rituals to anchor my day. Right now one of those rituals is making my bed and just the sight of a made bed makes me happy. Crumbled sheets somehow disturb my mood these days. It’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged aimless surfing, bad habits, clutter, good habits, internet, rituals
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Waning Concentration in the Age of the iPhone
I often feel like I’ve stagnated if I don’t work on improving myself. But often it’s so much easier to give advice then to take it. You see, I am trying to live up to my moniker ‘bookjunkie’ by getting … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged books, concentration, distractions, focus, internet, iphone, reading
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Internet Break
Sometimes I feel it’s important to take an internet break. For me it’s just to rest my eyes and recharge myself. Find my writing is getting stale and I need to read and live more before I get back to … Continue reading
Internet Tribes, Kindred Spirits
I think people who have a compelling need to write, feel emotions intensely. If we don’t put it down and share it somewhere, we will burst. I find that we also tend to dream so vividly that it seems real. … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged connection, Dreams, emotions, feelings, female, heart, internet, kindred spirits, Life, people, shy, tribes, women
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Been Away on a Short Trip
Hope everyone has been having a good start in the year of the water dragon. I was away in a place where there was no free wifi. Really missed using my smartphone and chatting with my cousin. Will be posting … Continue reading
One Thing I Have in Common with Johnny Depp
I hate phones too. They make me jump out of my skin each time they ring. The worst thing is a phone ringing late at night or early in the morning. It makes my heart stop, because it’s always bad … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged cell, cool, David Letterman, internet, Johnny Depp, mobile, phone, recluse, technology, The Tourist
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Has Travel Lost Its Mystique? Do We Blame The Internet?
When I was four, even a little trip across the border to Malaysia made me wide-eyed. It was thrilling when the scenery changed drastically from Singapore’s urban landscape, to rows and rows of rubber trees with little tin-cups stuck in … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged beautiful, blogging, celeb, Celebrities, celebs, Central Park, childhood, culture, Eiffel, happiness, information, internet, joy, Kevin Bacon, Life, Living, Mystery, Mystique, New York, Nostalgia, Osaka, Paris, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, travel, writing
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Back From India And Lacking The Energy to Blog
I am back from India and I have no motivation to post. It’s quite disheartening to me because I never lacked motivation before. I am trying to understand why myself. I think it’s because I feel like I have missed … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged blog, blogging, energy, internet, motivation, technology, writing
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