The word 'diet' has such a negative connotation nowadays even though it merely means the food a person habitually eats. When I tell people I no longer eat rice, noodles, bread, potatoes among other high-GI and high sugar foods, I hear the same comments, "Are you on a diet?" "But you're so skinny, aiyoh why are you on a diet? You can afford to eat what!" "Which diet are you on? Low-carb? Keto? Paleo?" I'm not on any diet. I'm merely eliminating the foods that does not sit well

It's amazing how an education system can inculcate learning in such different ways. As a young child being brought up in the Singapore education system, like all my peers, I've learnt how to game the system. Results were crucial, the number of As determined everything. Learning was swallowing a whole load of information and regurgitating them in exams. Sure, I got an A1 for Higher Chinese by learning to game the system effectively, but can hardly speak or read the language no

Still trying to find a rhythm to my new life back home in Singapore, but discovering new things and rediscovering the old has been pretty fun! Spent the first week deep cleaning my entire room, assembling new furniture, throwing out tonnes of useless stuff I've hoarded over the years, and stashing away cards and letters I've kept from childhood! =) TMC work has also started full steam - meeting with partners, planning our meetings with parents, and actually starting to teach