In the ride back home from a family outing, my siblings casually confronted my father asking him how much angpow money he had given to a relative’s housewarming party. (we were told it was supposedly enough to cover the cost of the entire party. I remember being upset knowing that the money I gave him, ended up in someone else’s pocket.) Knowing that we have found out about it, he began telling us his story. [...]

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Acquaintances tend to think that I’m a quiet person… but, the truth is, I’d rather just listen, ask questions and learn instead. Some reasons. If I realise the person likes to speak, I let him go on. It boosts their ego, they like having an audience, and can’t seem to stop. They let it when they get a chance to talk. There’s a saying, “You can’t learn anything new while you’re talking.” I don’t claim to [...]

Watching this video has had a great impact on me. :’( Probably because I had never given so much thought on these issues; of course I’m not saying that I know a lot now, but I am more aware. I’m glad I never had to encounter anyone verbally abusing people with disabilities. If that had happened, and I hadn’t watched the video, I most likely would have chosen to walk away from the heartbreaking sight. [...]

Remember how someone had questioned me on how I had been wasting my life working on the useless stuff, yeah. I’ve been working on wookypooky*, and have been loving it. I guess that’s one reason why I no longer wanted to work as a designer – I only wanted to make things I liked. It’s also why I didn’t make a good entrepreneur – I didn’t care if others liked it or not. You could [...]