I’ve downloaded Clubhouse ages ago but never really got into it but I’ve decided to start a Clubhouse version of my Melissa’s Table Top Talk. And what topic would I start off with? I decided to touch on PCOS and Endometriosis since 1 in 5 women suffer from one of these conditions and I happen...
Last night’s Blinkist was “Onward” by Elena Aguilar and it is about cultivating emotional resilience in educators. Kinda hit home because I’m currently teaching full time while running my online business and although I teach young adults, all teachers will face pretty similar emotional issues. Moreover, students can pick up on your attitude and emotions,...
In this episode, I speak to Asher Low, founder of Limitless, a non-profit organisation in Singapore that works with youths aged 12-25 years old. I find out his perspective on what he sees as the problems that Gen Z faces and what is his advice to them? If you’re a youth in Singapore who requires...
As mentioned in my previous blog post, I aim to share any interesting reads that I’ve come across and last night, my “Blink of the Day” was “Unapologetically Ambitious” by Shellye Archambeau. Summary Archambeau is an experienced CEO and Board Director with a track record of accomplishments building brands, high performance teams, and organizations. Ms....
This week, I speak to Fiona Tan, who is a beauty expert, trainer and Miss Top of the World Plus Size 2016. If you’ve been following me, you would find her familiar as I’ve interviewed her about 3 years ago. Pardon us as we digressed throughout the interview because we’ve known each other for so...
I met Angela through my former business partner and at point in time, she was actively promoting Healsi Water but unfortunately, I couldn’t use Healsi Water for my Kombucha because it is alkaline in nature. Nonetheless, we were still in a lot of common female entrepreneur circles and I finally managed to do an interview...
I believe that with every generation, there are different issues that the generation faces due to societal changes as well as technology. Why technology? With the advent of the Internet followed by social media, the way each generation interacts with their fellow human beings also change. Rather than bash the younger generation, I’d prefer to...
As mentioned in my previous post, I am feeling a bit self-reflective over the years and I was thinking that there are some lessons that I’ve learnt in my thirties that I wish I could tell the 20 year-old me. But knowing my 20 year-old self, these lessons would’ve fallen on deaf ears. However, I...
I’ve started a new series under “Melissa’s Table Top Talk” called “What do women want?”. Although I do know that there are more genders than the usual binary of men and women, I’m just gonna keep things a bit simple and explore this topic (amongst others) with people who identify as women. In the first...
Melissa’s Table Top Talk Episode 32 In this episode, I speak to Yian Huang who started his podcast “The Intimate Moment” as a way of learning how to get out of his shell and talk to others while also learning more from them. We discuss what he has learnt so far from his various interviews...