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...
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 recently did a podcast interview with Callum, who is a very successful entrepreneur, and we talked about the hurdles I faced as a business owner and how I overcame them. For those who were wondering why I moved my website from thewellnessinsider.sg to thewellnessinsider.asia, here’s your answer. Do take a listen to the podcast...
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...
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...
Singapore will open its curtains to stage the first-ever Queens of Asia Comedy Special featuring an all-star female lineup of comedians in a stand-up showcase on Saturday, 21st of March, at Coyote Ugly Saloon, Clarke Quay. The Queens of Asia Comedy Special will star Japanese comedian and Youtube sensation Yumi Nagashima, top Indian comedian Aditi...
Over the National Day long weekend, my friends and I went to Ho Chi Minh City for a short getaway. We planned months ahead, which was why we managed to get relatively cheaper air tickets but it was already a bit high considering that it was peak period. It’s not my first time to Vietnam...