THINGS I WRITE ABOUT
This blog aims to inspire each and everyone of you to create the life that you want in your own terms so you can finally start living the life that you love. It ain't easy but not impossible.
Following Your Passion? Think Before You Jump
August 13, 2017 — I had a different topic in mind for today’s post but after meeting a friend over coffee, I changed my mind…
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Creating the Life that I Want [A Case Study]
I hate my job. It’s Monday again! I don’t want to go to work. I don’t like my boss, he is such a pain in…
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Things Your 60-year Old Self Would Like to Tell You
“You spend your whole life stuck in the labyrinth, thinking about how you’ll escape one day, and how awesome it will be, and imagining that…
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Learn to Ride the Waves and Surf Through Life
Riding the waves of our so-called life can either scare you or excite you. Similar with surfing, life events, both good and bad, can be daunting…
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What’s your measure of SUCCESS?
We all grew up in a career-oriented environment, where acquiring fame, fortune, high-ranking job, big house and expensive cars is what our end goal should…
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How Do You Define Happiness?
What’s your own definition of HAPPINESS? When or at what state can you say “I AM HAPPY”? Questions that bear millions of answers and yet,…
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Returning from a 365-day Hiatus
And here I am, back with a VENGEANCE. So dramatic. I started this blog way back in 2014. It started as a hobby, treated it…
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Make Me Understand
I don’t understand. I was traveling solo, happy and content, Meeting new people and experiencing a lot of things. I wasn’t looking for love or…
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When You Hit Rock Bottom, How Do You Get Out?
I have been struggling lately and I need to get out. When Miquel and I broke up, I suddenly don’t know what to do with…
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Dreams Mean Work, Dreams Demand Hustle
Dreams mean work. Those were the last words from one of Paulo Coelho’s books entitled “By the River Piedra, I Sat Down and Wept”. I…
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Means to an End: When You Just Have to Make it Work
Back when I was still traveling in South America, sustaining a travel lifestyle was the biggest challenge. Money always run out and online jobs don’t…
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Crossing Borders: Brazil – Bolivia by a Ferry Boat
After 6 nights in a boat, cruising through the Amazon river, we finally arrived in our destination – Porto Velho, Brazil. From the port, my…
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Why You Should Travel with a Purpose
Landing a volunteering gig while traveling long-term is relatively easy. You just need to do the following: search for a platform (i.e. Workaway) create your…
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3 Reasons to Volunteer Whilst Traveling
Volunteering is a big part in helping me sustain a travel lifestyle. During the 14 months that I was in South America, I managed to…
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Dating Whilst Traveling, Insanity or Clarity?
You started traveling long-term, excited and naive with high hopes and dreams, and suddenly, you find yourself spending more time, a lot more than the…
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