I welcomed my first paying coaching client. It was a moment to savour when the signed agreement came in. 🙂 Some of my probono coaching clients rated me 10 out of 10 for the 3-month coaching program. They had 2–3 stars out of 10 in terms of reaching their desired…

It’s been 7 years since COP21 in Paris. It was the first of 3 UN climate change conferences that I managed to attend. Paris was beautiful but one particular moment stood out. …

Two garden beds in my estate’s community garden looked relatively abandoned. Neighbour E, who cared for them, was suddenly less available to tend to the garden. With the beds already cleared of harvested plants, creeping-type grass started growing on the exposed soil. While discussing with other neighbours on what to…

I started ‘Regenerative Spiral’ as a Medium Writing Project with friends. Two months after the first articles were published, three of us made time for a Zoom check-in. It was K’s and Z’s first ‘meeting’. We started the conversation with the articles they contributed, and why what they wrote was…

Context The typical class size in Singapore local schools is between 30–40 pax. This might be different now, but it was true at least for my generation. Contrast this with schools where the teacher to student ratio is much higher like 1 teacher for every 2 student. I bring up the…

“Making time to care for community compost on a weekly basis is a great way for me to cultivate and advocate an intentional way of living, where I prioritise choices and actions I want to see in the world.” Composting has been a big part of my personal exploration into…

I was at a new rooftop farm for a couple of hours. What I experienced helped open new reflections which I thought to write before they are forgotten. The invite to volunteer at this new rooftop urban farm location came via a text message in a gardening group chat. J…

There may be many tasks to clear on your to-do list. Some you feel you need to do them today. Others are tasks you need to remember so that projects can remain on track. You feel that you are out of energy and unmotivated. To distract yourself, you might end…

“What kind of plant do you think this is?”, my friend asked me. “I don’t know. What is it?”, I said, somewhat embarrassed that as a former biologist, I didn’t have a name at the tip of the tongue. “This plant grew from a saga seed!”, Y said excitedly. “Really?!”…