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Taiwanese screenwriter shares insider secrets

December 28, 2017 By Eng Beng Leave a Comment

Taiwanese screenwriter shares insider secrets

Taiwanese idol drama shows were all the rage in Singapore in the early 2000s. Remember 流星花园 (Meteor Shower) and 海派甜心 (Hi My Sweetheart)? Guess what? I met up with Luo Qian Ni (羅茜妮), the screenwriter for海派甜心 (Hi My Sweetheart), in Taipei. It was nominated in five … [Read more...] about Taiwanese screenwriter shares insider secrets

Filed Under: Featured, For the love of It, Work & Money

A breakfast cafe success story

December 27, 2017 By Eng Beng Leave a Comment

A breakfast cafe success story

In Singapore and Taiwan, restaurants and cafes find it hard to hire young staff. But a Taiwanese cafe owner is able to buck the trend. Long working hours, lack of prospects, and low pay are common reasons why people shun working in the food and beverage industry. Matt Chen, 35, … [Read more...] about A breakfast cafe success story

Filed Under: Featured, For the love of It, Work & Money

Uni grad gives up career to become a travel blogger

October 13, 2017 By Eng Beng 4 Comments

Uni grad gives up career to become a travel blogger

She travels for free and gets paid for blogging about her trips. She's also been appointed as travel ambassador of South Korea, appeared in TV travel shows, and even graced the cover of a travel magazine. Meet Alisha Chiu, a full-time travel blogger from Taiwan. If she's … [Read more...] about Uni grad gives up career to become a travel blogger

Filed Under: For the love of It, Travel & Play, Work & Money Tagged With: #happiness, blogging, travel

How to bounce back from retrenchment?

July 25, 2017 By Eng Beng Leave a Comment

How to bounce back from retrenchment?

Here's the second part of Eugene’s interview where he shares in greater detail on how he started his business, as well as tips on how one can stay employed in the current disruptive economy, and what to do if you are retrenched. If you have not read his inspiring life story, you … [Read more...] about How to bounce back from retrenchment?

Filed Under: Et Cetera, Featured, For the love of It, Work & Money

Ex-Hwa Chong scholar bounces back from retrenchment and learns humility

July 20, 2017 By Eng Beng 2 Comments

Ex-Hwa Chong scholar bounces back from retrenchment and learns humility

At 36 years old, he was already earning $20,000 a month as an expatriate in Hong Kong. But two years later, Eugene Seah was retrenched from his investor relations job with Nomura, a top Japanese bank, in 2014.  His world came crashing down. Until his retrenchment, he was leading … [Read more...] about Ex-Hwa Chong scholar bounces back from retrenchment and learns humility

Filed Under: Et Cetera, Featured, For the love of It, Work & Money

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Change your life: Around Taiwan on two wheels

Change your life: Around Taiwan on two wheels

April 20, 2017 By Eng Beng Leave a Comment

If you feel stuck in life but lack the courage to take a leap of faith and change your life,  take a shot … [Read More...] about Change your life: Around Taiwan on two wheels

How a Singaporean without a degree scored stunning success with TVB, Tim Ho Wan and Kam’s Roast…

How a Singaporean without a degree scored stunning success with TVB, Tim Ho Wan and Kam’s Roast…

July 7, 2017 By Eng Beng Leave a Comment

Mr Robert Chua left Singapore at the age of only 21 to help start Hong Kong’s TVB station in 1967 as a TV producer. … [Read More...] about How a Singaporean without a degree scored stunning success with TVB, Tim Ho Wan and Kam’s Roast…

Ex-students’ council president overcome leadership failure

Ex-students’ council president overcome leadership failure

December 23, 2017 By Eng Beng Leave a Comment

How would you feel if your schoolmates staged a walkout midway through a meeting you were leading? Probably … [Read More...] about Ex-students’ council president overcome leadership failure

School dropout comes out of poverty by playing chess

School dropout comes out of poverty by playing chess

August 6, 2017 By Eng Beng Leave a Comment

Our family is poor so you must study hard and create a better future for us.  Very sound advice. But what if you … [Read More...] about School dropout comes out of poverty by playing chess

Why I started Happiness Notebook?

Why I started Happiness Notebook?

April 3, 2017 By Eng Beng Leave a Comment

Initially, I wanted The Happiness Notebook to be a travelogue for my one-year long sabbatical, but decided to … [Read More...] about Why I started Happiness Notebook?

How I found my purpose in life from travelling

How I found my purpose in life from travelling

November 1, 2017 By Guest writer Leave a Comment

Guest post by Rosalind Ong, founder of Fun Language Learning: I started learning Korean on my own back in my … [Read More...] about How I found my purpose in life from travelling

Three lessons I learnt from Adam Khoo

Three lessons I learnt from Adam Khoo

May 17, 2017 By Eng Beng Leave a Comment

Adam Khoo is a well-known entrepreneur who made his first million at the age of 26. He is my first mentor in wealth … [Read More...] about Three lessons I learnt from Adam Khoo

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