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How To Be a Better Person: 101 Ways

Be a better person

“We cannot become what we need to be, remaining what we are.” - Max Depree How does one become a better person? I remember when I was studying in university, I didn’t like myself very much. I was rude, selfish, emotionally stingy, self-centered, judgmental, highly critical, very obnoxious, and arrogant. When I think back about it, a lot of that came from insecurity with myself –…

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How To Improve Your Relationship With Your Parents: A Delicate Guide

Family of Love

This is the last part of a series on parents and understanding our relationship with them. How I Found Peace in My Relationship with My Parents, Part 1: A Child’s Wish How I Found Peace in My Relationship with My Parents, Part 2: A Pervasive, Widening Gap How I Found Peace in My Relationship with My Parents, Part 3: Revelations and Happiness How To Improve…

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How I Found Peace in My Relationship with My Parents, Part 3: Revelation and Happiness

Mother and Daughter Love

This is part-3 of a series on parents and understanding our relationship with them. How I Found Peace in My Relationship with My Parents, Part 1: A Child’s Wish How I Found Peace in My Relationship with My Parents, Part 2: A Pervasive, Widening Gap How I Found Peace in My Relationship with My Parents, Part 3: Revelations and Happiness How To Improve Your Relationship…

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How I Found Peace in My Relationship with My Parents, Part 2: A Pervasive, Widening Gap

Family Love

This is part 2 of a series on parents and understanding our relationship with them. How I Found Peace in My Relationship with My Parents, Part 1: A Child’s Wish How I Found Peace in My Relationship with My Parents, Part 2: A Pervasive, Widening Gap How I Found Peace in My Relationship with My Parents, Part 3: Revelations and Happiness How To Improve Your Relationship…

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How I Found Peace in My Relationship with My Parents, Part 1: A Child’s Wish

A Happy Family

Some of you may have noticed that I’ve never written about my parents or my relationship with them. It’s not by intention; just that there’s never been a reason to write about it. That is, until recently, as I start gaining resolution in…

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23 Random Facts About Holland (and Conclusion on Holland Series)

Tulips

This is the last part of the 7-part Holland travel series, including how to travel to Holland, the dutch culture, dutch lifestyle, dutch environment and essential things to know about the country. In this last part of the series, I’ll round off with a random trivia about Holland – things that didn’t fit in first 6 parts of the series. Some are good to know information,…

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Traveling in Holland: Land of Bicycles, Public Transport and Going to Other EU Countries

Holland Cycling

  This is part 6 of a 7-part Holland travel series, including how to travel to Holland, the dutch culture, dutch lifestyle, dutch environment and essential things to know about the country. Land of Bicycles Holland is also known as the Land of Bicycles. Before I came to Holland, some readers have already alerted me on the proliferation of bicycles in the country. But nothing…

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Living in Holland: Cost of Living and Hobbies

Living Room in a Dutch Home

This is part 5 of a 7-part Holland travel series, including how to travel to Holland, the dutch culture, dutch lifestyle, dutch environment and essential things to know about the country. Cost of Living I’ve been repeatedly warned about the high cost of living in Europe before I came here. There are exaggerations about how it costs 3-4 times more expensive than Singapore (which is…

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Holland Travel Series: The Dutch Culture, Part 2

Typical family outing in Holland

This is part 4 of a 7-part travel series on Holland, including how to travel to Holland, the dutch culture, dutch lifestyle, dutch environment and essential things to know about the country. This is a continuation of part-3 of the series which is on the Dutch culture. Read the previous part if you haven’t: The Dutch Culture, Part 1. Community/Togetherness/Family Dutch have a strong sense of…

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Holland Travel Series: The Dutch Culture, Part 1

Holland Culture

This is part 3 of a new 7-part travel series on Holland, including how to travel to Holland, the dutch culture, dutch lifestyle, dutch environment and essential things to know about the country. Thoughts on the Dutch Culture This is the Utrechtsestraat lane, at Amsterdam. It’s a lane of shophouses, including cafes, clothing stores, bookstores, etc. I appreciate the Dutch culture, and in fact find quite…

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Traveling to Holland: Visa Preparation and Climate

Flight from Singapore to Amsterdam

This is part 2 of a 7-part travel series on Holland, including how to travel to Holland, the Dutch culture, dutch lifestyle, Dutch environment and essential things to know about the country. Traveling to Holland/Europe This section and the next discuss the technical aspects of traveling to Holland. If you’re planning to travel/stay in Holland/Europe in the near future, you should read this. If not, skip…

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