I have always love writing since I was young, which stems from my love of reading books. I always own a diary where I enjoyed jotting down things that happened to me on that day, though my penmanship would turn into undecipherable scribbles because my thoughts were faster than my hands. When I was in medical school, there was a time when I thought of making excerpts of my day; my thoughts on this book or that movie or my indulgent daydream of pretending I was in a New York by creating … [Read more...]
EXPAT DIARIES: IRENE HOOFS, FOUNDER OF BLOESEM IN SINGAPORE
(Wikipedia) ‘An Expatriate (often shortened to Expat) is a person temporarily or permanently residing in a country other than that of their citizenship. The word comes from the Latin terms ex (“out of”) and patria (“country, fatherland”). This blog aims to discover people who are adventurers like me, venturing out in a new place to call home and creating memories. I have previously lived with my parents and siblings in the Saudi Arabia when I was in high school. I have enjoyed and cherished my … [Read more...]
BRANDING YOURSELF
I know it sounds so... cold and pretentious? Why would you think you are a commodity by branding yourself. The first time I heard of "branding" is in one of the episodes of Entourage when agencies are pitching to Vinny Chase their services. But looking at the high-tech society now, there is actually an importance and a big advantage of knowing how to brand yourself. It can advance your career, attract opportunities, allows you more decisive decisions, earn more and make friends with … [Read more...]
BLOGGING FOR INSPIRATION
Writing has always been an outlet for me. At a very young age, my mother instilled in me and my siblings the love for books and soon, I was immersed in a wonderful world of stories, lyrical proses and spell-binding poetry. A little after, I wasn't contented in just reading and accepting stories that are not my own, I wanted to try my own play of words in a paper. I would often carry with me a long yellow pad with unfinished stories scribbled using my stubby pencil. I feel … [Read more...]
THINGS THAT INSPIRED ME THIS WEEK
I hope you all had a great week. Besides work, mine was busy with emails and meetings for collaboration with my blog. I am not complaining. I love that LITTLE MISS HONEY is taking a part in the wonderful world of blogosphere and that it validates my role as a blogger. I love blogging and this is therapeutic for me. I have love writing since young and this is my outlet of creativity. I can't wait to share with you, guys, a lot of great and amazing news so keep a look-out for that here. I am … [Read more...]
WHY I BLOG?
Why do I blog? In my previous blog post, I mentioned how I discovered blogging. I am a lover of beautiful words and new discoveries. I am such an avid fan of Bianca Gonzales' blog. She was blogging way before her PBB stint and before she was a big celebrity that she is today. I like that she blog for the love of blogging - the sharing of informations and discoveries. Her early blog has no advertising ads, no guestbloggers, no giveaways or other propaganda to increase site traffic. She was just … [Read more...]