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Me in NYC at sunset
@Growth

My Top Seven Lessons Learned in 2017

Yup yup, it’s another list of top moments from 2017! As you know, ALCM is all about life lessons learned. So there was no way I could end 2017 without first looking back at some of the most important life lessons I learned this…

December 30, 2017
@Growth

Life Will Always Have Ups and Downs

It was the second week of June. I had just come back from my New York trip on a high. It was my most epic trip yet. For the rest of the month, I adopted the mantra ‘work hard, play hard’. If I wanted…

August 9, 2017
laptop with tea on bed
@Thoughts

I Am Not My Parents’ Generation

One of my good friends and I were discussing marriage one day, and how some of our former classmates were getting married this year. She pointed out that her mother was 30 when she got married, and she’s anxious that she’s almost 30 and…

April 9, 2017
picture of couple kissing with no sign over their face
@Dating

Why I Took a ’40 Day Fast’ from Dating

Let me just clarify one thing: this fast wasn’t inspired by Lent. The time period doesn’t even coincide with Lent. Taking a break from dating just happened to be a conscious decision, after I got so fed up of spending my time thinking about…

April 6, 2017
picture of apartment overlooking the sea
@Goals

Why Don’t I Ask for What I Want in Life?

It’s funny because I’ve known for some time that I’m scared to ask for what I want in life. I’m scared to ask for what I want because I worry too much. What if what I want won’t happen for me? But I guess…

April 2, 2017