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Losing My Duolingo Streak
It happened a few days ago. I repaired my streak but lost it again after a day because for some reasons even I couldn’t quite understand, I just overlooked signing on to Duolingo. So, bye-bye 76-day streak and hello, #reset. — read more
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Swedish Made Easy
This—my friends—is an awesome course. If you are interested in learning Swedish, I highly recommend it. The Swedish Made Easy, 6-day course is very easy to follow and the instructor, Felix Lättman is a joy to listen to and watch. In this engaging course, he scripted the lessons and selected one candidate, Shien Zutshi from… — read more
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My Swedish Homework
The above assignment is from page 31 of the book, Swedish Tutor. My goal is to attempt all the writing exercises and post them here. Until the next läxa (homework), hej då (bye)! — read more
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My Swedish Homework
The above assignment is from page 12 of the book, Swedish Tutor. My goal is to attempt all the writing exercises and post them here. This is my första (first) homework from the första chapter of the book for niva (level) A1/A2. Until the next läxa (homework), hej då (bye)! — read more
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My 2009 Conference Presentation
This is a presentation I created in 2009 when I was invited as a guest speaker at an international conference in Singapore organized by the Asia Business Forum (ABF). It was an all-expense paid trip and I got to attend the whole conference too. My topic was CAREER PROGRESSION FOR PAs AND EXECUTIVE ASSISTANTS. — read more
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Åh nej, Bruno!
I bought ÅH NEJ, BRUNO! more than a year ago while I was in Stockholm. It was the first week of March and super cold. I was strolling around town in the near 0°C temperature and ended up in a small bookshop (surprise, surprise!) in the Stockholm Central Station. This lovely, orange-colored board book stays… — read more
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Project Management Professional (PMP)®
25 July 2017: I passed my Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam today on my first try! Combining my work experience with this certification, I can now be an even better project manager. It is my hope to continue to do my best and be a valued member at work. In this post, I’d like to… — read more
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Big Magic
BIG MAGIC by Elizabeth Gilbert is a joy to read. Mail on Sunday says the book is “brimming with positive ways to think about creative living.” Huffington Post says “I have profoundly changed my approach to creating since I read this book.” Harper’s Bazaar says “Gilbert demystifies the creative process, […]” and I, Alice Teh,… — read more
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SwedishPod101
I took a two-week break from Swedish language and now I’m back! I joined SwedishPod101. The most recent module I completed is called Getting Started with SwedishPod101.com and it contains 10 lessons. What I like most about SwedishPod101 are its audio lessons, notes and transcripts, which are all downloadable if one is a “Premium” subscriber. — read more
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My 31 Practices
I’m currently reading MY 31 PRACTICES by Alan Williams and Steve Payne (illustrated by John Montgomery), and have just finished the chapter Habit. At the start of the said chapter, the authors are talking about the Hook Model (Trigger/Action/Variable Reward/Investment) and the Habit Loop (Cue/Routine/Reward). Towards the end they provided an illustration of the approach.… — read more