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Stuffocation
I’m currently reading STUFFOCATION by James Wallman, which I started about two hours ago. I’ve reached the part on how the throwaway culture was created and how we’re being manipulated into behaving exactly the way they (the industrialists, the ad folks, etc.) want us to behave through the creation of desire. — read more
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Book Exchange Corners @ NLB
Every month or so, I donate a few books from my personal library here in Singapore to the National Library Board (NLB), specifically the Central Public Library located at Victoria Street. Over the last 2.5 years of staying in Singapore, I have managed to accumulate quite a collection in my condo. It’s amazing how one… — read more
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Kató Lomb
A few days ago, I received my order of Alex Rawlings’ book, HOW TO SPEAK ANY LANGUAGE FLUENTLY. I’m now on page 84 and Kató Lomb was mentioned in the introduction, so I started to research more about her. She was a Hungarian interpreter, translator and one of the first simultaneous interpreters in the world.… — read more
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How to Speak Any Language Fluently
HOW TO SPEAK ANY LANGUAGE FLUENTLY by Alex Rawlings arrived in the mail today. I’m super excited and I’m placing this bright yellow book alongside my other language books.I first found out about Alex from Olly Richards’ podcast series, I Will Teach You A Language. — read more
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Mapping Experiences
As a program manager, I’m obsessed with two things: thinking and processes. And then I found this book, MAPPING EXPERIENCES, by Jim Kalbach. This book is about possibilities and I’m super excited how it’ll help me expand my thinking. — read more
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Spring fort, Pytte!
Today I finished reading SPRING FORT, PYTTE! by Ingrid Flygare. Three days ago, I was reading DU ÄR BÄST, PYTTE! also by the same author. Both books were borrowed from the Huskvarna bibliotek. SPRING FORT, PYTTE! (Run fast, Pytte!) is a story about being the smallest of the lot and overcoming fear. Pytte is a… — read more
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Du är bäst, Pytte!
I’ve just finished reading DU ÄR BÄST, PYTTE! by Ingrid Flygare. It’s a fun children’s book I borrowed from the Huskvarna bibliotek. I read it twice. DU ÄR BÄST, PYTTE! (You’re the best, Pytte!) is a story about not losing courage even if you do not succeed in the beginning. Everybody is talented in their… — 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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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
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BuySingLit Festival 2017
Happy me! I stocked up my personal library with some local Singaporean literature at the BuySingLit Festival 2017 at Gillman Barracks in Singapore. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed myself in the weekend of activities dedicated to Singaporean literature, browsing the books, listening to local authors, talking to publishers and receiving book recommendations from them. It was awesome!… — read more
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