by Melanie Tan | Embrace life
Addiction is a topic very close to my heart. I wrote this piece shortly after my 37th birthday in 2014… A few weeks ago, a couple of new girlfriends and I were chatting about us changing our lives for the better. I say ‘new’ because we only recently got to know...
by Melanie Tan | Embrace life
No you won’t be reading about Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice today. Something closer to the heart perhaps. A couple of friends and I were discussing prejudice the other day and one of them was shocked when I said, “Yeah, Singaporeans are all racist.” He...
by Melanie Tan | Empower body, Healthy Body, Injury, Performance
Forget about running. People are dropping dead while running. Running does not need much skill. It’s just so one dimensional. If you are like me and don’t like to run, you should try skipping. Ever since I got kicked off my secondary school’s track team, I...
by Melanie Tan | Self Actualisation
An accident is always unexpected. And in life, many unexpected things happen. Life happens. When unexpected things happen in your life, how do you deal with them? The Accident I was riding my Vespa along the Marina Coastal Expressway when I got into an accident....
by Melanie Tan | Self Actualisation
When I was a teenager, I always had this conversation with myself… Should I listen to my heart or my head? This was my greatest struggle. We live in a world that is becoming increasingly full of distractions and opinions. Everything around us seems to aim to...