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...
by Melanie Tan | Health, Lifestyle, Motivation, Self Actualisation, Sports
I felt it the moment he said, ‘Wow! Sounds like wakeboarding saved your life.’ I had never thought about it that way before. As I pondered my friend’s statement, my pre wakeboarding life flashed before me… ‘I guess you can say that’, I replied. The more I...
by Melanie Tan | Self Actualisation
When I read this poem, I fell in love with it and became inspired. A mindset worth adopting. YOUTH by Samuel Ullman Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality...
by Melanie Tan | Enable Mind, Healthy Body, Self Actualisation
Participating in Wakefest Wakefest is an international wakeboarding competition held yearly in Singapore. 2013 had been a slow year in terms of progression for me. 2 injuries back to back meant I was out of the water a lot. Interesting how the injuries occurred when I...
by Melanie Tan | Enable Mind, Self Actualisation
I am so proud of the boyfriend. He took part in a race called The Criterium over the weekend. Though he did not win, he came in the top ten. He was awarded a prize and given the title ‘First Veteran Rider to Complete’. This year has seen him taking part in several...
