Author: Aisyah Gala
Resilience.
66 days to the Qualification.I didn't jump out of bed this morning. The routine of leaving home was broken when mum started a conversation with me- noone likes to have conversations at 5am but mum does. Instead of the planned 5:30am, I left home at...
The Three Simple Rules in Life (& My Christmas Wish List)
I'm suddenly feeling super Chrismassy. This is probably my first time being in Australia for the Christmas season, my first time being away from home during this period in fact. The Christmas spirit in Sydney is definiely different from that in Singapore. I don't know...
Money- why its existence and its absence is the bane of my life
I've stopped visiting the weekend markets around Sydney. I didn't want to spend on petrol and parking and I didn't want to have to fight the urge not to get my hands on something I clearly didn't need, like that pretty dress or that $4 chai...
Be the change you want to see.
I’m back in Sydney now. The Asian Championships in Beijing was quite an experience.Flying from Sydney to Beijing which took a total travel time of 16hours with a change of flight in Shanghai is no joke but thanks to Qantas and its amazing in-flight entertainment...
There are no two words in the English Language more harmful than "good job" -Whiplash.
I was randomly browsing through the news articles which were written on my wins and losses, my fights and disappointments, my wedding which I never knew existed being postponed, and the photos of my faces, my armpit, my biceps, my friends and family- the past....
It pains me to continue, but it hurts much worse to stop.
It has been a month since I came to Sydney. The first week here was tough- it was one of the coldest weeks in Sydney's winter and my body was finding it hard to adapt to the weather I fell sick. It was also a...
Every revolution begins with a spark;
Just finished listening to PM Lee’s National Day Rally on YouTube and I felt like I needed to give my two cents worth of being a Singaporean, especially one who represents the country but has decided to stay overseas in order to chase her dreams....
Post SEA Games 2015
When this poster of me was brought down from the huge banner placed right opposite Marsiling MRT Station on Sunday, a tiny bit of my heart was torn apart. It meant that the Games was really over.It is time to move on.The Games went past...