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journal – Winnie Lim

journal – Winnie Lim
daring to be ugly I was quite vain when I was younger due to a low self-esteem which led to a high level of...
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a year ago
I was quite vain when I was younger due to a low self-esteem which led to a high level of insecurity. That insecurity made me feel ugly and that I was never...
journal – Winnie Lim
co-existing with my broken mind I’ve been feeling more down these days. I am not sure if it is pms, covid, both, or just responding...
a year ago
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a year ago
I’ve been feeling more down these days. I am not sure if it is pms, covid, both, or just responding to reality in general. I don’t really get why people are not...
journal – Winnie Lim
open-air dining in hong kong When I wrote about open-air dining in seoul I thought nobody would care, but surprisingly I got...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
When I wrote about open-air dining in seoul I thought nobody would care, but surprisingly I got quite a bit of comments and DMs from fellow covid-cautious travellers. I would keep on...
journal – Winnie Lim
to develop compassion is to develop thinking in systems I had a lot of self-hatred when I was younger. But over the past few years it gradually eased up as...
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8 months ago
I had a lot of self-hatred when I was younger. But over the past few years it gradually eased up as I embarked on a journey of self-understanding. This journey wasn’t voluntary,...
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being creative is not just about making things I place a lot of value on creativity in my life, and this has been pretty consistent throughout my...
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a year ago
I place a lot of value on creativity in my life, and this has been pretty consistent throughout my various life stages. For a long time it was tied to my identity...
journal – Winnie Lim
my experience on starting exercise from zero I don’t know if people know this, but I used to be extremely sedentary and I hated any form of...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
I don’t know if people know this, but I used to be extremely sedentary and I hated any form of physical activity. Only upon hindsight I realised it was probably related to...
journal – Winnie Lim
why i love hong kong Hong Kong still seems like the same place in many ways, but it feels different. I don’t know how...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
Hong Kong still seems like the same place in many ways, but it feels different. I don’t know how much of it is due to the changes in me or the changes...
journal – Winnie Lim
documenting my first experience with the risograph Last weekend to celebrate our 94th month anniversary we decided to attend a beginner’s risograph...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
Last weekend to celebrate our 94th month anniversary we decided to attend a beginner’s risograph workshop at Knuckles & Notch. To be very honest I haven’t heard of the word “risograph” until...
journal – Winnie Lim
messy thoughts while in hong kong I haven’t been well since my birth day. The very next day I woke up with elevated heart rate again –...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
I haven’t been well since my birth day. The very next day I woke up with elevated heart rate again – I am more aware of this because I use a bunch...
journal – Winnie Lim
the experience of completing a sketchbook for my japan trip Last year I started sketching, and for the first time in my life I started bringing art materials on...
a year ago
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a year ago
Last year I started sketching, and for the first time in my life I started bringing art materials on my travels. I did the same when I went to Japan, except a...
journal – Winnie Lim
one-year covid anniversary reflections Yesterday was the one-year anniversary of the day I tested positive for covid for the first time....
10 months ago
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10 months ago
Yesterday was the one-year anniversary of the day I tested positive for covid for the first time. All things considered I thought I had done well to avoid it for three years...
journal – Winnie Lim
drawing & painting as a form of meditation I just started drawing and painting again last week after stopping for a couple of months. Since...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
I just started drawing and painting again last week after stopping for a couple of months. Since then I’ve been trying to do it more regularly, hoping to incorporate it as a...
journal – Winnie Lim
urgency A few days ago a Singapore Airlines flight encountered severe turbulence, causing one death and tens...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
A few days ago a Singapore Airlines flight encountered severe turbulence, causing one death and tens of people to be injured. The night the news broke out I commented to my partner...
journal – Winnie Lim
the amazing tools and research we now have for our metabolic health [cw: metabolic health, diet] My paternal grandmother died before I was born, apparently of diabetes...
a year ago
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a year ago
[cw: metabolic health, diet] My paternal grandmother died before I was born, apparently of diabetes complications. When I was younger I couldn’t understand what it meant to die of diabetes complications –...
journal – Winnie Lim
happy birthday to my favouritest person Every year on our birth days we’ll try to make a trip overseas – Singapore is about 50km from east...
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7 months ago
Every year on our birth days we’ll try to make a trip overseas – Singapore is about 50km from east to west so we can’t do any local travelling. Travelling is vital...
journal – Winnie Lim
what a physical notebook provokes I’ve been a digital-first person for as long as I can remember. Typing words on a keyboard onto a...
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8 months ago
I’ve been a digital-first person for as long as I can remember. Typing words on a keyboard onto a screen had always felt more intuitive than moving a pen with my hands....
journal – Winnie Lim
what we pay for wanting to be healthy We are in Gyeongju now, a place full of cute hanoks and rolling green hills that are actually tombs...
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7 months ago
We are in Gyeongju now, a place full of cute hanoks and rolling green hills that are actually tombs which are thousands of years old. The weather has been rather unpredictable: searing...
journal – Winnie Lim
did i just do my first pull-up? Wanted to write a note but I guess this warrants a proper post since I’ve completed my main...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
Wanted to write a note but I guess this warrants a proper post since I’ve completed my main aspiration for 2024! Today while trying our home pull-up bar I realised I could...
journal – Winnie Lim
the compression of our experiences My partner and I were both born in the early 1980s which is quite fortunate for our relationship...
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5 months ago
My partner and I were both born in the early 1980s which is quite fortunate for our relationship because we can talk about some shared experiences we have had while growing up....
journal – Winnie Lim
pandemic grief and sadness One of the biggest cognitive dissonances I’ve had in this pandemic is seeing almost everyone I know...
a year ago
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a year ago
One of the biggest cognitive dissonances I’ve had in this pandemic is seeing almost everyone I know – including the most intelligent and the most socially responsible – throw away all covid...
journal – Winnie Lim
from creativity to activity I started making websites and dabbling in photoshop when I first got my computer at 15. I never felt...
12 months ago
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12 months ago
I started making websites and dabbling in photoshop when I first got my computer at 15. I never felt particularly creative as a child and I hated art classes so when that...
journal – Winnie Lim
43 I wrote this time last year that I felt like I was coping better than the year before. This year I...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
I wrote this time last year that I felt like I was coping better than the year before. This year I don’t feel like I have made much progress, and perhaps I...
journal – Winnie Lim
on imagining myself as a game character On most days, I don’t feel like doing anything. This non-feeling taken to the extreme, can also mean...
a year ago
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a year ago
On most days, I don’t feel like doing anything. This non-feeling taken to the extreme, can also mean I may not feel like living. Everything including breathing itself can feel like a chore. I am not...
journal – Winnie Lim
why I refuse to learn drawing properly When some people want to learn to draw, they do it the “right” way. They take a drawing class, watch...
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5 months ago
When some people want to learn to draw, they do it the “right” way. They take a drawing class, watch youtube videos, or buy a book – starting from the basics. I...
journal – Winnie Lim
the interestingness of our thoughts I started watching this kdrama titled “recipe for farewell” recently. The male protagonist would...
a year ago
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a year ago
I started watching this kdrama titled “recipe for farewell” recently. The male protagonist would cook for his terminally-ill wife, then post the recipe and his thoughts on his blog. It made me feel that...
journal – Winnie Lim
the uncomfortable phase of learning I have begun strength training for the first time in october last year. I had three personal...
a year ago
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a year ago
I have begun strength training for the first time in october last year. I had three personal training sessions before I traveled to japan, and when I got back there was a...
journal – Winnie Lim
looking back at 2023 I write these every year for the purpose of documenting my life. The caveat is that this is written...
a year ago
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a year ago
I write these every year for the purpose of documenting my life. The caveat is that this is written with some recency bias and that the act of recollection is always faulty:...
journal – Winnie Lim
reviewing my past selves with obsidian Around this time last year I started manually entering my tweets, facebook statuses, select quotes...
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6 months ago
Around this time last year I started manually entering my tweets, facebook statuses, select quotes from dayone entries, etc into Obsidian and used Dataview to generate an “on this day” table view...
journal – Winnie Lim
2024: one pull up One of my biggest goals last year was to run 10km – for me it is not just a distance goal for the...
a year ago
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a year ago
One of my biggest goals last year was to run 10km – for me it is not just a distance goal for the sake of having a distance goal, but rather cultivating...
journal – Winnie Lim
7 years of love, bound in a handmade booklet photoessay: documenting 7 years of togetherness
a year ago
journal – Winnie Lim
a wet mouldy sponge Yesterday after a strength-training session I had a very innocuous mini argument with my partner...
a year ago
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a year ago
Yesterday after a strength-training session I had a very innocuous mini argument with my partner about misplacing some things at home. Which after I simply slumped and curled up into a ball...
journal – Winnie Lim
happiness is a difficult thing to bear I am an unhappy person in general. But once in a while, an acute sense of awareness strikes me and I...
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a year ago
I am an unhappy person in general. But once in a while, an acute sense of awareness strikes me and I experience the totality of that particular moment – I catch a...
journal – Winnie Lim
10 quick scenes from seoul I missed yesterday’s every-sunday-I-will-publish-a-post day because we’re now travelling in seoul. I...
a year ago
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a year ago
I missed yesterday’s every-sunday-I-will-publish-a-post day because we’re now travelling in seoul. I used to write more stream of consciousness posts while I travelled, but somehow over the past few years my writing...
journal – Winnie Lim
sharing my protocol as a moderately covid cautious person There may be a misconception that all covid cautious people are the same, but it is pretty wide...
6 months ago
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6 months ago
There may be a misconception that all covid cautious people are the same, but it is pretty wide spectrum. Some covid cautious people may frown upon my behaviour because I still travel...
journal – Winnie Lim
a hole in my soul I didn’t actually feel like writing today, but I’m worried if I don’t write I would forget the...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
I didn’t actually feel like writing today, but I’m worried if I don’t write I would forget the feelings and thoughts I have at this point in time. It doesn’t seem right...
journal – Winnie Lim
“ugly” drawings from korea The first couple of days in korea we stumbled into a 3-storey stationery shop called Object. There...
6 months ago
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6 months ago
The first couple of days in korea we stumbled into a 3-storey stationery shop called Object. There was a particular section where they sell stationery and stickers by a particular artist with...
journal – Winnie Lim
the beach I’ve had an affinity with the beach since I was young. Every time I had the opportunity to take a...
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I’ve had an affinity with the beach since I was young. Every time I had the opportunity to take a vacation, it would almost always be the beach. My younger self would...
journal – Winnie Lim
what does it mean to live well A while ago an old friend texted me that an unexpected event had once again reminded her how...
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a year ago
A while ago an old friend texted me that an unexpected event had once again reminded her how transient life can be, and she thought of me because I was one of...
journal – Winnie Lim
experimenting with Obsidian Books have radically changed my life. One of the original purposes of this website was to share the...
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a year ago
Books have radically changed my life. One of the original purposes of this website was to share the learnings I had from them – read through my personal lenses, layered with the...
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random scenes from busan I tend to forget about my photos once too much time had passed, so today I deliberately dug into the...
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4 months ago
I tend to forget about my photos once too much time had passed, so today I deliberately dug into the archive from my korea trip a couple months ago. It is an...
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when goodness is not so good Last week I briefly wrote that the push for humans to be good is a net negative for this world....
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8 months ago
Last week I briefly wrote that the push for humans to be good is a net negative for this world. There were a couple of comments asking me to elaborate, so I...
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endure: book notes and thoughts In recent years I’ve begun to develop an interest in the concept of endurance, be it psychological...
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4 months ago
In recent years I’ve begun to develop an interest in the concept of endurance, be it psychological or physical. This is a response to a combination of recent world events, the imminent...
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the answer I must seek My partner pitter patters around the house constantly, always looking for something to do, always...
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My partner pitter patters around the house constantly, always looking for something to do, always scheming up some new creative project of hers. Being with her is an ongoing lesson and reminder...
journal – Winnie Lim
some scenes from chiang mai Sharing some straight out of the camera and phone shots from Chiang Mai. It is known for the coffee...
2 months ago
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Sharing some straight out of the camera and phone shots from Chiang Mai. It is known for the coffee scene, but what I didn’t expect was that it has excellent matcha too,...
journal – Winnie Lim
living life like a solo rpg player One of my all-time favourite games is stardew valley. I don’t actually play a lot of games,...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
One of my all-time favourite games is stardew valley. I don’t actually play a lot of games, partially because they trigger migraines and motion sickness for me, and partially because a combination...
journal – Winnie Lim
temporary amnesia Travel enriches me in many ways. Apart from novelty and discovery, new surroundings help me to...
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Travel enriches me in many ways. Apart from novelty and discovery, new surroundings help me to temporarily forget things that usually weigh me down. Certain familiar things back home trigger uncomfortable feelings...
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gyeongju, the city of beautiful tombs Spent a few days in gyeongju. I knew there were going to be tombs, but what I didn’t expect was them...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
Spent a few days in gyeongju. I knew there were going to be tombs, but what I didn’t expect was them to be everywhere, not just concentrated in one area. I didn’t...
journal – Winnie Lim
my multi-decade journey with migraines Writing some of my recent posts made me reflect on how far I’ve come with regards to my chronic...
6 months ago
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6 months ago
Writing some of my recent posts made me reflect on how far I’ve come with regards to my chronic migraines so far, so I thought it’ll be fun (to nobody except myself)...
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my first hate comment This morning I woke up to my first ever hate comment in response to my latest post in the history of...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
This morning I woke up to my first ever hate comment in response to my latest post in the history of this blog. I am sharing a screenshot because I don’t wish...
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learning to be physically stronger After thinking about it for more than three years, I’ve finally signed up for personal training so I...
a year ago
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a year ago
After thinking about it for more than three years, I’ve finally signed up for personal training so I can learn how to strength-train. We start to have muscle loss as we age:...
journal – Winnie Lim
one year of strength training Last year around this time I had my first strength training session with a personal trainer. I had...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Last year around this time I had my first strength training session with a personal trainer. I had only 3 sessions with them, but due to a fundamental incompatibility – they had...
journal – Winnie Lim
Paik Jong Won …is a celebrity chef in South Korea. He also owns multiple restaurant franchises with thousands of...
4 months ago
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…is a celebrity chef in South Korea. He also owns multiple restaurant franchises with thousands of branches mainly in korea with some splattered all over the world. I first knew of him...
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restarting from scratch I’d finally tested negative on may 2nd the 13th day of my infection, in time to have a mini...
a year ago
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a year ago
I’d finally tested negative on may 2nd the 13th day of my infection, in time to have a mini celebration with my partner. I am not sure if I overdid it, but...
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some ruminations on the inherent dislike of my self [cw: suicidal thoughts] I guess this does not come as a surprise to anyone – I think I have an...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
[cw: suicidal thoughts] I guess this does not come as a surprise to anyone – I think I have an inherent dislike for my self. No one who inherently likes them selves...
journal – Winnie Lim
sending out pieces of my self In one of my recent posts I documented my experience with the risograph, and at the bottom of the...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
In one of my recent posts I documented my experience with the risograph, and at the bottom of the post I wrote that I’ll be giving away 5 pieces of the poster...
journal – Winnie Lim
obsessively compulsively thinking about death, loss and existence Some time ago while reading a blog post on autism I learnt about the concept of existential OCD...
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Some time ago while reading a blog post on autism I learnt about the concept of existential OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder): Existential OCD involves intrusive, repetitive thinking about questions which cannot possibly...
journal – Winnie Lim
am i actually autistic? Recently I chanced upon a tweet stating that highly sensitive persons (HSPs) are basically autistic...
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10 months ago
Recently I chanced upon a tweet stating that highly sensitive persons (HSPs) are basically autistic without admitting it. It surprised me, since the traits of HSPs as I know it seem to be the...
journal – Winnie Lim
documenting my mom making kueh lapis I cannot remember how long has it been that my mother has been making kueh lapis for the lunar new...
a year ago
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a year ago
I cannot remember how long has it been that my mother has been making kueh lapis for the lunar new year every year. Kueh means cake, and lapis means layers, so kueh...
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the ability to our selves as who we are My tcm (traditional chinese medicine) appointment a couple of weeks ago was postponed because my...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
My tcm (traditional chinese medicine) appointment a couple of weeks ago was postponed because my physician was sick. I thought it would be fine to go a couple of weeks without, but...
journal – Winnie Lim
pretension Lately I am trying to have more compassion for myself, but it has been a struggle. I tell myself...
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11 months ago
Lately I am trying to have more compassion for myself, but it has been a struggle. I tell myself just like I wouldn’t expect someone without a leg to run a marathon,...
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how we were loved profoundly influences how we live and love a personal review of "A general theory of love"
a year ago
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chronic unease Some people are good at denial, forgetting, and moving on. I am good at none of those. I accumulate...
a year ago
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a year ago
Some people are good at denial, forgetting, and moving on. I am good at none of those. I accumulate trauma, remember them deeply like they are etched into my bones helpless as...
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why i turn to books on buddhism in times of suffering Over the past decade I tend to turn to books on buddhism whenever I feel down. I wouldn’t consider...
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3 months ago
Over the past decade I tend to turn to books on buddhism whenever I feel down. I wouldn’t consider myself religious or a buddhist, and I don’t really fully agree wth much...
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in the mountains at chiang mai After spending a while in the city we moved to the mountains for a bit. Previously I had avoided any...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
After spending a while in the city we moved to the mountains for a bit. Previously I had avoided any trips that involved long vehicle rides because of covid risk, but I...
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a small life A few weeks ago my host emailed me that for some reason google bot was hitting my site so much that...
2 months ago
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A few weeks ago my host emailed me that for some reason google bot was hitting my site so much that it slowed down the entire server – since it was affecting...
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my favourite things in hanoi I thought I’ll document my favourite things in hanoi in case some internet stranger finds it useful,...
a year ago
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a year ago
I thought I’ll document my favourite things in hanoi in case some internet stranger finds it useful, else I’ll just drown in nostalgia some time later when I look back upon this...
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the reality that exists in me I just had my period, so I am feeling a little more fatigued than usual. Every month around this...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
I just had my period, so I am feeling a little more fatigued than usual. Every month around this time I tend to wonder why the body finds it so difficult to...
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looking back at 2024 Every year I tell myself I should start writing this post earlier so I don’t have to rush at the...
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a month ago
Every year I tell myself I should start writing this post earlier so I don’t have to rush at the last minute, but every year I fail to do so. Next year,...
journal – Winnie Lim
on seeing my self as a canvas I am not sure why, but I don’t have much interest in life. I have been this way for as long as I can...
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a year ago
I am not sure why, but I don’t have much interest in life. I have been this way for as long as I can remember, though I am not sure if my...
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the dam [tw warning: suicide ideation] Yesterday I had another episode where I spent hours crying. This...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
[tw warning: suicide ideation] Yesterday I had another episode where I spent hours crying. This actually feels embarrassing to write, but intellectually I think it is society that conditions us to think...
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my mind, the invisible loudspeaker Anhedonia. The inability to feel pleasure. I wonder if I have sort of been this way for as long as I...
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a year ago
Anhedonia. The inability to feel pleasure. I wonder if I have sort of been this way for as long as I can remember. Is that why I’ve always been somewhat reckless and...
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testing positive Today is the 9th day of my covid infection. I wanted to write something much earlier, but couldn’t...
a year ago
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a year ago
Today is the 9th day of my covid infection. I wanted to write something much earlier, but couldn’t find it in me to do so. I guess after writing several times here...
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running 10km, and making life’s calculations I completed my only 2023 resolution this last week by finally running my first 10km in my life. It...
a year ago
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a year ago
I completed my only 2023 resolution this last week by finally running my first 10km in my life. It had seemed like an unattainable goal: I was struggling even to finish 5km,...
journal – Winnie Lim
2025: may I have an uneventful year Last year I wrote that I wanted to be able to do one pull up. This year, I just want the year to...
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a month ago
Last year I wrote that I wanted to be able to do one pull up. This year, I just want the year to progress uneventfully. I first started using the word “uneventful”...
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chiang mai’s scenes of creativity Chiang Mai is a city that is buzzing with creative energy, though I am not sure why. Is it the long...
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a month ago
Chiang Mai is a city that is buzzing with creative energy, though I am not sure why. Is it the long history of their hill tribes and their crafts? I thought I’ll...
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thoughts on the suicidal mind [tw: suicide] I watched Roadrunner, a documentary about Anthony Bourdain, and it left me a lot of...
a year ago
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a year ago
[tw: suicide] I watched Roadrunner, a documentary about Anthony Bourdain, and it left me a lot of thoughts as someone who has struggled with my own existence my entire life. Though I am writing...
journal – Winnie Lim
open-air dining in seoul It probably sounds obscure to write specifically about dining in open air in seoul, but when I...
a year ago
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a year ago
It probably sounds obscure to write specifically about dining in open air in seoul, but when I conducted my own research prior to the trip it was challenging for me to find...
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thoughts after the 2024 US election Sometime midway through the pandemic I felt like if I had any hope or optimism for humanity prior, I...
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3 months ago
Sometime midway through the pandemic I felt like if I had any hope or optimism for humanity prior, I had lost it all witnessing how we responded towards a disabling virus. If...
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different realities under the same blue sky My partner and I were were surprised we had radically different interpretations of a particular...
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a year ago
My partner and I were were surprised we had radically different interpretations of a particular scene of a kdrama we had just watched. She had thought the lines were full of hope...
journal – Winnie Lim
feeling my age In 2011 in a desperate attempt to change my life I went on a trip to the US with only enough money...
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2 months ago
In 2011 in a desperate attempt to change my life I went on a trip to the US with only enough money to last me for a month there. I did not...
journal – Winnie Lim
getting closer to my darkness I have always struggled with my mind, but the intensity seemed to worsen in the past few months....
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a year ago
I have always struggled with my mind, but the intensity seemed to worsen in the past few months. Tracing back, I think it was since my covid infection.  I wasn’t surprised to...
journal – Winnie Lim
osaka, and thoughts on travel blogging We were surprised to discover that Osaka has quite a number of outdoor dining options. Our first...
a year ago
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a year ago
We were surprised to discover that Osaka has quite a number of outdoor dining options. Our first meal was okonomiyaki of course, and my partner found a okonomiyaki restaurant with outdoor seating:...
journal – Winnie Lim
documenting everyday moments because they will become precious A few months ago someone popped up on the Singapore reddit and started posting photos of old...
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a year ago
A few months ago someone popped up on the Singapore reddit and started posting photos of old Singapore from the 1950s-1970s. He is the grandson of Ivan Polunin, a medical doctor who...
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more of the same Pretty late into my run yesterday I went into a meditative-like zone where my breathing was slow and...
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a year ago
Pretty late into my run yesterday I went into a meditative-like zone where my breathing was slow and even, my legs were going at a consistent rhythm, and I found myself thinking:...
journal – Winnie Lim
nostalgia in akihabara I’ve been to akihabara twice – once in 2008ish and another in 2018 – but back then I was more...
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a year ago
I’ve been to akihabara twice – once in 2008ish and another in 2018 – but back then I was more interested in looking at the massive electronic stores like yodabashi and bic....
journal – Winnie Lim
psychological health vs physical health Travelling keeps me sane. It is only on this trip that I realised how much my brain craves being in...
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a year ago
Travelling keeps me sane. It is only on this trip that I realised how much my brain craves being in some sort of engagement, and travelling is a way to keep it...
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where i can take off my mask Recently I’ve been getting some feedback from multiple sources that they appreciate I am able...
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a year ago
Recently I’ve been getting some feedback from multiple sources that they appreciate I am able to write it as it is. In parallel I’ve also been thinking about why I share so much...
journal – Winnie Lim
knowing how to be, when ill is also a skill I had the second sitting of my root canal last tuesday, and while the procedure itself went pretty...
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a month ago
I had the second sitting of my root canal last tuesday, and while the procedure itself went pretty well, I developed some pain after a few hours had passed. I asked the...
journal – Winnie Lim
the capacity to be flexible I woke up yesterday with the intention to run, but the PSI had entered unhealthy ranges due to the...
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a year ago
I woke up yesterday with the intention to run, but the PSI had entered unhealthy ranges due to the seasonal haze that comes in from Indonesia. When I was younger I used...
journal – Winnie Lim
practicing is also a practice Most skills if not all requires practice. Recently I realised to be capable of the discipline and...
a year ago
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a year ago
Most skills if not all requires practice. Recently I realised to be capable of the discipline and regularity that practicing needs, is a practicable skill too. We think of discipline as some inherent character...
journal – Winnie Lim
some brief thoughts about hanoi Every year during the time of my birthday I would try to travel out of Singapore, even if it is just...
a year ago
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a year ago
Every year during the time of my birthday I would try to travel out of Singapore, even if it is just to somewhere an hour’s flight away. When I was much younger...
journal – Winnie Lim
surprising myself with my self I have always thought of myself as an open-minded person, but in recent years due to increasing self...
a year ago
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a year ago
I have always thought of myself as an open-minded person, but in recent years due to increasing self awareness I realised I can be very set in some patterns of my thinking,...
journal – Winnie Lim
42 Last year, I wrote I wanted to learn how to cope. I don’t think I have learnt to cope well yet, but...
a year ago
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a year ago
Last year, I wrote I wanted to learn how to cope. I don’t think I have learnt to cope well yet, but I do think I have made some progress compared to...
journal – Winnie Lim
to be willing to search I broke a personal distance record yesterday while running very slowly, though my current “slow”...
a year ago
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a year ago
I broke a personal distance record yesterday while running very slowly, though my current “slow” speed would spike my heart rate at least by 10bpm just a few weeks ago. I accomplished...
journal – Winnie Lim
generating mini turning points Because of multiple factors my mind seem to be perpetually stuck in an unwanted state of sadness,...
a year ago
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a year ago
Because of multiple factors my mind seem to be perpetually stuck in an unwanted state of sadness, fatigue and paralysis. I have learnt that it is possible to break out of this...
journal – Winnie Lim
practicing creativity while in recovery Prior to getting covid I revolved my life around getting healthier: exercising, recovering from...
a year ago
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a year ago
Prior to getting covid I revolved my life around getting healthier: exercising, recovering from exercise, cooking. Now I am just focused on getting back to my baseline, which till now I am...
journal – Winnie Lim
a snapshot of my psyche, and an egg sandwich Sometimes I think I am too “purist” in the way I live: I am always trying to do the “right” thing,...
a year ago
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a year ago
Sometimes I think I am too “purist” in the way I live: I am always trying to do the “right” thing, but perhaps what is the right thing for me intellectually may...
journal – Winnie Lim
experiences we enjoyed in penang My partner’s birthday is in the month of july, so we celebrated it by visiting Penang. In the recent...
a year ago
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a year ago
My partner’s birthday is in the month of july, so we celebrated it by visiting Penang. In the recent decade I didn’t intentionally visit Malaysia much because I’ve been there countless times...
journal – Winnie Lim
when my body goes rogue [cw: pain, death] Yesterday I started experiencing pain in my body again. It is difficult not to...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
[cw: pain, death] Yesterday I started experiencing pain in my body again. It is difficult not to feel low when it happens. I think chronic pain snowballs into a form of ptsd,...
journal – Winnie Lim
my strange relationship with time I have a strange relationship with time. On one hand, I have time anxiety: the fear that time will...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I have a strange relationship with time. On one hand, I have time anxiety: the fear that time will pass too quickly and I’ll run out of time. On the other hand,...
journal – Winnie Lim
gathering different pieces of myself I’ve been back home for a few days now. It feels good to be where I feel the safest, slowly working...
a year ago
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a year ago
I’ve been back home for a few days now. It feels good to be where I feel the safest, slowly working to get back to the routine I had before. Yesterday I...
journal – Winnie Lim
creative retail experiences, and warmth in tokyo A long while ago I saw somewhere online that tokyo has a 3-storey art supply store. It became a...
a year ago
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a year ago
A long while ago I saw somewhere online that tokyo has a 3-storey art supply store. It became a bucket list item for me. We have art supply stores in singapore, but...
journal – Winnie Lim
biometrics pre, during & post-covid A couple of weeks ago I received a notification from my apple watch that there were some new health...
a year ago
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a year ago
A couple of weeks ago I received a notification from my apple watch that there were some new health trends from the health app: Obviously this is because I had covid: being...
journal – Winnie Lim
tokyo art book fair Last week or some time ago I came across a mastodon post that Tokyo Art Book Fair is happening this...
a year ago
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a year ago
Last week or some time ago I came across a mastodon post that Tokyo Art Book Fair is happening this weekend. We thought it would be fun to go since we planned...
journal – Winnie Lim
unexpected surprises in osaka Last night I spent hours trying to book a hotel for today’s arrival at tokyo, so this post intended...
a year ago
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a year ago
Last night I spent hours trying to book a hotel for today’s arrival at tokyo, so this post intended for yesterday is now being written on the bullet train instead. I could...
journal – Winnie Lim
100 days of post-covid infection: state of mind, health & writing It has been 100 days since I tested negative for covid. I know this because I count it incrementally...
a year ago
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a year ago
It has been 100 days since I tested negative for covid. I know this because I count it incrementally in my morning pages. If I do develop long covid it would be...
journal – Winnie Lim
crazy fall colours in tokyo
a year ago
journal – Winnie Lim
the wonder of miyajima A kind stranger dmed to tell me that my rss feed was broken – turns out the code for displaying...
a year ago
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a year ago
A kind stranger dmed to tell me that my rss feed was broken – turns out the code for displaying custom fields on rss was throwing a php fatal error (Uncaught TypeError:...
journal – Winnie Lim
dining in the cold as a former comfort addict (& thanks for the comments) The perks of searching for outdoor places to dine at is that we discover and experience places we...
a year ago
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a year ago
The perks of searching for outdoor places to dine at is that we discover and experience places we normally wouldn’t. Today we had coffee at a cafe with an amazing riverside view:...
journal – Winnie Lim
scenes from tsukiji & asakusa Sometimes it is nice to be a tourist and do touristy things. tsukiji outer market We got there at...
a year ago
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a year ago
Sometimes it is nice to be a tourist and do touristy things. tsukiji outer market We got there at 740am because I read that the crowds will start to get crazy at...
journal – Winnie Lim
eating hot and cold in fukuoka Today we managed to find a cafe with some outdoor seating for breakfast. It was 12 degrees celsius,...
a year ago
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a year ago
Today we managed to find a cafe with some outdoor seating for breakfast. It was 12 degrees celsius, and I was half-expecting to see no tables outside despite the google listing showing...
journal – Winnie Lim
on learning the definition of endodontist, and compassion Have you heard of the profession, “endodontist” before? I have not, until very recently. After...
3 weeks ago
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3 weeks ago
Have you heard of the profession, “endodontist” before? I have not, until very recently. After suffering for a couple of decades from chronic illness, I have come to realise it is truly...
journal – Winnie Lim
creative experiences in osaka A few months ago I joked with my partner that we should visit Osaka at the end of the year. She...
a year ago
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a year ago
A few months ago I joked with my partner that we should visit Osaka at the end of the year. She seriously replied that if so we could visit a sewing studio...
journal – Winnie Lim
minimum effective dose I am still recovering from my failed root canal (and still have one visit to complete the...
2 weeks ago
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2 weeks ago
I am still recovering from my failed root canal (and still have one visit to complete the procedure), so I have been hesitant in taking up my regular exercise again because I...
journal – Winnie Lim
hiroshima, and keeping my brain engaged I debated for a long time whether to visit Hiroshima since I was already on my way to Osaka from...
a year ago
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a year ago
I debated for a long time whether to visit Hiroshima since I was already on my way to Osaka from Fukuoka. It would be almost a midway stop, breaking up the original...
journal – Winnie Lim
precarious health, and bringing the whole self to every encounter I had another health episode this past week after our penang trip. I have a habit of measuring my...
a year ago
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a year ago
I had another health episode this past week after our penang trip. I have a habit of measuring my heart rate and heart rate variability every morning when I wake up to...
journal – Winnie Lim
5 scenes from fukuoka I was too tired to post anything yesterday, so I guess this wouldn’t be a daily thing. But something...
a year ago
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a year ago
I was too tired to post anything yesterday, so I guess this wouldn’t be a daily thing. But something is better than nothing, so I am back posting a few highlights. We...
journal – Winnie Lim
blog questions challenge Though I’ve already done something similar for people & blogs, I thought it could be interesting to...
a week ago
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a week ago
Though I’ve already done something similar for people & blogs, I thought it could be interesting to answer similar questions in a different slice of time after being tagged by Naz Hamid...
journal – Winnie Lim
widening the spectrum of future possibilities I used to really dislike washing dishes. I would leave them in the sink, and they would feel...
6 days ago
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6 days ago
I used to really dislike washing dishes. I would leave them in the sink, and they would feel overwhelming when I finally had to do them at the end of the day....