After 2 years and 7 months, I’m finally able to hop on a plane to return to Singapore to see friends and family.

Incredibly the rain continues in Sydney and the rest of New South Wales. It’s an insane amount of rain we have had here. Luckily for working from home, it means I don’t have to brave the rain to head into … Continue reading →

And just like that, summer in Sydney exited in the same way it arrived – with torrents of rain bucketing down on the city, across the state and along the eastern seaboard of Australia. Sydney didn’t really have much of … Continue reading →

I bade farewell to a very good friend on Saturday as she departed Sydney for good to return home to Singapore for a new job, after being an expat in Sydney for 2.5 years. We have known each other since … Continue reading →

So I started at my new gig today and it felt like being the new kid in school again. It’s a bit nerve wrecking. I spent the day getting my laptop set up and going through pages on the company … Continue reading →

Since I last wrote, Sydney and Australia opened its state and international borders respectively and life now somewhat resembles pre-covid days. In the state of New South Wales which Sydney is in, the new normal requires everyone to wear masks … Continue reading →

Wednesday marked the first day of spring in Australia and boy am I glad for the slightly warmer weather and the longer daylight hours. I’m not a fan of the cold at all and I can see why animals hibernate. … Continue reading →

Not long after I wrote my previous post, it was announced that the state of New South Wales would extend lockdown to end September with stricter restrictions limiting the distance one could travel from home to within a 5km radius. … Continue reading →