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How to Decide if Some Location is Ideal For You

It’s been more than one week since I flew one-way to Hawaii, and so many exciting things have happened. Where do I even begin to start? Upon landing on Maui Island, I was both super excited and nervous. Many questions ran through my mind while I was walking out of the airport: – Would I… Read More »

One Way Ticket to Hawaii (And On Taking a Chance)

About a week and a half ago, I bought my one-way ticket to Hawaii. Holy crap! It’ll be my first time visiting the Hawaiian Islands (primarily on Maui Island, for the most part). At the time when I bought the ticket, so many emotions ran through me … excitement, fear, joy, and on and on. What… Read More »

On The Issue of Running Away from Your Problems

Recently, a thread posted on a community board I frequent, inspired me to think about what exactly are “the problems” with my life. Thinking and reflecting on personal problems can be quite a tough task. Who really wants to ponder about their negative aspects of themselves? Mostly no one. The quote that really made me reflect… Read More »

Right Place, Right Time: How to Succeed Like Jeremy Lin

The craze these days is all about “Linsanity” and Jeremy Lin’s overnight success playing with the New York Knicks. But honestly, his success didn’t simply start happening after his breakout game in the beginning of February. His success started a long time ago, with his attitude. And what’s that attitude? Fighting for his dream. And I’m talking… Read More »

On Being a Transient Wanderer

‎”Not all those who wander are lost.” – J.R.R. Tolkien What are you going to do with your life? It’s the question we are all trying to figure out. Some know pretty early on. Some much later in life. And some, well, just don’t. I’m in the third category. What about you? I wasn’t always… Read More »

Why I Won’t Move Away From the Ocean (And On Finding Your Fit)

“Reach out. Take a chance. Get hurt, even. But play as well as you can.” – Maude Having lived in the New York City area on the New Jersey side for pretty much the majority of my life, I’ve never ventured into the middle section of the United States. In my travels within America, I’d… Read More »

2011 Reflections and Hustling into 2012

Now that 2011 is coming to a close, I want to quickly revisit the last 365 days in the past year before I let go of them to move on, and dive into some of my long-term goals for the upcoming 2012 year. I enjoyed reading up on many other fellow blogger’s ambitious goals for… Read More »

Embrace Your Minimalist Lifestyle

If you want to be given everything, give everything up. – Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching  Give everything up. Are you crazy, Lao? But no chance in asking him how he gave up certain things. In a world so attached to consumerism, those three words together, “Give everything up”,  are quite hard to accomplish. So… Read More »