Dec 31

Dec 31 2024 Reflections - What doesn't kill me makes me stronger

Family, Career, How I Went About, Job-Hunting, Reflections

I can’t wait for 2024 to be over. Just when I thought things can’t get worse than 2023, 2024 proved to be a worse, if not one of the worst years for me. On this very last day of the year, I’m penning down some of the best and worst memories. As a reflection - and down the road - a reminder to myself the things I have experienced and overcome.

Aug 19

Aug 19 List of Tasks and Responsibilities for Foreign Domestic Worker (FDW) Which I Used

John Lim

Family, How I Went About

Sharing across list / template of tasks and responsibilities for domestic helper. If you're getting a domestic helper for the first time or you're simply tired of repeating your instructions all the time, this template is for you.

[Using this template will save you time]

Note: This list was created for a fresh (i.e. no prior experience in Singapore) helper joining a family of 3 - Father, Mother (Mdm) and Child (2.5 years old), with Mother 3 months pregnant with 2nd child.

Feel free to use this as a template to customise for your own needs.

Jul 16

Jul 16 Anxiety

John Lim

Family, Career, Reflections

I have never thought I will one day write about anxiety. I always thought of myself as super positive, always seeing the bright side of things. But i am only human. And these are not usual times.

Two reasons why I’m writing this post:

To share how it’s really like for someone in my situation to be out of a job - hopefully to inspire some action for you today (as of what to do or not to do - maybe that’s for another post)
For me to document this part of my life - so that these become stories i’m gonna tell and they become reminders of what I have been through and who I really am. (inspired by Alex Hormonzi)