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February 12th, 2019 | No Comments

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XXX award. YYY scholar. ZZZ woman of the year et cetera, et cetera, et cetera…

All. Not. Mine.

Nothing to do with me, except for the fact that I feel incredibly insignificant when I scroll the WeChat Moments and group chats and Facebook links and LinkedIn updates whilst sprawled on my bed, starting at the phone screen at 5 past midnight.

I like titles. I can give you a million reasons why. That’s not the point.

I have just been thinking what these titles that I will probably never attain, represent for me. Or rather, what solace do I seek from them? Keep Reading…

i’m taking credit

January 21st, 2019 |

I’m upset. Davos picked Prince William instead of me to speak about mental health. Fine. I get it. Fair choice. It is very heartening to see mental health high on Davos’ agenda. It is heartening to see mental health on more and more people’s agenda these days. When I first wrote about depression ten years…
the anxiety of gratitude

January 14th, 2019 |

I spent Thanksgiving last year in Singapore. I do not celebrate Thanksgiving and do not quite know what it is about apart from turkey and pecan pie, kind of like Christmas come early. My friends invited me over to spend the evening with their family and friends. As I started my gluttony, I choked when…
Am I capable of hope?

December 29th, 2018 |

I am incapable of being hopeful. When life hits Timmie with a steel curved ball, knocking him down, he gets down and beaten up, but he remains at the core, a firm belief in himself and that things will get sorted out and “It will be all right.” He endures with a hopeful outlook and…

about Noch Noch

Enoch Li, (pen name: Noch Noch) was born and raised in Hong Kong and Australia. She has also studied / worked / lived in the US, France, UK, Japan, The Netherlands, China, and has travelled to more than 40 countries. She loves travelling and her curiosity in foreign cultures and languages has led her to enjoy her life as an international executive in the banking & finance industry. However, she was forced to take time off work in 2010 due to her illnesses and after spending time in recovery, cooking, practising Chinese calligraphy, reading and writing – in short, learning to take care of herself and letting out the residual work stress, she has transitioned into a Social Entrepreneur and founded BEARAPY to help corporates make workplaces mentally healthy, and support executives to become more resilient.