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I have been using acupuncture to treat my depression and other physical pains for a while now, it took me a while to find the one acupuncturist I really liked and felt comfortable with. O, was unlike any other medical practitioners I have met – she was meticulously thorough in her examination, and asked many questions about my history and habits all the way ba…

my first talk

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A month ago, I gave my first talk at the International SOS Clinic in Beijing. There were less than 10 people in the boardroom, but to me, it did not matter how many people attended. As my husband, Timmie, and my friend, Richard, reminded me, all it took was to touch just one person that day, and to speak from within.

My psychologist started the session with medical …

“so this is Christmas…”

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Last weekend I went to my friend’s home for Christmas dinner. Of course, Christmas songs play in the background. I heard the familiar lyrics: “So this is Christmas, and what have you done? Another year over, another just begun…” And I had a sudden moment of disappointment at myself.

Indeed, what had I done this year?

In flood a dreadlock of items I had n…

cooking up a storm

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Why do we teach children to box themselves up? I saw on Facebook a photo a teacher shared – it was costumes of firemen, doctor, police, nurse, etc made for children. She said she could not wait to dress up the kindergarten kids in these costumes. I nearly puked on my screen. 5 year olds dressed in cute little uniforms. The thought makes me shudder.

The messa…

about Noch Noch

Noch Noch is 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. Noch Noch loves travelling and her curiosity in foreign cultures and languages has led her to enjoy her life as an international executive for the last 7 years in the banking & finance industry. However, she was forced to take time off work in 2011 due to her illnesses and now spends her 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.