The Decode Diary
By Ray Low
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The Decode Diary isn't just a podcast; it's your passport to the untold stories of the average-looking but extraordinary Joes who try their best to make it in life. I first stumbled upon the idea of providing insights and perception of the general public when I had so much to talk about but also had so much to learn from those around me. The Decode Diary is a journey and process to decode and decrypt the everyday actions of these people with whom we can relate so much. If you are interested in learning their behavior and actions, this is for you. Welcome onboard.
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[FULL] Ep 2: A Day In The Life of a Makeup Artist based in Singapore - Janine
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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[FULL] 2024 Recap | Learning About Misogyny, Cancer, Starting A Business, Property Investments And More!
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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[FULL] Farah: “I Cry A Lot Because It Is Really Exhausting”, Handling More Than 10 Patients All At Once As A Surgical Nurse, Offering Kindness To Total Strangers
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Dec 29, 2024 |
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[FULL] Jia Yie: “Simple Giving, Simple Love, Simple Life, Love Life, Love Nature”, How She Runs A Sustainable GreenLife Project Founded By TuMa
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Nov 10, 2024 |
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[FULL] Jing Wen: "Sugar Does Not Feed Cancer Cells", The Sweet Debate Of What To Eat When You Are Diagnosed With Cancer
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Oct 27, 2024 |
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[FULL] Mei Xin: “Only 9% Of Plastic Is Recycled In Malaysia”, On Phasing Out Single-Use Plastics By Renting Out Reusable Foodware Plastics From OPack
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Oct 13, 2024 |
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[FULL] Xin Hui: “It’s The Entire Concept And Package For Your Brand”, What Goes On Behind An Online Bakery Business And Keeping Up With The Trend
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Sep 22, 2024 |
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[FULL] Zul: “These Bajau People Are Not What People Portray Them To Be!”, Volunteering To Help Out These Bajau People In Semporna Malaysia
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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[FULL] Stephen: “Build Things People Ask For, Don’t Build Things People Don’t Need”, How He Started His Startup Called FireJet, A Solution By Developers For Developers
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Aug 25, 2024 |
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[FULL] Isya: “How You Do One Thing Is How You Do Everything”, Make Sure You Have Contracts To Protect Yourself When Starting A Business!
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Aug 18, 2024 |
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[FULL] Daren: "The Number One Reason Anyone Should Buy A Tesla Is Safety", From A Googler To A YouTuber Who Reviews Cars
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Aug 11, 2024 |
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[FULL] Ashvin: “Some Rules Are Not Meant To Be Followed”, He Switched Schools A Lot When He Was Younger, And Went On To Run A Great Business
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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[FULL] Noel: “They Know Deep Down They Were Once A Small Kid”, Follow This Strength Training Program To Get Bigger!
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Jul 28, 2024 |
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Snippet: MyFindiet And Their Healthy Diet Program
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Snippet: The Unbelievable Benefits Of Intermittent Fasting
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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Snippet: Keto Diet Is Actually Designed For Children With Epilepsy
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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[FULL] Shen Yi & Ameerul: “Dieting Means Tracking Your Food Intake”, The Benefits Of A Keto Diet, Intermittent Fasting And Special Foods For Diabetic Patients
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Jul 21, 2024 |
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Snippet: The Story Of Kudalari Apartment And How You Can Find Out The Median Price In An Area
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Snippet: This Is A Non-Investable Property You Shouldn't Invest In
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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[FULL] Ganesha (Part 3): "Buy Below Median Prices", On Diesel Price Hike And More Expensive Homes, The Border Between Tier 1 And Tier 2 Areas in KL
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Jul 14, 2024 |
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Snippet: The Fallout Of The Onion Aunties Podcast
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Snippet: How Say What SG Was Born
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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Snippet: Going Through Adversity With Her Business Partner
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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[FULL] Sha: “Contracts In Business Saved Our Lives”, Her Entrepreneurial Journey In Say What SG And The Story Of How Contracts Are Important In Businesses
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Jul 07, 2024 |
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Snippet: The Real Reason He Quit Singapore Airlines
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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Snippet: Dealing With Karen Passengers And Karen Colleagues
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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Snippet: Going On Social Media For Flight Attendants Is A Strict No!
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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[FULL] Prateep: “Colleagues Are Harder To Deal With”, He Quit His Job As A Flight Attendant For Singapore Airlines!
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Jun 30, 2024 |
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Snippet: Can We Handle Trauma With Mindfulness?
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Snippet: What Our Surroundings Tell Us About Our Inner Minds
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Snippet: Habituation Of Our Minds Is The Root Cause Of Numbness!
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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[FULL] Johnny: “Your Inner World Reflects The External World”, Why We Feel Numb At Work And The Act Of Mindfulness
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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Snippet: Cancer Patients Are Not Strong!
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Jun 22, 2024 |
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Snippet: How He Braved Through The 7-Week Cancer Treatment
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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Snippet: The Moment He Was Diagnosed With Cancer
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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[FULL] Giri: "One Day At A Time For 7 Weeks", Nasopharyngeal Cancer Survivor Speaks About His Experience And Recovery Journey
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Jun 16, 2024 |
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Snippet: Career Progression As A Flight Attendant
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Snippet: Maintaining Existing Relationships Vs Making New Friends
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Snippet: The Toughest Thing About Flying So Frequently As A Flight Attendant
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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[FULL] Belinda: “People Think We Are There To Look Pretty Like A Dumb Blonde”, The Life Of A Flight Attendant & How She Manages Her Relationships And Health While Flying
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Jun 09, 2024 |
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Snippet: Why She Started Giving Her Own Workshop And Her Plans On Coaching
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Snippet: The Economics Of The Oil And Gas Industry As She Knows It
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Snippet: Chemical Engineering Degree And Her Problem Solving Skills
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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[FULL] Belle: “Engineering Makes Things Simpler And Cost-Effective”, And Graduating Into Being A Reservoir Engineer
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Jun 02, 2024 |
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Snippet: How To Be Self-Compassion And Self-Critical At The Gym
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May 28, 2024 |
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Snippet: How The Gym Culture Has Evolved Over The Years
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May 27, 2024 |
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[FULL] Joshua: “Always Have Patience For Results, But Impatience For Actions”, Gym Personal Trainer Breaks Down My Workout Routine And Discusses Gym Cultures
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May 26, 2024 |
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Snippet: How She Moved On From The Breakup
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May 22, 2024 |
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Snippet: Her Breakup Story
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May 21, 2024 |
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Snippet: Dating On Tinder, Red Flags And Criteria
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May 20, 2024 |
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[FULL] Jennefer: "He Made Me Make The Move To Break Up", Her Breakup Story And The Red Flags In Her Future Partner
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May 19, 2024 |
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Snippet: Ideas And Cultures Are Probably Parasites
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May 15, 2024 |
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Snippet: Are We Becoming Selfish As A Species?
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May 14, 2024 |
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Snippet: Morality And Cultures That Were Once Less Favorable To Human Survival
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May 13, 2024 |
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[FULL] Jared: “I Think The World Has Very Few Answers For Us, But Many Stories For Us To Tell”, Evolution And Objectivity In Moral Norms, How To Live A Meaningful And Flourishing Life
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May 12, 2024 |
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Snippet: Tier 2 Areas And How To Assess Whether It Is A Good Property To Buy
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May 08, 2024 |
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Snippet: How Far Should We Go With Renovation To Increase The Occupation Rate
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May 07, 2024 |
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Snippet: The Mistakes Young People Make Before Buying Their First Property
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May 06, 2024 |
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[FULL] Ganesha (Part 2): “I’ve Seen The Master Plan Of Gamueda Gardens”, On Whether Renovation Is Necessary For Rental Units And The Common Mistakes Of Young Adults Before Buying Their First Property
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May 05, 2024 |
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Snippet: Personal Emotions Show You Care And What He Hopes To Achieve Being The Vice President Of The Student Council
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May 01, 2024 |
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Snippet: His New Coping Mechanism After Moving To Malaysia
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Snippet: The Middle Child Treatment, From Being Short-Tempered To Being Introverted
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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[FULL] Aaryan: “I Wasn’t Liked By Many Because Of My Short Temper”, From Tanzania To Malaysia To Pursue His Degree, And Being The Vice President Of The Student Council
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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Snippet: Taxes And The Role Of Governments In Cryptocurrencies
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Snippet: But Cryptocurrency Still Relies On Traditional Currencies
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Snippet: Volatility Is Bitcoin's Biggest Strength
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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[FULL] Darren: “Price Fluctuation Makes Bitcoin Hard To Be A Form Of Currency”, Bitcoin and Its Reliance On Traditional Currencies
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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Snippet: How He Would Change The Education System
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Snippet: Handling Students' Complaints On His Teaching Style
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Snippet: Publishing Too Many Research Papers & The Quality Of Them
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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[FULL] Dr. Khan: “At The End Of The Day, Don’t Mess Up The Education”, The Quality Of Students And The Spoon Feeding Issue
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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Snippet: Emerging As The Winner Of The Shell Eco Marathon
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Snippet： Learning Engineering Requirements From RoboCon
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Snippet: His Love Of Robots Flourishing Into Passion For Engineering
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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[FULL] Nava: “You Should Expect To Fail”, Then Winning The Shell Eco Marathon Competition And Everything Robotics
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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Snippet: Badminton And The Common Root Causes Of Spinal Misalignment
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Snippet: The Gonstead Approach In Chiropractic Treatments
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Snippet: Chiropractors On TikTok - Can We Trust Them?
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Snippet: Her Story Of Becoming A Chiropractor
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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[FULL] Valerie: “You Use Your Spine Every Single Day, Tell Me Your Spine Will Not Get Injured”, Debunking The Myths Around Chiropractic Treatment
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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Snippet: The Miserable And The Horrible, And Whether He Is Happy
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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Snippet: He Directed And Shot His Own Film
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Snippet: Watching Old Hong Kong Movies With His Grandmother
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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[FULL] Hong Ben: “That’s Just How People Are, Love Fades”, The Two Movies That Say Everything About Him And How He Treats Love, Life And Death
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Mar 24, 2024 |
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Snippet: Renting Your Unit On Airbnb
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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Snippet: The Dilemma Of New Development Vs Subsale Properties & High Rises Vs Landed Properties
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Snippet: The Importance Of Location When Buying A Property
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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[FULL] Ganesha: “A Condo Beside The LRT Or MRT May Not Be The Best Investment”, Renting Out Properties And Understanding Your Loan Eligibility
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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Snippet: "From My Younger Self To My Future Self" And Her Definition Of Happiness
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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Snippet: "Serendipitous Encounters" And Strangers Kindness
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Snippet: "Are You Yearning For Success Or Love" & Gaining Self Acceptance
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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Snippet: "If Today Was The Last Day" And Her Deathbed Regrets
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Snippet: "That's The Luxury That I Have", On Quitting Her Job And What She Was Doing
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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[FULL] Melissa: “I’m A Lot Happier Than Before I Quit My Job”, Self-Acceptance & Finding Her Purpose
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Mar 10, 2024 |
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Snippet: Being Lost In A Night Dive And Achieving Advanced Open Water License
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Snippet： Dealing With Clients And His Entire Workflow In The Photography Business
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Snippet: Turning Photography From Hobby To Business & Getting Support From Parents
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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[FULL] Jun Kit: “I Recently Came Across This Thought Process Of Delaying Gratification”, His Photography Side Venture And How Diving Has Transformed His Life
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Mar 03, 2024 |
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Snippet: The Whip-Diplomat System From MBS And The North Star Of Luxphoria Media
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Snippet: "Without Them, I'm No One" And Stepping Out Of Lane Ventures
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Snippet: Dropping His Scholarship In MCKL For THIS And What He Would Tell His Younger Self
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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[FULL] Puvan: “I Believe In The Power Of Networking”, Ending Business Relationships & His Days As A Prefect And School Captain Helped Him Start A Business!
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Feb 25, 2024 |
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Snippet: Road To Redemption After Losing Almost All Matches As A High-Ranked Gamer
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Snippet: "People Who Care Will Always Show Emotions" & How He Got Into E-Sports
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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Snippet: What A Successful Day At His Cafe Looked Like & Running It With A Team
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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[FULL] Joon Wei: “The Maximum Potential In The Team Is The Foundation” & How He Ran A Cafe Business Using The E-sports Mentality
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Feb 18, 2024 |
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Snippet: His Story Of Becoming A Dentist
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Snippet: The Extrinsic And Intrinsic Factors Of Your Teeth Yellowing
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Snippet: Periodontal Disease Can Lead To Higher Risks Of Heart Attack
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Snippet: Can You Brush Your Teeth Without Toothpaste?
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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[FULL] Dr. Bruce Lee: “Gum Disease Is A Silent Killer”, The 2-2-2 Rule About Taking Care Of Your Dental/Oral Hygiene You Need To Know!
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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Snippet: Incorporating The Black Mamba Mindset Into His Daily Work And Talking About His Enneagrams
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Snippet: Dollar Cost Averaging And Investing For The Long Term
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Snippet: First Steps To Financial Planning, Emergency Funds and Understanding Your Risk Tolerance
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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[FULL] Edward Ang: “Everyone Has A Different Risk Level That They Can Take”, Financial Planning For Fresh Graduates And All About Rich Dad Poor Dad
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Feb 04, 2024 |
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Snippet: Third Culture Kid, Impermanence As Life Is And Detachment
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Snippet: Training Our Mind To Be Plastic, Positive Habits And The Preconceived Notion Of Who We Are
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Snippet: "We Weren't Born This Way", Providing A Conducive Environment For Thoughts To Grow
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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[FULL] Johnny: “You Are A Drop In The Ocean”, Mindfulness & Finding Out Who You Are Before Finding A Relationship!
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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Snippet: The Highlight Of His Journalism Career
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Snippet: He Was Forced To Study Engineering, But Wanted To Be A Pastry Chef, And Ended Up Doing This!
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Snippet: The Gap Between The Poorest And The Richest In India And The Caste System
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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[FULL] Jacob Dilip Thomas: They Wanted Me To Be An Engineer, I Wanted To Be A Pastry Chef And I’m Doing Visual Communications!
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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Snippet: How We Can Raise The Next Generation Of Workforce
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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Snippet: If Failures Are Inevitable, This Is How We Should Handle Them
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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[FULL] Dr Sarah: “The Product Of A University Is Not A Student!” & Coping With Failures As A Student
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Snippet： “I Will Comply And I Will Excel At It” - Challenging The Norm For Women
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Snippet: Having A Support System Within The LGBT Community in Malaysia
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Snippet: Prison Labor From Big Corporations, Getting Politically Educated And Being Progressive As A Country
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Snippet: “If You Are Rich And Gay, It’s Fine” - How Their Friends And Family Viewed Them When They Came Out
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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Snippet: Facing Oppression And Resistance When Leading Men
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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[FULL] Lee Faye: We Don't Need Women's Empowerment Day To Help Women, What It Felt Like Coming Out & Facing Rejections From Family And Friends
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Snippet: If You Are Working Overtime Every Day, You Are Inefficient!
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Snippet: He Moved From India To Singapore Because Of This!
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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[FULL] Paramasivam Shyam: Moving Abroad for Work, Long-Distance Relationships and How To Design Your Own Life
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Jan 01, 2024 |