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with Darren Ho
My reflections


The best reality check is to put yourself out there. (My 2024 PPA journey)
Well, here we are again, at the end of a truly exciting past 4-6 weeks, where I finally took the plunge and played my first-ever PPA Pro...
Mar 5, 2024


Thank you, 2023. Welcome, 2024!
The recently concluded tournament in Bangkok was relatively fruitful as I thought I did much better than I thought I would and walked...
Jan 1, 2024


Reflections: Asia Pickleball Games 2023
Credit: Lim Ee Kiong The recently concluded Asia Pickleball Games gave me a lot to think about as we faced off against many strong...
Oct 12, 2023


Reflections: World Pickleball Championships 2023
This World Pickleball Championships in Bali was something that I was looking forward to. It was also the tournament after the Pesta Sukan...
Sep 28, 2023


Restarting my adventure...
What a ride it’s been. I initially chanced upon the idea of sharing my story about weight loss and living better in 2014. However, I...
Jul 3, 2023


Lessons from Pickleball: APO 2023
Another week has passed since I began on this very unusual transitional journey from tennis to pickleball. For the past 6 months, I’ve...
Mar 20, 2023


Why GRIT is important in life
One of the things that has always eluded me since a young age was this strange concept of grit. To me, grit was a very foreign concept...
Mar 10, 2021


What I learnt from my first 50km run
For so many things that happen in life, it has always been easy to take the small things for granted. The fact that we wake up each day,...
Aug 10, 2020


What I learnt from running 100km a week
Any significant milestone in an endurance athlete’s career is the achievement of a century of mileage in a single week and it is no mean...
Aug 2, 2020


The power of dreams
“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them. It’s kind of fun to do the impossible. I only hope that we never...
May 3, 2019
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