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with Darren Ho
My reflections
Mar 5, 2024
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...
Jan 1, 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...
Nov 22, 2023
Why Values & Principles Matter: A Personal Reflection
As I sit here towards the tail end of my first official Pickleball season, many reflections and thoughts flood my mind. Somehow, I cannot...
Nov 17, 2023
Establishing Harmony with self & others: Oakley Hong Kong Open Pickleball Champs 2023
I'm sitting here reflecting on my latest journey in Hong Kong, where I was fortunate enough to win the 35+ Open Doubles and Singles...
Oct 12, 2023
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...
Aug 6, 2023
Reflections: Pesta Sukan 2023
Credit: Singapore Pickleball Association This Pesta Sukan marks a one-year journey into this sport. Some highlights include winning my...
Jul 3, 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...
Mar 20, 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...
Jun 14, 2022
Leading from the side. (Part 2)
I can only imagine how challenging it would be to manage a football team. Similarly, managing high-performing individuals and ensuring...
Jun 14, 2022
Leading from the side. (Part 1)
I’ve had the privilege of starting my career at a very young age and am even more fortunate to have had people help me along the way as...
Mar 10, 2021
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...
Sep 28, 2020
The Bullies VS The Bullied
During my recovery run this morning, I decided to reflect on something that I’ve dealt with over the past 8 years – bullying. To set the...
Sep 27, 2020
Leadership lessons from ULTRA running
My weekends have now become a retreat to my cave of moving meditation and where I reflect on the week that recently passed to understand...
Sep 15, 2020
What 8 years of sobriety taught me
I used to be 150kg (left) and myself again 8 years later 2012 was truly a life-defining moment for me and it was somewhere during this...
May 22, 2019
Enjoy the journey
Life is a journey, not a destination. - Ralph Waldo Emerson One of my biggest fears in life is to forget. I’m not referring to forgetting...
May 3, 2019
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...
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