If you’re new to cheerfulegg, welcome! I’m really excited that you’re here. There are lots and lots of posts on this blog. Grab a coffee and start here:
🎈Life
💰✈️ Money & Travel (read)
Here you’ll find all my posts on personal finance (saving, credit cards, investing), travel hacking (miles, redemptions) and travel musings. Popular posts to check out:
- The Young Singaporean’s Guide to Money (Updated 2025): Summarising a birds-eye view of my personal finance system
- The Honest Guide To Being a Digital Nomad In Bali: I spent 6 weeks working and living in Bali in Nov-Dec 2022. Here are my honest thoughts
🧠🏋️ Mind & Body (read)
My posts on health, fitness, and psychology, like
- The Ultimate Guide to Achieving an IPPT Gold: One of my most detailed guides on my personal experience training towards a Commando IPPT Gold
- Why Does Everything Look the Same? Some thoughts on mimesis and how it affects our culture.
❤️🤝 Soul & Connection (read)
My reflections on family, faith, and relationships
- Why The Bible Can Give You Practical Advice: Even if you’re not Christian, there’s no other book that has such a high concentration of practical wisdom
- A So-Called Singaporean Love Story Told With Corporate Jargon: I wrote this completely random post on a whim for Valentines’ Day, and it got picked up by a bunch of sites, including Reddit. My weird attempt at humour.
💼 Work
📈 Sales & Marketing (read)
I’ve worked in Sales & Marketing across dozens of companies and clients for more than 15 years. Here are some lessons I’ve picked up.
- How to Actually Be Data-Driven: Being “data-driven” isn’t about looking at dashboards. I reflect on an approach on how companies and individuals can use data to get the results they want.
- The ROAS Trap: One of the most common mistakes I see digital marketers making
✨ AI & Productivity (read)
How you can improve the way you work
- Building A Second Brain With Google Keep: How you can use free Google tools to capture and retrieve information. Never forget a piece of info again!
- What Lupe Fiasco Taught Me About AI & Creativity: Many people are predicting that AI will replace artists and strategists. I’m skeptical.
👔 Business & Career (read)
Skills to uplevel in your career as an executive
- Switching Your Career? Do Less Research and Do This Instead: The approach I used to make the switch into the tech industry
- Writing is the Most Underrated Skill For Work: Most people can’t write well. If you can master this skill, especially in the age of AI, you’ll have an edge over everyone else