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Where Do You Really Feel At Home?
Home may be a place that you know well. Or a space that resonates with you. Or something that seems elusive. The feeling of being most at home is a multi-layered, complex construct, and it can be hard to explain. As someone who is often caught in between Eastern and Western cultures and has lived…
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7 Ways To Stop Talking To Someone Without Being Rude
There are times when you’ll encounter people who are up for a chat and will talk away. But you don’t want to talk and want to avoid them. You might wonder: how do you stop talking to someone without being rude? How do you end a conversation politely, especially if the other person won’t stop…
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COVID-19, Asian-Australian Racism And Media: What This Pandemic Says About Us
With COVID-19 racing across the world, it’s become a different reality overnight. Some of us feel fear hearing COVID-19 cases rise in other countries. Feel uncertainty as toilet paper disappears from the shelves at the grocery store around the corner. For some of us Asian-Australians, we feel the slap of racism once again amidst this…
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Hot vs Cold Weather: Pros and Cons Comparison
Hot weather. Cold weather. You might prefer one climate over the other. Or you might love both. Climate is different all around the world. Some countries have four seasons. Other parts of the world especially countries close to the equator don’t have four seasons and pretty much have tropical climate all year round. I never…
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Differences Between Work-Life Balance In Eastern And Western Cultures
When it comes to work-life balance, Asian and Western cultures usually have different ways of discovering it. For many years in Australia, I’ve juggled working a day job, chasing a writing career and making time for things on the personal and home front. Sometimes it feels like I’ve got too many things work and play-wise…
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5 Valuable Lessons I Learned From 5 Years Of Blogging
It’s been five years since I started this blog. Five years of blogging about multiculturalism and cultural habits. This blog started out as a place to put up articles I’ve written, articles knocked back by dozens of publications I pitched to. Today this blog is a space helping many around the world understand cultural differences.
Mabel Kwong 