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		<title>Solo Dining, Solitude and Chineseness</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 03:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Autism, Acceptance and Astrology: A Healing Journey</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 08:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Autism. It’s often described as neurodivergence. A disability. A spectrum of difference in communicating, connecting and more. Beyond just a label, it invites the empowering journey of self-acceptance. Another day at the Faculty of Astrological Studies Summer School, I feel the lunch hour din engulf me. Trapped in my seat as I pick apart what’s [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Is Long-Form Writing and Content Still Relevant?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2025 15:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[These days short-form content saturates social media. It screams for our attention left and right with its visual pizzazz. Whereas long-form writing and its penchant to guide us to be still, to read and reflect, where does it fit in? I don’t want to write! Grrr&#8230; I admit. It’s another attempt at writing something up [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Meaning of Shy and Quiet in Asian and Western Cultures</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 02:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Shy. It’s often experienced as drifting in a state of quietness. A quiver in speaking our truth. Grappled with as stumbles and stumbling in communicating. Then in some cultures, shyness and quietness offer moments of consideration as we engage with others. Such traits aren’t weakness. Both shy and quiet lend a sensitivity around others, guiding [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Chineseness and Letting Go of Perfectionism</title>
		<link>https://mabelkwong.com/2025/03/31/chineseness-and-letting-go-of-perfectionism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Perfectionism has different faces and forms. It passionately inspires as much as vehemently debilitates. Drives us to chase horizons as much as stresses the soul. In the strife strive for perfectionism, things seem so oh so subliminally possible. The struggle, struggle, struggle of it all is often fuel to keep going, going, going&#8230; My eyes [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>To Label Or Not To Label – Cultural Identities</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 02:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2024 21:03:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Reading is a big part of writing. As a writer, naturally you read a fair bit. Take writing a non-fiction book for example: it calls for a lot of reading alongside a lot of writing on a chosen topic. How do you balance reading and writing? Or in other words: how do you fit in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 22:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Finding a sense of belonging is not always easy. Belonging might seem elusive when you struggle with conflicting intercultural identities. Or when you feel like an outsider among groups. Perhaps belonging starts with self-acceptance. Look within to accept yourself as you are. When you accept your cultural traits that you like and dislike as part [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2024 00:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Family is a complex thing. Our concept of family is shaped by many factors such as our cultural background, personalities and experiences. In particular, family values tend to be very different in Eastern and Western cultures. Having my family and close friends across Asia and Australia, diverse dynamics are enriching yet also chaotic in my [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 01:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
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