37歲感言：The Question List

Phase 1: The Current Baseline (Preferences & Habits)

  1. Favorite color, current shade/vibe, and why? Blue and black, due to 八字師傅 recommendation. avoid red and 火系顏色
  2. What TV show, movie, song, or series did you binge or resonate with most this year? Still “Succession” is the best. “The Pitt” and “The Diplomat” are great shows too! Kalai “Like A Fool” and “低調系” are good ones.
  3. Who is your primary role model, idol, or person you feel most inspired by right now? Lionel Messi!!!!
  4. What is your go-to comfort meal, drink, or daily treat? Lemon tea, sugar-free Coca Cola, 樽裝綠茶, McDonalds and 譚仔
  5. What is the best non-fiction or fiction book you read in the past 12 months? Die With Zero, The Worlds I See, Why Fish Don’t Exist
  6. What is one daily habit or workout routine you’re currently maintaining? 8kg Kettlebell swing, or ocassionally staircase walk to burn calories

Phase 2: Growth & Mindset (Psychology & Reflection)

  1. What is a belief or opinion you held strongly 3 to 5 years ago that you’ve completely changed your mind about? You do not have to struggle in Entropy, embrace it, accept it.
  2. What has been your biggest source of internal friction or personal challenge this year, and how did you navigate it? Dealing with infidelity and how I recovered miraculously.
  3. When did you feel most in a state of “flow” or total immersion recently? Often it is writing. Or curating my Apple Music playlist!
  4. How do you react now when plans fall apart compared to how you reacted in the past? More chill now.. nothing really matters (music)
  5. What is a boundary you set—or learned to uphold—this year? More comfortable to say no or just 甩底 or late. 對方其實都唔care
  6. If your personality were a landscape or weather condition right now, what would it look like? I would say.. somehow Greenwich landscape came to mind, but without wind, quite static.

Phase 3: Energy, Relationships & Connection

  1. What kind of energy or quality do you value most in the people you choose to spend time with today? Very authentic and honest, heart-to-heart exchange of feelings
  2. What was the most memorable moment spent with family or loved ones in the past year? Disney cruise! Stephen Colbert! UWC Interview! Meeting Eason!
  3. How do you recharge when your energy is at absolute zero? Go to the dark, go straight to sleep, or a nice shower.
  4. What is one piece of advice you gave someone else recently that you also needed to hear yourself? take a deep breath for 10 times.. inhale and exhale
  5. What expression of appreciation or act of kindness meant the most to you this year? My 4 directors spending time to speak with me each for half an hour with absolute attention. Same for Mr Liu and Mr Choi.
  6. How would your closest friends describe your “current era” in three words? Chill, resilient, prioritising self first.

Phase 4: Time, Money & Energy Audit

  1. What was the best financial investment (or purchase) you made for your quality of life this year? Serviced apartment!!
  2. What is something you used to spend a lot of time/energy worrying about that no longer gets a reaction from you? I guess is people’s comments…or others’ quicker promotion than mine. Life is not just about work.
  3. Where did you travel or explore this year that refreshed your perspective? UWC interview, USA (NY and Boston), UK and Disney Cruise, Nanjing, and upcoming Miami. Visiting friends and families in UK did refresh my perspective.,
  4. What tool, framework, or philosophy helped you stay organized and clear-headed? See 生日感言 post. But actually just a random to-do list lol
  5. What is one thing you are currently learning or curious to master next? Doing Spanish on Duolingo, already gave up Feng Shui haha. At least I want to recognize those common Espanol words on ig
  6. If you could gift yourself one free week with zero obligations, how would you spend it? Probably just sleep…

Phase 5: The Forward Snapshot (Intentions & Letter to Future Self)

  1. What achievement or milestone from the past 12 months are you quietly proudest of? I think getting my busy friends to be interviewers? Able to get first row in Stephen Colbert live? Word-wise not really – perhaps getting into Women Committee?
  2. What are you currently letting go of as you enter this new year? Rage, unhealthy diet (hahah), and xhs too…
  3. What single word or phrase do you want to define your next chapter? Fearless?
  4. What is one calculated risk or new territory you want to venture into before your next birthday? Not much visibility for 2026, but will be moving in to a new home would be challenging enough.
  5. What simple pleasure are you looking forward to experiencing tomorrow? Sleep….
  6. If next year’s version of you is reading this blog post right now, what is the one thing you want to remind her? If you still like Messi, rmb to stay fearless, man of discipline, 保持世界級霸氣aura，雙眼要有火

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