Ask The Duo Podcast

Sometimes there are things that remind us of good old times and sometimes there are things that remind us of some crucial moments in our lives. Which is what got us thinking, what is sentimental to us? But also can someone be too sentimental or not sentimental enough? What does this mean for someone by the level of sentiment they feel for something. Does nostalgic & sentimental mean the same t...

We don’t know about you, but this year has been tough. Especially when it comes to the job market, the economy and even lay offs (redundancy). Thomas Tsang is one of many who have been made redundant since early this year and has been trying to get back into the market since. I’m sure we all already understand the dreads of trying to apply for jobs, going for interviews and fixing up your resume a...

A highly requested topic from our listeners, having better relationships when transitioning into new parenthood 👶 (and as we all know, we’re no expert on this). So of course we had to dial in `=Morrow Endeavour who works with many clients on this exact topic! A lot of you listeners also got to ask us the questions which we’ve also shared along to Jackie from Morrow Endeavour. She shares an array...

Self reflection time! Last year we talked about 3 things we wanted to work on and we wanted to check in with ourselves to see how we are going. We revisited some of our weaknesses such as: connecting and networking more with others learning to be more empathetic speaking up and truly being honest with ourselves and to others being more proactive rather than reactive From reflecting back from how w...

We’ve all heard of the love language test and how it helps a couple understand how each of them receive and deliver their love for each other. But does showing love, being thoughtful and being romantic mean the same thing or are they all aspects of showing love for one another? In this episode we ask each other exactly this question and also what romance means to us. Along with other questions: Is...

If you’ve been around with us since day 1, you’ll know we’re a sucker for learning more about each other and diving straight into the deep end with conversations. The best type of conversations are shared with people who not only know how to laugh and joke around but also the ones that aren’t afraid to be open and get deep together. So who better to have than Felicia Lee from Beauty Within and Tho...

To understand if we have good or habits, we first have to understand WHY we have habits. Some may say all habits that occur in our lives happen for a reason one way or another. Which lead us to also think, are all stereotypical labels on bad habits REALLY that bad? For example, watching tv, procrastinating which are habits we also possess. Join us as we go through some research and studies and als...

We’re big believers in finding the good in every situation. Whether it was a good moment or a bad situation, there is always something you can learn from it. That is one of the best ways to help ourselves grow and be a better person overall. Which is why this week we are digging back, WAY back into our own memory banks and trying to remember what we considered our WORST memories to date and what w...

Let’s be honest, we’ve all been here where we sometimes just don’t feel motivated to do certain things. However, when it becomes an ongoing slump. We really have to think and dig deep into why are we are feeling unmotivated. Sometimes it’s because it’s not something you truly care about or maybe you’ve fallen out of love with it, or it could also be that you’ve just burnt yourself down to the grou...

Studies has shown the level of stress that comes from changing career comes second after mourning the death of a close friend. There are many who have got their finger on what they want to do. However, for others it takes a bit of time to discover the path they want to stick to. For Brendan McAdam, he was one of those who chopped and changed and tried many career paths before landing in interior &...

As a couple who has always been a gym & fitness junkie, that has been working out for over 10+ years now. We have tried many regimes, many workouts, many diets to help us “staying healthy”. There was always the aesthetics, the clean eating and also the grind in the gym. However, do we still see working out and keeping fit the same way we did 10 years ago? Join us in our episode to see all the...

Something a little daunting to think about for a lot of us and that is the thought of aging. Whether it’s the fear of facing reality of seeing our loved ones around us getting older or the fear of watching & feeling yourself getting older. It is something that is inevitable. So how can we have a better relationship with the thought around aging and be more proactive about living a better life?...

Have you ever wondered why it feels like the older you get, the harder it is to make friends? Well this is something that’s been sitting on our mind lately and we really wanted to dive deep to see if we feel adult friendships are harder to form?! If you’re also embarking on this journey trying to find new friends, just move to a new place, wanting to expand your network. Join us this episode as we...

Who says deep conversations can’t be fun? This week, we’ll be bringing in the fun by letting a deck of cards dictate our conversation! Amelia’s mum (who was also featured in S2E23 on resilience) bought us this game, Talking Point to do exactly that. Discuss the talking points. It is a great way to have conversation starters and discuss over some questions we wouldn’t usually discuss. Join us today...

It’s been a while since we’ve done an episode about us, so this week let’s reflect together on our first year of marriage! We’ll be going through all the common questions that couples get asked after they get married and discuss life after marriage. We understand that the life stages and experiences are different for every couple so our answers will just be speaking from the lens of our relationsh...

A conversation which was intended to discuss if we thought a certain gender was more emotionally expressive but it turned into a deep, raw conversation about each other’s journey on expressing ourselves. There’s been such a big stereotype for the longest time on how men need to be strong and composed at all times and the females aren’t usually the ones to share their opinion. We wanted to see if t...

Relationships are not meant to make you feel like you should fear going home, fear for your life and feel like you're not in control. Something we can’t imagine anyone to go through but as always we are here to share experiences and we have someone who’s left not one, but multiple abusive & toxic relationships. Shantal Van Moolenbroek joins us to share share some of her darkest stories in...

This year Amelia started a new job in a bigger company than she has ever worked in. Getting to know people in this company triggered a thought in her mind. Does knowing someone’s titles or social status affects how your relationship develops a person? Following this we also watched Pink Lie, a Korean reality show that actively discusses the topic of prejudice. Each participants have one lie that t...

One thing we feel that doesn’t get discussed enough, is the relationship with ourselves. We’ve always been taught to be considerate of others, respect others. However, this sometimes can lead us forget about ourselves. Which are so excited to chat with Jen Trinh, a counsellor and Human Design expert to discuss how to foster a better relationship with ourselves! We’re talking about working on our i...

Never thought we’d say this but “back in our days”. We didn’t have phones that allowed us to keep up to date with what our friends were doing aside from calling or texting. Phones didn’t have internet and we basically only went on it to play Snake. Fast forward to today, we all have been blessed to experience such advancement in technology where we can almost do everything on our phones! But is th...

This was such a hard question to peel apart, to some it could be an inherited trait and to others, it’s a skill. There are some that are grown to have more resilience than others. But we wanted to discuss if this is something you are born with and inherit or is it developed through your experiences in life. Ava Wong (Amelia’s mum) joins us today to discuss what her thoughts are around this topic o...

Bringing you a different kind of episode today. Discussing the moral of the story from a K drama we’ve recently watched, Tomorrow. BUT we’re not trying to do a typical K drama review. We really wanted to dig into the message that they shared on the show. How we can bounce back from when we hit rock bottom. Every story in this drama taught us great ways to think and look at life, EVEN when life get...

From graduating with Honors in Economics to PHD in Law to run running her own Design business, Paper & Desk. When Rachel decided to chase her dreams and switch careers into graphic design, she never had imagined herself running her own business in design. Don't switch off just yet if your line of work is not in design, because this episode is really the best example of you really can't...

You can always learn more about someone even if you’ve known them for 15+ years. Which is exactly what happened in this episode! After a few weeks of heavy topics, we wanted to do a lighter episode and also to let you guys get to know us better. We answered some ‘how well do you know your partner’ questions and there were some questions we actually haven’t asked each other before 😲! From revealin...

Life is an ever changing thing and sometimes your goals or the things you desire in life also change. Sometimes you may feel more lost than other times. This is the cycle of life. So with this episode, we had the pleasure of having the amazing Van Anh from Kind of Heart on our podcast and we really felt like we had a massive life coach session with her. We dived deep into understanding if we actua...