Rye Off The Bat

Have you heard of the orange peel theory? A trending tiktok "relationship litmus test"; which suggests that the small acts of service, and a partner’s willingness to perform them, indicate a healthy relationship (such being helping to peel an orange) The story happens when one of the partners realizes that she has been on the shorter end of the stick, and it all comes down right after he...

I was on Setraline earlier, and after feeling that it doesn't fits me well, and making me tired; I tried dabbling in Prozac. I tried adjusting the time of medication from morning to night to morning again, and I'd say it's still pretty okay, trying to balance my mental health with it. But... it felt similar; other than the fatique (it is seemingly less from Setraline), there are 3 side...

To what extend do we want our partner to change and to what extend that change is too much? In this episde of Rye off Reach, Chilli and I dived into the the story of this couple whereby the husband actually wanted his "wife to be" to go through plastic surgery to be more aesthetically pleasing before he commits to a marraige.

Sell your thoughts to your brains. Yes! We know we do have 2 sides, the emotional side and the logical side, and the former tends to win... (a number of times). It's easy for us to procrastinate, easy for us to push things off, sweep things under the rug and it's not our emotional's side fault. They are programmed to keep us safe, and happy and sometimes the stars is just hard to align...

ROR: Dinner with MIL took an unexpected turn

So I went for goal settings today; and I learnt that E+R=O is more important that E=MC2. It was a session done by my boss, by inviting the leader of our division to lead the goal sharing session. Sometimes it's not all just business, but also with a mix of personal aspiration, mental health, and health. Sometimes we're so caught up with generating income on the hamster wheel that we'd...

ROR: is going to the bar alone weird or desperate

Rye off the Bat became as my audio journal/log of sort to document and share my mental health and personal growth and I'd glad to have come so far; this would be our 207th episode! 2023 felt like a flash for me, and thinking back and looking through my archives, I'd found that it was not just like any other year, it wasn't as mundane as I thought, and beneath the surface; I'd found...

In this 2023 special episode that is set to air on the last day of 2023, Chilli and I travelled down memory lane to the start of our podcast days. From how we met, to how the different experimental content projects that we tested, right to how Rye off React became what it is today. And of course to close up the chapter, we would really like to share our thoughts on how far we had came this year, a...

Sure everyone (or most) have something to complain about their lives; from their predicament to the countless it could have been, the list goes on. I was trying to breakdown my goals into smaller achievable but when I realised something. These are the rules that I’d found (or made). So instead of living by others, clocking your time, autopilot your weekends only feeling alive on weekends, why no d...

What does it takes to break a friendship? A dog sitting session? Of course while digging deeper, Chilli and I uncover there's more to this which might have caused such a riff in the frienship, but sometimes it is for the better of our mental health to put ourselves some distance with friends who are not really good for us... right?

In this episode of Rye off the bat, I’ll like to share something that I’d been doing for 2 weeks and have seen a positive effort on my depression and my mental health. Yes! Tony Robbin’s cold showers; I’m not even sure if it’s called this but I decided to try out after hearing how he mention about doing this to stay control of his mind. So far I’d seen myself changing for the better (thought there...

On to wedding matters, we explode something abit different but widely discussed in wedding plannings; do we invite our ex(es)? What if the break up is amicable? And you guys still remained friends to this day? Does it still mean something? What happens if your partner is uncomfortable about it? Do you then cut off this friendship?

In this episode, I would be sharing what are the 3 ways that we can handle our PTSD flashback or images when it comes. Other times, it could be use for anxiety. It does helps, and after my therapy I decided to hop on and create this episode; hoping that by sharing it'll help people who are feeling the same way but am helpless on what to do. Come give a listen!

In this episode of Rye off React, Chilli and I explore this interesting story. Does the way your current partner think about your past partner matters? What if it crosses a certain line? In this one, they were so close to getting married but because of something she said, he had 2nd thoughts. What do you think happened? Come find out!

I didn't thought of using an anime reference, but hey that's the point of Rye off the Bat right?! It hits me when everyday felt mundane, the routine, the grind, the hustle... where this is going? There's a reason why Naruto's training right? To be a Hokage And there's a reason why we are putting ourselves through this nature of life. This... "endless episode of repetition...

In this episode of Rye off React, Chilli and I stumbled upon this hilarious story; and we can't even believe it. Serious? Asking something so inappropiate in the workspace? So what boundaries should we set and how does it turn out in the end? Tune in to find out!

In this episode of Rye off React, Chilli and I read this situationship of how she left the relationship without a word, only with a note. Is this the right way to handle the break up? However reading on, there seems to be more than meets the eyes. From restraining order to other trigger warning self harming situations, how could one move on from this mess? Let's find out.

Luck. A magical element that is seemingly unmeasurable. Who would have known when the stars all aligned? Astronomers, tellers of fortunes only make luck feel like a more evasive trait. Selling us superstitious trinkets and sorts. Sometimes luck also gives us the excuse to blame them; when someone did better, when someone succeeded, adding on more evasiveness to this enigma of a trait. But there&#3...

In this episode of Rye off React, Chilli and I dived into this episode of how one might feel uncomfortable sharing their location with someone, even their family. We talked about how one could misuse privacy, or certain information that could be violated unknowingly. We also shared how we are on the other end sharing our location with our family members. And at the end of the day is about intend a...

So today I went to the Raffles Specialist Centre to do a psych assessment of my mental health and I was introduced to BDI (Beck Depression Inventory Test). I decided to talk about it because this test made me to be more aware and inquisitive about my mental health. From understanding my self-hatred to my views in life, this shed more light than I thought. And I figured it'll be nice to share a...

In this utterly intense episode of Rye off React, Chilli and I uncover this mess of a relationship that not only crashed and burned but exploded when the girlfriend wanted to blow things up and do some real collateral damage. How should one handle breakups? and when should others be involved? Is it too much to involved parents and families?

It felt like that right? We lose parts of ourselves over heartbreaks. When we are broken to pieces, some pieces are just lost; and some pieces are just given to the person who breaks them. But what if it's not the case? I went down this rabbit hole of thought with this title in mind... and I came out, different.

In this interesting episode of Rye off React, Chilli and I actually check out this episode. What is your take when it comes to travelling with your partner? You know how we should be early for check-ins; so what would you do if your partner didn't respect the time and the final call is on? Do you went on ahead?

I'd always had a passion for arts, especially events and festivals. It was actually a comment from a colleague that struck me; when he said that "You just have to give it up after you grow up". But... why? Do we really have to give up our passion after we started working? As much as we do have more responsibility to undertake, do we lose part of ourselves over that?