17 Sep 2020

2020, Customer Experience, MyAlchemy, Training, Writing
Birthday gift
“Happy Birthday!” “Thanks for the gift. But it’s not for another 3 weeks!” “I know. I know.” “I presume you’ve marked it in your calendar.” “Haan, haan. Of course.” “As usual, you’re preoccupied with something. It’s something to do with your writing. Or thinking of writing. Right?” “Er… okay… well…” “Admit it. Okay… wait, wait. I know this. Let me say my piece before...
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16 Sep 2020

2020, MyAlchemy, Training, Writing 5 Comments
MyAlchemy
Introducing My Alchemy I just finished yet another batch of my writing workshop. A workshop that runs across 16 hours, 4 weekend, 2 hours each session. Plus time every week for individual feedback for each assignment. And then there's the time I spend one-on-one with each participant. 24 hours. Not to mention the time I take to create the modules. But don't count that time! Intro...
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14 Sep 2020

2020, MyAlchemy, Writing 2 Comments
Fries Burger and ketchup
"Why not?", she said biting into her burger. The mayo oozed out. She licked it off her fingers. "Well...for one it's a working day." "Amazing isn't it? " She took another bite, then had a swig of her coffee. "Er..." "Look," she said excitedly and held her hands out. "It's Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday!" "Yes, I know the days of the week." he said dourly, sip...
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20 Aug 2020

2020, Writing
3things
There are 3 things I learnt when I ran a writing workshop recently - with adults. Of course there are more than 3. But let's start with these. It was over weekends - four weekends to be precise. 15 eager beavers joined my workshop, knowing it came from a place of passion. And what they learnt was simple - how to write better! But more importantly, what came out what my own learning! ...
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20 Aug 2020

2020, Writing
When participants speak, the people listen. 15 participant. 4 weekends. One wish. To write. To write more. To write better. And did we do that? Yes. And how. Listen to what Alpana S. a professor in Botany had to say about how the workshop grew on her! Here it is: My Alchemy Participant Speak Here's what Alpana S had to say about My Alchemy Which is the one aspect in which ...
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19 Aug 2020

2020, Writing
Participant Speak
In July 2020, 15 brave warriors came to the writing battleground armed with their keyboards and their imagination. And went back victorious! Listen to what young Saamiya had to say about those 4 weekends we spent writing. Learning. Thinking. Laughing. Playing. And writing. Here it is: My Alchemy - Participant Speak Here's what Saamiya S had to say about My Alchemy Q: Which ...
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18 Aug 2020

2020
ParticipantSpeak
You've heard us talking about My Alchemy, the online writing workshop that had 15 eager participants over 4 weekends in July-August, 2020. What we all did during those 4 hours per weekend was listen, learn and of course, write! Yes, and that included me. I wrote some too! But enough about me. There's only so much one can say about something that's driven by passion. Sometimes it's ni...
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