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How to find a job – Adulting 101
Whether you’re a fresh graduate or an experienced professional, one of the most annoying things is to figure out how to find a job. Considering that the majority of us are not super high-fliers who can switch jobs on a whim, we put together a quick guide on how to...
How growing a houseplant makes you a better partner
Can growing a houseplant make you a better partner? They say that owning pets teaches you life and relationship skills while helping your emotional health. While that’s true, pets are basically a family member that requires an equal level of commitment. So if you’re...
Unlock Your Voice
Tell us about yourself! Hello! I am Joel and I am an Actor, Singer, and Voice Coach from Singapore! As a Performer, I hope to create positive changes in the society through music and storytelling. And as a Voice Coach, I believe that everyone has a unique voice that...
The Perfectionist Ladder vs The Unicorn Ride
Study hard, get into a good university, study even harder, get a 4.0 GPA, join a big MNC, and you’re set for life! Or are you? Whatever your “promised land” might be, climbing the corporate ladder and getting to the top of your field is one way to get there. But...
Figuring Out The Building Blocks of A Relationship
Tell us about yourself! Hello, I’m Raphael and I’m the co-founder of Enchanté Dating. We help men develop the skills they need to attract love and provide relationship coaching for guys in Singapore. How did you find out about Kalpha? I was looking for ways to...
The Music Educator
Tell us about yourself! I am currently a full time educator in Singapore. I visit various schools and share my knowledge with the different learners! My goal is to expand to other forms of education and to also be able to change the world in some way or...
Improve Your Mental Well-being Through Meditation
In recent times, meditation has been said to be able to improve mental well-being. Practiced by cultures all over the world for thousands of years, meditation is a technique of relaxation by altering your state of consciousness. But why has it become more relevant...
Perfecting Isolation in a Time of COVID
This post is a collaboration between The Law Society of Singapore and Kalpha for their Singapore Law Gazette (SLG). Check out the original post here and also check out their other articles! When we ushered in the new decade on 31 December 2019, few of us could...
English Mastery: Speaking Your Way to Success
Tell us about yourself! I’m an English Specialist and I’ve been coaching people on how to speak their way to success for 13 years. I was born in Australia and I spent some time living in the UK and the US before settling in Singapore! My job is like that of a...
If you think about it more than your girlfriend, then it’s time to just quit your job
As age catches up to us, dinner table topics tend to go two ways, a life discussion or a complaints session. Our closest friends tend to become our outlet for complaining about our job or family issues. And as is tradition, the job quitting conversation officially...
How to Adult: Should I Change My Job?
As we get older, the days get longer but the years get shorter. Work is repetitive and we have less time for ourselves as we have to try to adult properly, which is also when we realise that nobody actually knows how to adult properly. But one constant part of...
The Music Entrepreneur
Tell us about yourself! Hello, my name is Azurah Jan! I’m a music creator and educator, co-founder of The Freelancers Academy, and I’m also building my personal brand on creative lifestyle. I enjoy reading, exercising, listening to podcasts, and riding the bike (not...
Financing Your Future in The Present
Tell us about yourself! Hello! My name is Ben and my ultimate goal is to improve financial literacy in Singapore! It is a big goal for sure, but I love to talk about finance, especially personal finance. With that in mind, I decided to leave my corporate job in 2018...
More Finance Terms Made Simple!
As I mentioned in our previous post here, finance isn’t actually that difficult (unless you’re trying to work in the field). With easier access to investment mediums and assets, why not take advantage of the opportunity to start investing? To get you started, here’s...
Budgeting: The First Step to Retirement
Everyone knows that you should start investing early. We’ve seen the advertisements for it, we’ve had everyone around us talk about it. But where does the money to invest come from? For most of us, the bulk of this money comes from our salaries from our daily jobs....
Finance Terms Made Simple!
Finance is complicated for one reason: so that people outside of the industry don’t think that they can do it 🤣 In all seriousness, with our powerful brains and infinite creativity, we’ve created so many assets and methods in finance that it’s almost impossible to...
Circuit Breaker “Professions”
If necessity is the mother of invention, then boredom must be the mother of creativity. With food supplies flying off the shelves and technology keeping us all connected, we’ve all been able to keep ourselves busy during this circuit breaker period. Here are some of...
The Complete Guide to A Well Rounded #CircuitBreaker Life
Eat Work Netflix Repeat. If that sounds boring, that’s because it is. For those who enjoy staying at home, this circuit breaker has been nothing short of a blessing. But for those that prefer the great outdoors, this doesn’t have to be a bad thing either! With one...
When Work Meets Home #CircuitBreaker
COVID-19 has forced many of us to telecommute and stay at home for extended periods. The saying goes that people are different at work and at home, not just in terms of personality but also habits. So what exactly happens when we combine the two? These are 5 common...
How To Ace That Job Interview – By Lee McKing
You've gotten the interview, now what? We've talked about how to get your foot into the door here but that's just the first part. After you've caught their attention through your resume, it's time to ace that job interview and land that job! One of our long-time...