07.05.2020

by Lisa Cheah


Thursday, 7th of May, 2020

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I can’t believe it has been almost 3 years since I last wrote on my private blog.
To be completely honest, I wouldn’t know where to begin to update.

In terms of social media, you’ll find me best on

www.instagram.com/lisacheah

Since my last post in 2017, I guess it is honestly only fair I update you on some of the amazing places I’ve been to.

Since 2017, I swapped careers. After 8 years in banking, it just wasn’t doing it for me. As much as I loved a routine life, I felt like I wasn’t being pushed much longer, things became rather routine, and as much as I am thankful for the opportunities that the bank offered, I knew I was ready for something else.

I left my 9-5 job and started working in aviation! At this moment, I am currently still employed at Scandinavian Airlines, but given the situation with Covid19, the entire industry is almost at a complete standstill, and so is my job.

Working in aviation almost fueled my love for traveling. In the past 2 years alone, I have had the opportunity to travel to South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia, Brazil, Portugal, Russia, Cuba, Jamaica, Cyrpus, made numerous trips to the US, Scotland, and a whole lot more.

There truly is nothing that feeds my soul more than traveling.
To see, and experience, to understand, to reflect.

Ah, what great memories they all are.

I suppose if there is one thing I should update you about, that for the past 6 months, I lived in the United States!

23rd of August 2019, I had packed my bags and chased a lifelong dream of mine. I have been so privileged that I was offered a chance to study in New York City! And when that chance came knowing, I knew I wasn’t going to pass it up.

Even in my wildest dream, I could not have dreamt of an opportunity like that, and I am thankful every day for it. New York was and still is, to me - magic.

It is so hard to explain the magic that is in New York. In New York, I felt alive.

I had rented a little room on Wall Street and spent my days going to school in the mornings, and in after I spent it strolling the streets, making connections, and just truly living the life of dreams.

If you want to read about my stay, do check back!
I will try and revive this ol’ blog of mine. While in the US, I have been so lucky to have visited a number of new During my 6 months stay, I visited places like Maine, Rhode Island, Maryland, Texas, California, Connecticut, etc.
America is so huge, so wonderful and I genuinely cannot wait to return.

Since we last spoke as well, I should update that have also officially graduated! Hooray.

As for today’s last update, I should also perhaps announce that I currently have been offered to attend Grad school from the Uni of Melbourne, Uni of Edinburgh, and Uni of Glasgow, depending on how things turn out with Covid19, you might just see me away again.

The Vessel at Hudson Yards

The Vessel at Hudson Yards

Till we meet again

x,

Lisa