Jie Podcast: Recent Episodes
Celine Lim
Jie means elder sister in Chinese, but it's also an endearing term for close female friends. When you join us, we hope it feels just like you're having a conversation with your BFFs. We discuss a range of topics, from pop culture, lifestyle to deeper subjects like religion and insecurities. Join us on alternate Fridays for a fun time!
Behind the glamour and smiles, planning a wedding is usually a rocky journey. Today, I had the opportunity to talk to Shu Ting, one of my bridesmaids, about the wedding planning journey and she shares her own side on what's it like to be a bridesmaid.
Nat first met his girlfriend, Sarah, as toddlers in church. Over the years, love blossomed between them, but it was not always a smooth journey to get where they are. Today, Nat shares with me his story.
You either love em or hate em. Sibling relationships are complex and changes with time. But is it true that you can count on them when times really get tough? Is blood really thicker than water? And how will we as parents try to make our children get along in the future?
Is it possible for guys and girls to be 100% platonic friends with each other? And is there such thing as becoming platonic friends with your ex after a breakup?
As the year comes to a close, we look back on 2023 and see our lowest and greatest moments, and what's going on for us in the coming year!
Most of us have experience a broken heart at some point in our lives. It may feel like the whole world is ending but at some point, we pick ourselves up and move on. Faith and I discuss how we handle break ups and some tips we have for making the process just a little bit easier.
Traveling with friends more often than not presents a challenge. Differing interests, quirky habits, and many little things can cause friction and cause a trip to go from fun to unpleasant in a second. Today Sarah and I discuss what it takes to have a successful friend trip and some of our personal takes on traveling with friends.
Faith and I are back to discuss the idea of "The One". Is there really someone out there who is perfect for you and is does that align with what the Bible says?
Gen Z is rising up and coming into the workplace! As a new younger generation enters, what kinds of change is coming and what exactly are these young people struggling about? Why does everyone say they don't want kids? What's up with the OT hate? Today, Faith and I (the older Gen Z-ers) talk about what's up with our generation and the kind of future we look forward to.
Think you can do better than Ms Universe? Today we try to answer a few of the questions that the potential Ms Universe had to answer and boy was it a challenge!
What do you think of a future where babies can be born from pods instead of from mothers? Would they have the same thoughts, feelings and spirit as people born of mothers? Can AI therapists be better than human therapists? Today Jolene and I discuss what the introduction of a pod baby would look like.
As arguably one of he most hyped movies in a while, we discuss our thoughts on the themes, actors, and cinematography of the new Barbie movie. Spoilers!!!
Welcome to Season 4 of Jie Podcast! To kick off the season, Sarah and I discuss if it's morally acceptable for minors be put in front of the camera for views and how much online exposure we would allow for our own children in the future.
Gen Z is rising up and coming into the workplace! As a new younger generation enters, what kinds of change is coming and what exactly are these young people struggling about? Why does everyone say they don't want kids? What's up with the OT hate? Today, Faith and I (the older Gen Z-ers) talk about what's up with our generation and the kind of future we look forward to.
Think you can do better than Ms Universe? Today we try to answer a few of the questions that the potential Ms Universe had to answer and boy was it a challenge!
What do you think of a future where babies can be born from pods instead of from mothers? Would they have the same thoughts, feelings and spirit as people born of mothers? Can AI therapists be better than human therapists? Today Jolene and I discuss what the introduction of a pod baby would look like.
What kind of behaviour from tourists irks you the most? Do you learn about the culture of the country you're traveling to? This week we talk about tourist faux pas and of course how Matt Healy managed to "cancel" an entire festival in Malaysia.
The Idol starring Lily-Rose Depp, The Weeknd and Jennie Kim has come under criticism for being a mess of a show. We decided to watch it and give our thoughts the mess, but also on the general over-sexualization in media.
Do you think that you fit into the stereotype of your birth order? Do you think you got your independent nature from being the only child? Or did you get a people pleaser personality from being in the middle?
Today, we share our thoughts on birth order and how it has affected us growing up (especially Celine).
Join us on Monday 5pm, 17 July 23.
Season 3 of Jie podcasts starts now!!
Today's topic - Work situations.
We've all had to deal with some kind of unpleasantness at work, it may be work culture, policy, bosses or colleagues.
What can you do when this happens? Join us on Monday 5pm!
Balenciaga is currently facing one of its most serious controversies. Accusations of CP, satanic imagery and disturbing material was used in their recent 2022 Gift Guide campaign. We discuss the events that have happened thus far and look into the details and conspiracies from the campaign.
So many of us have complicated relationships with our parents. Today, we talk about why some people choose to cut off their parents, and about the idea of mum shaming. We also talk about we would be as parents in the future.
Many of us notice that as we grow up, our social circle begins to shrink. Today, we talk about maintaining friends as adults and the challenges that many people our age face.
Are weddings really the happiest time of your life? Today we read some confessions about weddings from hell... in-laws fighting, bridezillas, rude comments and more!
WIFE GUYS!!! WE WERE ROOTING FOR YOU!!!! WE WERE ALL ROOTING FOR YOU!!!! Alas, that was not enough. Adam Levine from Maroon 5 and Ned Fulmer from the Try Guys, the wifiest of the Wife guys, were caught cheating last week. In today's episode, we talk about how this has changed our views on relationships, whether the idea of monogamy is natural, the reasons why men and women cheat and more!
They are exes for a reason and today we are going to share what we think of cheating, getting back with an ex, naming your baby after an ex and more!
What's your ideal proposal? Are you team real or fake diamond? Would you say yes if you think little effort was made for the proposal? Today we discuss proposals and the issues and surrounding he topic! Let us know what you think!
Mask wearing in Singapore will officially be OPTIONAL from 29 August 2022! We are so excited about the news and for today's episode we look back on the past two years of our lives.
Moving abroad seems exciting, fun and glamorous, but what about the gritty parts? Today my guest, Petrina, and I, talk about our experience moving to London.
Happy National Day everyone! We complain about our country, but at the end of the day, there's no where else we'd rather be. Today we share some of the our favourite things about Singapore with our guest, Vivian! Be sure to let us know what you love about Singapore.
For our last episode of the season, we talk about interfaith dating as Christians. We talk about times we tried to convert our partners, clashing values and our concerns with dating people of different religions.
Is blood really thicker than water? I'd argue, no. Today we read through some confessions we found on NUSWhispers and SGWhispers and share our thoughts and experiences.
Soft launching, caspering, situationships, etc. There are so many different relationship stages and terms so today we discuss some of the terms that we have heard of but never quite understood the meaning. Tell us any interesting dating terms that we missed and its meaning!
When we're kids, we all dream of what we will be in future (except Sarah apparently). Then when we're kids, we try to find our way and figure out where our talents lie. For me, I spent a many, many years trying to be good at math and science, but ultimately ended somewhere else. We also talk about what we want for the future.
This week: Messed up relationships. We look at confessions posted anonymously on NUSWhispers and SGWhispers, and find some truly ridiculous and crazy stories. Come along and let us know what you think @jiepodcast on Instagram.
Ahhh... secondary school, the good ol' days, or is it? 9 years after graduation, we look back at the messed up and slightly illegal things that went down in school. Don't expect any sweet or heartwarming stories to come out of today's episode! It's all about spilling the tea.
Singapore has recently announced that egg freezing will be available to the public. Previously, it was restricted to those who had medical reasons, but now, anyone from age 21-35 can under the procedure. We talk about some of the obstacles social egg freezing has faced and what the procedure entails.
The Ultimatum is a new hot dating series by the same hosts as Love is Blind, and today, Sarah and I talk about who we hated and who we liked, and if ultimatums are ever a good idea.
Are you into horoscopes and MBTI? Or are you a sceptic? Today we discuss our thoughts on both Western and Chinese horoscopes and compare how accurately it describes us. We also look at MBTI, one of the most famous personality tests out there and see how well it fares!
Does anyone else feel like there's a huge increase in the number of scams recently? We share the most creative and ridiculous scams we've come across and the times when we have been involved.
We've all heard of toxic relationships, but what about toxic friends? In this episode, we share personal stories of people who we thought were our friends doing us dirty and look back at some of the times when we were the poison. Join us as we delve deep into our past and current friendships!
Love is Blind Season 2 is out on Netflix and we look through all the contestants and share our opinions on the drama. But is love really blind though? We give our hot take on the subject.
Everyone has insecurities and today we share our deepest ones - body and academic! Join us for as we discuss how our insecurities have affected our lives and how we can move forward stronger.
Online dating is serious business but ghosts are everywhere. Join us and we discuss our own experience with online dating as teens and adults, ghosting and getting ghosted and our thoughts on how to navigate the online dating realm.