Opposing Views With Ai Nee & Christelle: Recent Episodes
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It takes a lot of courage to say "No". Saying "No" is easier said than done. In fact, most of us feel guilty when the situation clearly warrant us to say “No”, and yet, we might give in by not saying “No”.
This episode is about the different ways of saying "No" without being offensive to the other party. Setting boundaries to protect ourselves is extremely important, especially in situations that make us uncomfortable and know that it is not selfish or wrong to say “No”.
Like always, we welcome your "I said No" stories. Please share with us - IG @aitelle.ovpodcast or email us aitelle.ovpodcast@gmail.com Talk to you next week, ta-ta!
“$168m lost to top 10 scam types in the first half of 2021 (in Singapore); overall crime up by 11.2%”. Screamed the headline of ST Online, dated 30 AUG, 2021. Unbelievable right?
This week we talked about the money scams which we came across and heard about. We want to raise awareness, and hopefully, help someone avert falling into the money scam trap.
Let us all help to keep an eye in our community. If you come across any scam, please report it to the police.
The above Straits Times Article can be found here: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/168-million-lost-to-scammers-in-first-half-of-2021-overall-crime-up-by-112
We're back with another aitelle podcast episode! This week, we talk about how money & relationships are deeply connected and why it is so important to be transparent about money. Most of the time, money is seen as a taboo topic and more often than not, money is one of the major the causes in relationship strains or arguments. Share with us your thoughts on this and we are more than happy to listen! Till next week, ta-ta!
Money, money, money~
Is so funny~
In a rich man's world~
We are back in another episode of our money month - Money Management!
We discussed how important Money Management is - an essential life skill needed to survive in this world.
The worst thing that can happen to you if you do not have the appropriate money management skills is bankruptcy.
Credit cards can be your best friends or worst enemies when it comes to our dollars and cents.
If you have a way or two on how you manage your money, share with us. Till we chat again next week, ta-ta!
IG: @aitelle.ovpodcast | Email: aitelle.ovpodcast@gmail.com
“Show me the MONEY!” Tom Cruise made this line famous in Jerry Maguire. So, can money buy happiness? Some said money is the root of all evils, some said money is simply a needed “tool” for all things necessary.
This week, we talked about how we define $$$. How about you? Join us and let us know what you think.
Disclaimer: This is not meant to be educational, nor sharing information. All opinions shared here are strictly personal.
Following the episodes on obsession on beauty and addiction, we thought we would like to talk about 2 very common eating disorder, anorexia and bulimia. It is a form of obsession with how one perceives his/her body image.
Eating disorder affects millions of people. Recently ST reported that eating disorder here is on the rise, besides stress and anxiety disorder during this Covid pandemic.
Eating disorder is another mental health issue that no one talks about. Sometimes we may suspect that someone we know maybe suffering from it, but it is just so hard to bring up the topic.
If you know of someone who is struggling with an eating disorder, here’s some resources:
1) https://www.healthxchange.sg/food-nutrition/eating-disorders/eating-disorder-treatments-weight-restoration-medication-counselling
2) https://www.sgh.com.sg/patient-care/specialties-services/Eating-Disorders-Programme
3) https://www.aware.org.sg/information/eating-disorders/
Could you be an addict and not knowing it? This week we talked about some commonly known addictions, that it is no shame to reach out for help. In fact, it takes a lot of mindfulness and courage to accept that we are addicted to whatever it is, and decide to overcome that.
As always, we shared some useful resources down below.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Tel no: 6475 0890
Address: 1 Commonwealth Drive, Singapore 149603
Email: help@singaporeaa.org
Website: http://www.singaporeaa.org
National Addictions Management Service (NAMS)
Addictions Helpline: 6-RECOVER (6-7326837)
National Problem Gambling Helpline: 1800-6-668-668
Email: nams@imh.com.sg
Website: www.nams.sg
We Care Community Services
Helplines: 6471 5346
Address: 620 Tiong Bahru Road Singapore 158789
Email: admin@wecare.org.sg
Website: http://www.wecare.org.sg/
Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, or does it lie in our own mind’s eyes? The definition of beauty keeps evolving, and today the standard of beauty is so bound by society’s values. It is so easy for us to conform to the so-called standard, and willingly be led by our nose, probably well-sculpted under the knife, to follow the fragile trends, no matter how unrealistic these standards are.
Some say beauty is when you feel comfortable in your own skin. Most women would not accept a compliment of her beauty with grace. We always can find something not beautiful about ourselves. There is always one part of us that we can compare to the next person we perceived as more beautiful than us. So how far would we go in the name of beauty?
It is a sensitive topic, and it was not our intention to offend anyone. Today’s conversation is just us looking at some stereotypes and purely our own exploration of our own journey of being beautiful.
beautifulinmyeyes#selflove#selfworth#selfonfidence#workinprogress#iamenough#iambeautiful
And we're back with another heartfelt episode this week - Mothers.
How was your mum like?
Strict? Kind? Naggy? Loving? Share with us!
For us, we grew up with single mums, but damn, they're literally from two different dimensions. Join in this episode to find out the kind of mothers we had, how our relationships with them evolved and how we wish things were different.
As always, Aitelle is here for you to hear your stories or simply give you our ears - drop us a direct message on Instagram @aitelle.ovpodcast or Email us at aitelle.ovpodcast@gmail.com
Talk with you soon, ta-ta fam!
Domestic Abuse Rates shot up in early 2020 when the whole world announced lockdown one by one. Home is supposed to be one's safe haven, not their personal war zone. It sucks that not everybody has their safe space. It sucks, even more, when the people who are supposed to be the ones protecting you, loving you, giving you comfort when you need it, turn out to be the ones who are hurting you.
We urge sufferers to stop suffering in silence.
"I'm sorry I won't do it again." for the tenth time. It's all lies.
"Don't tell anyone, it's our secret." Bullshit.
Please know you're not alone. Please know it's not the end of your world if you choose to save yourself and/or others. Please know you can seek help. Please know that Ai Nee & Christelle are here for you - to listen and chat, a safe space for you. (All DMs are strictly confidential & private, we promise.)
As spoken, here are some resources that you can use & share around with those in need:
For immediate advice & help:
1) Police: 999
2) AWARE Helpline: 1800 777 5555 (Mon–Fri, 10am – 6pm)
3) National Anti-Violence Helpline: 1800 777 0000 (24 HOURS)
For counselling:
1) Family Service Centres: 1800 222 0000
2) PAVE: https://www.pave.org.sg/
Stay safe & take care peeps! Sending love to you ;)
We're back with a very vulnerable and real topic of all time - Parenting. We're not perfect. Nobody is perfect, our parents certainly aren't (or weren't [terribly sorry for your loss :( ]) perfect as well. We talked about our parents' parenting styles and how they affected us while growing up. Now that we're both adults, Ai Nee is already a mother of 2 and Christelle aspires to be a mother in the future, we have both shared the importance to look at life with self-awareness and understand the need to educate ourselves.
It's a pretty heavy topic this week and this topic went on for almost an hour (OMG!). If you're someone who grew up with a single parent too, we hope that our stories make it known that you are not alone and that you will be able to heal from this trauma (it takes time, honey) and forgive your parents for their mistakes (this also takes time).
Or perhaps you grew up with both parents, 3 parents maybe 4, or none, and your childhood still sucked - you're not alone too darling.
Or, you had absolutely loving parents and your childhood was great - you're really blessed, sweetheart, please know that and hopefully you'll do the same for your future children if you decide to become a parent yourself!
As always, Aitelle is here for you to hear your stories or simply give you our ears - drop us a direct message on Instagram @aitelle.ovpodcast or Email us at aitelle.ovpodcast@gmail.com
Talk with you soon, ta-ta fam!
Join us in our 8th Episode (Oh my, how time flies! It's been 2 months already btw!), where we talk about our life choices pertaining Career and Family.
Ask yourself and your peers - if you have to make a choice, based on your current circumstances, would you put your Career on hold to build a Family now or build your Career first and consider Family later?
We're often so hard on ourselves because of society standards or pressure from friends and family, to the point where we forget that we need to live life on our own terms too. Because of a very simple reason, it's YOUR life, period. Honestly, there's no right or wrong choice, there's only different outcomes from the choice you make.
Listen in and see if you agree with Christelle or Ai Nee, and tell us your choice! We're here to spark conversations and hope to be able to build a community with you.
Follow us on IG - @aitelle.ovpodcast or Email us aitelle.ovpodcast@gmail.com Looking forward to your messages or emails! Ta-ta fam bam!
Note: Soundtrack was downloaded from Vimeo Create as part of video production.
Here we are with Episode 7 - Leaders Make Or Break People, whether it's people in your workplace, family, friends, it applies to leaders in any kind of setting.
We exchanged stories on good and not so good examples of managers or leaders from our past experiences. We also touched on the type of leader we aspire to be and what it truly takes to be a great leader or manager. Listen in and see if you feel the same way as we do. But if you have your own views or even stories to share with us, please! Don't be shy, share with us and we can be your listening ears. We're here to spark conversations and hope to be able to build a community with you.
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Looking forward to your messages or emails! Yay!
Ta-ta!
This is a topic that should be brought up more often. We are so glad that we made an episode on Workplace Bullying this week. If you thought bullying only exists in among children or teenagers, think again my friend! You can be 40 years old and still be bullied. It's not something to be ashamed of, but it is really important to put a stop to your bully's nonsense. Know your rights and stop suffering in silence!
In this episode, we touch on real life examples of Workplace Bullying and some tips to consider if you're in a similar sticky situation that you're not sure how to get out of.
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As spoken, here are some of the resources you can refer to if you or a friend of yours will need:
Article #1 - https://theaseanpost.com/article/workplace-bullying-norm-singapore
Article #2 - https://smulexicon.com/2020/09/15/dealing-with-workplace-bullies/
AWARE / WHDA - https://www.aware.org.sg/womens-care-centre/workplace-harassment-and-discrimination-advisory/
"Conversations will be kept strictly private and AWARE will never contact your employer."
Monday to Friday 10 AM - 6 PM
Call 6950 9191 or Email whda@aware.org.sg
TAFEP - https://www.tal.sg/tafep/Contact-Us
Their Contact Us page have online forms for specific requirements.
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As always, Ai Nee & Christelle are here to create conversations with and for you. We can't wait to hear from you. Be rest assured, we are here to listen and we will not judge. We will keep your identity and conversations confidential as well. :)
DM us on Instagram @aitelle.ovpodcast or Email aitelle.ovpodcast@gmail.com
Happy Listening!
And we're back with another episode - this week, we talk about Career choices, whether to follow your passion or go for that stable income, priorities and apparently Christelle gave herself a very tricky question to answer - tune in to find out!
It's exciting for both of us because we did a little reshuffling so the introduction sounds a littttleee different than our previous episodes. We only want to create better podcasts for all of you and we thank you for your continuous listening ears :)
Same thing as always, we are dying to hear from you - your story, your experiences and your views. We really really want to connect with you and hope you feel the same way too. (Don't be shy!)
DM us @aitelle.ovpodcast or Email - aitelle.ovpodcast@gmail.com
Happy listening peeps! <3
And this week's episode is about Friendships! And no, it's not the F.R.I.E.N.D.S. TV Series that we're chatting about in this episode. (Sorry to disappoint you, boo! Fun fact: Christelle is a huge fan of F.R.I.E.N.D.S. TV Series too!)
So, listen in as we talk about the different kinds of friends we had in the past and have right now. As the both of us are in different life stages, so naturally we have different views about friendships and different sets of friends.
Do you have different categories of friends or friends are just friends to you? We only touched the very surface of different kinds of Friendships, if you have a story of your own to share with us, do tell!
Direct Message on Instagram or drop us an email :)
IG: @aitelle.ovpodcast | Email: aitelle.ovpodcast@gmail.com
In upcoming episodes, we will have the chance to talk more in depth about Friendships. Of course, any requests are welcomed.
Happy listening & Talk soon! :D
This week's episode might be a little random and specific - well, let's be honest, would you get offended? Perhaps being offended might be a little too exaggerating when it comes to describing your feelings. How about feeling weird or uncomfortable? Or are you totally fine with it?
Share with us your views, thoughts and if you do have your own stories based on your personal experience, please - do send us a message or email, we'd love to hear from you!
Let's Get Talking!
Welcome to the second episode! We had to make some shifts in our episodes line up, so this week, we will be talking about Doxxing.
As Singapore's covid situation worsens, we're in Phase 2 (Heightened Alert). Most people are back to Work From Home and Home Based Learning modes. Tension is high, anxiety spreads like wildfire.
And recently, whether it's Whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, there are a few viral videos of people not wanting to wear their masks in public spaces and cursing and swearing at those around them. But, is it okay for us to film these people and post it on the Internet? And is it okay to subsequently dig up their personal information such as their names, residential addresses, age, professions and so on?
Instead of spreading the negativity, we should learn to be more gracious, kind and understanding even if those people are being difficult. Yes, easier said than done, but we need to at least make the effort to try, especially during this difficult period. Take care, Stay home & Stay safe people!
WARNING: SEMI GRAPHIC CONTENT IN THIS EPISODE. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.
Welcome to the very first episode of Opposing Views With Ai Nee & Christelle Podcast. In this episode, we bring you through our journeys of working for ourselves and working for others. Are you a fellow business owner or are you working for others? No right or wrong answers, we just want to spark some conversations with you. Follow us on Instagram @aitelle.ovpodcast or drop us an email at aitelle.ovpodcast@gmail.com. Let's get talking soon, don't be shy! ;)
Topics Covered:
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How did we meet ;
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What were our jobs before moving into Entrepreneurship ;
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How we got into our respective businesses ;
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Why did we become business owners ;
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Business = Bungee Jumping?
A short segment of Ai Nee & Christelle sharing their "why" for creating their podcast, Opposing Views.