Third Draft

Sign in Subscribe

The Editor

The Editor

Malaysia

Founder of my own personal newsroom. Still editing my life, one half-written post at a time.

Maybe This Is The Balance

Maybe This Is The Balance

I used to think work-life balance meant clocking out at exactly 5 PM, totally disconnecting, and then hitting Pilates, followed by dinner, skincare, journaling, parenting and a solid eight hours of sleep. Well, that version of balance never happened. Not because I didn't want it, but because life

Sundays Are for The Existential Dread

Sundays Are for The Existential Dread

It’s Sunday. And I just want to say I’m never ready for Monday. LIKE NEVER. The minute I open my eyes, I get moody. Maybe it’s the stillness. Maybe it’s the looming to-do list. Or maybe it’s just my internal settings refusing to accept that

Hey.

Hey.

You made it. Welcome to Third Draft — the news version of “let me tell you something... but don’t quote me yet.” This is my version of newsroom for stories I didn’t get to pitch, thoughts I probably should’ve kept to myself, and quiet reflections from a life