Tips & Hacks Archives

Tall poppy syndrome: Why being “Too Much” might just be perfectly enough

Have you ever felt like the moment you started shining, someone tried to dim your light?That’s Tall Poppy Syndrome in action. It's a quiet, subtle thing…

By Sinemobong Essien April 9, 2025

Tips & Hacks

How to register for a personal IRD account

Without an IRD number, you cannot work for many employers in New Zealand so, here is how to register for a personal IRD account. What is…

By Sinemobong Essien August 16, 2023

Tips & Hacks Travel

How to travel better with your current passport

Passport privilege is a thing that’s why you see people do the most unthinkable just to secure one of the world’s powerful passports. If you have…

By Sinemobong Essien August 14, 2023

Tips & Hacks

10 Tips that will Make Moving and Packing Easier

Here are my top 10, tested and trusted, tips (you can call them hacks, it works same) that will make your move much easier.

By Sinemobong Essien July 2, 2023

Auckland train ride - Henderson to Newmarket

Tips & Hacks

Auckland train experience: Henderson to Newmarket

My first train experience was during my Masters degree programme in England. I was to meet up with a Facebook friend I had been chatting with…

By Sinemobong Essien April 26, 2022