"How are you?" > Your response?

外國同事/街坊一句“How’s your weekend?”“What have you been up to?”“Hiya, you alright?”你心諗:「都係咁樣啦,冇乜特別,都唔知同對方講咩」你呆一呆你哋你眼望我眼跟住就冇哂聲氣Let me tell you:You don’t have to be interestingYou just have to be curiousQue...

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May 28, 2026
Perfect accent = respect???

The less you drill your pronunciation, the faster you sound like a native.Trust me — I teach people how to use English to jibber jabber for a living.One of the worst things? Fixating on your accent.You think: "Perfect accent = respect....

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May 26, 2026
This is a problem for me

I almost didn’t say this because there’s this expectation that language learners have it all together… but I’m going to share it anyway.​Sometimes I get so passionate I annoy myself.​I want my audience to know that English learning don’t actually hav...

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May 22, 2026
How did you celebrate 520?

Yesterday was 520 - this day got me thinking...Honestly, I couldn't have gone so far without you - no matter how you got into my world, but YOU CHOSE to trust me in the first place. So I’m feeling extra generous today. 🎉​I’m opening THINK and SPEAK...

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May 21, 2026
LAST DAY TO CATCH ⏰

Many of you asked me: "My mind always goes blank when I am in the middle of a conversation. What should I do?"Look, English is NOT my first language. I have been there for sure.But I was chosen—instead of the native speakers—to host internationa...

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May 18, 2026
How a male customer's private part changed my career

I was only 23, a fresh female pharmacist, when a male customer showed me a picture of his private part.Then, word spread. Many more men showed me their private parts.Believe it or not, many men struggled with eczema in their private parts — and they...

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May 15, 2026
New Course DROP

Something new and different is here… ​Unfreeze and flow​​Snag it here for $380! ​Snag it, binge it and get ready to learn exactly what to say when you forget a word mid-sentence/your manager ask you an unexpected question/HR asks you "what's you...

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May 13, 2026
Can you double your learning speed?

Last week a Catch Every Word student asked if we can shorten the 8-week journey to 4 weeks by doubling the learning time to 30 minutes a day.What do you think?Will you finish faster? Yes — maybe 6 or 7 weeks.But 4 weeks? No.I wish 1+1=2 worked for th...

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May 11, 2026
A book that took me weeks to finish (but only 230 pages)

It's Friday. Are you reading anything this weekend? You guys asked me to do more book sharing, so here I go...I just finished a book that stopped me in my tracks.It’s short. Plain English. Simple sentences.And yet it took me weeks to read.Because the...

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May 08, 2026
What makes British jokes different?

Last week I shared a post on Instagram talking about how funny British jokes can be.Then someone commented:"我覺得係咪唔關所謂英式事?如果轉做中文,Harry Potter嗰句可能係「我覺得我哋搵到架車啦!/ 我哋係咪搵到架車啦?」電影場面嚟講都係好笑(...

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May 06, 2026