The Tribal Treehouse

The Tribal Treehouse

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The Tribal Treehouse episodes

  • Tim's life experiences and lessons from volunteering / at SGHAC (feat. Lucas Teo and Timothy)

    In this episode, Lucas and I had a chat with Timothy who is one of the case worker's of SG Accident Help Center. During which, we talked a bit about the organizational aspects of SGAHC and Tim’s lessons and experiences when volunteering. 

    Lucas is currently an 18 year old whom just finished the IB program. Lucas's Instagram: @Lucas_5ever

    Location of SGAHC: 6 Flanders Square, Singapore 209297

    Visit their website if you would like to find out how you can help at https://www.sgaccident.org.sg/
    Organisation's instagram: @sg_ahc


    Timestamps
    Introduction on yourself 0:00
    Background on SG Accident 0:40
    How did you end up doing this? 2:40
    Joys when dealing with migrant workers 4:45
    Strategies you use to get migrant workers to open up to you 7:17
    In what situations do you have to get them to open up to you 8:43
    How do you balance helping the workers and what is the best way to approach the situation 10:50
    Do you think you have found your purpose in life? 13:48
    Can you talk a bit more about what is service learning and give us some examples?14:43
    How do you think we can balance material giving and non material giving? 19:20
    How did you find out migrant worker were who you wanted to serve 23:24
    How can we put the needs or others first considering things like pay and passion? 27:58

    Quick takes

    Do you have any advice for the younger generation? 32:55
    Anything you wish you had done differently so far? 34:41
    What is an easy way people can find more meaning in their lives/Will money make you happy? 36:12

    New cafe that SG Accident is coming up with 40:51

    44 min
  • Choosing your major, societal pressures , challenges faced as a teacher (feat. Mr Jonas Chow)
    Jonas Chow used to be my math teacher in IB while I was studying in ACSI (I). He has been teaching math for over 10 years. Additionally, he is also a hallmaster taking care of scholars in the boarding school. This is his story of how he chose his major.  0.26 interest: younger
    2.43 educational pathway as a teacher (scholarships)
    4.45 What University, course and scholarship
    5.50 Why did you get into teaching
    6.45 Parents reactions to major
    7.23 Other courses/backup plan
    7.50 Personality (factor,initial fear)
    9.08 Considered other courses ?
    9.28 Why did you decide to be a hall master
    10.30 Exception vs reality (Teacher) /How to reconcile with things you don’t like in your job
    11.54 Biggest challenge as a teacher
    13.16 Do you think having high salary is important ?
    14.10 Reconcile with pay passion job security
    16.26 Did you care about your pay when you were young ?
    18.11 Advice for anyone who cannot decide who they want to do
    19.45 How to deal with not getting you dream course
    20.45 Considering overseas as an option
    23.20 actionable steps to decide on your major
    24.28 Going into jobs you don’t like
    27 min
  • Caring about what others think about us, self love, hardwork & talent (feat. Aaron Leo)
    (Timestamps below) In this episode, me and aaron dives into why we care about what others think of us, why we should not care about what others think of us and how we can overcome this. We then also talked about fitting in, people pleasing, self love, and why you can achieve anything you want with hardwork.  
    Aaron graduated from IB in ACS(I) in 2020 and was previously a canoeist in the school. IG: all.out.aaron  
    Time stamps  
    0.00- Being judged in the gym
    3.36 Why do we care about what other people think of us
    4.21 - Role of social media (why it makes us unhappy)
    7.01- Historical reasoning , how can we stop comparing ourselves with others
    9.55 - Faking your personality to fit in
    11.56- Why we should not care about why people think about us (reason 1)
    12.55 - Reason 2
    14.11 - Reason 3
    15.44 - How can we stop people pleasing
    17.19 How can we love ourselves more (2 ways)
    19.31- Why we should give ourselves credit for our achievements. Being satisfied with what we have
    20.28 Why you can achieve anything you want even if you don't have talent
    21.15 : Another way to increase self love
    22.11 Why you can achieve anything you want even if you don't have talent (part 2)
    22.51 Fixed and growth mindset
    23.46 Concluding remarks: Last advice for anyone who cares too much about what people think of them
    27 min
  • Caring about what others think of us, self love, hardwork and talent (feat. Aaron Leo)
    (Timestamps below) In this episode, me and aaron dives into why we care about what others think of us, why we should not care about what others think of us and how we can overcome this. We then also talked about fitting in, people pleasing, self love, and why you can achieve anything you want with hardwork.  
    Aaron graduated from IB in ACS(I) in 2020 and was previously a canoeist in the school. IG: all.out.aaron  
    My email: [email protected]  
    0.00- Being judged in the gym
    3.36 Why do we care about what other people think of us
    4.21 - Role of social media (why it makes us unhappy)
    7.01- Historical reasoning , how can we stop comparing ourselves with others
    9.55 - Faking your personality to fit in
    11.56- Why we should not care about why people think about us (reason 1)
    12.55 - Reason 2
    14.11 - Reason 3
    15.44 - How can we stop people pleasing
    17.19 How can we love ourselves more (2 ways)
    19.31- Why we should give ourselves credit for our achievements. Being satisfied with what we have
    20.28 Why you can achieve anything you want even if you don't have talent
    21.15 : Another way to increase self love
    22.11 Why you can achieve anything you want even if you don't have talent (part 2)
    22.51 Fixed and growth mindset
    23.46 Concluding remarks: Last advice for anyone who cares too much about what people think of them
    27 min
  • Army, University applications and random bits of advice (feat. Aaron Leo)

    In this episode, Aaron talks about his experiences being in the army, applying for university and maintaining friendships. Then we also went into a short some discussion on some concepts in a book called 12 Rules for life, tips for work life balance and finally ending with some bits of advice.

    Aaron is currently a 19 year old serving the army as a commando as of 2021. He graduated from IB in ACS(I) in 2020 and was previously a canoeist in the school. IG: all.out.aaron  

    Timestamps :D  

    0.44 Army experiences

    7.31- Life after IB ( Uni)

    9.00 Course aaron applied to

    10.41 Decision on course

    14.34 Maintaining friendships in uni

    16.56 Book out days

    18.25 Book : 12 rules for life (discussions: biggest takeaway, application: instant gratification)

    24.12 Tips for work life balance

    27.26 Advice for younger self

    28.56 Final concluding remarks (Advice)

    31 min
  • Surviving studying (feat. Shaveen)
    We're kinda just chatting for the 1st 6 mins, if you want useful stuff skip to 6.40 it was kinda weird when I started too so. Sorry it’s not really in-depth for some parts.
    Shaveen is 18 years old in ACSI IB program now as of 2020 IG: Shavmeme
    Time stamps:
    0.00 Transferring to a new school
    6.40 studying techniques used (active recall, space repetition.)
    19.05 motivation and drive, uncertainty
    22.34 stress, overthinking
    24.00 finding rest
    26.23 Quick questions and advice with shaveen
    30 min

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The Tribal Treehouse is a podcast where a Singaporean teen explores growing up, life, anything and everything with various guests.