About Me

You must be wondering who I am to have wandered to this page on my site.

Well, hello there. I'm Marie, who's currently residing in Perth, Western Australia. I come from a close-knitted family of five, and I'm the middle child (oh the dreaded middle-child-syndrome).

Have been blogging ever since 2004, but due to my perfectionist self, I've been jumping from blog to blog seeking a new start. What not many people know about me is the fact that I have mild OCD and spend most of my time organising and planning my life in detail. Hence, the start of this blog, as I wanted a space to organise my thoughts so that I can look back on it in the near future. My blog posts consists of a wide range of topics, from my personal lifestyle, travel, advice, thoughts and everything else in between.

In the last 29 years, I have travelled to Australia, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, and Taiwan. My favourite travel destination would definitely have to be Taiwan. Hands down. I make it a point to travel there at least once a year, and stay for an average of 1 month. I usually spend my time travelling around the island (from the north to the south), as well as meeting up with friends who I've met online over the years. I must say that I'm extremely fortunate to have friends who are willing to show me around and spend time with me every time I visit. Fun fact: I am currently living in Taiwan.

I have a passion for learning new languages, especially Asian ones. While English is my native tongue, I'm able to speak a few other languages such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Cantonese. However, proficiency levels do differ between these languages, depending on the time spent learning and putting them into practice. Still working on them, and hoping that I will be fluent soon.

I have great fascination with Psychology, and will read up on this whenever I have free time on my hands. I've been told by many that I have cognitive empathy, which allows me to use this knowledge to its greatest potential. I'm Aunt Agony to many, always being there for those who need it and helping them get through tough times in life. As people say, you'll never know what difference you can make in someone else's life just by offering a listening ear. If you ever need someone to talk to, please don't feel like you're alone.

You can shoot me an email at exuvalia@hotmail.com.