Melissa Koh: A courageous fashionista mama

Lifestyle blogger and video creator Melissa Celestine Koh hails from Singapore island country. She is a fashionista and the founder of her fashion, travel, and lifestyle site. In addition, Melissa is the designer behind the label RunAfter, which encourages people to “run after” their goals and ambitions. In addition, she is the successful proprietor of the blog shop known as Lady Mojo.

Melissa and James Chen, who had been her photographer in the past, got married in August 2017. Their wedding took place over two days and included a ceremony at a church, a gatecrash, and a supper banquet at The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore.

Melissa began writing online diaries when she was around 15 years old and maintained that habit even after working at Credit Suisse. As of today, Melissa is the mother of two children. Her website features articles that offer advice on parenthood based on her personal experiences, blogs about house and living, and style diaries.

When Melissa was expecting her second child, she went through one of the most difficult times of her life as a mother.  Every first-time mother anticipates the moment when she can cuddle up with her brand-new baby as soon as she brings them into the world. On the other hand, occasionally, fortune has a different plan, and unforeseen obstacles arise. Shortly after Melissa gave birth to their second child, the new mother’s time spent with her newborn baby was cut short since he was immediately sent to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). After then, an X-ray was taken, which revealed that Melissa’s son suffers from a heart issue that urgently calls for surgery.

James and Melissa could not get any rest the night of the procedure because the operation lasted until daylight the following morning, so they were awake the entire time. They were flooded with emotion when they saw their two-day-old kid struggling for his life despite having several tubes inserted into him.

Melissa’s life has been consumed by her desire to start a family, which has emerged as her top concern. Even though it has required a significant amount of her time and effort, she wouldn’t have it any other way. She had to turn down some work opportunities because of family obligations, but this has helped Melissa refocus and prioritise the work and campaigns that are most important to her and are close to her heart.

Melissa has a hard time juggling her own business and her duties as a mother. But she dealt with it by scheduling specific amounts of time for each activity, enabling her to give each one the attention and concentration it deserves. When significant concepts are broken down into more manageable chunks, they become simpler to comprehend. The most important guidance that Melissa can give is to be easy on yourself and give one hundred percent in all you do. That should always be sufficient.

Since she became a mother, Melissa’s sense of style has evolved in new directions. She was typically quite versatile. She has a great deal of fun dressing up. She would sometimes wear girly florals, and then the next day, she would wear a sleek, black jumpsuit. However, as time passed, she concluded that she had saved the pieces of jewellery that were the most ageless, traditional, and of excellent quality.