Free Fridays: My "platinum album".
5 September 2025
I always joked, "I'm going to have an album one day."
This is me - the one croaking in the shower to Mariah Carey songs, sounding nothing like her.
So when I stepped into the recording studio for the first time, I chuckled silently. How ironic that I'd be recording, me with my off key tunes.
Thankfully, it's not for an album. God had better plans for me - I recorded my audiobook, thanks to my publisher Penguin Random House.
As I sat down in the recording room by myself, I remembered how I'd listen to others' audiobook (even Mariah's book!) silently wishing I'd get to do my own one day. To narrate my own story. To have my own audiobook. My fingers softly grazed the black headphones, and I smiled. A silent wish can come true, indeed, if God wills.
"OK Vivy, ready?" Kit asked from the speaker blasting into the room. Kit was the owner of the studio – he’s so supportive and helped calm my nerves.
"Yep!" I said into the microphone.
I sipped my hot honey lemon to soothe my throat, sat comfortably and opened my mouth to narrate the first page of my book.
A few sessions of this, countless hot honey lemons and many "Could you repeat that line, for backup please?" later, I'm grateful to announce that this audiobook is now available for everyone, anywhere around the world!
For those of you who hate reading and would rather have me read the story to you instead (hi, Along...) or for those of you abroad who can't get hold of the physical book, my voice is waiting for you, on your couch/bed/traffic jam ride home.
Just give me 8 hours and 8 minutes of your time.
And in return, I hope to give you lessons from my entrepreneurship life - so you never have to make the mistakes I made.
Available here on Audible or Google Play Store.
Photos from the recording journey, just to share :)
Disclaimer:
It felt really weird listening to this for me, because 1) It's already very cringe to listen to your own voice! and 2) I wrote this in 2022 at dUCk's high so there was a lot of optimism, unknown to me then what the fate of it all would be.
So I hope you'll forgive my optimism and take it as a reality of what an entrepreneur faces - complete immersion and unwavering belief of her dreams, come what may. Alas, the purple dUCk had to be laid to rest – I’ve explained in my previous post here if you missed the story before:
All I can say is, “The Second Decade” will be an interesting one... 🙌🏻
Before you go…
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My kids were the happiest when I got this discount for Sincerely, Vivy!
Hope it’ll make your day too! llaollo is giving us a deal - RM40 only for THREE small tubs! This one is only for Sincerely, Vivy subscribers.
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Before you really go…
Let me know you’ve read this. Comment your favourite Mariah Carey song on my latest post at @sincerelyvivy.
See you there! :)
Excited to be here for all the decades!! ❤️❤️❤️
Hi Vivy, I’ve never been a fan of yours or dUCk (but I’ve bought some of your products). since last year, after what happened to you, something happened to me as well - a huge slander that affected my career and changed my whole view of life, friendship and work. It was a huge blow, as big as yours, the only exception is I’m not a celebrity so the challenge I face is not as big. Then I thought “kalau aku pun kena hadap fitnah orang macam ni, maybe what they said about Vivy was not true as well. Kalau aku yang nobody ni pun dah tak tahan, how is she facing all of this, having the whole Malaysia looking at her?” I now believe that one untruth created by one hater can convince the whole world to believe it as true because “a lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.”
You’re such a strong and smart lady. I’m now officially a fan.