In his book “First, Break All The Rules”, Marcus Buckingham explains how the best managers select employees for talent rather than for skills or experience…
A Life Lesson… This weekend, look into a mirror and find out which of the four characters that fits you the best. I am talking about the…
The Singapore Teochew Festival I was still thinking about the Teochew people and their culture three days after publishing my post to commemorate my Dad’s 30th…
Ah Dia*, (endearing salutation for Dad* in my Teochew dialect) I write this letter to commemorate your 30th anniversary and to celebrate your journey of resilience…
The Singapore Blog Awards 2014 has adopted the theme “Giddy Up“. Well, why not since this is the year of the horse in the Chinese…
The Singapore Blog Awards 2014 announced the Top Ten finalists for each blog category on its site on the 4th of July. This date is…
I Am So Thrilled To Be Selected. Thank you 🙂 The Singapore Blog Awards 2014 organisers announced the Top Ten finalists for each blogging Categories on…
Eating Out Life Style Eating out has become so much part of the life style of many people in both Singapore and Malaysia. Food lovers…
Before I retired, I was a Big Potato in Singapore Airlines. And this is my story, and I hope it will serve to encourage young people to improve their Resilience Quotient so that they can be courageous when facing the two dreaded R’s: Retrenchment and unplanned Retirement.
It is commonplace these days to be told “Learn, Unlearn and Relearn” during a motivational seminar. The “resilience” I am sharing about in this blog post is about returning to a stronger position than before once you step out the door.
Singapore and Malaysia have a high number of public holidays and they often result in long week-ends. Coupled with the school holidays in March, June and December there are thus ample opportunities for travel…
I took a trip to my hometown, but unlike Paul Anka, I didn’t stop just to look around. Apart from visiting friends and relatives, there…
It is one of those things you enjoyed doing and felt great after doing it. This is how I feel right now whilst putting up…
I’m dedicating this – my 100th – blog post to my Mom for teaching me these 5 important life lessons. Lucky are those of us…
This time of the year is magical. It is nostalgic when we look back to the year past. We say goodbyes, recount the blessings and the…