The Day I Discovered My Calling…

May 31, 2016

In March 2003, my world collapsed. SARS was in the air. The economy almost grinded to a halt. Property market took a nose dive. My business was virtually destroyed. I was carrying personal liability to the tune of millions of dollar. I lost almost everything. I went through the darkest hour of my life. It […]

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I was kidnapped…

May 18, 2016

The darkness of the room was like nothing I have experienced before. It was like a blanket engulfing me s-l-o-w-l-y – and strangling me at my deepest core. I was lying on what should have been a comfortable bed – but it felt hard to me. It was like I was being glued to it […]

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What Next After The Bukit Batok By-Election?

May 10, 2016

Throughout the by-election campaign, we have seen different forces dividing our nation and tearing the fabric of society apart. We have witnessed individuals and groups fighting each other to support their favored political candidate and party. Now that the hustings are over, I pray and hope that we will close rank and fight for Singapore […]

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A Real-Life Love Story

April 27, 2016

I like to share with you a very touching story – a real-life love story. Ah Seng (not his real name) is a “garung guni” man and he sold mainly cardboards for a living. To some people, he was a nuisance because he would carry them into his HDB flat or leave it along the […]

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Living The Way

April 27, 2016

Embarrassment can occur anytime. It happened to me recently. Once I invited some of my colleagues to my house. It was part of a course that I personally conducted in my company. The objective was to show them how I lived, worked, played and learned in my house. Prayerfully, it would help them avoid my […]

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I Have Found A Sure-Fire Way To Succeed…

April 25, 2016

Do you like to have a sure-fire principle for success? Many of my friends will tell you that I’ve been an ardent student of the art and science of success. Over the years, I have invested more time, more money, and more energy to learn about success than many ordinary persons-on-the-street. I have attended many […]

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Make Reading A Lifelong Love Affair

April 25, 2016

In an increasingly digitized and fast-moving society, there are many distractions, and communications are frequently reduced to sound bites. As a result, reading as a habit has taken a beating and if this trend continues, we will not be any wiser or healthier as a people We need to inculcate a lifelong love affair with […]

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He Befriends Gangsters…

April 21, 2016

A friend – let’s call him Luke (not the real name) – that I have not met for more than 30 years dropped by my office and had dinner with me. Except for some wrinkles, Luke’s face has hardly changed over the years. I once joked on the fb group that put us together again […]

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Sad To See The Fighting For Power And Glory…

April 20, 2016

One evening, I had a heart-wrenching meal with an old friend who was also my customer. It was heart-wrenching because we were trading stories about the ugliness that we have seen in the marketplace. Between both of us, we have had more than 100 years of corporate life. We have covered a wide range of […]

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When The Tyre Hits The Road…

April 20, 2016

It was a delight to get a call from a long term customer, one whom I have been serving for more than ten years. From being a customer, he has become a friend and our interactions have gone beyond just professional matters. We met at the business centre of the Grand Hyatt hotel and spent […]

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