Lost In A Jungle.

March 3, 2014

Photographers call the hour before sunset the ‘magic hour’. Even amidst the dark shadows and dark foliage of the jungle, the light was beautiful, the last rays of the day streaming tremulously through gaps in the leaves. I found myself unable to enjoy the sight. As the sun set about its daily demise, my heart […]

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A Spirit Of Humility.

March 1, 2014

How will I live tomorrow and tomorrow’s tomorrows to make my life really count? At the end of my life, how will I appraise it? During the recent Chinese New Year celebration, Col (Ret) Tan Hung Kee dropped by my home. We had a wonderful time sharing and praying together. Hung Kee won a scholarship from the […]

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Richness In Poverty.

February 25, 2014

It was way past midnight. Still, I was fully awake. I was tossing and turning on my bed. I said bed but in actual fact, it was a woven straw mat of about 3 cm thick. I retrieved it from the cupboard every evening and laid it out on the floor. For 21 years, I […]

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Six Powerful Lessons I Learned From My Mother.

February 24, 2014

My mother gave me something that no other person could give me – my life. She has moulded and shaped me more than anybody else in the world. When I was born, she gave her heart to me. Since then, I have carried Ma’s heart with me and will do so till the end of […]

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What My Papa Taught Me – Part 3.

February 23, 2014

This was one face-off that I would never forget for the rest of my life. It was not a normal face-off but one that was between a father and his son. I know that scene well because it was between Papa and me. It happened in his bedroom one evening in 1973. That evening, Papa […]

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What My Papa Taught Me – Part 2.

February 23, 2014

On 1 March, 2012, I drove my Ma back from her hometown in Kulai. On the way back, she shared with me a story that touched my heart. My Ma told me about the special friendship between Papa and her brother. It was a relationship that I never knew about, a bond that few have […]

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What My Papa Taught Me – Part 1.

February 23, 2014

On 17 March 1990, my Papa passed away suddenly. He had a heart attack after an enjoyable holiday. He collapsed while queuing up to stamp his passport at the Singapore Customs. At that point, our family was in shock and deeply saddened. It took us a long time to recover from the grief. Looking back […]

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My Papa

February 21, 2014

I want to share with you about my Papa (father). We had a wonderful relationship, memories of which I will never forget for the rest of my life. Papa worked 364½ days on almost every year. I don’t remember Papa applying for leave, falling ill, or taking time off from work. He had to work […]

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Paradox Of Life.

February 19, 2014

Humanity is known to swing from one extreme to another. Every one of us is capable of switching from one polarity to a diametrically opposite polarity in life. We complain about a lack of time but we waste time on many unnecessary activities. We long to be rich but we spend a lot of money […]

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My Life Of Failures.

February 18, 2014

Failure is part and parcel of a successful life. The only way to avoid it is to live for nothing and do nothing. Life will not be worth the living. Failures act as signposts on the journey to success.They are good servants but bad masters. When we take failures by its horns and respond to […]

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