Passion.

September 20, 2013

I woke up in the morning to read that Nobel peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is visiting Singapore. This is her first official visit as Myanmar’s opposition leader. Her story is well known to those of us who have been enamoured with her struggles. The question that crossed my mind was: What drove a […]

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PSLE.

September 20, 2013

Examination fever is on. Students are taking the examinations. Parents are having the fever. 🙂 Here’s wishing all our students intelligence, clarity of thoughts, and ability to do well. To all parents, you’ve done your best. Leave the rest to God. May you have wisdom, peace and ability to be their best coach and cheer […]

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Walden.

September 20, 2013

‘I left the woods for as good a reason as I went there. Perhaps it seemed to me that I had several more lives to live, and could not spare any more time for that one. It is remarkable how easily and insensibly we fall into a particular route, and make a beaten track for […]

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A Story Of Two Men – Part 2.

September 19, 2013

The stories of Mr Lee Kuan Yew and Mr Chin Peng reinforced my belief that that all organisations succeed or fail primarily because of leadership. Nothing great is ever achieved without a great leader and a great team. Leaders change the landscape of society. They can change lives for better or for worst. The good […]

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A Story Of Two Men – Part 1.

September 19, 2013

(I’m not writing this short note out of disrespect for anyone but to recount the achievements and failures of two leaders who played a major part in the history of Singapore. I believe that somewhere in the two stories, there are important lessons for all of us.) One man, Mr Lee Kuan Yew was often […]

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Happiness.

September 19, 2013

On 18 February 2013, I walked back into the office after lunch,  light-footed and almost floating as I passed by my colleagues. There was an inexplicable sense of happiness. As I reflected about the day that was over, I realised there was a reason why I felt uplifted. It was a simple reason. It started […]

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Eyes On The Forehead – Part 3.

September 16, 2013

Have you ever had a strange encounter before? Once, I was overseas and was walking back to the hotel with some friends. We were walking through a relatively dark lane. Suddenly, my friend shouted, “Andrew (Not the real name)! Fancy meeting you here.” We stopped and I took a good look at the stranger. My […]

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Eyes On The Forehead – Part 2.

September 16, 2013

Recently, a friend whom I have treated well and in fact have gone out of the way to help passed an unfair comment about me to another friend. I am sure many people have gone through a similar experience. Or, God forbid, they have made such remarks before. Fortunately, my other friend defended me and […]

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Eyes On The Forehead – Part 1.

September 16, 2013

Recently, I bumped into an old friend. He looked excited to see me. He said, “Hey buddy! Haven’t seen you for such a long time. We should really catch up. “How’re you doing? I remember you when you were young. Most of us thought that you would do well in life.” At that point in […]

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What Do CEOs Expect Of CFOs In The New Economy.

September 14, 2013

I have been invited to share on the above topic with the CFOs of the Executives Global Network. It is not the easiest topic to speak about and I may have to step on a few deserving toes. However, somewhere deep in my heart, there’s a message I like to share not just with CFOs […]

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