IF YOU DRINK, DON’T DRIVE. IF YOU DRIVE, DON’T DRINK.

December 26, 2012

As you celebrate the festive season, pl remember – If you drink, don’t drive. If you drive, don’t drink. Somebody’s precious child may run in front of your vehicle. Another person’s parents who lovingly brought him/her up may dash out in front before you can swerve the car. Even if you can respond in time, […]

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Living Moments 52 – The Past As A Working Tool For Life

December 12, 2012

One evening, I spent time listening to a young man sharing with me the struggles that he was going through. He was telling me about the fears and failures that were somewhat moulding and shaping his identity and decisions in life. Strangely enough, I felt he was recounting the challenges in my past. The experiences […]

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Living Moments 51 – Deep Love

December 10, 2012

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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A Tribute To My Adopted Mother

December 6, 2012

Every now and then, an angel would walk into your life and make such an impact that you would not want to just keep it in your heart. You felt like shouting it loud enough for the world to hear and rejoice with you. Doris Wood was one such angel in my life. In 2001, […]

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Closing The Files In Life

November 26, 2012

If you are a librarian and you are passionate about reading, the sweetest words from your students are probably, “Teacher, can I have the key to the library? “We are having a lesson break and we like to spend our time in it?” In 1972, as a student of Anderson Secondary School, I frequently asked […]

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You Can Change The World!

November 1, 2012

More than 21 years ago, Richard Tan and I had what many would call an impossible dream. We wanted to change the world – through education. Simple Formula. Facilitate world class gurus in transferring their expertise to ordinary persons on the street. Make it easily available, accessible n affordable. From T. Harv Eker, President Bill […]

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A Revolution Of Love (Part 2) – Removing Blockages To Love

September 27, 2012

Have you been strongly condemned before? More importantly, have you allowed negative words to take root in your heart and let it affect your self esteem and become an emotional burden in your life? I’m sure you have. Many people carry these condemnations – whether from external sources or within themselves – as baggages throughout […]

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A Revolution Of Love (Part 1) – Reigniting Love

September 24, 2012

On March 21, 2003, I received an interesting call, “Patrick, you better fly back right away. People are carrying things out of the office.” This call started a series of events which changed my life forever. Prior to that call, I had scaled down my personal involvement with the company and left its daily operations […]

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Living Moments (Part 45) – Branding Yourself

September 20, 2012

On Friday, 24 August 2012, I taught a class in my company. The subject – Personal Branding. At one point, I shared with them, “Every person is already branded whether he likes it or not. Most of these brands are accidentally- rather than purposefully crafted. “Branding is essentially the journey of capturing the hearts and […]

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Making Peace With The Past.

September 14, 2012

Have you ever felt so crushed in your spirit that your entire being just shut down? You wanted to cry but the pain was so deep that it could not reach the tear ducts? I had such an experience many years ago. More specifically, I was 11 at that point in time and it happened […]

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