Living Moments (Part 28)

May 2, 2012

Yesterday was a sad day for many of us in the wrestling fraternity. We bid farewell to the Chief Coach of the Wrestling Federation of Singapore, Mr Sergei Beloglazov. Sergei was a two-time Olympics Champion and a six-time World Champion. You can imagine what a huge star he is in the world of sports wrestling. Sergei […]

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Living Moments (Part 27)

May 2, 2012

I was given the opportunity to share with some teachers recently.  I told them, I considered it an honour and priviledge to address them because, “I’m a ‘product’ of teachers. Without them, I’m nothing”. It was also a humbling experience because teachers, more than many other professions changed the world by moulding and shaping the […]

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Living Moments (Part 26)

May 2, 2012

There are parties and there are parties. What I’m about to share with you is one of those parties that will stay in my mind for a long time to come. It was the 60th birthday celebration of my old friend, Col(Ret) Tan Hang Khee, a party that was organized by his family because, in the […]

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Living Moments (Part 25)

May 2, 2012

It was fortunate that I remembered our company’s monthly birthday celebration today. I almost wanted to run to a new appointment and if I had done that, I would have felt really bad. Celebrating birthdays was instituted by me many years ago and it has become an important part of our corporate culture. Having crafted […]

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Living Moments (Part 24)

April 26, 2012

This morning, an old friend walked into my office unannounced. I’ve known him since my army days, more than thirty years ago. Strange as it might sound, when we first met, I was his platoon commander and he was j…ust a recruit. Somehow, we continued to meet even after we ran-out-of-date in the army (military […]

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Living Moments (Part 23)

April 26, 2012

This evening, my mind travelled back in time, back to a small little village. The lights were dim, the air humid. A group of people, ordinary looking people were sitting closely together – rows after rows in a cl…assroom setting. All eyes were in front, their minds transfixed as the training facilitator recounted the crises […]

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Living Moments (Part 22)

April 26, 2012

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, a…nd more energy in this area than the ordinary person-on-the-street. I have attended many trainings […]

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Living Moments (Part 21)

April 26, 2012

I joined 84 good-hearted grassroots volunteers at Batam Island for an overseas retreat. While there were some elements of work, by and large it was designed for us to have a good time (a very important factor in volunteerism) and to build a stronger relationship and bond with one another. For those who have gone […]

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Living Moments (Part 20)

April 26, 2012

A friend that I have not met for more than 30 years dropped by my office and had dinner with me. Except for some wrinkles, his face has not changed. I once joked on the fb group that put us together again that h…e still has the Chow Yun Fatt style, minus the height. He […]

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Living Moments (Part 19)

April 20, 2012

Once again, we had another wonderful My HSR Family Congress. The theme this year was aptly crafted, Winning The Future Now. In recent times, there was a convergence of forces that will change the landscape of our industry. The global economic uncertainty, newly-introduced laws, cooling measures, and the shifting of other tectonic plates will cause […]

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