Reflections About Learn-A-Thon 2011 (Part 1)

December 5, 2011

On November 28, 2011, I walked out of Kallang Theatre to a cool evening, but my heart was gratefully warmed. I told about 1000 people in the auditorium that Learn-A-Thon 2011 is a “modern day” miracle. Here’s the story. On October 23, 2011, I read in the Straits Times that the Prime Minister of Thailand […]

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Living A FUNtastic Life (Part 50)

December 4, 2011

I am a traveler through the passage of time. The present is all that I have to make my life count. How I live it – moment by moment – will define my FUNtastic life. Many people do not live through the moments. They merely exist. They float through time and then, look back to […]

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Gross Well-being Factor (GWF)

December 3, 2011

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has traditionally been used to measure economic and social progress. However, it has been proven that once a country reached a level of economic maturity, it does not reflect the happiness and well-being level of its citizens. Perhaps we need to develop an additional indicator, a Gross Well-being Factor (GWF) to […]

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Living A FUNtastic Life (Part 49)

December 2, 2011

The future lies before me like a white canvass. What I craft on it will become the masterpiece that will define my life and my legacy. The planning for it starts from now. How should I live tomorrow and tomorrow’s tomorrows to make my life really count? Purpose It begins with knowing my calling in […]

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Living A FUNtastic Life (Part 48)

December 1, 2011

If you have been following my reflections, you would have realized that I shared a lot about my past. Every one of us has a past; experiences that we can never change and we have a choice to decide if we want to struggle in our memories of the past or to soar as a […]

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Living A FUNtastic Life (Part 47)

November 30, 2011

I am a student of leadership. It is a study that has somehow occupied my mind throughout my life. Besides learning the theoretical perspectives of leadership, I make it a point to observe leadership in action. Interestingly, I have found that leaders lead differently. It is not just because of the difference in objective, situation, […]

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Living A FUNtastic Life (Part 46)

November 29, 2011

The cars were zooming past us on both rides. It was not an unusual phenomenon as Doris Wood, my adopted mother was a careful driver, “Never had an accident before.” That’s what she kept telling me. There was a moment when she was deep in thought while she was driving me from Irvine to Los […]

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Cloud Technology

November 27, 2011

As the first real estate agency to migrate to the Cloud, it has transformed HSR’s business model. It has leapfrogged us forward to be a game changer. Cloud technology has empowered us to move from being a real estate-centric to a customer-centric company, from a transaction-based to a solution-based organisation, and from a labour-driven to […]

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Healthy Workforce

November 26, 2011

As the winner of two Singapore Human Resources Awards, HSR believes a productive workforce is a healthy workforce. While we cannot force our staff to exercise, we can be a catalyst to inspire them to be fit, strong and healthy. To this end, we have crafted the need to be healthy as a part of […]

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Living A FUNtastic Life (Part 45)

November 25, 2011

As I journey through life, I found that I planned for many activities that helped me to achieve better results and successes. I focused on the benefits of reaching the destination without being mindful about enjoying the benefits of the journey. Somehow I missed out on a lot of fun and enjoyment – without realising […]

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