Desiring Desire

August 23, 2011

As a kid, I ate only one bowl of noodle every year during my birthday. The rest of the time, I would be eating rice as the staple food. Rice, until today, is still cheaper than noodles. When I was growing up in our ‘kampung’ (village), the ‘kick kock man’ will show up every evening. […]

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Living A FUNtastic Life (Part 18)

August 23, 2011

As I was writing on how to stop worrying, I worried that it may not help you to live a worry-free life. That, my friend, is an example of how I worry for nothing over many things in our life. The question I need to ask myself is, “How does worrying help in this situation?” […]

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Living A FUNtastic Life (Part 17)

August 22, 2011

I like to make a confession. When I first started working, for a short period of time, I liked to compare myself with others. I liked to compare my career development. I liked to compare my clothing. I liked to compare my watches. I liked to compare my car. Just for excuses, I like to […]

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Living A FUNtastic Life (Part 16)

August 22, 2011

Since 1972, I have volunteered in professional, civic, charity and religious bodies. I believe it has made me a more complete person. In the process of contributing to a good cause, I have found out that many volunteers are happy people.  While observing them, I realized there are some major factors that enhanced their happiness […]

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Living A FUNtastic Life (Part 15)

August 21, 2011

“Thank you for helping us. “I appreciate it that you took the trouble to organize all these weekly activities.” “I enjoyed myself at the party.” “The food was good. I had a very good time.” These are some of the words that I heard from the elderly friends who lived around our HSR Commercial Building. […]

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Speaking To Communicate

August 21, 2011

To celebrate my daughter’s birthday, we had a wonderful meal at OTTO Ristorante. What made the evening special was that we were introduced to Chef Michele Pavanello. Chef Michele, according to his profile, stepped into the culinary arena at only 15. This renown chef has a rich and extraordinary culinary experience. He showcased his gastronomic […]

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Labeling People

August 20, 2011

I passed by a flea market on the way to the Red Dot Museum. One of the stalls caught my attention. Besides selling interesting tinklets, the owner was giving away free booklets. “Here, take one. I wrote these articles. I hope you will enjoy reading them.” The lady who spoke to me was young and […]

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Learning For Life

August 20, 2011

I read in the newspaper today about how hard parents tried to place their children in ‘designer’ schools. One parent apparently paid $3.5 million to purchase a condo just so that they can be near to a popular school. Another parent downgraded to a smaller flat. It was interesting to read about how a celebrity […]

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Letting Go Of The Past (Part K)

August 19, 2011

“Those who bless you will be blessed. Those who curse you will be cursed.” These words were shared with me by at least three very prominent leaders at different points in my life. They were referring to me and my company. These words made me very uncomfortable. I have kept it in my heart until […]

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Wrestling For Success

August 19, 2011

Recently, I signed up for a basic wrestling class. According to Wrestling Federation of Singapore, ‘Wrestling has always been a very popular sport throughout recorded history. The history of wrestling can be traced back 15,000 years through cave drawings in France. Babylonians and Egyptians reliefs show wrestlers using most of the holds known to the […]

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