Seeking Heroes

July 29, 2011

I eagerly awaited the public screening of 武俠 (Wu Xia), an action flick from Hong Kong. It was not because I wanted to watch Donnie Yen, the hottest action movie star. I wanted to catch 王羽(Jimmy Wang Yu), my old time hero in action again. He had finally agreed to come out of retirement to […]

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Living With Stories

July 29, 2011

When I was four, my uncle bought a projector and screened rented movies for the kampung (village). He became very popular and I fell in love with ‘moving pictures’ ever since. When television was introduced to Singapore in 1963, my family was too poor to afford a TV. I used to stand outside my neighbour’s […]

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Managing Time

July 28, 2011

I was born with a special bank account. You have a similar account too. It is special because I can only withdraw from it. If not, the balance will be used up anyway. It’s called Time. If I do not use my time wisely, it will be gone. Forever and ever. That’s why, I apply […]

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Acquiring A Property

July 28, 2011

As a real estate agent – and a very proud and passionate one – I have met many people who wanted to buy a property. Inevitably, they would ask me for my opinion. If they don’t, I would find good ways to ensure they asked me. Obviously, I wanted to market my services to them. […]

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Sharing Love

July 27, 2011

I participated in an e-Forum and a netizen posed this question, ‘How do you convey love to others? What are the most effective ways to do so?’ I like to share with you my updated answer. I am still thinking and learning about it. I am far from perfect please continue to teach me. We […]

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Seizing The Moment

July 27, 2011

The strangest things happened in my life. Let me share with you an example. For awhile, I thought a lot about Cloud technology. I believed it would make a tremendous impact on the way I live, work, learn and play. I decided I could not stay on as a ‘dinosaur’ and pretended that the ‘Ice […]

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Having 义气 (Yi Qi)

July 27, 2011

When I was in school, during a football game, a fight almost broke out. Some of the players and fans from the other team were running towards my friend, all ready to beat him up. I ran in front of my friend to face the mob. With all the bravado I could muster, I told […]

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Letting Go Of The Past (Part A)

July 26, 2011

I have finally decided to share with you one of the most painful experiences in my life. I had a good platonic friend for many years. We shared many things in common and also went through many deep experiences together. We were so close that some people jokingly called us the ‘diabolical twins’. We were […]

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Finding Meaning In A Protest

July 26, 2011

On 9 July, 2011, I was walking back to my hotel after having lunch at a food court nearby. Suddenly, I heard a loud rumbling sound. Before I knew it, I was literally surrounded by thousands of people. They were protesting against the Malaysian government under the banner of Bersih 2.0. Fear struck my heart. […]

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Beware of Wolves

July 25, 2011

Have you ever met con men or con women before? I have.   Let me share one of them with you. Let’s just call him Tom.   I met Tom in an exhibition – a smooth talker, full of life and very amicable.   A quintessential con man you would say but it did not […]

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