Don’t Give Up

June 18, 2011

I want to share with you about my friend, partner and mentor, Richard Tan. In 2003, Richard won the Phoenix Award from the Singapore Government. This award was given to entrepreneurs who have failed and overcome great challenges to be successful. He was chosen to be a model in the business world. Richard grew up […]

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Overcoming ‘Demons’ In Life

June 18, 2011

I want to share with you about somebody who was close to me at one point in my life. As you read about him, you will realize why I need to withhold his real name. So, let’s just call him Sam. Sam was one of those who had a good brain, spoke and wrote well, […]

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Changing Your Emotional State

June 18, 2011

I love the sea. Some of the best days in my life are spent close to the sea. I love the sun, surf, sand and everything related to the sea. My love for the sea started when my friends and I camped at Changi beach during school holidays. We had so much fun, laughter and […]

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Life Is Like A Jungle

June 18, 2011

I have many hobbies and interests. Let me share one of them with you. I love to trek in what you would call a jungle but I call it my paradise. I fell in love with jungle trekking when my family and I took a holiday trip to stay in a ‘floating bungalow’. This is […]

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Improving For Life

June 17, 2011

Do you know how you can be assured of survival and success? How you can continue to progress until you reach your goals? I’m happy my company became the first company to win three international awards, including ‘The Best Real Estate Agency’ Award. In total, we have helped to win 34 awards, making us arguably […]

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Starting A Revolution of Love

June 17, 2011

April 19, 2010 “Patrick, you better fly back right away. People are carrying things out of the office.”  This was the call I received on 21 March 2003 and it started a series of events which changed my life forever. Prior to that call, I had scaled down my personal involvement in HSR and left […]

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Working Towards A Happy Family Life

June 17, 2011

During a happy family outing, my daughter turned to me, half in jest and said, “Daddy, you are not a great father”. Frankly, I agreed. In the same way, there are no perfect spouses, children, parents, or grandparents. The sad truth is, I have seen many of my friends walked out of their families because […]

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Creating Beautiful Memories

June 16, 2011

April 12, 2010 I want to share with you about my Ma (mother). Ma was a young girl from Kulai, Malaysia when she married my Papa. It was an arranged marriage. They only met once before the wedding, under the watchful eyes of the matchmaker. Papa confessed later that he secretly went back to the […]

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Do It Now

June 16, 2011

April 5, 2010 I want to share with you about my Papa (father). We had a wonderful relationship, the memories of which I will never forget for the rest of my life. Papa worked 364½ days almost every year. I don’t remember Papa applying for leave, falling ill, or taking time off from work. He […]

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Blessing Others To Live The Best Life

June 16, 2011

March 29, 2010 When I adopted ‘Chief Servant’ as a title, it created a lot of controversies. Sometimes, it is good to have controversies. It forced me to think and hopefully, to have more clarity.  Many friends told me the title will make others take advantage of me and my colleagues and abuse us. Unfortunately, […]

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