Patrick Liew

Time to Redefine Meritocracy? The concept of meritocracy has largely been based on students’ achievements in developing their logical and linguistic intelligences. However, many educational researchers such as Howard Gardner have posited that there are multiple intelligences. Case in point, moral intelligence can be more important than intelligence of the intellect. Altruistic intelligence can be […]

It’s Time To Improve Your Job Satisfaction. The first job I had after graduation was serving National Service. I had to go through tough military courses before being posted to become a platoon commander. Eventually, I became a Company OIC before I completed my service. During my time, many did not relish the idea of […]

I Could Have Made Tons Of Money – Story #2. After my graduation, I did not make any major plans for my career. It was clear in my mind that I was far from smart and talented and so, I was prepared to accept whatever came along. Yet, I had an amazingly “lucky” streak in […]

A Tribute To The Late Mr Lee Kuan Yew, One Of Our Founding Fathers On 23 March 2015, my spirit was crushed. My heart sunk to a deep and darkness. Our Founding Father, Mr Lee Kuan Yew left us. Gone forever. We will not hear his words anymore and see him again. I’m at a […]