The incident happened 3 years ago in late July of 2012. I was about to leave the gym when I received an SMS message that said Michael had met with an accident. At first, I thought it was a colleague at that time by that name. Soon, after noticing that the sender was my wife, […]
The fear of public speaking has oftentimes been ranked as one of our top phobias. Google on the topics of fears; death and public speaking are almost sure to make the top 5 fears. Why is it that many of us fear speaking in front of an audience? I believe it boils down to […]
This has been a hot topic in Singapore recently. In August of 2014, during a dialogue session with students pertaining to the necessity of a university degree in Singapore, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong commented that a university degree need not be the only route to a fulfilling career for young Singaporeans. Prime Minister Lee […]
An article entitled, “Amos Yee: YouTube Star, Teen-Ager, Dissident”, by Nathan Heller was published in The New Yorker on April 10 2015. In his article, the writer wrote in support of Amos Yee alluding that Amos “has all the hallmarks of a green and thriving mind”. By now, most would have been aware of the […]
It has been an unprecedented week in Singapore, probably never to happen again. A little nation of 3.34 million Singapore citizens mourns the man whose legacy is Singapore, the Late Mr Lee Kuan Yew. I have not been able to pen my personal tribute until now. The past week, I have been busy penning tributes […]
During the early 1990s, Singapore embarked on the IT2000 master-plan aimed at transforming the nation into an intelligent island, where information technology (IT) would permeate every aspect of our society – at home, work, and play. With this master-plan came a need to train up a substantial supply of computer programmers. Under that context, many […]
Recently, I picked up the following book from the bookstore: With the subtitle, “How to hit your business, personal and financial targets with confidence and certainty”, I just could not resist. This book discusses on topics likes having good habits, building on your natural talents, seeing the big picture, eliminating fears and worries, building excellent […]
A new year brings with it opportunities for us to start something different. For our eldest son, Mike, he started on something boldly different for his education. My wife, Mike and myself collectively made a decision to pull him out of the public school system after the end of his secondary 3 education last year. […]
Your child is unique and is born with a combination of natural talents that no one else on this planet is likely to have in exactness. If you are a parent of twins, I believe that you will agree each of the pair is unique in his/her own ways. As parents, we have the responsibilities […]
Last Saturday, I had the privilege to give a speech to a group of graduating students. Apparently, my speech was well received and touched a cord with many members of the audience. I had a student and a parent who came up to me afterwards to thank me for the inspiring message. Among other appreciative […]