Using softer tones while talking to someone is among the many things I learned from my dad and it is practised through talking to him daily. It is at two levels, one is that he speaks with rounder and softer tones, notwithstanding him getting excited over certain topics, and I mimic him in order that […]
MoreHad lunch with a friend today. He also runs a business. The long and short of it is that he is surprised at how easy I seem to be able to let my business go after ten years building it, just as he has. I replied that the philosophical, as in really the philosophical bullshit […]
MoreIt was in compiling photos for my wedding montage that I realised that I haven’t much photos of my army days and before. Those were the days when photos had to be developed from negatives.
MoreThey say one is defined by the five persons around that person. It is often in the context of financial success, of status and of power. For as unsuccessful as I am, I have around me the most compassionate and down to earth people. And I suspect that 90% of the people in the world […]
MoreApart from being unable to fit into my pants, as well as unable to sit and reach for my toes because my belly is literally in the way, there is one other indicator that tells myself that I have gotten comfortable beyond acceptable. While I generally do not purchase goods and services, my wife and […]
MoreWhen I was in NUS (National University of Singapore), every student could buy laptops at subsidised prices from it. The white Macbook Pro was cool and I wanted it badly. It was at a time when compatibility for Microsoft office was a major concern to my peers. Hence, I was one of the extremely few […]
MoreI was the class treasurer in ACJC. On one particular month, I had to collect $50.00 from my classmates to pay for the upkeep of the school swimming pool and printing of lecture notes. With something like $1500.00 worth of cold hard cash in my hands, I couldn’t, for the first time ever, wrap my […]
MoreThere are enough people in the world who consume goods and services sustainably but probably aren’t recognised as such. Examples include people repairing their old kettles, reusing their belt buckles by replacing the worn out belt, pickers of pre-loved items etc. Yups.
MoreIn short, one should learn the classical ballroom dance in preparation for one’s role as someone else’s spouse. Upon uni graduation, most wouldn’t have any doubts about students’ effectiveness as workers. After all, we spent our entire lives preparing for work. However, the same can’t be said when learning how to be the lady or […]
MoreApart from the amount of money, the level of energy is a good co-marker of my success.
MoreEverything we say, we do, we buy, we engage is a result of commercialisation but in someone else’s favour. For example my mum buys stones. If I am without choice a commercial statistic, I can seek to reverse the direction even though I can’t unplug.
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