Making a Difference with YOG
YOG is well underway in Singapore and instead of being caught up in the spirit of sportsmanship, there has been mainly negative publicity about the event management and the emphasis on the waste of money ...
Current Affairs
My simple analysis of world affairs
YOG has arrived in Singapore!
Tomorrow marks the start of the inaugural Youth Olympics Games in tiny host nation Singapore. As a Singaporean, I feel both proud and anxious as the games progress over the next 12 days to end ...
Rich in pocket or rich in life
The recent publicity of 40 billionaires in the US who have come forward to pledge half their wealth worth about 150 billion dollars to charity have raised many eyebrows. Some welcome the gesture to help ...
Maid to Last
What makes a good foreign domestic helper? She must be willing to accept the fact that she is here to serve the family who employed her and not the other way around. Having recently changed ...
CSS = Computer Stress Syndrome
Believe it or not, there is now a new medical problem plaguing our society. The Computer Stress Syndrome is characterised by anxiety, anguish and frustration over complex computers and devices, technical failures, viral infections and ...
Rippling Effects
I read with much amusement news regarding the closing of airspace around much of Europe due to the spewing of volcanic ash in Iceland. The closure which lasted about 7 days in prominent cities like London and Paris ...
What an irony
It is with much angst that I write this entry today. My hubby is away on his first of many future overseas projects in his new company. We are both excited for this opportunity to work in ...
Hiring Foreign Domestic Workers
Lately I haven’t had much time to fill up on my blog as I have been busy looking for a maid. The process of interviewing potential candidates and conversation with a fellow Filipino colleague opened my eyes ...
Global Poverty
Before I close the book What Matters, there is one particular photo essay that changed the way I look at things and it is with regards to poverty. I used to misperceive as the author described ...
Wishes for the New Year
It is the new year once again. Welcome to the year 2010. We have passed into the second decade of the 21st century. This is going to be a year of change for me personally ...