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A turn of the eye and one quarter of 2014 is almost over. I met with my gynaecologist last week to confirm the pregnancy and experienced a sudden realisation about this ever growing bump before me. The baby is already close to 18 weeks old, and I had pretended he/she didContinue Reading

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Sometimes we can become so overwhelmed by man made systems that we forget our own humanity. It struck me when I read that the central bank in Japan has pumped in 40 trillion yen (S$624 billion) to boost short term liquidity in face of the earthquake. And then there areContinue Reading

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On March 11, an earthquake measuring 8.9 on the richter scale rocked the very foundations of the northern coast of Japan. The tremors and ensuing 10m high tsunami wiped out coastal towns, made hundreds of thousands Japanese homeless and shifted the country about 2-3 metres from its position. It isContinue Reading

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I was just talking to my brother last week about his honeymoon to United States. He spent two week traveling from Los Angeles, to Las Vegas and San Francisco. He had a really enjoyable trip and the highlight of it was the shopping. Shopping? During the two weeks, my brotherContinue Reading

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September 27 is World Tourism Day. It is the day when nations around the world observe the importance of tourism in our economies and its social impact on our culture and environment. This year’s theme is ‘Tourism and Biodiversity’. Tourism accounts for close to 10% of global GDP and providesContinue Reading