I watched Wicked the Broadway musical at Marina Bay Sands last week. It has been a full 10 years since my first musical Miss Saigon. Wicked is way better in terms of stage design and music production although the story was not quite as poignant. Nonetheless it was not allContinue Reading

Do you believe in soulmates? I just finished reading this book called Brida by renowned author Paulo Coelho. I wanted to read his books because he wrote The Alchemist and according to my hubby, that was a book with Christian roots and was deeply inspiring. But this book Brida was difficult forContinue Reading

Time is 5.30pm and it is Joel’s third day in primary school, a new phase of his life which marks his growing independence. While waiting for the teachers to dismiss their precious flock, I am mingling among the other equally anxious parents anticipating the return of their first born childContinue Reading

Time is 5.30am 1st January 2012. Happy new year! I was supposed to have written this blog before 12 midnight so I could at least say goodbye to 2011. 2011 is over… and so is my hope of being able to live overseas, a dream I had cherished since JoelContinue Reading

The months of October and November went by in a blast. It was my busiest period this year chasing deadlines, preparing papers and presentations, organising events and attending numerous thank you meals. And it sucks that this had to come at a time when everyone else in my department isContinue Reading

I am feeling extremely euphoric now. It has been more than a year since I had the sudden dreadful realisation that so many things about my department is wrong especially in the area of management. But as I looked back at my journey, I realised that God placed me inContinue Reading

I was inspired. So I plugged in my earphones, passed the commuting crowd of Tanjong Pagar and started a stroll down Singapore CBD. The streets of Singapore CBD are very different at night. As I pass the Starbucks round the corner, I saw executives loosening their ties and shirts, slinkingContinue Reading