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

The recent family trip to Australia triggered another thought which has taken me this long to pen down due to mounting work commitment. Many of the places we visited were recommended by Lonely Planet. Apart from the obvious destinations like Brisbane, Gold Coast, Blue Mountain and Sydney, most others wereContinue Reading

Yesterday I attended Joel’s kindergarten graduation ceremony. It was the first time I have attended such a ceremony as a parent and turned out to be such a tears provoking experience. Right from the onset when they flashed a powerpoint presentation of all the photos collected of the graduating childrenContinue Reading

It has been five days since I returned to my mundane life and I am still recovering from jet lag and travel fatigue. I must be getting old! We landed back in Singapore at 9pm local time, which would have been 12mn in Sydney (yah I crossed daylight savings whileContinue Reading