Got hope lah
Last night I spoke at an SMU Alumni event called “Passion Unleashed“, and it was heartening to see people sharing the same ideas about passion, work and compassion. What struck me was the number of people I spoke to later who talked about setting up social enterprises, non-profits and training people how to run social […]
Remember, Remember The ‘Stache of November
I hate shaving and I support men’s health issues, so this Movember movement is win-win lor. If you haven’t already, do register as a mo-bro or mo-sista and start growing that ‘stache. If you haven’t decided on what to get for yourself or someone this Christmas, consider a health screening package – we did that […]
The Christmas Fire At Robinsons
The 21st of this month will see the 40th anniversary of the horrific fire that destroyed Robinsons Departmental Store at Raffles Place in 1972. Nine people died in the blaze that morning, which was large enough to be visible from Jurong. Those who are old enough to remember the event have had memories of this […]
Grandmother’s Tales
My paternal grandmother passed away 13 years ago at the age of 100. I was blessed to have spent a fair bit of my childhood in her company, where she’d regale me with fabulous tales of China, my grandfather whom I never met, of how my father was when he was a child like me, […]
Fool For A Cigarette
I keep saying that people don’t make a big enough deal about how much of an addiction smoking really is. Calling it a “habit” is really understating it, unless you were talking about a heroin “habit” or a cocaine “habit”. And while I’m sure there are people who’ve used weaning methods like nicotine gums, patches […]