Principles of Life
Melancholy
As I am nearing the end of the schooling phase in my life, I’ve been wondering about what I have learnt in the past few years – not so much in school, but rather in life… how I have changed and developed myself into a better (I hope) person.
Unfortunately I don’t have the answer as [...]
Managing one’s expectations in life
Yesterday night I was thinking, life is so short… although I may have another 50 years to live based on statistics of average life expectancy… but that’s just if I am lucky (and if I take care of my health). One in four Singaporeans will die of cancer. And that’s just cancer only… there [...]
Montreal – NYC (Day 113)
I took the road less traveled today by taking the Amtrak train from Montreal to NYC. I chose this mode of transport because having experienced the excellent service on Amtrak’s service between Vancouver and Seattle I thought it’d be just as good.
However, this time round the train kind of suck (poor ventilation, and less comfortable [...]
Singaporeans have to be given ‘Family Day Out’ to enjoy family life
Article at http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/343445/1/.html
That’s quite sad, eh? Singaporeans actually have to look to the government to allocate them a ‘family day out’ so that they can spend more time with their family. I understand the premise is to ‘encourage’ Singaporeans to spend more time with family, however, I believe this is not addressing the root of [...]
Search for the happiest person in Singapore? Nothing more than a marketing stunt
I was amused by the news about a consulting firm in Singapore launching a campaign to search for the happiest Singaporean.
The judging criteria is:
The “chosen one” will be judged on their smile, ability to bring happiness to others and how he or she remains positive. A strong sense of belonging and community is also a [...]
Protected: Me to We
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I’ll be leaving you … Singapore
As mentioned in my earlier post, my wish is to provide my future family with a good, happy life and future. I firmly believe that Singapore would not be able to provide a conducive environment for that to happen, because of the highly-competitive and highly-stressful lives we are compelled to live here.
We have the fastest [...]
On motivation
This week is pay the doctors week. Blown nearly $200 on doctor visits when I’m trying to save $ for my exchange in Canada. Could have been more if I hadn’t gone to the university health centre to get my asthma medication and saved on consultation charges. Spent another $75 getting an injection in my [...]
Discrimination against students
I don’t know whether it is Singapore culture or whether it works the same way elsewhere, but I’ve always been subject to price discrimination whenever I try to get some business as a freelancer.
When I first stepped out into providing freelance web design services, I was just in Sec 2. At that age, it’s quite [...]
Being proud of our parents
My father earned a living as a taxi driver after he quit his hawker business many years ago. Back then when I was in my lower secondary school days, for some reason I was embarrassed of the fact that my dad was a taxi driver.
Now, thinking back, it was rather foolish and silly. Perhaps it [...]
