Throughout my adulthood, I have an on-and-off love affair with bicycles. I fell in and out of love with cycling more times than all the romantic relationships I had. (sighs and laughs). Rekindled Love Once again, that love was rekindled recently, after a lapse of a more than […]
I have long discovered that skilful performance at work is a great source of happiness. This week, I would like to share a personal experience about discovering joy from work. Ready Or Not, The Heat Was On! My voice was broadcast via the FM radio waves four days […]
“Just living is not enough… one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.” I was reminded of these words of Han Christian Andersen when I spotted these pretty flowers blooming in a neighbourhood park this morning. I cannot agree more. At this time of the year, trees […]
Be A Stay-At-Home Dad For A Week After my return from Japan last week, I took leave to be a stay-at-home Dad for one week straight. It was not an all-play-and-no-work experience. I knew I had my work cut out for me when my domestic helper left abruptly […]
One More Food Indulgence To Go I have a confession to make. Even as I raised alarm over binge eating in Japan in the previous blog post, it did not stop me from having Kobe beef steak on the day of departure. Too many friends told me not […]
Overseas Travel Presents Opportunities Of Over-eating I arrived in Kobe, Japan on Friday morning for an annual education Conference. As a food lover, the temptations to overdo the eating and drinking were everywhere. The local delicacies, the hotel breakfast and the networking dinner at the Conference were readily […]
Why Do We Celebrate Festivities Less Enthusiastically in Singapore? Today is the 10th day of the Lunar Calendar. To me, Chinese New Year (CNY) celebrations had ended on the 5th day, last Tuesday, when I had to cancel a one-week leave to return to work. Just when I […]
How not to put on weight during festive celebrations? We eat more and exercise less, especially so, during Chinese New Year’s celebrations. All We Do Is Talk, Eat And Drink The only body part that gets real busy during this period is the mouth. All that everyone does […]
Meeting After 30 Years: A Déjà Vu Experience Over the past six months, I had reconnected with many long-lost friends. The epitome was certainly the high school class reunion held on last Thursday. The last time we met was thirty years ago! It was a déjà vu experience […]
