The Dalai Lama
I found this talk —resonating so much with me—by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Central Park, New York City, on August 15, 1999. I’d like to share below an excerpt from the transcript (emphasis mine): […]
My Learning Journey
I recently completed a 1.5-year Postgraduate Diploma in Management program. It has been an intensive 12 months of studying and business reading. With six A's and two B's in my bag, I'm glad it's over. This is actually an MBA program and I was supposed to complete a dissertation to earn the MBA but I decided to drop. With my results and track record, my professor had advised against dropping, but I stuck to my decision. I can now get back to more interesting stuff such as foreign languages (again—yay!)
Service Design
I'm currently reading SERVICE DESIGN: From Insight to Implementation by Andy Polaine, Lavrans Løvlie, and Ben Reason (ISBN: 9781933820330). I borrowed it from the public library in Singapore. The book piqued my interest because a big part of my job as a regional platform manager deals with process improvement and program management.
A Street Cat Named Bob
Ever since I moved to Singapore, I have decided not to buy books but instead to use its awesome public library services. National Library in Singapore is so good there's almost no reason to buy books, except well, this time. For Bob and his James Bowen.
I came to know about Bob the ginger tomcat about two weeks ago. I don't know what took me so long but it was when I saw a video of him and the street musician on my newsfeed that Bob caught my attention. I decided there and then I will buy his book to show my support.
The Pillars of the Earth
I must admit I fear big books and THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH by Ken Follett is HUGE. It’s not that I don’t like these big guys, but the thought of getting started and sticking with them until the end feels daunting. What if I’m not committed enough to finish the job? However, with Pillars, that fear is completely unnecessary. This epic novel is literally unputdownable.
Library Member
I became a library member last Sunday!
I joined as a foreign member and the whole process was seamless and so efficient from start to finish. Prior to the visit, I did some research on the NLB's website and found everything I needed to know such as […]
My Move to Singapore
I’ve moved to Singapore! Earlier in September, I received the great news about my relocation to Singapore for my new role based at the client’s office at Microsoft. The past four weeks had been hectic managing both my new work […]
24 Daily Habits
I found this article/poster 24 Daily Habits that Will Boost Your Intelligence by Larry Kim on Inc.com and absolutely loving it. Everything on it resonated. I’m not much of a newspaper reader though.