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The Best Things in Life Are Free…
After my business trip in Stockholm, my interest in Swedish is piqued so… I’m currently learning Swedish! A good Swedish friend—let’s call him Popeye—has been sending me ‘homework’ and I liked this one in particular, because it’s so meaningful and true. I’ve also seen it in Italian. — read more
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Kindle Paperwhite
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! What a wonderful time of the year to be stuffing myself with food and spending time with my family! I’m eagerly awaiting the arrival of my Kindle Paperwhite which should be arriving anytime now… — read more
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I’m Learning Swedish!
I started learning Swedish in October this year and am actively using Duolingo as one of my few study materials. I’ll be jotting my progress as I go along and so far I’m progressing really well. — read more
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A Visit to My Sponsored Child in Myanmar
Earlier this month—in the first week of November—I went to the rural Pyapon in Myanmar to visit my sponsored child. The trip, organized by World Vision Malaysia, was one of the most amazing and fulfilling experiences of my life. — read more
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Fujifilm X-T1
After eight years of being the proud owner of a Nikon DSLR, I finally decided to get a new camera. I switched camp to Fujifilm. To a mirrorless camera. That’s right, no more Nikon for me. I had many fond memories with my good old Nikon D40 for it had accompanied me to many places… — read more
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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): […] — read more
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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… — read more
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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. — read more
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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… — read more
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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,… — read more
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