Lately, we’ve had lots of food for thought about making presentations. It made me look back at what I was doing, just over a year ago, and wonder whether things have really progressed for me since then.
This coming week I will be in South Australia. I’m unlikely to post updates using this blog, because I’m getting tired of MT but have no time to either upgrade to version 5 or (more likely) migrate to WordPress. Twitter’s been erratic (still down, at the time of writing), so if I do send updates, …
Recently, I and others have observed, with a mild sense of bafflement – and subsequently, bemusement – a certain pattern of behaviour that seems to be increasingly pervasive among the new Generations Y and M, who feel they are entitled to things which others have had to work very hard (and smart) for. How shall …
Just got back from a work trip and learned many things that were mainly ‘soft skills’ that cannot be taught in school or textbooks. You come to realise that being a technical expert or specialist may be the baseline, but on top of this, other aspects come into play when discussing issues at international or …
My grandfather, Peter ES Tan, passed away sometime in the morning of Friday, 10 September 2010, surrounded by loved ones. He was just over a month short of his 84th birthday, and we will miss him dearly. As the oldest grandchild, I probably had the most exposure with Ah Kong, as we called him. Love …
We just met last Saturday and we’ll be having 2 more rehearsals before the school concert. We’re so new, we don’t even have a name yet. Sounds drastic? Well, we’ve been practising on our own and finally are merging our efforts and working out the kinks. We’ll be playing two jazz numbers – one’s an …
I have always been amused at how misleading the word ‘[Minutes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minutes)’ is. After all, good Minutes usually take hours to write, if not days.
While observing the interactions of different groups over the years, I have hit upon an answer as to why: 1. Some Asian parents provide a lot for their children but wonder why they are unable to bond with them (I know this isn’t in all cases but it’s happened in enough observations to warrant mention …
It has been a hectic month. You can tell from the number of recent posts (i.e. very few) on this blog. But today, something happened and it made all the effort worth it. A few weeks after a ‘project’ was over, I received news that a letter of commendation had been sent, from one overseas …
These are the thoughts that have been running through my head for the past couple of years. I’ve finally put them down. Think of a project or cause at work which you’re publicising or trying to sell to customers. Now, ask yourself: If you weren’t assigned to handle this portfolio; If your KPIs weren’t tied …