I’ve announced my resolutions on this blog before, back in [2006](http://vantan.org/archives/2006/01/new_year_resolu.php) and [2008](http://vantan.org/archives/2008/01/new_year_resolu_1.php). Now it’s time for 2010! I learned at INSEAD that research has shown that if you plan how to carry out your resolution and tell others about it, you’re more likely to follow through with it. So I will announce how I …
Month: December 2009
Leading up to Christmas, I found myself influenced by different instincts and feelings of obligations. This made me wonder just how close to the spirit of Christmas they really were, and how far I had drifted from the true spirit of Christmas. This year, my earthly instinct was to plan ahead for Christmas shopping, get …
I’ve noticed a trend – at least, on [my own Twitter profile](http://twitter.com/vantan) – where a number of random Twitter users start following me. Their Twitter usernames and posts are about subjects that have little relation to my own tweets. This makes me suspect that they may not be following me out of genuine interest. This …
Saw this at a bookshop today, and decided to buy it. To give you an idea of what to expect, here are a couple of excerpts: Milton’s Paradise Lost Shakespeare’s Macbeth So don’t think I’ve totally stopped reading fiction. See, I’ve met my quota of at least one fiction book a year. (Everything else I …
I dwell within a Realm. I undertook a mission, and chose the path less travelled. I soon found myself at a fork. There were two main choices: a Garden, which was familiar and inviting, and a Tunnel, which was mysterious and challenging. Many inviting things could be grown in the Garden – all varieties of …
Before I [switched to jazz piano](http://vantan.org/archives/2006/10/the_conceptualj.php), I was a classical pianist. My mother found me at the Yamaha organ, playing a song by ear. She said I was just 2 years old; I thought I was closer to 4 as I had to be big enough to climb up the seat. Whatever the case, my …