Commitment

I read an article in the Straits Times today (an extract from an upcoming book called [The Price of Everything](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1591843626?tag=vantan-20&camp=0&creative=0&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=1591843626&adid=1R4VFV0FV4V38AC498XH&)) on how talent in itself may not come to much, if you were born in the wrong era. Today’s era, with its array of mass communication technologies, allows sports stars and the like to have …

Nothing to hide

Recently I was updating different groups of seniors (including an elderly relative) on how information can be easily found on the Internet, say, about myself. In fact, someone did discover my online profile prior to meeting me, and I was recounting how impressed I was at this resourcefulness. However, that provoked a very different reaction …

Wiser

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 new jazz band

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 …