The Here & Now

A friend of mine posted on Facebook recently that she doesn’t quite feel at home staying at her parents’ place anymore.  I suppose that might be ‘cos she has moved out with her husband and children for more than 10 years.  I wondered if I would ever feel that way.  Thus, everytime I go back [...]

Our Kia is on the way…

It’s ironic how when Singapore gained independence from the British and was subsequently kicked out of Malaysia, naysayers said we were doomed to fail because we were such a tiny country. Now that we’re successful, people say that success was only possible cos we’re so small – as if hard work and good governance don’t [...]

Had my department Chinese New Year dinner just now. Was seated next to our Chief Operating Officer.
During the dinner, the conversation somehow steered to the pressure cooker education system in Singapore. My COO who’s from Holland was very against it. He said that children should not be straddled with stressful exams. One [...]

My stomach’s been working overtime since last Friday.  Sneezing non-stop the last hour… think it’s due to lack of rest, though Iceman says it’s the “going back to work after a long holiday” syndrome. 

Anyway, here’s wishing everyone a Happy Chinese New Year!

I’ve been thinking about this for a few months now. I really need to get a car of my own. After driving for 6 years, not having round the clock access to a car makes me feel handicapped. I feel as though my mobility is impaired and it’s a terrible feeling!
I initially thought that using [...]

I’m sure most of you would’ve read about the “measly” 50k that the Singapore government donated to the Haiti relief efforts.  After reading my friend’s blog about it, I felt moved to write down my thoughts. 
Please see my friend’s blog post here: http://iantan.org/archives/2068
This is my response:
I agree with the government’s position on the matter, [...]

Met up with some secondary school classmates for dinner on Fri night. The group included 3 moms and 1 pregnant lady. As usual, a lot of the conversation hovered around their babies and i was so bored! I was pretty worried at one stage cos i was seated next to a mom whose daughter wouldn’t [...]

Wow.  This must be one of the most impromptu birthday celebrations I’ve ever seen.  Today is Upsize and LKK’s birthday.  Last Friday, Firefox tricked LKK to walk away from his desk while Busy Bee rushed to his computer to type out a birthday celebration invitation to the whole department – on LKK’s tab.
LKK was [...]

Someone said to me today that the more I say I detest children, the more likely that I may get twins.  I was like HUH!?!?!?  Since when did my words acquire the ability to be an opposite prophesy of the future?  This reminds me of an incident a few years ago.  A real estate agent [...]