Dance like no one's watching

Forgiveness is a concept that is hard to grasp. While we often hope we can be forgivened without having to suffer the consequences of our actions, we often want people who have wronged us to suffer their just deserts – at least i’m more inclined to forgive someone if he/she’s been punished; but is that […]

Whether something is good or bad often boils down to a matter of perspective. For e.g., i saw some school kids from Temasek Junior College today and realised it’s been 13 years since i graduated, which also means that i’m not getting any younger. Sad. The good thing though, i can still wear my school […]

People usually dislike chatty taxi drivers and i’m no exception, usually. What i’ve come to realise, however, is that what i dislike are cabbies who just want a captive audience to listen to them gripe about how lousy life is and how they’re shortchanged by the system. That irks me. What i don’t mind really, […]

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 of the […]

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 […]

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 […]