A Letter To The Freshgrad

When I look at the profiles of the young undergrad lads that I connect with on LinkedIn, I was blown away by their credentials. Excellent grades, scholarship, top awards, internships with famous companies, I was not even close to what they have achieved when I was at their age. I have no doubt these lads …

The Train Of Life

At birth we board the train and meet our parents , and we believe they will always travel by our side. As time goes by , other people will board the train , and they will be significant , i.e. our siblings , friends , children , and even the love of your life. However …

My Realizations About Getting Started

1) You only need ONE thing to get started. One smile can start a friendship. One hand can lift a soul. One candle can wipe out darkness. One word, one child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world. Be that ONE. 2) You don’t have to be smarter than the rest. …

The Loyal Mongoose

Once there lived a kind Brahmin in a small village with his wife. They had a little son. One day, as he was returning home from a nearby village, he came across a baby mongoose crying next to its mother's dead body. "Oh! poor creature" thought the Brahmin. "If I leave it here it will …

Negative Thoughts Creep In To Burn Down Your Wooden House

Anyone who has lived in or seen the traditional type of Kampong houses, which are made of wood and tree leaves, will know that they catch fire easily. That is why the modern-day HDB brick houses are being built, to prevent a single spark from igniting the whole house. The mind behaves like a wooden …

Time

In an ideal world, I would love to visit my parents and grandparents regularly, organise frequent outings so I can catch up with my best friends from secondary school, JC, Uni, Army, spend time lots of quality time bonding with my family every day, exploring many places of interest in Singapore. In an ideal world, …

The Weeds Of Life

Negative people or emotions are like having weeds around your favourite plant. They share the same space, absorb the same nutrients and grow incredibly fast. They are extremely hardy and feed on the slightest food source to grow. If you do not remove them, they will soon outgrow your favourite plant, deprive all of it's …