Over the years, I've come to expect less and less of my birthday. Seeing it as the most special day in a year, I used to imagine my birthday to be a day of merry-making, a day where I'll be showered with presents and have loved ones by my side. These days, I just hope for some quiet time to myself. Yet, with this time of the year being an annual ( Read more... )

Like a breath of fresh air, the walk through the Southern Ridges was refreshing and good. Exploring one area to another, I was as surprised as I was delighted to find so much luxuriant greenery in our midst. While certainly not breathtaking, the natural beauty as well as the views that greeted me along the way had a charm of their own, helping ( Read more... )

To go from not travelling often to waking up in a different city every day was both memorable and enriching. For one week, I felt like I’d stepped into the shoes of the well-heeled, thanks to days of jet-setting and staying in some of the world’s premier luxury hotels. At the same time, my daily in-flight dinners and landing in a different city ( Read more... )

If work doesn’t keep me back too late, I make it a point to catch Tuesday Report on Channel 8. A half hour programme shown weekly at 10:30 pm, Tuesday Report often shines the spotlight on society’s less familiar facets, from dying trades, forgotten places, vanishing traditions to the less fortunate ( Read more... )

Such an invaluable opportunity, and I had to mess it up. Was it because nerves got the better of me? Was the incompatibility too apparent? A bit of both, I think. When the time came for me to prove myself, all that experience and practice I had came up as a jumbled and incoherent mess ( Read more... )

When I received the email below from DreamJob-land on Friday evening, I immediately shouted for joy. Luckily, most of my colleagues had already left the office. For those who were still around, I guess my spontaneous outburst showed that my interest and passion lay elsewhere ( Read more... )

Reviews that I’ve come across of The Leap Years have mostly been negative, hurling criticism at the film for its unrealistic premise and how the central characters - Li Lin as Li-Ann and Ananda Everingham as Jeremy - made a good-looking but chemistry-free couple. Perhaps it’s my untrained eye, unlike the discerning eye of critics, that had glossed ( Read more... )

Previous late nights in the office can’t compare to tonight’s record-breaking 1 am. And it was a Friday night. So much is being lost to work that I don’t feel for and a boss whose bold vision neither inspires nor excites me.

Also, there was no word from DreamJob-land this time, the last, and in the past.

I need to re-think this life. My life.

“When u coming home” the SMS from one of my sisters read.

It arrived close to 6 pm on the eve of Chinese New Year while I was on the train making my way home. Having stayed back in the office when it should have been a half day, I was already feeling annoyed and drained. The intention suggested by the SMS to hurry home added fuel to my vexation, ( Read more... )

The week before last saw me venturing into the land of my dream job. Quite expectedly, my time there sparked an extraordinary level of excitement and thrill. Along came with it fond memories of good old times in school spent pursuing what many would see as a mere pipe dream. The mix of recollections and high spirits made me realise how much I ( Read more... )