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The Image And The Reality
Singapore has been trying to punch above its own weight on the world stage for some time now.
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Too Much Of A Good Thing?
I am writing this after watching the last episode of Season 7 of the Game of Thrones, the very popular television adaptation of G.R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels.
Firstly, the popularity of the series should be attributed to the never-ending plot twists, that make audiences guess what happens next. Favourite characters ( Read more... ) -
Is Amazon The New Walmart?
Back when Walmart was having its successful run in retail, information started surfacing about how their staff had to suffer poor conditions, and how suppliers were being bullied. There was subsequently a big backlash against Walmart, and they had to reform some of their policies towards staff.
More recently, the darling of retail is not even found ( Read more... ) -
Is The Hippocratic Oath Still Valid?
Those in the medical profession will know about the Hippocratic Oath, and it is a hotly-debated topic these days.
One has to come back the area of ethics, and whether it is alright to deny a patient any treatment, on the sole grounds of his/her inability to foot the bill. While I can understand that a private hospital (and therefore, a for-profit ( Read more... ) -
Is Apple Losing It's Shine?
I originally predicted the end of Apple when Steve Jobs died. Somehow, a cutting-edge company needs a visionary leader, even if that person has his deficiencies. For it is the nature of the beast - the Tech industry.
If you look at Tim Cook, his main contribution was the shift from in-house production of Apple products to that of contract ( Read more... ) -
Group Think Is Killing The Nation
Back in the 1990s, the government was wise enough to see that the economy had to transform, in order to keep ahead of competition. A high-level project on the Knowledge-Based Economy began, looking at how the manufacturing and trade based economy could move into more value-creating sectors, such as services and R&D. That was a good idea ( Read more... ) -
The Art of Economy
I really have learnt to appreciate the Japanese, for their ability to make do with little and strive for perfection in that. I have always reckoned that the Nihon Sangei (日本三景) are not sights that would knock the socks of you, but more of a contemplative beauty, one of subtlety ( Read more... ) -
Oh Album, Where Art Thou?
In the days of the LP, CD and cassette, the album had an important place in the music landscape. Yes, singles were the popular songs that stormed the charts, but albums were there as a medium to communicate an idea or theme to listeners. Other than continuously changing records, CDs or cassettes, there was no easy way to listen to a collection of ( Read more... ) -
Changes in the World of Flying
There have been quite a lot of changes in the world of airlines of late. First Class cabins are being reinvented, after they seemed to be dropped out of aircraft for quite some time. Many of them now feature semi-private spaces that resemble rooms ( Read more... )