work is getting boring... sigh.. nothing much interesting is happening and life simply seems to be just gliding on and on. lucky i still got my family to look forward to seeing at the end of the day.
dun know why am i in this line in this work.. well i guess this job simply just feeds my spending and family.... that's all not much satisfaction...
can i still venture out to fo something else??
Monday, May 23, 2011
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Do we want to follow the steps of Sparta or Athens???
When asked "What is the kind of Singapore you hope your grandchildren will inherit?", below is the answer by ex EDB chairman, Mr Ngiam Tong Dow.
A. Let's look at Sparta and Athens, two city states in Greek history.
Singapore is like Sparta, where the top students are taken away from their
parents as children and educated. Cohort by cohort, they each select their
own leadership, ultimately electing their own Philosopher King. When I
first read Plato's Republic, I was totally dazzled by the great logic of
this organisational model where the best selects the best. But when I
reached the end of the book, it dawned on me that though the starting point
was meritocracy, the end result was dictatorship and elitism. In the end,
that was how Sparta crumbled. Yet, Athens, a city of philosophers known for
its different schools of thought, survived. What does this tell us about
out-of-bounds markers? So SM Lee has to think very hard what legacy he
wants to leave for Singapore and the type of society he wants to leave
behind. Is it to be a Sparta, a well-organised martial society, but in the
end, very brittle; or an untidy Athens which survived because of its
diversity of thinking? Personally, I believe that Singaporeans are not so
kuai (Hokkien for obedient) as to become a Sparta. This is our saving
grace. As a young senior citizen, I very much hope that Singapore will
survive for a long time, but as an Athens. It is more interesting and worth
living and dying for.
A. Let's look at Sparta and Athens, two city states in Greek history.
Singapore is like Sparta, where the top students are taken away from their
parents as children and educated. Cohort by cohort, they each select their
own leadership, ultimately electing their own Philosopher King. When I
first read Plato's Republic, I was totally dazzled by the great logic of
this organisational model where the best selects the best. But when I
reached the end of the book, it dawned on me that though the starting point
was meritocracy, the end result was dictatorship and elitism. In the end,
that was how Sparta crumbled. Yet, Athens, a city of philosophers known for
its different schools of thought, survived. What does this tell us about
out-of-bounds markers? So SM Lee has to think very hard what legacy he
wants to leave for Singapore and the type of society he wants to leave
behind. Is it to be a Sparta, a well-organised martial society, but in the
end, very brittle; or an untidy Athens which survived because of its
diversity of thinking? Personally, I believe that Singaporeans are not so
kuai (Hokkien for obedient) as to become a Sparta. This is our saving
grace. As a young senior citizen, I very much hope that Singapore will
survive for a long time, but as an Athens. It is more interesting and worth
living and dying for.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Donations to Japanese EarthQuake / Tsunami victims
From Japanese Red Cross Website
If you wish your fund to be distributed directly among the affected population of the earthquake and tsunami, please direct your fund to the following bank account. If you need the receipt of your fund, please state so clearly in the comment section of the bank transfer order. All the fund received under this account will be transferred to the Distribution Committee, which is formed around the local government of the disaster-affected prefecture and to administer the distribution of fund.
Name of Bank: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Name of Branch: Ginza
Account No.: 8047670 (Ordinary Account)
SWIFT Code: SMBC JP JT
Payee Name: The Japanese Red Cross Society, Donation for Japan earthquake/tsunami
Payee Address: 1-1-3 Shiba-Daimon Minato-ku, Tokyo JAPAN
From Japan Embassy in Singapore Website
Information on support and donations for quake and tsunami victims. We deeply appreciate your generous intentions to provide help to those who are affected by the disaster.
We are currently coordinating with the relevant organizations and authorities to make necessary arrangements to receive the relief effort and donations for victims. Please kindly direct all donations to:
Singapore Red Cross Society:
http://www.redcross.org.sg/
Hotlines: (+65) 6334-9152 / 6334-9153 / 6334-9154
(Note: According to the Japanese Red Cross, donations designated to the 'Japanese Red Cross' will be directed to the Japanese Red Cross from the Singapore Red Cross)
If you wish your fund to be distributed directly among the affected population of the earthquake and tsunami, please direct your fund to the following bank account. If you need the receipt of your fund, please state so clearly in the comment section of the bank transfer order. All the fund received under this account will be transferred to the Distribution Committee, which is formed around the local government of the disaster-affected prefecture and to administer the distribution of fund.
Name of Bank: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Name of Branch: Ginza
Account No.: 8047670 (Ordinary Account)
SWIFT Code: SMBC JP JT
Payee Name: The Japanese Red Cross Society, Donation for Japan earthquake/tsunami
Payee Address: 1-1-3 Shiba-Daimon Minato-ku, Tokyo JAPAN
From Japan Embassy in Singapore Website
Information on support and donations for quake and tsunami victims. We deeply appreciate your generous intentions to provide help to those who are affected by the disaster.
We are currently coordinating with the relevant organizations and authorities to make necessary arrangements to receive the relief effort and donations for victims. Please kindly direct all donations to:
Singapore Red Cross Society:
http://www.redcross.org.sg/
Hotlines: (+65) 6334-9152 / 6334-9153 / 6334-9154
(Note: According to the Japanese Red Cross, donations designated to the 'Japanese Red Cross' will be directed to the Japanese Red Cross from the Singapore Red Cross)
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Avalon Detox & Yoga
Tried it for almost a week now. Am starting to see some effects. Am able to wake up and step on my feet without the feeling of pain. The kind of pain in which one gets when the feet is swollen.
*yawn* *yawn* *stretch* took my first Bikram yoga again after a rest period of almost a year. gosh, it seems to be tougher than i remember.... guess my body is really too tensed and stiff. worse than before. but then again... I'm going to go for regular classes till the condition improves and flexibity returns..all the bending and stretching today really helps, worked those sleeping body areas of mine.
breastfeeding really helps to burn off the calories. noticed that i am starting to gain weight again... ergghh... and this is almost as soon as i stop to BF exclusively...control control.... have to control my diet or start exercising (that's y i'm going for yoga classes) else i will be a fat pig once again.
*yawn* *yawn* *stretch* took my first Bikram yoga again after a rest period of almost a year. gosh, it seems to be tougher than i remember.... guess my body is really too tensed and stiff. worse than before. but then again... I'm going to go for regular classes till the condition improves and flexibity returns..all the bending and stretching today really helps, worked those sleeping body areas of mine.
breastfeeding really helps to burn off the calories. noticed that i am starting to gain weight again... ergghh... and this is almost as soon as i stop to BF exclusively...control control.... have to control my diet or start exercising (that's y i'm going for yoga classes) else i will be a fat pig once again.
Monday, February 21, 2011
post mid life crisis
think i am facing mid life crisis now. life seems unfuilining... just day aft day... work is so mundane and boring no fun at all.... am really not suited to desk bound job. it seems to be making me stupid and less brain productive.
mind is not as active and agile as before.... what if i start getting dementia in the next 2 - 3 yrs.... better start doing something to ge the brain working again...
i still have my darlings to think of..... jeez....
now think think... what can i do???
mind is not as active and agile as before.... what if i start getting dementia in the next 2 - 3 yrs.... better start doing something to ge the brain working again...
i still have my darlings to think of..... jeez....
now think think... what can i do???
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