As I concluded my Manila trip, ironically of all the trips I have made in these past 8 months to Manila, this last trip of mine proved to be the most insightful. Apart from the usual wrapping up of things that needed to be seen to when you close a project, I had the opportunity to meet up with some of my friend’s acquaintances here in Manila. I was just to pass them some paraphernalia to them and...
I was recently asked to write a leadership article piece for my department. I decided to focus on key attributes that I found admirable in supervisors I have worked with throughout the years. Below is the copy of the article which I wrote. Interestingly I got quite a couple of of positive responses from my colleagues. During my time in consulting, I have learnt many things both from a...
I always think that life by itself is not difficult as what most would perceive it to be : more often than not, it’s the people that interact with us that makes life difficult and unpleasant. Now you may be sitting there wondering “speak for thyself!” and go all “hmph” on me. But bear with me for abit. Of course sometimes the problems could be ourselves. Maybe we...
Sometime in the middle of this year, I decided to get a snake. I had been toying with the idea months before ; studying and learning as much as I can about the responsibilities and expectations that were required to keep a python. And finally in one fine Saturday afternoon on August 22nd 2012, I decided to get my own ball python. Elliot has been with me for the last few months and it’s been...
As a child, I hated school. I hated doing homework, I hated showing my report card to my parents, I hated having to tell my mum to come to school to meet with my teacher (teacher obviously requested it!). I hated my classes. I hated the ride to my school. I would do anything not to go to school – fake an ilnness mostly. I hated waking up at the wee hours of the morning and having to slog through...