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  • Memorable Moments and Events

    Although every day seems to sometimes drag along so slowly, time does flies and it is already 3 weeks into my 3 months of gardening leave. There is my personal urgency to want to do as many things as possible, plan events, explore opportunities and finalize on what I want to do next. But I was mainly…

  • Independence & How To Let Go

    Wife and I attended a session organized by the Parents Association of the elder son’s school this morning. It was about the process of university application for the year 6 students as they wind down their activities to seriously prepare for their A levels exams in Nov. The topics centered mainly on the overseas application process…

  • All Hail Uberization!

    The Uberization of everything is coming. The Uber CEO finally quit this week. Now the board of directors is frantically trying to replace him and add more senior management. An article highlighted the irony of it all. Uber has been trying very hard to use technology to replace humans, aiming to move to driverless cars…

  • Forever Young

    Yes, my final day at the office yesterday. Walked out the door after only 7 months. Had a Friday after office hours drinks and then a nice Jap buffet dinner with the kids. Time to move on and not look back. A mid-week surprise on the first famiLee saga then went full blown on FB…

  • Where Do I Go From Here Now?

    Next week will be my last week at work after my short stint of 7 months. Did not work out, hence time to move on. They gave me 3 months of gardening leave though… It really forces me to think about what I want to do next. I had been exploring about branching off to…

  • The Death of Banking?

    Another week at work with some interesting twists… Is it a sinking ship feeling? Another 2 key persons just quit this week after I did so the week before. One of the key persons who introduced me to the job had also decided to throw in the towel after 10 years. He has had enough…

  • Moving On

    Things are moving at a very fast pace this week at work. After 6 months on my new job, I decided to submit my resignation. The new supervisor and I agreed that maybe it is best that we cut loss and parted ways. He was amicable enough to also give me 3 months of gardening…

  • A Turning Point Now

    Defining moments come and go. One happened to me this week. It may require you to provide a quick response that has serious implications for your next phase in life. Past experiences kick in and you fall back on them to direct you on how you will react next. Seems like my new boss of…