Musings of a 50+ year old boy – a halftime journey
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An Omicron Christmas, A Personal Journey – Week 95
‘Tis Christmas day today and a surreal Christmas week indeed… Strange things started to happen on 21 Dec and overwhelmed my whole family as things snowballed from one event to another. We had returned from our 2 weeks vacation on 17 Dec and started our 7 days of compulsory Covid ART testing. The first was…
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Our South Spain Adventure, the Omicron Saga Continues – Week 92, 93 & 94
Took some time off to spend 2 weeks travelling to Spain for a long-needed vacation with a group of good friends in the midst of the Omicron saga. It was personally an eye-opener for me to discover about the rich history of the country – how it become great for more than 300 years and…
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Vacay Amidst A New Variant – Week 91
Covid19 never ceases to surprise us as we have found out over the last 22 months. Every time we thought that we were coming nearer to the finishing line, the virus just moves the line further away from us. The last 36 hours was a madhouse in every asset class as the perfect storm was…
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Is S’pore a Covid Leading Indicator? , My Lifelong Learning Journey Continues – Week 90
I have a nagging feeling that S’pore is one of the leading indicators for where Covid will be bringing us to next. It had happened before over the last 22 months as the pandemic was developing – vaccine intro, Delta, reopening protocols/VTL etc. Let me elaborate further… By mid-Oct, with a vaccination rate of more…
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Is the Covid End Game in Sight now? – Week 89
‘Tis a week of technology news overload for me as I participated in the annual S’pore Fintech Festival. The more I learn, the more amazed I am at where we are heading with new technology. More of that later. The main topic of my blog today is my hypothesis about Covid. I see the end…
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Vacations are Back? – Week 88
My last overseas trip was to Oxford UK in Sep 2021 amidst the pandemic. It was to accompany my son to the beginning of his new school term. The trip was memorable for the many solo runs I had along the canals in order to minimize human contact. I also avoided London as the virus…
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Getting Used to the New Normal – Week 87
This week seemed to have passed by faster than the previous lockdown weeks for me. It was filled with one on one lunches and meeting people for drinks due to the limit of 2 to dine still being in force. PlusI had a false alarm on a job opportunity that came to nothing. S’pore had…
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Covid Fatigue and Getting the Courage to Move Forward – Week 86
I feel that we are now living in a limbo world with newer unknowns and the inertia to move forward. Crunch time is approaching where brave decisions have to be made. Firstly, we are more than 9 months into vaccines but everything has been disrupted by Delta and the soon to be arriving Delta Plus.…
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