Musings of a 50+ year old boy – a halftime journey
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Landing in Oxford – Week 29
Older son’s uni term is fast approaching and we have been preparing for this for the last few months as uncertainties abound. He will begin his 3 years towards an Oxford Economics and Management degree. His school starts in early Oct and we were prepared to do the compulsory 2 weeks quarantine as S’pore was…
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Getting Ready – Week 28
Another subdued week doing housekeeping stuff and getting ready for our UK trip next week for the start of my older son’s uni term. It will be an adventure travelling to Oxford in these Covid19 times. We reached some milestones this week as my older son celebrated his 21st birthday. How time flies as I…
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Foreigners Debate in Parliament – Week 27
This was the week where the S’pore parliament sat in for their first session after elections on 10 Jul. There were a lot of first-timer politicians. A record 10 opposition party members were voted in, plus 2 additional NMP (Nominated Member of Parliament). It was a lively debate indeed and I would like to highlight…
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RNC Conservatives – Week 26
It was GOP’s turn after DNC’s 4 days of their online convention last week. To be fair to them, I tried to watch as much as possible of the RNC event this week to be as objective as possible to hear the other side of the story. Certain themes emerged over the 4 days as…
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Hope – Week 25
Politically, things are really hotting up in the US as elections are less than 80 days away. The main highlight for me this week was watching the 4 days DNC convention. Each and every day of the DNC convention was a pleasant surprise as the message unfolded. Though I am not a citizen and cannot…
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Kamala Spelled Backwards is Alamak – Week 24
That’s what Trump was feeling this week when she was nominated as Biden’s VP pick. If only he knew Malay… This was the biggest news in the media for the whole of this week. It made everyone seat up in their armchairs. The first speech Biden and Kamala had together was only 35 minutes long,…
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Escalating US-China Tensions, New Biz Opportunity? – Week 23
It is less than 100 days to the US elections. Trump has official targeted China as the scapegoat for all things that had turned bad for America into the final days of the election campaign. Sadly, the voice of reason in American politics had turned silent. The direct attack of a government against a social…
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Started the Week with a Bang, Preparing for UK Trip – Week 22
The week for me started with a bang, literally… And then it is off to the next project of preparing a new adventure overseas. On Sunday evening, I had a car accident. A moment of personal misjudgement was all it took for it to happen. I have had only a handful of car mishaps over…
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