Musings of a 50+ year old boy – a halftime journey

After sending my older son to NS last Wed, the 3 of us went for a vacation in Yogyakarta. We figured that since he has a 2 weeks confinement period in camp ahead of him and that younger boy only starts junior college in Feb, we should do a short trip now. Wife has been…

Last Wednesday was a bittersweet moment for me. We had to send my older son to military camp to start his 22 months NS (National Service) and it was a nostalgic moment for me to return to the island again after 33 years. All 18 year olds had to go for 3 months of basic…

Just completed a fantastic 2 weeks family vacation in Great Britain and back in time to celebrate the approach of a new year with friends last night. This trip was planned for months and timing was critical because of my older son’s A-level exams and subsequent military national service enlistment in early Jan. It will be the…

The 4 of us finally completed our Bangkok trip over this past weekend, spending 3 nights there. This trip was to relive the 2 weeks backpacking journey we took as undergraduates way back in Jun 1989. Being relatively dirt poor during our uni days, 5 of us had then decided to travel throughout Thailand on…

Yes, Dec is already here. What a year for me. Lots of new experiences and forward-looking moves to prepare for my second half. I started this blog in Apr last year, beginning with daily entries and now on a weekly basis. To date, I had written about 180+ blogs and counting. There were a few key…

These are the 2 topics that occupied my time and thinking this week. As I mentioned in my previous post, I was looking for a business opportunity as a consultant for a microfinance firm based in Myanmar. My ex-colleague is now the CEO and he recommended me to the group CEO who was the owner of…

After Trump’s Asia tour was completed on Monday, it is apparent that the new world order has shifted east. With egocentric maniacs and NIMBY characters running the western countries, we see an emergence of new superpowers to take over the USA’s number one global position. China is forging ahead to lead the world by taking…

As part of the reinvention of myself, I had made a conscious effort to acquire new knowledge. It started with online eLearning last year via Udemy and Coursera after I left my job in Apr. It was an eye-opener for me as I learned about Hashtags, FB and Google Affiliate marketing and new programming languages…