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

I am a fan of Lee Kuan Yew‘s books. I strongly recommend the following 2 books : Hard Truths to Keep S’pore Going and One Man’s View of the World. LKY writes them in short and to the point sentences which is a pleasure to read. I am always amazed that the analysis he does about…

Just came across a very interesting BBC broadcast this morning that demonstrated the power of Social Media in today’s politics. A professor of technology was interviewed on BBC and shared her findings. She had recently conducted a study on Trump’s tweets to try to get an idea of the man behind the messages. She was looking…

Do we appreciate our parents enough and understand what sacrifices they went through to bring us up? In order to fully appreciate a parent, one has to become a parent themselves. Holding that little bundle of joy that depends 100% on you makes one feel the heavy responsibility, of having brought another living being into…

Came across this fast company article over the weekend which does resonant so much with some of the thoughts I have penned down on this blog over the last few months. Emotional Intelligence (EI) has been increasingly accepted as an important factor for our success and happiness. This applies not only to work but also…

What exactly is friendship nowadays?  Some simply define a good friend as someone you have known for more than 7 years. In this day and age of social media, it is so easy for one to make friends or even unfriend someone at the flick of a finger. While you can easily expand your circle of…

I will try to make a bold prediction : The Fed will not raise rates again this year. The Fed started cutting rates (ZIRP) during the 2008 Global Financial Crisis (GFC) to save its economy. Then it started buying bonds to flood the markets with funds to boost demand. After 8 years, global growth is still weak.…

The current sentiment of the US elections looks to be tilting towards Clinton, due to the self-inflicted injuries and own goals that Trump is ever so capable of doing it to himself. What that had previously worked for him to earn his Republican nomination against his opponents has come back to bite him in the backside.…

I was asked to shop for a laptop for my son for school use recently. Hence I did some research for a few days before going down to the tech mall to purchase one. The more I read into laptops reviews, the more I was amazed at the choices that are now available. Prices have…