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

It has only been slightly more than a week since Pokemon Go was launched in Asia. Boy, did the fever catch on fast… We are starting to see hordes of ardent fans roaming the country at ungodly hours of the early morning to stalk unique monsters. Some loyal fans are even ganging up to fight the…

The Olympics have started a week ago. We finally have a chance to see history being made tomorrow if our country’s fastest swimming torpedo can clinch a medal in the finals and beat Michael Phelps too 🙂 One has to give kudos to Brazil for being able to get this Olympics off the ground. Even as its…

There are so many twists and turns on the 1MDB saga that it is worthy of a spy thriller. I bet someone is already writing a book on it and the movie should be out by next year : “The Wolf of Wall Street, Part 2”. It is amazing that after so long, no one…

I really cannot believe that stock prices are still hitting new highs, even as global growth is stagnant and more companies are showing declining profits or going into the red. Some point to the fact that in an interest rate race by central banks to run down to zero and below in order to spur spending,…

As we celebrate our 51st year of nationhood today, I am proud as a citizen to reflect on how far we have come while recognising the uncertainties of the future before us. I am thankful for the contributions of one man who has steered the country to where we are today. Though he has left us…

Pikachu has landed on our shores!!! Over the weekend, Pokemon Go was quietly launched in Asia and everyone went crazy. Suddenly, we see kids who never would have wanted to leave their rooms coming outdoors and walking miles to actually hunt for these virtual monsters! My teenage son, whom we have been nagging to go…

It used to be that China looks to the West for ideas. AliBaba, TenCent and Baidu all copied the best of Facebook, Amazon and Google to create their own unique replicas to suit the local needs. In China, there are usually no black and white divisions but there such are lotsa grey in between. Given the antique legal system,…

Came across an interesting Japanese concept the other day. On further reading, I discovered that it is similar to something I strongly believe in and it has applicability to life in general. “Zanshin (Japanese: 残心) is a state of awareness, of relaxed alertness, in Japanese martial arts. A literal translation of zanshin is “remaining mind”.…