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

Wife saw an interesting 2 hours course yesterday and referred it to me. I decided to sign up for it for a nominal fee. It seems applicable to me now since I am looking to start a business and I will need to know what financial help I can get from the government 🙂 The…

Met up with an old friend for lunch yesterday and we had a great time catching up and talking about the times we had since we got to know each other as 13 year olds, then to the army, Uni and work/family life. I am slowly discovering and getting amazed over the last 3 months…

Time does seem to fly by. We were once wet behind the ears as students and before you know it, it has been more than 30+ years since we left school. As we reach our half time at 50, I guess we all become more nostalgic with age and like to reminisce about the good…

Back from an amazing trip to Italy, as we fully absorbed the rich history of the country. Started in Milan, the financial and fashion capital. My most memorable takeaways : The San Bernardino alle Ossa chapel made of skulls and bones and the L.O.V.E sculpture by Maurizio Cattelan, a middle finger to the establishment/bankers. Then to Venice,…

Hello Italy, here we come! Finally, after months of preparation, we are on our way to Italy. Sad that my older son cannot join us due to his school commitments. This will be the first time in his life that he is not able to participate in a family vacation. Ah Italy… Been there during…

A good friend recently joined LinkedIn and he invited me to have lunch at their office today. I believe that LinkedIn is trying to emulate Google and the canteen was quite impressive. They had roast beef on the menu today 🙂 There was a stage in front and a bone marrow initiative was been promoted, followed…

I discovered pop music in my secondary school days during the 1980s when I was 14. British pop was what all my classmates were listening to. We patiently waited for Thursday night to tune into BBC’s Top of the Pops to update ourselves on the latest top 10 hits. One friend even resorted to writing…

Over the last few weeks, I have been talking about reinventing myself. One of the ways to achieve that was to use online training to learn about new things. The deeper I get into it, the more I am convinced that this is the next big wave of learning for everyone, especially for someone looking to…