20 minutes before the all-important bell rang for recess, our teacher ended the lesson. Not every one of us had reasons to smile or be happy. But I had. I had every reason to smile and be happy. In fact, I was so looking forward to the next 20 minutes.

Don’t get me wrong. I bore no grudges over the teacher, didn’t hate the topic he/she was teaching. My elation was because the next 20 minutes proved to be more enticing than the previous 40 minutes.

It was reading time! Yay!

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I fell in love with it at first sight. I knew this love has been with me all along, never for once diminished or gone.

Not even living in the city most of the time can take away this deep love, and what a sweet surprise it was that it is now close to me.

I have another love relationship now, besides my marriage.

From my balcony at home, I can see the lush greenery facing me. I love it whenever it rains, because the air will be exceptionally cooling and I can smell a dewy scent coming from those trees that is always refreshing and invigorating.

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I can hardly believe this, but it truly happened to me.

In a matter of seconds, I lost two items - my mobile phone and my EZlink card. Right from the front pocket of my bag.

I was at Toa Payoh this evening and as my appointment was pushed backwards by 30 minutes, I decided to while the time away shopping around. There I was with my sister, chatting away and browsing the clothes on offer at the piazza in front of Burger King. Nothing out of the blue happened, until I decided to check on my phone for the time and to see if the person I was supposed to meet send me any text messages.

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We all know the scale in which these two countries have been hit with the recent cyclone and earthquake.

Shall we all send our loving thoughts to the victims to stay tough while waiting for rescue to come, and also to all their anguised family members to remain strong?

Shall we pray for them?

What I feel like saying is, it was a meaningful trip for me and a memorable experience to coach in the very first batch of Patterns Of Excellence (POE) in Jakarta.

What makes this experience such a special one is a combination of many factors. Together with a group of Singaporean coaches, we had to work with a bigger bunch of Indonesian coaches. Through the interactions, I noticed some subtle and some glaring differences in our cultures. It was really fun to see how a typical Singaporean coach would resolve an issue versus an Indonesian counterpart.

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Foie gras? Or caviar? How about kobe beef? 

After a long, long delay, my humble abode finally got her blessing from our priest few nights back, finally. Sitting next to my little veranda with my main door open, I can feel the tranquility surrounding me. You may not know, but my living room looks out to a patch of green as my place faces a park. Hence when I look up from my notebook, I can set my sights across the horizon where the pale blue sky meets the lush green trees. Hmm… how perfect if there could be a slight breeze running through now, I thought.

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