I recently read the excerpt below from a newsletter on an inspirational website called briankim.net. ———————- Here’s a great question to ask to see if you’re associating with the right people. Who do the people you consistently spend time with expect of you? Be brutally honest with yourself when you answer. Do they even expect [...]

thus, it must produce value for its clients. it cannot exist to serve the student or the entrepreneur. it exists to serve others. the customer.

Thus far, in university, I have been a research assistant twice. Working as a research assistant enables you to learn many more technical skills and knowledge than at an internship at an outside corporation. During such an internship, you will rarely have any colleagues, except for a boss, which is your supervisor. I didn’t have [...]

An internship at a bank is different from the others because of the posh interior of the facilities, the well-structured systems, and the really hardworking colleagues. I was an intern at one of the banks down in Suntec City, the city area of Singapore, for around three months. It was not the toughest internship, but [...]

LISTEN…you can feel it in your bones.. Yes, you can feel the tremors in your soul. The demise of Facebook is about to begin. The winds of change always bring about a new technology. A technology that will replace the dominant one before…eviscerate the previous one…no, it will not be labelled social networking. It will [...]

I interned at a Marketing company for my second internship in NUS. The company was a multinational which was headquarted in Switzerland, and it was a market leader in many industries. It sold high-end plastic products to heavy industries like factories or builder, like swimming pool construction. Having a good boss and colleagues takes luck. [...]

I interned at a start-up headed by a Singaporean during my first ever internship in college, i.e. National University of Singapore. I obtained this internship through the NUS Career Center web portal. This start-up was located in Singapore Management University. The founder was pretty renowned in the local papers for having started companies and for [...]

To my international readers, this is a film in a Singaporean setting. Nevertheless, It contains a very touching message, which will resonate with any human being. The central theme here is filial piety, or caring for our parents and grandparents. This video really touched my heart, especially towards the ending. You wil not waste any [...]

Recently I tried to make funny comments on facebook. After it’s posted, I tell myself it isn’t funny. But since I have to make a constant flow of blog posts, here you go. Sarcasm is a good thing.

In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don’t try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present. When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everybody will respect you