Over the past week, I've had the opportunity to sit in on the meetings of two other men's help groups in my country. Invariably, as someone who has been coordinating a men's group since 2023, I would come to know of other such groups too. More so recently, when I joined up with a men's … Continue reading Building A Community #3: Sometimes The Best Way To Build May Be To Downsize!
One of the things I marvel about my eldest sister (she's 72 years old) is her ability to rattle off hard numbers from memory effortlessly. These include prices of things she purchased, from travel packages to health supplements. She can accurately recall phone numbers, as well as the year various events took place. Or how … Continue reading Are We Truly Seeing The End Of Reading And Attention?
Last Saturday, I had the privilege of being invited to an event where I was to be a "human book" for a day. The inaugural community exchange event, organised by SGPO (Singapore Government Partnership Office) in partnership with culture change consultancy and venue provider Common Ground Singapore, brought together some 100 different ground-up community initiators, … Continue reading Learning And Sharing About Caring Communities As A “Human Book”
Something unexpected and harrowing happened to my family this week. Thanks to a mysterious viral infection that chose my wife for its next victim! It was early Sunday morning, the 28th of June, the last day of vacation for our little family of four. We were packing to check out of the hotel to get … Continue reading When “Viral” Wasn’t Welcomed. Then Came My Birthday!
Today, I am grateful to return to myย guest post series,ย especially after a long break! (If you are keen to be a guest writer on my blog, please check out my guidelines for guest posts by scrolling to the bottom of myย About pageย and share your ideas with me) For more than two years now, I've been … Continue reading Guest Post: Why I am โtech optimisticโโฆ but not in the way you might think
Last week, I talked about my experience building a community. It ended with me on the verge of detailing the "hits", after talking about the "highs". So allow me now to pick up from where I left off. Forming A Core Community Of Six "Leaders" Photo by Mikhail Nilov on Pexels.com I distinctly recalled that … Continue reading Building A Community #2 — Taking The Highs and The Hits
After some three years, I think I've enough experience now to talk about life as a community builder. To be honest, I didn't start off right away knowing I was "building community" from the ground up. Back when it started in 2023, I was just an early recruit into a fledgling community of mostly stay-home … Continue reading Building A Community #1 — Taking The Highs and The Hits
In the blink of an eye, I've spent nine months carewatching my spouse since her cancer diagnosis and surgery back in August 2025. What's that? Don't I mean caregiving? Well, no. Not really. There are many moments I feel not just inadequate, but downright helpless whenever she's in bodily discomfort and even pain. As much … Continue reading “Carewatching” My Spouse. And Myself
Ever heard of a student returning home and crying about a teacher in school? What if, instead of a student, it was a teacher who returned home crying about a student in school? Well, that's what happened to me two weeks ago! I was asking a class of 18 year olds to imagine they were … Continue reading Musings On Teaching Challenges #3: School Will Never Be The Same Again For This Teacher!
This is a post I thought I would only write when I'm well into my 60s or 70s. I was wrong! For the aches of aging don't only happen then. It's happening now as I cross my mid-50s! In fact, the signs of aging have already emerged slowly and subtly over the last five years … Continue reading The Aches And Assaults That Come With Aging
