Two months ago, I wrote about my need to rebuild my reading life. In that post, I spoke of executing an eight-week book-reading plan I stumbled upon. All because I desperately needed to regain what I felt I had lost in recent years -- my love for books and, along with that, my desire to … Continue reading Thanks To 8 Gruelling Weeks of Reading, Books Are Back In My Life!
"Oh no, not again! Why didn't we prepare like we said we would?!!" That was the first thought that came to my head two days ago when I got the call. It was the call nobody wants. How Does Anyone Prepare For That "Cold Sweat" Moment? Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko on Pexels.com The time was … Continue reading Strike Two! Looks Like We Need To Prepare Better.
Today, I am returning to my guest post series with another wonderful entry from a fellow writer friend (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 my About page and share your ideas with me) Leslie Koh is a former … Continue reading Guest Post: Growing Old, Gratefully and Cheerfully!
Two days ago was World Suicide Prevention Day. It came and went rather quietly, at least in most of the mainstream media here. Other than a government official's mention on that day during a Parliament session, and a reader's letter that was published a day before that in the local daily, nothing much else was … Continue reading Suicide Today. Still Unspoken. Still Worrisome.
Yesterday was Teacher's Day here. I've never "celebrated" it much, though I've been teaching for over two decades. Chief reason being the day always fall in between semesters (given the academic schedule of the tertiary institutions I teach in). So both myself and my students are always on a break this time of year, and … Continue reading Musings on Teaching Challenges #4: Time To Hang Up My Teaching Hat
As I ease off another teaching contract this week and wait to see if a new one comes my way, I'm once more at a point where supposedly I've got more time on my hands to work on my "favourite things." Put another way, now's the time for me to reckon with how I'm to, … Continue reading Time To Reckon With How I’m Showing Up For Family
Yea I know. I talked about almost the exact opposite a few posts ago. That reading as a habit is pretty much dead nowadays. But c'mon, you didn't really think I'd resigned myself to that notion, did you? No self-promoting, self-respecting writer would ever want that, or say that. Other than in a moment of … Continue reading I Need To Rebuild My Reading Habit Once More!
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”
