My 2021
Writing a full year recap is no different from doing an annual performance review. Recency effects kick in and one can barely recall what happened a month ago, let alone things in the first quarter of the year. So how…
Category Personal Musings
My reflection or thought on random matters
After PSLE, the big headache is choosing a secondary school
With a completely new scoring system, picking a school is a more nerve wrecking experience for parents
I wanted to be a better dad but paternity leave wouldn’t have made a difference
Why is it that so many don’t take paternity leave to help their wives? I think it boils down to personal attitudes and choice.
ThePowerMBA Journey – TARGETING: looking vs. not looking
As I continue my educational journey with ThePowerMBA, it never ceases to amaze me the level of detail that each of the modules gets into. Most recently I completed a module titled “Targeting: looking vs. not looking”. Targeting is something…
30 quotes that shaped me in 2020
Early 2020, I started a habit of noting down quotes from books, articles, podcasts that resonated with me in my Evernote. Occasionally I revisit them as a reminder, especially when I feel lost and overwhelmed. Although they touch on very…
My 2020
It is hard to talk about 2020 without mentioning about Covid. The virus has radically transform the way we live. It erased our plan to visit Australia (would have been my first) in June 2020 and my first speaking engagement…
ThePowerMBA Journey – applying key learnings to my past business
A few weeks ago I shared that I am taking ThePowerMBA program, an online business qualification, with a curriculum that features business leaders from companies like Shazam, Waze, and Airbnb. It can be completed in 15-minute chunks from the comfort…
I am finally taking an MBA. ThePowerMBA.
I have been toying with the idea of going back to school for some time now. It started about five years ago when I attended a briefing session at a famous post-grad school in Singapore. But two things stopped me…