tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-347599272024-03-11T01:28:06.611+00:00Missing YouUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger221125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759927.post-22633073517462164402024-03-11T01:27:00.001+00:002024-03-11T01:27:32.064+00:00read: the forbidden starsThe axiom were sadly not powerful and not so smart. Even Callie can outwit them. Especially the last part. <div><br></div><div>It's nice to have a happy ending.</div><div>The technology suggested were pretty cool. Interstellar travel. Nano machines. Gravity generators. Bridge generators. VR immersion and so on. The romance was tacky. The situations somehow far too convenient e.g. the marriage to Michael, the AI generate Ashok.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759927.post-72784639189125282972024-03-05T01:03:00.001+00:002024-03-05T01:03:17.568+00:00read: the dreaming starsThe romance is starting to get weird but I guess it's true that you get lonely in deep space. Just not what I want to read about in a science fiction.<div><br></div><div>The whole treatment for Sébastien is weird. And the solution to win by playing a game. At least they made it realistic by having Callie lose the game.</div><div><br></div><div>The overthrow of the ruler and making him stop the terror drones and swarm is also a bit bizarre.</div><div><br></div><div> Reading on to part 3 cos I'm curious about the blue eye.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759927.post-41139746599926942932024-03-03T10:19:00.001+00:002024-03-03T10:19:30.135+00:00read: the wrong starsBy Tim Pratt<div><br></div><div>Interesting hypothesis about the Liars and Axiom. </div><div><br></div><div>The romance between Elena and Callie made it weird and unnatural. But the story of a rescue and unearthing the mystery of the Liar race is dramatic enough to keep you reading.</div><div><br></div><div>Would be a very colorful movie.</div><div>On to part two cos I'm curious about the Axioms. I feel like they must be some sort of very weak race that is highly intellectual and therefore using brainwashing and technology and slaves to hide their inadequacy.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759927.post-17373773090154494142024-03-03T10:17:00.001+00:002024-03-03T10:17:06.766+00:00read: hail maryWent back to reading science fiction and this enthralled me.<div><br></div><div>It's the details of the science (that I don't understand) that made it feel real. Anthrophage? Its parasitical conquest across the universe. </div><div><br></div><div>The schoolteacher persona felt unbelievable to make it to space, nor was Rocky the other alien but it was all very entertaining.</div><div><br></div><div>Good read!</div><div>On to my next science fiction.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759927.post-8566084201106897862023-08-15T01:48:00.001+01:002023-08-15T01:48:15.437+01:00read: bad bloodAbout the silicon valley investment bubble.<div><br></div><div>All you need for success is not a viable product. All you need is a very charming leader with good connections and unscrupulous lawyers.</div><div><br></div><div>The money bought ruthlessness rather than ingenuity.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759927.post-20804685780687673662023-08-11T12:04:00.001+01:002023-08-11T12:04:36.424+01:00read: spareIt felt painful reading it.<div>A story of an entitled rich kid who refused to let go of his mommy, so eager to seek validation, and self-important, imagining feuds and conflicts and conspiracies. Self-righteous but weak-spined. </div><div>The romance was sweet but felt too artificial. I don't believe Meg is perfect but maybe she's the strength he never had.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759927.post-53133245166184427912023-06-10T12:44:00.001+01:002023-06-10T12:44:28.518+01:00read: Billy summersAnother non scary book by Stephen King<div>Enjoyable read albeit somewhat improbable character and plot</div><div>Not too sure where the ending was going with a new character introduced, but I guess it showed the humane side of Billy as he introduced more and more errors into his operation. </div><div>Always great build up of a foreboding sense similar to his scary stories</div><div>Wonder what the significance of the portrait in the summer house was, it felt like it was going to amount to more but it remained simply a portrait.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759927.post-16893943740436828882023-06-02T03:57:00.001+01:002023-06-02T03:57:17.485+01:00read: fairy taleBy Stephen King <div>So not your typical fairy tale but surprisingly loyal to those components: the hero, the beautiful princess, the evil, castles and strange creatures.</div><div><br></div><div>But cos it's Stephen King u get the huge bats and roaches, the foreboding gloom of a haunted house and maimed people. </div><div><br></div><div>All in all a pleasant read. It seemed strange that half the book was dedicated to the set up (finding of the fairy tale land) and the hero was slightly unreal (although he did add that he was not perfect at parts). But it's a fairytale so you can ignore logical flaws.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759927.post-20661188268790438422023-05-21T16:30:00.001+01:002023-05-21T16:30:43.316+01:00read: facial justice By L P Hartley<div>Whom I've actually never heard of</div><div><br></div><div>As a book concept it was quite fascinating. Equality to the extreme, where even the pretty have to be brought down a notch in pursuit of equality. Instead of pursuing the implications of such a society, I felt that the author went instead into the petty story of an individual. I suppose she(maybe he) did touch upon the decay in a high conforming society (things not upkept), the need for the inspectors who were ironically above the rules. It touched a little on the idea of the underground/aboveground society split although to no effect unlike The Time Machine. All the interesting ideas but explored rather superficially methinks.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759927.post-6219327797890685162023-05-14T03:38:00.001+01:002023-05-14T03:38:59.296+01:00Read: First they killed my fatherCambodian massacre from the eyes of a 5 year old survivor. It's so far away from the life I have now I cannot imagine most of the things she described. At such a young age, to feel so much hatred you want to kill, to see so much deaths and where survival is so difficult that there is no room for others (stealing food from her baby sister, from an old granny, ignoring her best friends mother hugging her best friends corpse). It's written in the simple language of a 5 year old, but which made the horrors all the more stark. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759927.post-5610888588190732512023-05-03T03:55:00.001+01:002023-05-03T03:55:50.135+01:00Read: The Quiet EarthNot quite a science fiction, but more of a human nature story on what happens if everyone else (or most people) in the world got wiped out.<div><br></div><div>The building up of the character foreboding the eventual outcome where he kills off his only other companion. </div><div><br></div><div>The science is fairly inconsequential to the story, and the bizarre loop ending, reminiscent of Groundhog Day also doesn't quite make sense.</div><div><br></div><div>Interesting read with a fair bit of drama though.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759927.post-10455982392993957572023-04-23T07:44:00.001+01:002023-04-23T07:44:05.529+01:00Watched: The Life of PiBecause my memory is appalling.<div>Just to capture my thoughts on some of the things I spend time doing.</div><div><br></div><div>The Life of Pi</div><div>• Colourful movie by Ang Lee, or maybe it was cos it was about India. Indian movies/books tend to be super colorful.</div><div>• About a boy in between. In between traditional and modernity, between a mom brought up in religion and a dad who believed in science. Raised in India, but named after a French swimming pool and nicknamed after a mathematical Greek?Roman? Symbol Pi. In between Hindu, Muslim and Catholicism. In between practicality (he saw how the tiger ate a goat) and idealism (right till the end he still fantasized he had a relationship, he sees the soul in his eyes, with the tiger)</div><div>• Lovely images of the animals, the sea, the island with the meerkat</div><div>• Incredible story about his survival with a large carnivorous and hungry animal</div><div>• Wildly fascinating but I'm not sure about the meaning. Is it about the presence of God? </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759927.post-70337917608570580252019-05-28T13:27:00.001+01:002019-05-28T13:27:58.035+01:00Thankful back to work<p dir="ltr">Not that Im thankful to be back at work but Im thankful I got to leave work at 6ish!!! Got a seat this morning!!!! Had a bubble tea - green tea macchiato is yummy and fruity. And thankful that there was dinner at home although I forgot to text earlier! Thankful that theres healthy chrysanthemum to drink.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Lifes pretty good.</p>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759927.post-30303476439469423452019-05-28T00:56:00.001+01:002019-05-28T13:26:04.274+01:00It's harder but possible to be thankful at home<p dir="ltr">So many things to do, and dealing with a chatty mom. (Is that how people feel when I'm chatty)</p>
<p dir="ltr">Nevertheless I'm thankful that<br>
1. My mom helped to wash and iron the clothes<br>
2. I had a massive discount for a grain bowl and juice<br>
3. I got to play with my cat</p>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759927.post-55444752631961022522019-05-23T07:18:00.001+01:002019-05-28T00:53:05.445+01:00Thankful<p dir="ltr">Its easy to be thankful when youre on holiday </p>
<p dir="ltr">Day 1 of Thankfulness<br>
1. Im thankful Im exposed to breathing and meditation<br>
2. Im thankful the dinner staff is so friendly<br>
3. Im thankful Im here with Huiyan who wont judge</p>
<p dir="ltr">Day 2 of thankfulness<br>
1. Im thankful i saw a rainbow in the pool<br>
2. Im thankful for the relaxing massage<br>
3. Im thankful i get to try out yoga and pilates and stretching</p>
<p dir="ltr">Day 3 of thankfulness<br>
1. Im thankful for the different lunch<br>
2. Im thankful for the weather - cool but not raining - which allowed us to go kayaking<br>
3. Im thankful for the strong deep tissue massage which feels so shiok, especially the spatula area</p>
<p dir="ltr">Day 4 of thankfulness<br>
1. Im thankful about the sunny morning<br></p>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759927.post-51536887808720468322016-02-10T06:35:00.002+00:002016-02-10T06:35:38.564+00:00Regulations<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">There are
generally three forms of regulations to correct market failure:</span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Economic regulation</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">: To check exclusionary and
exploitative conduct of p</span>layers with Significant Market Power. This is
exercised through price regulation, competition law, and other <i>ex ante </i>requirements
including unbundling or requirements to provide access to essential facilities </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Public interest/ consumer
protection:</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">T</span>o correct negative
externalities, ensure distributional justice and protect the consumer (e.g.
through minimum quality of service, to ensure safety and security, correct
information asymmetries, etc). This could take the form of universal service
obligations, quality of service requirements, security screening/vetting, and
consumer protection frameworks such as requiring key service terms to be
clearly stated upfront and providing dispute resolution options. </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Technical regulation: </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">T</span>o standardise, coordinate
and ensure inter-operability. This is exercised through standards setting,
registration and testing of the product/resource.<span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">There should also be attention paid to challenges of
enforcing the regulations. </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759927.post-2045205066818036382015-11-26T06:25:00.000+00:002015-11-26T06:25:11.175+00:00Tips for Giving and Receiving Feedback<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<strong>How to Give Feedback</strong></div>
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<li><strong>Lead with intent.</strong> “The reason I am telling you this is …. I am hoping the result of this conversation will be ….”</li>
<li><strong>Have a conversation.</strong> View the conversation as a two-way exchange, not a one-way dump.</li>
<li><strong>Understand the goal.</strong> The purpose of constructive feedback is to encourage the other to move into a problem-solving conversation with you, not to “change” for you. The purpose of complimentary feedback is to help the other more fully own and leverage their strengths.</li>
<li><strong>Focus on the behavior.</strong> Discuss its impact on you and/or your organization.</li>
<li><strong>Language matters.</strong> Avoid attributions or labels such as “you are insensitive.” Do not make up stories about why they act in a certain way, such as “you don’t care.” Use “I” language instead of “You” language, but remember that saying “I feel that you are insensitive” and “I feel that you don’t care” is cheating.</li>
<li><strong>Use inquiry.</strong> Ask what the other person hears you saying. Ask what is important to them. Ask what they need in return from you.</li>
<li><strong>Reframe.</strong> Maintain the mental model that feedback is a gift — it is data. And more data is always better because it provides us with choices we wouldn’t otherwise have.</li>
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<strong>How to Be a Good Receiver of Feedback</strong></div>
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<li><strong>Tamp down your defensiveness.</strong> Avoid justifying, explaining, or making the other person wrong. Remember that feedback is data and having data is better than not having it because it expands our choices and results in healthier relationships.</li>
<li><strong>Become curious.</strong> Tell yourself: “This person is upset with something I do. If I can figure out what that is, I can move toward solving the problem.”</li>
<li><strong>Repeat. Ask questions.</strong> “So, I hear that you are really annoyed and think I am not committed. Yes? It would be helpful to me if I understood what it is that I do that results in you feeling that way.”</li>
<li><strong>Signal that you understand.</strong> “I hear that the fact that sometimes I don’t respond to your texts for several days is what leaves you feeling that I am not committed.” This is better than getting into an argument about whether or not you are committed.</li>
<li><strong>Thank the giver.</strong> At some level they care enough to say something.</li>
<li><strong>Know when to stop.</strong> It is OK, and even preferable, to say when you need to take a break and negotiate a time to return to the conversation. The giver may have waited until he or she was really upset before saying anything, and therefore it is often easier to take the issues a bit at a time.</li>
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<span>– </span>Deborah Petersen</div>
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Accessed from: <a href="http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/carole-robin-how-create-feedback-rich-environment?ViewFullSite=true&utm_source=apower&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=gen15-16&utm_content=ehs-ExecReportSept2015">http://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/carole-robin-how-create-feedback-rich-environment?ViewFullSite=true&utm_source=apower&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=gen15-16&utm_content=ehs-ExecReportSept2015</a></div>
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Note to self: always bear these in mind.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759927.post-69796750617383294542015-09-18T02:31:00.001+01:002015-09-18T02:31:14.219+01:00Sometimes.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Sometimes I think about the reckless times in Shanghai, the times when nothing seems to matter but the next party or dinner. carefree. no commitments. no adult worries but the monthly utilities bill.<br />
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sometimes i do miss those times.<br />
but then im also glad to be back.<br />
cos this is the real world.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759927.post-35516705432434039602015-07-31T10:19:00.003+01:002015-07-31T10:19:36.984+01:00Cyber Security<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
With technology infiltrating in every realm of our lives, cyber security becomes all the more pertinent.<br />
Imagine the person who can hack into the network.<br />
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Inspired by: <a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/business-33610593">http://www.bbc.com/news/business-33610593</a></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759927.post-41777483918856148952015-07-08T20:13:00.002+01:002015-07-08T20:13:19.394+01:00Newcastle Reflections<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Newcastle Reflections #1<br />
I only like Newcastle insofar as it reminds me of Edinburgh<br />
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Newcastle Reflections #2<br />
Entered the university by chance really. came across the students having their graduation ceremony and thinking of mine. congregating at mcewan hall. itwas Breezy but sunny. everyone looking smart in their graduation gown, me in my freshly cut bob. sitting in that dark,dark hall. waiting for your turn to be tapped on the head by someone's trousers. gathering with laura, rahima, hannah and some at balmoral hotel, sipping tea with their parents, feeling posh, feeling like i'm part of the system. just as these Newcastle students sit at quillan bros tea house sipping tea. looks like a lovely place to have tea. but it's not for me, at least not today. i shall continue my journey.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759927.post-24937159143417016402015-07-08T20:10:00.000+01:002015-07-08T20:10:29.734+01:00London Reflections 2015<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
London Reflections #1<br />
Coming back to explore previously unexplored territory. Thinking of the UK as a second home though I've never actually lived in London. But while the people and roads are unfamiliar. The systems, the signs, the accents, the vegetation, the air are all familiar, familiar enough not to give me a jarring sensation, the sensation that tells you're abroad in brand, new exciting destination. Not to say I wasn't thrilled to be seeing a part of London I haven't seen before, not to say I don't enjoy, but it lacks the thrill and fear of a totally unknown destination. I guess I know what to expect and it is very comforting.<br />
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London Reflections #2<br />
Walking my luggage as the residents walk their dogs along the scenic Thames path.<br />
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London Reflections #3<br />
a moment of silence for the 7/7 victims. a complete silence as all stopped in their steps and lowered their heads. no clattering of utensils or shuffling of feet. till the intercom sparkled to life, bringing an end to the moment.<br />
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London Reflections #4<br />
Kew Gardens is really pricey for a garden without much flowers.<br />
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London Reflections #5<br />
An oak tree. Completely bizarre. An actor who doesnt know the script. A hypnotist who lost his skill. A father who lost his daughter. An audience is in the clouds as the two men switched between scripts. A free conversation.. that is totally scripted. The loss of girl who is not dead. The concept, the idea of a person. The concept, the idea of play. An accident, the actor takes on the attributes of the playwright.<br />
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would love to spend more time figuring the play really.<br />
but moving on for now..</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759927.post-21786028228239611992015-04-08T03:58:00.000+01:002015-04-08T03:58:10.658+01:00Balancing Local Sentiments and Economic Benefits<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Read this article this morning, and felt that it really reinforced this belief I have, that sometimes governments need to be firm on their long-term goals because the people tend to be blinded by short-term effects without realising the long-term benefits. This came also in the wake of the various critical articles about LKY after his passing away earlier...<br />
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Hong Kong is now suffering a decline in tourism numbers of 34% y-o-y, influenced by the various anti-Chinese campaigns over the past year or so. The most recent public holiday in China, which usually brings an influx of visitors to Hong Kong, did little to alleviate the decline.<br />
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The anti-Chinese sentiments began with the influx of 'businessmen' bringing counterfeit goods to and fro Shenzhen and Hong Kong. These businessmen are seen to bring down the quality of life in Hong Kong as they are usually from the lower classes of society. A series of anti-Chinese incidents began as the Hong Kong residents began to see all Chinese visitors as threat to their society and way of living. <br />
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The incidents brought the effect that the residents hoped for, a decline in Chinese visitorship. However, the counterfeit goods smugglers, according to the article, not fazed by the bad attitude of the Hong Kong residents towards them given the potential profit to be earned, continue to come in large numbers. Instead, the higher quality Chinese high-spenders are deterred, opting for other (more luxurious/ better service most likely) destinations, affecting the service industry which had depended to a large extent on them.<br />
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Should the government have taken a harder stance on protesters, or should the protesters have been given their freedom of expression? It's hard to say really, but I'm imploring those who unconditionally advocate freedom of expression to think deeper about what this freedom really entails.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759927.post-89610068813382210442015-03-26T06:22:00.001+00:002015-03-26T06:22:29.885+00:00Politics<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Politics make me ugly.<br />
They bring out a me that I hate and despise and want to laugh at. A me so full of angst at the world, at the inability of people to understand these bubbling problems, at the way I know so little, and at the frustration of never knowing enough. A me that rants about the problems, hurtfully, sharply, critically, rudely, that will never be resolved. A me that feels so weak and small and pathetic in this monstrous world out there.<br />
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But, I can't help commenting on things that I see.<br />
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The onslaught of posts about LKY led me to this ironic statement - who IS this Liu Shengjun -:<br />
Columnist Liu Shengjun <a href="http://weibo.com/1889213710/C9Tls6xeA">wrote</a> that Singapore’s stability and efficiency are built on “Lee’s authoritarian charisma,” which has limited appeal in China’s consensus-driven government.<br />
<a href="http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/03/23/was-lee-kuan-yew-an-inspiration-or-a-race-traitor-chinese-cant-agree/">http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/03/23/was-lee-kuan-yew-an-inspiration-or-a-race-traitor-chinese-cant-agree/</a></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759927.post-78266454820120517782015-03-25T09:00:00.003+00:002015-03-25T09:00:26.563+00:00The other side of things. Or the passing.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The death of Lee Kuan Yew had affected many, hit the headlines all over the world, and once again put our little island on the global map.<br />
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It touched me though I've never interacted with the man, except two brief encounters at F1 one year when I was attending to the Singapore Suite, and again from a far distance during NDP. I've always appreciated what Singapore has to offer, and the legacy he left behind, believing that we needed a leader like him to bring us here, and an equally revolutionary leader to bring us further from here on. Living overseas, be it in a developed country like the UK or in a less applauded country like China, made me count my blessings that a country like mine with no natural resources but its people (who were mostly immigrants) can do so well.<br />
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But saw this article on how he had become the excuse of many autocrats in other parts of the world to rule their countries with an iron hand at the expense of their citizens. It doesn't feel right to blame LKY for this, but I can understand how they have twisted his methods to suit their needs. Haven't formed a coherent thought on this article but thought it was interesting and wanted to capture it before I lose this thought...<br />
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<a href="http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/03/lee-kuan-yew-legacy-116317.html#ixzz3VJAE5I00">http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/03/lee-kuan-yew-legacy-116317.html#ixzz3VJAE5I00</a></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34759927.post-39337551436803783622015-03-19T07:56:00.003+00:002015-03-19T07:56:46.316+00:00Those random moments <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Was walking to office across Xintiandi after lunch.<br />
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A girl stops me, says "Excuse me?"<br />
I turn around, thinking it was a lost tourist, asking for directions (we see many of those in these areas, some of whom will ask where Xintiandi is).<br />
She says "Can we take a picture for you as a street shot for their magazine?"<br />
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I was stunned to say the least.<br />
And, as usual, rejected - (on hindsight, I should have just said yes. This could be my only ever chance).<br />
Nevertheless, I was secretly pleased. I wanted to shout out to the world and say "oh my god someone spotted me."<br />
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Reminded of that day in high school when a guy stopped me and asked to be friends.<br />
Rejected as usual in a stunned state, but pleased nonetheless...<br />
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I... like moments like these. <br />
Haha.</div>
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