"What do I say??" I asked her in desperation. I looked across the table and there they were, looking quite indifferent to the food with which I had hoped would help bribe my way to an easy "yes." I was here today, at the Peach Blossoms restaurant in the Marina Mandarin hotel, to ask for... Continue Reading →
Our Second Anniversary in Malacca
Just came back from a trip from Malacca with the fiancee, a trip sorta arranged around our second anniversary. I really enjoyed myself, and so did she. Went shopping, watched a movie at the theatre (and half of one on my lappy). Ate lots -- and I mean lots of pretty decent food. Happy anniversary... Continue Reading →
The Black Swan
My thinking has lately been a little inspired by The Black Swan, by Nicholas Taleb (author of another of my favourite books, Fooled by Randomness). The basic idea behind the Black Swan is that we cannot ignore improbable events (especially high-impact events), and that absence of proof does not mean proof of absence -- which... Continue Reading →
On Reading
I am a voracious reader -- I read anywhere and everywhere: on the toilet or on the bus; at home or at the office; at the library or at fiancee's home; while watching television or exercising. I like to think that I'm always learning something new, something to apply to life, such that I can... Continue Reading →
The need for a car
"I think that it was the car," my mom said over dinner, "that kept me going in my job." When I first heard this I didn't realise just how counterintuitive it was. My mom was referring to how important she felt the car was in for her keeping her job. It wasn't that her job... Continue Reading →
Name Card
I received my name card today -- my very first name card! It's certainly a personal milestone for me. I remember when I was still in primary school, taking a stack of my dad's name cards and pretending they were mine; I'd go around and pretend I was a businessman, giving out these name cards... Continue Reading →
Love what you do, and the money will follow. Or will it?
I recently read an article on how an author went around interviewing rich people in an attempt to find out their “secrets to success”. What he found was that these rich people tended not to seek money for its own sake. In essence, the author found that you should pursue what you love, for the... Continue Reading →
I’m Blessed
I’m currently undergoing one of the worst bouts of sickness I’d ever undergone in a long, long time. Fever, cough, a sorethroat so bad swollowing my own saliva feels like swollowing glass, a running nose, and to top it off, a body ache brought about by Sunday’s 10km trail run. I’m in ridiculous pain. Thank... Continue Reading →
The Confirmation Appraisal
I think that I had neglected to tell you that I went for my confirmation appraisal just the other day (last Thursday). What that means is that I am now a confirmed permanent staff of my present company. Just like to express to my company my sincere thanks, and that I'm filled with gratitude that... Continue Reading →
The Convocation Trip
Last week I was back in Perth for my convocation, along with the fiancee and our families. I had wanted to write about it earlier, but I kept putting it off. I suppose I just wanted to make sure that this post was written as excellently as the experience I had in Perth, and it... Continue Reading →
Donn, fragments 