I love breakfast. A beautiful day starts with a warm and hearty breakfast with loads of grains, oats, and yoghurt. The best breakfast I had was in Grenoble, a town near Lyon in France. It was a small and old French-styled cafe, furnished with sturdy wooden tables and chairs. What’s for Breakfast? On the breakfast…
Before – Being truly Singaporean– Engross in reading Science and Maths textbooks– Suffering from travel and motion sickness– Enjoy being trapped in a tiny shell of the snail– Had never thought of working or living abroad– Living in a small,small world– Dreamt of being a biologist– Being whacked by people who thought less of you…
This week, Professor David had managed to keep our mouths wide opened during lessons when he showed us a video on how Google treats its co-workers. Everybody’s Dream Company It showed us how Google’s offices were transformed into work playgrounds with almost everything under one roof. However, this year, Google has been overtaken by SAS…
The “rank-and-yank” system This was a question assigned to us by Prof David Lehman for MNO1001 module. We were asked to do a short write-up on whether organisations should or should not employ the rank-and-yank system. In the rank-and-yank system, the work performances of employees are rated and the bottom 10% of the employees who…
Congratulations! Today is your day.You’re off to Great Places!You’re off and away! You have brains in your head.You have feet in your shoes.You can steer yourself any direction you choose.You’re on your own.And you know what you know.And YOU are the guy who’ll decide where to go. – Dr.Seuss’s Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Who…
Shanghai: Even as the night falls into darkness, the flame of the candle still glows brightly against the backdrop. Only such beauty can capture its own reflection. His painting was part of nature and nature was a part of him. It becomes a masterpiece when you can’t tell where his brush strokes end. Korea Pavilion…
These days I’ve been reading some online articles on career skills, engaging in heated conversation with my local university mates about employment and reflecting about life. I shall share some of highly useful points about career development in “bite-sizes”. 1) Employers want an upsized McDonald Happy value meal or a National day fun pack. After…
The greatest iconic tower of all time. There are the best 10 photographs which capture the highlights of my trip as shown below. Below each photo, I have provided my personal insights. Paris, Je t’aime.Pour ton âme. Paris, France: Underneath this tower is the hush murmurings and sweet kisses between couples A puff of…
“Would like to go skydiving with us?” She was equipped with her parachut and safety gear, getting all prep up to perform an acrobatic free-fall. “No.” “Why not?” “Not now. Just don’t feel like it. You know?” “Why wait? Aren’t you on the same plane with us right now?” She smiles at me and tossed…
I used to be fascinated by the beautiful pictures of Paris splattering around magazines, newspapers and websites. Pretty streets. Class and dainty houses. Charming shophouses. And “pretty” is the word I would use in order to sum up this city of lights which dazzled millions of people around the world. The Real Paris Underneath this…
