‘You’re very nice…’ Ed said to me during his coaching consultation, unsure, unbelieving, almost accusing. I smiled, confused, as I thought to myself, is that a bad thing? According to him, yes. He wasn’t sure that being nice was an effective way to operate. He was hesitating and questioning his decision to hire me as […]
The 1000 Lingas and a Series of Unexpected Events
In the early hours of the morning of my trip to Phnom Kulen, I got up and was ready to be picked up by the Tuk Tuk driver. When he drove into the guesthouse I recognised him as the same driver from the night before. He looked as warily at me as I felt of […]
Imagine
Imagine This. Christian and I were walking down the main street carrying a big red sign with Spanish words, in the middle of a protest against the Mexican Government. We were in a small town near the famous ruins of Palenque, in the Southern state of Chiapas, in Mexico. We had inadvertently ended up in […]
Vote Strong
As long as I have been old enough to vote, I have never had the opportunity to vote, as nobody contested the ruling political party- The People’s Action Party- in the constituencies I lived in. There has been a general apathy and sense of powerlessness where politics is concerned in Singapore, and little political debate. […]