Looking back, 2009 was a wonderful year.
No monumental feat - because even the birth of my youngest child in early 2009 was in my usual fashion; non-dramatic, no screaming moment and my father who waited for me outside the labour room thought I was sent back to the ward because it could not be over […]

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Surely you’ve read about Adam Khoo, Singapore youngest self-made millionaire at 26 years of age.

Recently, someone came up to me on a plane to KL and looked rather shocked. He asked, ‘How come a millionaire like you is traveling economy?’ My reply was, ‘That’s why I am a millionaire.’
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It’s a good thing that we did not invest in any fancy tv stand when we replaced our old television earlier this year - considering how little it is used nowadays.
After 6 pm - which is the latest time the kids get to watch their shows - the living room is usually unoccupied as we […]

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Unlike my mother who travels with her own packets of instant coffee, I rely on hotels providing some. So when they offer a certain popular brand of instant coffee which I dislike, I then have the excuse NOT to drink (unless I get desperate).
During our recent trip to Singapore, we stayed at one hotel in […]

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I grew up reading stories by Enid Blyton. It’s easy to imagine that I was part of their camping and mystery-solving gangs. Maybe it was natural that I’d enjoy such stories because of my inclination for adventures and the outdoor.
After Enid Blyton, I moved on to legends and folk lore. I’ve read legends from many […]

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