Category Archives: Places in the Heart

Yesterday was Father’s Day. Fathers play an important role in a person’s life. I’m a firm believer of that. Then, I came across this, from a Milly Gomez of Latibule Counseling. Make of it what you will. Here it is: … Continue reading →

Nope, the new normal or new abnormal is not here yet; but it’s a start!

An extension by any other name would smell as shitty. An elevated set of safe distancing measures, as a circuit breaker to preempt the trend of increasing local transmission of COVID-19 was started on April 7th. These measures were supposed … Continue reading →

An elevated set of safe distancing measures, as a circuit breaker to preempt the trend of increasing local transmission of COVID-19 was started on April 7th. These measures were supposed to end on May 4th but have been extended to … Continue reading →

When I mentioned komboloi on April 17th, some of you contacted me to ask what I was referring to. It is the original fidget toy, that’s what it is. It is basically a strand of beads from Greece. Often mistaken … Continue reading →

“When God blesses you financially, don’t raise your standard of living. Raise your standard of giving.” “If you are more fortunate than others, build a longer table, not a taller fence.” These will remain nice sayings unless you actually do … Continue reading →

Singapore was booted out of Malaysia on August 9th 1965. On that day, towards the end of a press conference after Singapore became independent, Lee Kuan Yew said: “There is nothing to be worried about. Many things will go on … Continue reading →

300 is a special number. It is the story of the heroic efforts of a handful of Spartan soldiers against the full might of the Persian army at Thermopylae in 480 BC. The Greek King Leonidas led some 7,000 men, … Continue reading →

I have been receiving some messages intended for seniors, forwarded to me via WhatsApp and email. Some of these messages are in English and some are in Chinese. They are supposed to have been written by various famous people, and … Continue reading →

There is a catchy and rather funny Hokkien song going around with the singer vocalizing what he would do if he had a million bucks. He’s thinks by accomplishing all those things he was unable to do prior to becoming … Continue reading →