Our memory is more like a web and less like a shelfI had a bad memory and in school I was never quite able to cram for examinations. I found memorisation a complete chore and my mind really…Dec 4, 2022Dec 4, 2022
Why doesn’t recycling work with the blue bins all over our nation?Blue bins are part of Singapore’s National Recycling ProgrammeNov 27, 2022Nov 27, 2022
I daydreamed about what Singapore’s education system could beA couple of days back whilst at friends’ (yet another teacher) place, I got asked, ‘If you were a parent, how would you like the education…Mar 10, 2022Mar 10, 2022
Are we operating in toxic workplaces fuelled by complacency culture?In today’s work life, too much thought goes into how to do the work rather than the culture and enabling environment that surrounds the…Mar 3, 2022Mar 3, 2022
Should our education system pool or separate people?So over the past 2–3 weeks, I’ve been pondering over our education system. It all started with that chat I had with my friends, and then…Feb 24, 2022Feb 24, 2022
Time for millennials to get out of the boomers story and write their ownRice Media’s Ivan takes on what he calls The Boomer’s Mentality on ‘Hard Work’ in Singapore was a refreshing characterisation of the…Feb 17, 2022Feb 17, 2022
What did you expect my motivation to be?What motivates you at your job? What gets you out of bed every weekday and makes you pounce on the challenges in the workplace, gets you to…Feb 10, 2022Feb 10, 2022
Whatever happened to the coolies of Singapore, generations later?Most of the Chinese migrants who came to Singapore and whose descendents now form the majority of the population here were ‘coolies’ or…Jan 5, 2021Jan 5, 2021
Are we all working for the right rewards?As we all ease into the new year, one of the things I’m going to focus on working for the right rewards.Jan 2, 2021Jan 2, 2021
What made colonial Singapore thrive and what does that mean for you?In 1819, when Sir Stamford Raffles came to strike a deal that made Singapore a British colony, the…Nov 22, 2020Nov 22, 2020
