Many people have asked me how my time in Australia was. I spent almost four months in Perth in the state of Western Australia, and discovered that although it was only a short 4-5 hour flight from Singapore, the way of life Down Under couldn’t be more different.  Here are the main takeaways, which may be interesting for Singaporeans who are curious about life in Western Australia (WA).  Life in WA suits certain profiles much more than others  You’d have to understand that min

I'm not typically a sea sports person. But my wife, who was a windsurfer before, encouraged me to go kite-surfing with her while we were in Bali recently. I thought, why not? The photo shows us happily standing on the beach, but actually kitesurfing is nothing like that. In fact, it's far more breathtaking, intense and fulfilling. I never thought I'd say those things. Just check out the video below on what pro kite-surfing looks like: Obviously we didn't jump over a ship. But

I started thinking about investing pretty late. Despite having a savvy entrepreneur dad, he did not mentor us a lot on this front. He always believed in letting us be independent and learning on our own. I think because he was burnt by the market so many times before, he may not have found the right formula of consistent success to impart to us in any case. His slant tends to be quite bearish and at any sign of a market correction, he will advise us to sell everything. It is

I wasn't expecting much of myself at IPPT, our annual army fitness test. I would usually fail once, or twice, but eventually pass with persistence. Last week, I took the test and shocked myself when I met the minimum criteria for push ups and sit ups, the former being notoriously difficult to do due to a computer checking all manner of points from posture to the distance to the ground, in order to get a 'count'. Mistakes include a body that isn't low enough, or a butt-high po

I've always loved shows. I think I got it from my mum, who used to make sure she records her favourite shows so she can watch them after work. She had so many, she would watch them on fast playback so she could capture everything. But K-drama fever didn't really get to me till much later after I met my wife. Then, I realised, why haven't I caught on earlier? K-dramas are absolute fairytales, a concoction of impossible coincidences, perfectly thoughtful and sensitive men, wome

Hi everyone, After reading John Kim's meditations and Benjamin's newsletter , I was inspired to start writing regularly again as a way to gather, reflect and act upon my conscious thoughts. Expect anything under the sun, but more importantly, I hope you will enjoy and be inspired by the content here. Watch this space! Thank you Jesus for giving me the motivation to start this up again and to journal my thoughts. I am grateful for the unique talents and skills given to me to