You & Your Family

Making tough decisions

  What if it is difficult to live together in harmony? Do we stick to it and remain frustrated and embittered? Or do we live apart and maintain connections that…

Pure nostalgia or note-worthy?

  We need to strike a balance, as in so many things, between the past and the present. We need to have in our lives a place for things and…

A time to remember, forget?

  ...some people only remember the mistakes, setbacks and disappointments of life. They gloss over any upside that life has to offer and choose instead to focus on and remember…

The slippery slope of deception

  I was physically and emotionally spent one late evening after a long day that included two difficult counselling cases, both of which had much in common. Both involved women…

The confusing art of communication

  THESE DAYS, it is becoming harder to know exactly what people mean when they communicate. An illustration of this was when a property agent proudly pointed out the special…

Failure in a world obsessed with success

  WE LIVE IN A WORLD obsessed with success. We all want to know who is the richest person (because the accumulation of wealth is an indicator of success), the…

Citizens, Permanent Residents and pilgrims

  I HAVE A CONFESSION to make. Although I carry a pink Identity Card and have completed all my National Service liabilities, I am not a citizen by birth. I…

What should be your attitude towards work?

SINGAPOREANS ARE GENERALLY a hardworking people. The 42-hour work week is often exceeded without much fanfare or protest. The phrase “24/7” is synonymous with the call for us to be…

Doing good: the loud and the soft style

SOME GOOD IDEAS and insights have a way of randomly coming to us. Just like the one I had last week whilst having a meeting with a few social workers…

Scandals and sandals

“DO LEOPARDS CHANGE THEIR SPOTS?” It did not take long for me to realise that I was not being tested on my zoological knowledge. I was being asked about the…
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