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Truth, reality, limitations and executive roles
Do not believe anything ever again, time to slow down, and no more executive roles after your fifties.
Nov 1, 2024
Seen and heard
You could be professionally correct, but being correct does not mean that it is the right thing to do.
Aug 23, 2024
Be it ever so humble...
When I arrived in Hong Kong in May 2021, I spent over two years of living out of a suitcase in a serviced hotel...
Aug 16, 2024
Doing the things that you don't like to do
If you are not careful in protecting your dreams, someone else will show up and make you build their dreams for them.
May 21, 2024
Pivot, change, adjust
Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss.

May 15, 2024
Never stop learning
If someone older with a mediocre income can learn English as a second language, what excuses do we have for not picking up a new skill?
Jan 3, 2024
The perils of a suitcase life
During the initial years of starting IJK, we contemplated the option of moving me from Singapore to...

Dec 21, 2023
Inner peace and self-realisation
Come next year on 3 January, I would have clocked three years into my current company. Unknown to many, this is my longest ever unbroken...
May 6, 2023
In search of a quaint type of peace
I have never been much of a waterfront-living type of person, but the view of the Victoria harbour can be quite addictive. Quiet mornings...

Mar 9, 2023
Fair value vs high value
Curating and designing the short-term narrative towards a high value sometimes comes at a cost.
Mar 3, 2023
Career longevity
"You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain."
Feb 11, 2023
Age and risk management
Risk management isn't sometimes about portfolio growth and diversification, but more about avoiding bad decisions with drastic outcomes.
Jan 26, 2023
Summertime soldier
It was 2011. The government debt crisis in the EU had reached a stage that required the bailout of several countries long thought to be...
Jan 15, 2023
A quiet new year
After two years and given that it was the year end, I thought it was timely that I should spend some time to consolidate and reflect on...
Dec 21, 2022
Handling year-end appraisals
For many, it is that time of the year again for festivities and holidays. However, it is also the time of the year for many companies to...
Dec 15, 2022
Reflections for the year end
"In the end, I am a teacher; that is really how I see myself." – Jorge Paulo Lemann When we think about teaching, instructional delivery...
Oct 23, 2022
"Uninvestable" is all about the perception of risk
“Soldiers all around the world behave in the same way once they put on their helmets and the uniform.”
Oct 2, 2022
Change is the only constant
The last couple of weeks have been incredibly exciting for Singapore: SuperReturn Asia, DealStreetAsia's PE/VC event, the Milken Asia...
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