Monthly Archives: May 2016

The next step after acknowledgement is acceptance of the changes as well as the need to adapt to them. Changes come in many different shapes and forms. Sometimes they are chosen by us. But more often than not, we are affected by changes of large scale that are beyond our control. Regardless of their nature […]

A friend of mine who has recently started a new job and is very kind to share his experience with me to form the base for this mini-series of my blogs on adaptability. First of all, it is important to acknowledge the changes that one is going through with a new job and the need […]

FT columnist Simon Kuper wrote an article this weekend titled “How to live to 100 and be happy”. He emphasized that the important of life-long learning is the key which I can’t agree more. “Future careers will contain many transformations. Lives will have fourth, fifth even sixth acts. People will have to make more choices: […]

Feedback from others is only feedback. It is not the truth nor the next step that you have to take. It is not the truth until you have verified the fact objectively. It is not the next step until you have decided so. Your feedback-givers like all mortals have preconception, assumptions and subconscious that may […]

Good things come in pairs perhaps :> On my second business trip to Amsterdam in the past 3 weeks, I had a different but equally “memorable” experience like the first time. This time I arrived safely in Amsterdam (instead of Rotterdam last time). I had the very good “fortune” to stay at a hotel next […]

A free new magazine in the UK called Balance offer some good advice on better skin. They called it “Three Steps To Better Skin” as quoted below 1) Cool the heat: Hot water dries out the skin, and causes redness and the breakdown of collagen – so lower the temperature of your shower or bath. […]

This is the second/last part of Financial Time columnist David Tang’s reply to the question below. “How should one dress for a job interview? What hints are there for creating a good impression in order to get the job?” Some key points: 5) Offer dedication, hard work and good with people 6) Make one or […]

I always find the weekend Financial Time columnist David Tang funny and insightful. Two weekends ago, he wrote an excellent reply to the question below. “How should one dress for a job interview? What hints are there for creating a good impression in order to get the job?” Some key points: 1) Never be late […]

Last weekend I was in Paris, my favorite city in the whole wide world. On a beautiful Sunday afternoon with unusual amount of sunshine, I strolled around a street market with much excitement. I found an item from a stall that cost 8 Euros. I gave the vendor a 10-Euro note and she gave me […]