Last Friday, I left for Hong Kong right after work from London. After passing through the security check at the Heathrow airport, I realized that I had lost my employee i.d. card. There were a few possibilities including the car service and airline check-in counter. I phoned the car service and nothing was found. After […]
Monthly Archives: November 2017
Question and Reflection
For the next 2 weeks, I will be visiting Hong Kong catching up with my friends and family there. Some of my friends are my childhood friends that I have known for decades. I thought it would be a good opportunity for me to pose some thought-provoking questions as well as obtain some feedback from […]
Resilience (Factor 7): Reaching Out
From the book ‘The Resilience Factor’ by Karen Reivich & Andrew Shatte (p.46), the last of the 7 factors is reaching out. “Resilience also enables us to enhance the positive aspects of life. Resilience is the source of our ability to reach out, and a surprising number of people can’t do it” There are various […]
A Single Respect
A couple of weeks ago, I attended a good friend’s wedding. When I arrived, I “bumped” into an acquaintance that I did not see for years. He was with his partner (a young lady). He introduced her to me and asked if I invited anyone to the wedding. I replied, “No, I am happily single”. […]