Author Archives: Raymond Yung

After my last blog, I have received some feedback from my blog-readers who share my view on the third stage of life (after mid-life). The next question is why we feel that way when we reach mid-life. Didn’t someone say “mid-life crisis”!. There are many reasons as our feeling is a subjective matter, but here […]

Recently the topic of how we perceive the passage of time has been popular among my friends. We unanimously agreed that before and during our teen years, we couldn’t wait to grow up. Between young adulthood and middle age, the speed of time seemed to be normal. Some commented that once they are “over the […]

I wish you all a Happy New Year and all the best in 2018. May your 2018+ be filled with wonders, joy, happiness, good health and colors 🙂

Today a friend of mine discussed with me about his work situation and he concluded with a sigh, “Well, I will let nature take its course!”. I asked, “what NATURE are you refer to?”. To me, there are at least 2 dimensions to the word “nature” in the expression “Let NATURE take its course.” The […]

During my trip to Hong Kong, I had breakfast with a high school friend who holds a senior position in the field of social work. We talked about the “old” days and how things are today. She made a thought-provoking comment – “Our destiny is determined, to a certain extent, by our personality.” My friend […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 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”. […]

From the book ‘The Resilience Factor’ by Karen Reivich & Andrew Shatte (p.45): “Self-efficacy is our sense that we are effective in the world. It represents our beliefs that we can solve the problems we are likely to experience and our faith in our in our ability to succeed.” “At work, people who have faith […]