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Does time have quality? Many people heard of the concept of “quality time” as in “I want to spend quality time with someone.”. In general terms, it means giving someone the FULL attention during that period of time including listening and caring about his/her needs instead of getting distracted by other things that are going […]

Is the measurement of time objective or subjective? From an objective perspective, it is defined as “In common usage, it is either an interval equal to 24 hours or daytime, the consecutive period of time during which the Sun is above the horizon”. On the other hand, there are expressions such as “Time flies when […]

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 […]