Mind Matters

22 Years of Friendship

Kristy, a staff member at AKLTG, was having a conversation with Lucy a month ago about how we’ve been able to stand each other for more than 20 years and hold our marriage together so many times in our tragic past when other couples would have given up for less. Her answers were no different […]


Common Sense Prudence

Why do you still stay in a 3-Room Flat and drive a Suzuki when you can afford much better? This is a common question I get all the time.  I myself must have asked that question of others in my earlier years. The answers to that one simple question are varied as they are vast […]


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Assess Youself

I thought I’d take a different spin on posting today and provide you statistical junkies with all sorts of on-line assessments so that you can “find” yourself and maybe help some of you with your … um … issues! No mumbo-jumo this week so let’s just cut to the chase and let’s have ourselves some […]


Herd Instinct – Results of a Personal Poll

For about a month, during my rounds of Jakarta, Penang, Kuala Lumpur and here in Singapore, I have been taking a poll on what people are and have been trading as well as their results after periods of a year and more. The unofficial results did not surprise me but what was noticeable was the […]


Motivational & Inspirational

In response to my posting on “Perceptions and Expectations”, my friend, G.M. Teoh sent this lovely story to me … When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the The Mayonnaise Jar and 2 Cups of Coffee. A professor stood before his philosophy class […]


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Choices

How many times have you heard someone lament about “his lot in life” or that “fate dealt an unfair hand”? How many times have you been guilty of it yourself? How often do you hear about people resigning themselves to their “destiny” of mediocrity and strife? Most commonly, I am sure all of us have […]


No looking back now

After 6 long years of struggling and living a life of a recluse … This is where my journey has taken me and for now, I like the road I’m on and the map that’s leading me to my destination. Conrad, 42, is one Singapore’s few successful Full Time Professional On-Line Traders. He is very […]