Today is the first of school. Not just any typical first day of school. This is the day that my first born steps into secondary school and my third born steps into primary school. Many feelings go through me as I watch the boys wore their new uniforms proudly. Of course, the moment is sometimes lost [...]
Tags: change, metamorphosis
I don’t love my job. Period. Age old discussion about whether it is better to have a job that you don’t like but pays well or to have a job that you love but pays okay. I am still in the job I have been for the last 13 years (in fact my anniversary is [...]
Tags: job, priorities, Work
“How do you manage?” I get asked that question a lot. My cheeky answer is always,”I don’t. I struggle.” While that gets lots of laughs and knowing grins, working mothers do REALLY want to know how to manage better. After much trial and error, I finally have a method to all the madness, juggling a [...]
This week is unusual for us. Both dear husband and I are travelling on business, and will be in different countries; him in Tokyo and I will be in Kuala Lumpur. I cannot remember the last time this happened. And of course, our lovely children will be in Singapore. Funny how, I feel time deprived [...]
Tags: connection, Family, travelling
Everyone is a leader, whether or not, it is a formal position, at home or at work. We are leaders when we are parents and the heads of the family or spokesperson for our church group; we are leaders when we take charge of a bad situation; and we are leaders when we stand up [...]
Tags: leadership, organization, trust
Business trips are necessary, especially for the small island of Singapore. “Go out into the world and find your fortune”, said the mother of the 3 little pigs. The world has shrunk. The advancement of the aviation industry has made business travel easier than it has ever been in the past. From Singapore, you only [...]
Tags: business trips, Work
That’s the million dollar question for us working mothers! It is often very difficult to compartmentalise. This is not something I do very naturally. I have to consciously make the effort to remember and draw the line. I fall down often on this point – I allowed my stress at work to spill over into [...]
Tags: compartmentalise, draw the line
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